1 November 2022 – carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating 

1 November 2022 – carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating 

Entry into force of  Revised MARPOL Annex VI  – including carbon intensity measures (requirements for ships to calculate their Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) following technical means to improve their energy efficiency and to establish their annual operational carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating – read more) Entry into force of amendments to MARPOL Annex I (addition…

1 January 2023 MARPOL carbon intensity measures including CII

1 January 2023 MARPOL carbon intensity measures including CII

Entry into effect of carbon intensity measures including CII (read more)  On or before 1 January 2023, the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) shall include methodology for calculating the ship’s attained annual operational CII and the required annual operational CII. Operational CII – After the end of calendar year 2023 and after the end of each following calendar year, each ship…

1 January 2023 – STCW / ESP 

1 January 2023 – STCW / ESP 

Adopted by MSC 103: Amendments  to International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), adding the definition of “high-voltage” in STCW regulation I/1. Amendments to section A-I/1 of the STCW Code, including the capacity “electro-technical officer” in the definition of “operational level”, as a consequential amendment to the introduction of this capacity as part…

1 January 2023- Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems- MEPC 76

1 January 2023- Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems- MEPC 76

Adopted by MEPC 76: Amendments to the IMO Convention for the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention), to include controls on the biocide cybutryne. Ships shall not apply or re-apply anti-fouling systems containing this substance from 1 January 2023. Ships shall remove or apply a coating to AFS with this substance at the…

1 January 2024 – SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code 

1 January 2024 – SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code 

1 January 2024 – SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code  Adopted by MSC 101:  Amendments to the appendix to the annex to the 1974 SOLAS, concerning the addition of a footnote to Forms C, E and P in the Records of Equipment.  Amendments to chapter 15 of the International Code for…

1 June 2022, Adopted by MEPC 75: Amendments to BWM Convention

1 June 2022, Adopted by MEPC 75: Amendments to BWM Convention

Amendments to BWM Convention  Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention), concerning commissioning testing of ballast water management systems and the form of the International Ballast Water Management Certificate. Source: WWW.IMO.ORG

1 June 2022 – IMDG Code 40-20, Adopted by MSC 102:

1 June 2022 – IMDG Code 40-20, Adopted by MSC 102:

Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) (amendment 40-20) related to segregation requirements for alcoholates; segregation in relation to liquid organic substances; classification and transport of carbon, following incidents involving the spontaneous ignition of charcoal; classification of UN portable tanks for multimodal transport; and provisions for labels. Source: WWW.IMO.ORG

1 January 2021 – MARPOL amendments – Cargo residues and tank washings

1 January 2021 – MARPOL amendments – Cargo residues and tank washings

Amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high-viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes), following concerns about the environmental impact of permissible discharges. The amendments…