MARPOL Annex VI
The source of the potential impact on yachts caused by the
introduction of Emission Control Area limits is twofold, namely the
Tier III NOx level which comes into force 1 January 2016 and the
fuel sulphur limit of 0.10% m/m which will be a requirement on and
after 1 January 2015.
MTU Presentation on Technical Impact November 2010. View Here.
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As previously reported the MARPOL Annex VI Tier III NOx emission
limits are scheduled to come into force in 2016 in Emission Control
Areas. Current technology indicates that these limits will require
exhaust after treatment and the advice is that the most likely
solution will be by using Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR).
Regulation 13.10 of MARPOL Annex VI refers to a Technical Review
and this was debated at the IMO Marine Environment Protection
Committee in mid-July. BMF and ICOMIA were represented at the
Committee and the aim of the debate was to determine how the Tier
III review would be handled e.g. whether by an Expert Group or
Correspondence Group, and what the terms of reference of the review
would be.