upon criteria communicated by the authorities of the port State
to the Organization. The Organization shall circulate the criteria
to all Parties to the Convention; or
(c) any other technological method that is verifiable and enforceable
to limit SOx emissions to a level equivalent to that described in
sub-paragraph (b) is applied. These methods shall be approved
by the Administration taking into account guidelines to be
developed by the Organization.
(5) The sulphur content of fuel oil referred to in paragraph (1) and
paragraph (4)(a) of this regulation shall be documented by the supplier
as required by regulation 18 of this Annex.
(6) Those ships using separate fuel oils to comply with paragraph (4)(a) of
this regulation shall allow sufficient time for the fuel oil service system
to be fully flushed of all fuels exceeding 1.5% m/m sulphur content
prior to entry into a SOx emission control area. The volume of lowsulphur
fuel oils (less than or equal to 1.5% sulphur content) in each
tank as well as the date, time, and position of the ship when any fuelchangeover
operation is completed, shall be recorded in such logbook
as prescribed by the Administration.
(7) During the first 12 months immediately following entry into force of
the present Protocol, or of an amendment to the present Protocol
designating a specific SOx emission control area under paragraph
(3)(b) of this regulation, ships entering a SOx emission control area
referred to in paragraph (3)(a) of this regulation or designated under
paragraph (3)(b) of this regulation are exempted from the requirements
in paragraphs (4) and (6) of this regulation and from the
requirements of paragraph (5) of this regulation insofar as they relate
to paragraph (4)(a) of this regulation.
Regulation 15
Volatile organic compounds
(1) If the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from tankers
are to be regulated in ports or terminals under the jurisdiction of a
Party to the Protocol of 1997, they shall be regulated in accordance
with the provisions of this regulation.
(2) A Party to the Protocol of 1997 which designates ports or terminals
under its jurisdiction in which VOCs emissions are to be regulated
shall submit a notification to the Organization. This notification shall
include information on the size of tankers to be controlled, on cargoes
requiring vapour emission control systems, and the effective date of
such control. The notification shall be submitted at least six months
before the effective date.
(3) The Government of each Party to the Protocol of 1997 which
designates ports or terminals at which VOCs emissions from tankers