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piclub.or.jp To the Members China C Emission Control Areas(ECA) (No.16) We have obtained the English translation of the China MSA'

s new guideline to local MSAs for implementation work of supervision and administration on the ECA Plan

2018 from Haiton &

Partners, Shanghai, Chinese law firm. Please also refer to the Chinese guideline. Yours faithfully, The Japan Ship Owners'

Mutual Protection &

Indemnity Association Attachment: Document of P.R. China MSA HWF [2018] No.555(English) China ECA Plan Guideline 2018-CHN(Chinese) No.

1007 15 January

2019 Free translation

1 Document of P.R. China MSA HWF [2018] No.555 Notice of China MSA under MOT on Standardizing the Implementation Work of Supervision and Administration on Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area All MSA directly under China MSA, In order to thoroughly implement and fulfill requirements in the Implementation Plan of Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area (JHF[2018] No.168, hereinafter referred to as the Plan ), ensure that various policy requirements for ship air pollutants emission control areas are fulfilled effectively, it is hereby notified relevant matters concerning further clarification of relevant requirements for ship emission control area as well as standardizing the supervision and administration work as follows: I. Further clarification on relevant requirements for ship emission control area (ECA) (1) Fuel oil used by ship within ECA shall meet requirements of the Plan. Fuel oil used by inland-river ships and river-sea ships entered into inland river ECAs shall meet the current standards before national standards for marine fuel oil and diesel oil are amended and implemented. (2) Ships that need to switch to low-sulfur fuel oil shall formulate and equip themselves with written fuel oil switch procedure. Ship shall finish low-sulfur fuel oil switch before entering into ECA, ensure that they have already been using low-sulfur fuel oil when entering into ECA;

where a ship switches to high-sulfur fuel oil, she shall not begin the fuel oil switch operation until she has left the ECA;

the ship shall record information such of the starting and ending time of fuel oil switch, longitude and latitude of ship'

s position, sulfur content of fuel oil used before and after the switch operation as well as remaining volume in fuel oil tank, quantity of low-sulfur Free translation

2 fuel oil used, etc. in corresponding record books such as the engine logbook. (3) Ship NOx emission control shall conform to requirements in the MARPOL, the Technical Rules on Statutory Inspection for Ships and Offshore Facilities as well as the Plan. Where a ship'

s engine undergoes major conversion which affects her NOx emission level, she shall adopt measure to reach the same emission level before the conversion and apply for inspection from ship inspection institute. (4) Where a ship uses shore power, she shall operate in accordance with relevant safe operation procedure, record information such as the starting and ending time of use of show power as well as the name of the operator in the engine logbook or other relevant books. (5) Where a ship uses clean energy such as LNG, new energy or other alternative measures, safety for her navigation, berthing and operation shall not be affected, meanwhile, relevant safe operation procedures shall be met, and situation concerning such use shall be recorded in the engine logbook or other relevant record books. A double-fuel ship shall record such information as the quantity of various fuels used, time of fuel switch, longitude and latitude of ship'

s position and the name of operator in the engine logbook or other relevant books. (6) Where a ship applies exhaust gas after-treatment device, she shall, as required, hold exhaust gas after-treatment device product certificate issued by ship inspection institute and keep such device operate in good condition. A ship that adopts Scheme B exhaust gas cleaning system in the

2015 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (MEPC.259(68) Resolution) shall install and use exhaust gas continuous monitoring system;

ships adopting closed loop control Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system and ships adopting open loop control SCR system that is unable to provide such indexes as the service life of catalyzer under the operating state of common use shall install and use NOx monitoring equipment. The ship shall record such information as the starting and ending time of use of exhaust gas after- treatment device, longitude and latitude of ship'

s position as well as the name of the operator to the engine logbook or other relevant books. (7) The discharge and treatment of water pollutants generated by exhaust gas after- Free translation

3 treatment device used by a ship shall conform to requirements of relevant regulations. It is prohibited to discharge into Inland River ECAs, waters of ports in Coastal ECAs and Bohai sea waters the washing water generated from open exhaust gas cleaning system. Requirements for prohibiting the discharge into waters within other coastal ECAs the washing water generated from open exhaust gas cleaning system will be promulgated in due time for implementation. It is also prohibited to discharge into water or burn onboard the washing water residuals generated from exhaust gas cleaning system, the ship shall truthfully record the situation regarding the storage and disposal of washing water residuals generated from exhaust gas cleaning system. (8) In any of the following situations, where a ship uses fuel oil that does not meet the requirements in the Plan, she shall apply with local MSAfor immunity or exemption (please refer to Annex

4 Supervision and Administration Guideline on Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area for the details of Report Form for Situation of Immunity or Exemption): 1. The ship could not use fuel oil that meets the requirements until her structure and equipment undergo conversion, but such conversion shall be completed within one year after implementation of the Plan;

2. The ship could not obtain fuel oil that meets the requirements although she has made every possible effort;

3. The ship is unable to conform to requirements of the Plan within specified time limit due to breakdown or malfunction of her relevant equipment;

4. The ship could not conform to requirements of the Plan within specified time limit as she has to ensure the safety of the ship or renders salvage of life at sea. II. Standardizing the supervision and administration work (1) All MSAs directly under China MSA shall carry out supervision and administration work for ship ECAs in accordance with requirements in relevant laws, regulations and the Plan and with reference to the Supervision and Administration Guideline on Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area (see the Attachment). Free translation

4 All relevant MSAs shall provide support and cooperation to the Yangtze River Administration of Navigational Affairs, the Pearl River Administration of Navigational Affairs and the Shanghai Portfolio Port Management Committee Office to carry out administration for ship air emission control in according with their respective division of duties. (2) Where a coastal prefecture-level city proposes to, with reference to requirements of ECAs in inland rivers, put in place control requirements for sulfur content of fuel oil used by sea-going ships entering into the navigable waters of inland river within its administrative jurisdiction, the corresponding local provincial MSA shall report to China MSA in advance. This Notice will come into implementation as of January 1, 2019. The Notice of P.R. China MSA on Strengthen the Supervision and Administration for Ship Emission Control Area (HCJ [2016] No.46), the Notice of Notice of P.R. China MSA on Further Strengthen Quality Supervision and Administration for Marine Fuel Oil (HWF [2016] No.11) and the Notice of P.R. China MSA on Regulating the Supervision and Administration for Prevention and Control of Ship Air Pollution (HWF [2016] No.454) shall be simultaneously repealed. Attachment: Supervision and Administration Guideline on Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area P.R. China MSA (Seal) December 29,

2018 Free translation

5 Attachment Supervision and Administration Guidelines on Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area 1. General Provisions 1.1 Purpose These Guidelines are formulated for the purpose of implementing the Implementation Plan of Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area (hereinafter referred to as the Plan ) printed by the MOT and providing reference for MSAs to carry out supervision and administration on ship air pollutants emission control. 1.2 Basis These Guidelines are compiled in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and rules such as the Law of PRC on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution, the Regulations on Administration of the Prevention and Control of Marine Environment Pollution Caused by Vessels, the Regulations of PRC on Prevention and control of Marine Pollution caused by Vessels and their Relevant Operations, the Regulations on Prevention and Control of Pollution to Inland Rivers by Vessels, the Implementation Plan of Ship Air Pollutants Emission Control Area as well as standards and specifications such as the Marine Fuel Oils, the Technical Rules on Statutory Inspection for Ships and Offshore Facilities and the Technical Rules on Statutory Inspection of River-sea Ships in Certain Routes (2018), etc. 1.3 Subjects for Application These Guidelines are applicable to ships navigating, berthing and operating within emission control areas (ECAs), excluding military vessels, boats for sports purpose and fishing boats. 1.4 Terminology and Definition 1.4.1 River-sea ship means a ship that meet definition in the Technical Rules on Free translation

6 Statutory Inspection of River-sea Ships in Certain Routes (2018). 1.4.2 Current ship in Art.11 of Section V of the Plan means a Chinese or foreign ship that has already in employment before July 1, 2019, including ships to be used for public service purpose. 1.4.3 Liquid cargo carrier means a ship that was built or converted to be suitable for carriage of bulk flammable liquid cargo, including oil tanker, chemical carrier and liquefied gas carrier. 1.4.4 Cruise means high-end passenger ship with tourism as purpose and sailing in fixed routes, including Chinese and foreign cruise, newly built cruise and current cruise. 1.4.5 Berthing in Art.11,

12 and

13 of Section V of the Plan means the period from the moment when the ship begins to berths firmly at certain berth till the moment when she unfastens from the berth, excluding anchoring and anchored through buoys;

moor at a berth stably means a status that all ropes of the ship are completely fastened;

unlashes from such berth means a status that all rope of the ship are cast off. 1.4.6 Exhaust gas after-treatment device means a marine equipment that enables the ship to obtain air pollution emission reduction effect equivalent to or better than implementation of the Plan by decreasing the content of SOx, NOx and particulate matter in exhaust gas of ship based on technical means of desulfurization and denitration. 1.4.7 Test unit holding specified qualification of the State means a laboratory affirmed by quality and technology supervision department of provincial level or above or recognized by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment. 2. Check on use and supply of marine fuel oil 2.1 Check of use of marine fuel oil 2.1.1 Monitoring of ship exhaust gas MSAs may, in combination with characteristics within their respective jurisdictions, Free translation

7 deploy ship exhaust gas monitoring equipment, to preliminarily sc........