Article 3 Frequency of sampling of marine fuels being used on board ships

United Kingdom

F1The Secretary of State or persons appointed by the Secretary of State shall carry out inspections of ships' log books and bunker delivery notes on board of at least 10 % of the total number of individual ships calling in the F2United Kingdom per year.

The total number of individual ships calling in F3the United Kingdom shall correspond to the average number of ships of the three preceding years F4....

F52.

As from 1 January 2016, the sulphur content of the marine fuel being used on board shall also be checked by sampling or analysis or both of at least 30 per cent of the inspected ships referred to in paragraph 1.

The Secretary of State or persons appointed by the Secretary of State may comply with the frequencies specified in this paragraph by selecting ships on the basis of national risk-based targeting mechanisms and of specific alerts on individual ships.

The number of individual ships calculated pursuant to paragraph 2 that shall also be checked by sampling or analysis or both can be adjusted, but not reduced by more than 50 %, either:

(a)

by subtracting the number of individual ships for which possible non-compliance is verified using remote sensing technologies or quick scan analysing methods; or

(b)

by setting an appropriate number where document verifications in accordance with paragraph 1 are carried out on board of at least 40 % of the individual ships calling in the F6United Kingdom per year.

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As from 1 January 2016, instead of complying with the annual frequency laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, F8the Secretary of State may apply an annual frequency of sampling on the basis of F9a risk-based targeting mechanism.

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Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Art. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in Art. 3(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7: Words in Art. 3(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8: Words in Art. 3(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(e)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9: Word in Art. 3(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(e)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10: Art. 3(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/311), regs. 1(3), 10(4)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)