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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008

S.I. 2008/2924 · Made 12 November 2008

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Marine Pollution

Made 12th November 2008

Laid before Parliament 14th November 2008

Coming into force 8th December 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 2 and 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Order 2006f1, article 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution)(Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996f2 and section 128(5) and (6) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995f3:C1

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Modifications

C1

Regulations extended (with modifications) (16.10.2025) by S.I. 1989/1350, art. 3 (as amended by The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1094), arts. 1(2), 2(3)(e)(f))

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2006/1248.

f2

S.I. 1996/282.

f3

1995 c.21: section 128 was amended by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 (c.8) and there are other amendments to section 128 which are not relevant to these Regulations. In relation to section 128(6), these Regulations are “Regulations made by virtue of paragraph (f) of subsection 4” of section 128, since they are made under S.I. 2006/1248, which pursuant to section 128(4)(f) authorises the making of regulations.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 2AAmbulatory reference
  5. 3Application and exemptions
  6. 4Equivalents
  7. Part 2: Surveys and Certificates of Ships
  8. 5Requirement for appropriate certificate: initial survey
  9. 6Renewal of appropriate certificate: renewal survey
  10. 7Annual survey
  11. 8Intermediate surveys
  12. 9Responsibilities of the owner and master of a ship
  13. 10Additional surveys
  14. 11Issue of appropriate certificate by a Certifying Authority
  15. 11ZARequirement for IEE Certificate
  16. 11AIssue of IEE certificates by a Certifying Authority
  17. 12Issue of IAPP Certificates by another Government in respect of United Kingdom ships
  18. 12AIssue of IEE Certificates by another government in respect of United Kingdom ships
  19. 13Issue of IAPP Certificates in respect of ships which are not United Kingdom ships
  20. 13AIssue of IEE Certificates in respect of ships which are not United Kingdom ships
  21. 13BDuration and validity of IEE Certificates
  22. 14Duration and validity of appropriate certificates
  23. 15Extension of periods of validity of appropriate certificates
  24. 16Procedure to be adopted when a ship is deficient
  25. 17Arbitration
  26. 18Miscellaneous provisions relating to appropriate certificates
  27. 19Prohibition on non United Kingdom ships proceeding to sea without an IAPP Certificate
  28. 19AProhibition on non-United Kingdom ships proceeding to sea without an IEE Certificate
  29. Part 3: Control of emissions from ships
  30. 20Ozone-depleting substances
  31. 21Nitrogen oxides
  32. 22Regulation 22
  33. 23Volatile organic compounds
  34. 24Shipboard incineration
  35. 25Fuel oil quality
  36. 25AEnergy efficiency of ships
  37. 25BCollection and reporting of fuel consumption data and carbon intensity index
  38. Part 4: Inspections, Detentions and Offences
  39. 26Inspection of ships
  40. 27Investigation of alleged violations by United Kingdom ships
  41. 28General provisions on detention
  42. 29Power for harbour master to detain
  43. 30Duty of harbour master to report deficient ships
  44. 31Right of appeal and compensation
  45. 31ANon-compliant fuel oil for combustion purposes
  46. 32Offences
  47. 33Service of documents of foreign companies
  48. 34Enforcement and application of fines
  49. 35Restriction on jurisdiction over offences outside United Kingdom limits
  50. 36Suspension of proceedings at flag state request
  51. 37Defences
  52. 38Review
  53. Signature
  54. Schedule 1: Gross tonnage
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3United Kingdom ships
  58. 4United Kingdom ships
  59. 5United Kingdom ships
  60. 6United Kingdom ships
  61. 7United Kingdom ships
  62. 8Ships other than United Kingdom ships
  63. 9Ships other than United Kingdom ships
  64. 10Ships other than United Kingdom ships
  65. Schedule 2: Engines excluded from regulation 21
  66. 1Paragraph 1
  67. 1AParagraph 1A
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. Schedule 2ZA: Emissions exempted from regulation 21(4D)
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. Schedule 2A: Sulphur oxides
  74. 1Interpretation
  75. 2Control of sulphur oxide emissions: general provisions
  76. 3Maximum sulphur content of marine fuel used by passenger ships Repealed
  77. 4Maximum content of fuel oil used by ships at berth ...
  78. 5Records in ship’s logbook
  79. 6Trials of emission abatement technologies
  80. 7Permission to use emission abatement methods
  81. 8Restriction on the marketing of marine diesel oil Repealed
  82. 9Restriction on the marketing of marine gas oil Repealed
  83. 10Analysis
  84. Schedule 3: Information to be included in a bunker delivery note Repealed
  85. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  86. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  87. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  88. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  89. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  90. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  91. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  92. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  93. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  94. Schedule 4: Collection and reporting of fuel consumption data and operational carbon intensity
  95. 1Interpretation
  96. 2Application Repealed
  97. 3Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
  98. 3AShip Energy Efficiency Management Plan
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Collection and reporting of ship fuel oil consumption data
  101. 6Verification of Data
  102. 6AOperational carbon intensity indicator
  103. 6BParagraph 6B
  104. 6CParagraph 6C
  105. 6DParagraph 6D
  106. 7Statement of Compliance
  107. 8Paragraph 8
  108. 9Paragraph 9
  109. 10Statement of Compliance to be kept on Board Ship Repealed
  110. 11Reporting of Data
  111. Explanatory note