# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 4: Maximum content of fuel oil used by ships at berth ...


(1) This paragraph applies to—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) a ship at berth.
(2) This paragraph does not apply to—
(a) a ship at berth for that period of time which is sufficient to allow the crew to complete any necessary fuel changeover operations—
(i) as soon as possible after arrival at berth, and
(ii) as late as possible before departure,
(b) a ship which, according to published timetables, is due to be at berth for less than two hours,
(c) a ship which switches off all engines and uses shore-side electricity while at berth or,
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) a ship using an emission abatement method that has been—
(i) permitted in accordance with paragraph 6 or 7, or
(ii) authorised for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 8, and Article 9, of the 2016 Directive by an EEA State ....
(3) A ship ... to which this paragraph applies must not use fuel oil which has a sulphur content exceeding 0.10 per cent by mass.
(4) The master of a ship ... to which this paragraph applies must record in accordance with paragraph 5 the details of any fuel changeover operation.
(5) In this paragraph—
...
“ship at berth” means a ship which is securely moored or anchored in a United Kingdom port while it is loading, unloading or hotelling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2924/schedule/2A/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-air-pollution-from-ships-regulations-2008/schedule-2A/paragraph-4
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