IMO 2020 Global Sulphur Limit Guide for Liberia Registered Ships and Frequently Asked Queestions

A.Preparation for 2020
4 1. What is the Sulphur 2020 limit?
4 2. In which circumstances does the sulphur 2020 limit not apply?

5 3. How can ships comply?
5 4. How can shipowners prepare for 2020?
5 5. What are the fuel oil types available to meet the 2020 Sulphur content limit?
5 6. Do fuel oil tanks have to be cleaned before switching to compliant fuel?
6 7. If we still use only MGO as a bunker, should we prepare Ship Implementation Plan?
6 8. How do we record the cleaning of fuel oil tanks, collection and disposal of sludge in drums in the ORB Part I and oily rags in the GRB?
6 9. How do we record the de-bunkering of non-complaint fuel oil in the ORB Part I?
7 10. As there IMO Guidance for fuel oil purchasers?
7 11. Is there IMO Guidance for fuel oil suppliers?
7 12. Is there IMO Guidance for best practices
8 B. Operational Issues 8 13. What are the possible safety implications relating to fuel oils meeting the 0.50% m/m Sulphur limit ?
8 14. What is the risk of bunkering incompatible fuel? 9 15. Can a ship have fuel oil exceeding 0.50% sulphur content limit remaining on board on or after 1 January 2020?

16. Can a ship blend or dilute any remaining fuel oil on board exceeding the 0.5% Sulphur content limit with ultra-low Sulphur content fuel to achieve 0.5% or less
9 17. What action should the ship take, in the case where the bunker delivery note or the representative sample as required by regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI presented to the ship are not in compliance with the relevant requirements (the BDN is set out in appendix V of MARPOL Annex VI)?
9 18. What action should the ship take if the BDN shows compliant fuel, but the master has independent test results of the fuel oil sample taken by the ship during the bunkering which indicates non-compliance?
10 19.What action should the ship take if the ship is running low or used all its 0.1% ultra-low Sulphur fuel oil (ULSFO) when operating or anchored within a designated emissions controlled area (ECA)?
10 20. Can a ship incinerate sludge generated on board from purifiers in a designated ECA, after using non-compliant fuel oil in conjunction with an EGCS?
10 21. Can a ship incinerate residues generated on board from EGCS?
11 22. Does regulation 14.1 of MARPOL Annex VI for the prohibition on carriage of non-compliant fuel oil apply to the fuel oil of emergency equipment?
11 23. When should a ship complete a fuel oil non-availability report (FONAR)?