Authority

Monitoring and enforcement of the new sulphur limit falls to governments and national authorities of Member States that are parties to MARPOL Annex VI. Flag states and port states also have responsibilities to enforce compliance.

In addition to Marine Environment Protection Committee obligations, the EU Directive 2016/802 obliges Member States to carry out annual inspections on a minimum of 10% of all ships calling in the Member State ports. The verification of documents must be completed by sampling to determine the sulphur content of marine fuels, with a frequency ranging from 30% to 40% depending on whether the Member State is outside or inside Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA).

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Manual Sampling Operation

Why work harder?

Reasons to reconsider your choice:

  • Large numbers of vessels entering ports every year combined with complex itineraries is a major challenge that cannot be underestimated.
  • Each inspection is complex and time consuming.
  • Inspection causes stress to officers who have other duties to carry out.
  • The choice of vessels to be manually sampled may be random.
  • Currently, less than 10% of vessels are inspected, meaning majority of vessels go uninspected.
  • Manual monitoring is weak and unsustainable.
  • Undetected polluters are causing harm to the environment and population health.
  • A manual fuel inspection may impose a safety concern to your officers.
  • Reporting obligations to the IMO (every 6 months) is time consuming.

Remote Sensing Digital Operation

  • IMO MARPOL Annex VI views remote sensing as a validated source to give ‘clear grounds’ to enforcement officers to trigger detailed onboard inspection including fuel sampling.
  • Using remote sensing reduces the manual sampling frequency by up to half, saving human resources and time.
  • 100% non-invasive and autonomous monitoring of ships that enter a Sulphur Emission Control Area.
  • The reduced manual sampling quota is filled with vessels that are high potential polluters. Polluters pay fines.
  • Significant improvement in enforcement efficiency and performance.
  • Easy compliance reporting with on-demand auto-generated reports.
  • Real-time monitoring and alarms.
  • Access to actual and reliable measured data, useful for achieving full transparency to authorities and communities.
  • Futureproofing your operations against stricter pollution conventions.
  • Significant impact on pollution reduction, environment, and health.
  • Qualifies for achieving and maintaining Green Ports Certificate and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance).
  • Save operational costs.
  • Full operational support by marinehound™.