15 May 2020
Applicability: Ship owners and operators
trading to South Korea.
From 1 September 2020, the South Korea government
will implement mandatory SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAs) requiring the use
of 0.1% sulphur fuel by ships in specified port areas. The South Korea
government has also released a voluntary speed reduction program in the same
ports.
New Korean SECAs*
Effective from 1 September 2020, the following seaport areas become
Korean SECAs:
- Incheon
(including Gyeongin port)
- Pyeongtaek·Dangjin
- Yeosu·Gwangyang
(including Hadong port)
- Busan
- Ulsan
(*Please see the attachment for more details of the
above applicable areas)
New sulphur fuel limits
New sulphur fuel limits
Effective from 1 September 2020, all ships
(including foreign-flagged vessels) berthed or at anchorage in the above SECAs
must ensure that, one hour after mooring (or anchoring) and one hour before
de-berthing (or heaving anchor), sulphur content of fuel oils used on board
does not exceed 0.1% m/m (or an approved equivalent arrangement is used).
Effective from 1 January 2022, all ships
(including foreign-flagged vessels) entering or leaving the SECAs must comply
with the same 0.1% m/m sulphur fuel limit using the appropriate fuel oils (or
approved equivalent arrangement).
Approved equivalent arrangement.
Approved equivalent arrangement.
The use of an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) will
be allowed as an equivalent arrangement if the EGCS is at least as effective in
terms of SOx emission reductions (4.3 SO2(ppm)/CO2 (%,
v/v)) as compared to using a fuel oil with sulphur content not exceeding 0.1%
m/m and satisfies the criteria set by South Korea.
Recording requirements
Recording requirements
Ships operating inside Korean SECAs shall record the
fuel oil change-over, etc. in the engineer’s logbook, or alternatively record
the operation status of the EGCS.
Ships using fuel oils with sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% m/m to comply with the requirements, and changing fuel oils for Korean SECAs shall record:
Ships using fuel oils with sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% m/m to comply with the requirements, and changing fuel oils for Korean SECAs shall record:
- Kind
of fuel oil and the date, time and position of the ship when
fuel-oil-change-over operation is completed;
- The
remaining volume of fuel oil in each tank (only applicable to fuel oil
with sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% m/m); and
- Sulphur
content of fuel oil.
The ship shall keep the above engineer’s logbook on
board for a period of not less than 12 months from the time of delivery of the
fuel oils to the ship.
Fuel changeover procedure
Fuel changeover procedure
Those ships using separate fuel oils stored in
separate tanks (to comply with sulphur content limit requirements) shall carry
a written procedure showing how the fuel oil change-over is to be done before
entering or leaving a Korean SECA.
Failure to comply
Failure to comply with the requirements above could
result in fines of up to 10 million won, or imprisonment.
Voluntary Speed Reduction Program
The scheme applies to 5 ports (▲Busan Port, ▲Ulsan Port, ▲Yeosu Port, ▲Gwangyang Port and ▲Incheon Port), participating ships will
receive discounts on port entry/leave fees for complying with the slow-steaming
requirements.
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