REGULATORY TIMELINE FOR DRY BULK CARRIERS

-updated November 2018-

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IMSBC Code

onwards
Jan. 1
Amendment 04-17

onwards
Jan. 1
Amendment 05-19

Marpol Annex V

ongoing
Shippers to declare whether cargo is HME or not -
since 1 March 2018
ongoing
Updated garbage book to be onboard - since 1
March 2018

European Ship Recycling Regulation

for ships of 500GT and above onwards onwards

EU-flagged ships recycled only in facilities included

Jan. 1

in the European compliance list

EU-flagged newbuidlings to carry an Inventory of
Jan. 1

Hazardous materials (IHM) with Statement of

Compliance
- EU-flagged existing ships to carry verified IHM

onwards
report with international IHM certificate

Jan. 1
- non-EU flagged ships calling at EU ports to carry a
verified IHM with Statement of Compliance

Ballast Water Management

Vessels constructed after Entry into Force (EIF)
of 8 Sept. 2017
ongoing ongoing

carry an International BW Certificate, a BW

Management Plan, and a BW Record Book

Install/use BWTS

Existing Vessels constructed before Entry into Force

(EIF) of 8 Sept. 2017
ongoing

carry an International BW Certificate, a BW

Management Plan, and a BW Record Book
IOPP after EIF)
ongoing: see

from Sept. 8
footnote 1

(i.e. at 1st

to Sept. 7

Install/use BWTS
(if IOPP Renewal between 8 Sept. 2014 and 7 Sept.
2017)
(2nd IOPP after
ongoing: see

from Sept. 8
footnote 1

Install/use BWTS
EIF)

(if IOPP Renewal between 8 Sept. 2017 and 7 Sept.

2019)

0.5% Bunkers Sulphur Content

onwards onwards
March 1 Jan. 1

Global Limit down to 0.5% m/m

Carriage prohibition of non-compliant HFO

onwards

Mainland CHINA, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Jan. 1

Emission Control Areas (ECAs)

during berthing as applied in regional ECAs : Pearl
ongoing

River Delta; Yangtze River Delta; Bohai-rim Waters;

Hong Kong; Taiwan
0.1% Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs):
ongoing

Baltic Sea; North Sea; North American; United States

Caribbean Sea
Sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% m/m
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GHG emissions
EU MRV

footnote
31 Aug.
2017:
since

see
Monitoring plan submission to verifiers

2
onwards
1 Jan.
2018
CO2 emissions monitoring

each year by
by Apr. 30

by Apr. 30

by Apr. 30

by Apr. 30

by Apr. 30

by Apr. 30

by Apr. 30

Apr. 30
Emissions report submission

IMO roadmap
adopted
in April
Adoption of initial IMO strategy for GHG emissions 2018
reduction

January
Data collection starts - SEEMP needs to be
updated/approved by 31 Dec. 2018

summer
2019 Data reported to IMO

autumn
Beginning of IMO analysis of fuel consumption data

spring summer
Data for 2020 to be reported to IMO

IMO decision on future policy based on fuel

consumption data

summer
Data for 2021 to be reported to IMO

spring
Adoption of revised IMO strategy

EEDI
(Energy Efficiency Design Index for newbuilding
vessels)
to Dec.
31

Bulk carrier Phase 1

onwards

to Dec.
Jan. 1

31
Bulk carrier Phase 2
onwards
Jan. 1

Bulk carrier Phase 3

NOx Tier III requirements

(for newbuilding vessels)
onwards
01 Jan.
2016

North American & US Caribbean Sea ECAs

onwards
Jan. 1

Baltic & North Sea ECAs

Notes
1
From EIF those vessels which have yet to install and use a BWTS will be required to carry out Ballast Water Exchange
2
Ships becoming subject to this regulation (e.g. entering EU waters) for the first time after this date
to submit a monitoring plan to the verifier without delay and no later than two months after first EU port call