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The Association has recently seen a number of claims or potential claims for fines imposed on Members as a result of a breach or alleged breach of Marpol Annex VI Regulations.

In this regards we would like to remind our Members that from 1 January 2015, ships trading in designated emission control areas (ECAs) must not use fuel oil on board with a sulphur content exceeding 0.10%. ECAs currently cover the North Sea, Baltic Sea, North American coastline and US Caribbean. Outside the ECAs, with a few exceptions, the worldwide sulphur cap on fuel oil is set at 3.5%, save for passenger ships for which the cap is 1.5%. Following are the exceptions to the general rule.

See attached file: Air Emissions, Reminder.pdf

大气排放相关提醒

协会注意到，近日发生多起会员因违反或被指控违反《国际防止船舶污染公约附则六规则》被处以罚款或面临罚款危险的案子。

为此，协会提醒诸会员，自2015年1月1日起，航行于污染排放控制区的船舶不得使用含硫量超过0.10%的燃油。污染排放控制区目前包括北海、波罗的海、北美海岸线以及美国加勒比海域。除了少数例外区域，污染排放控制区外全球范围内船舶使用的燃油含硫量不得超过3.5%，客轮不得超过1.5%。以下为一般规则的例外情形。

详细信息请参阅附件。