MASS UK Industry Conduct Principles and Code of Practice 2022 (V6)

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Prevention of Pollution
18.5 AIR POLLUTION
18.1 OBJECTIVE
18.5.1 All engines with a power output of greater than 130kW, installed on a MASS of any size, or a MASS in commercial
use for sport or pleasure over 24 metres length (as measured using EC Directive 2013/53/EU), constructed after
1st January 2000, should be issued with an Engine International Air Pollution Prevention (EIAPP) Certificate and
a Technical File, according to schedule 2 of MSN 1819(M+F).
The objective of this Chapter is to provide guidance on the considerations and requirements necessary
for MASS to meet the provisions of the IMO MARPOL Instrument and Annexes.
18.2 GENERAL
18.5.2 A MASS less than 24 metres certified as a MASS in commercial use for sport or pleasure is not required to carry
an EIAPP certificate if it is compliant with EC Directive 2013/53/EU. Further guidance on air emissions regulations
can be found in MSN 1819 (M+F)85 and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships). There
are additional requirements for compliance with IMO MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 13 (NOx emissions) that
require a vessel operating in an Emissions Control Area (ECA) to be fitted with engines compliant to IMO Tier III,
certified by an Engine International Air Pollution Prevention (EIAPP) certificate.
18.2.1 A MASS complying with the Code should meet international, national, regional and local requirements for the
prevention of marine pollution which are applicable to the area in which the vessel is operating.
18.2.2 Responsibility for the MASS to be properly equipped and maintained to meet the prevailing requirements rests
with the Owner/Operator.
18.6 BALLAST WATER
18.6.1 MASS should comply with the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water
and Sediments (2004) as applicable.
18.2.3 It is also the responsibility of the Owner/Operator to ensure that a charterer of a MASS receives up-to-date and
adequate information on prevention of pollution in the area in which the charterer intends to operate. The
information may include the need to seek advice from local or harbour authorities, for which contact details should
be given.
18.2.4 The disposal of ship generated waste to port reception facilities is regulated in the UK through the Merchant
Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No.1776), as
amended. Further guidance on the applicability of these Regulations can be found in MGN 563 - Port Waste
Reception Facilities Regulations 2003 and the “Port Waste Management Planning – A Guide to Good Practice”
booklet available as an annex to MGN 563. MASS operators should ensure they manage their waste in a
sustainable manner and fulfil the applicable requirements (if any) of these Regulations.
18.2.5 All MASS should comply with the requirements of UK Regulations implementing MARPOL and environmental
protection requirements as applicable to the size and operating area of the vessel.
18.3 OIL POLLUTION
18.7 USE OF ANTI-FOULING COATINGS AND PAINTS
18.7.1 On the 5th October 2001, the IMO adopted the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling
Systems on Ships. This Convention prohibits the use of environmentally harmful organotins (for example, Tributyl
Tin) in antifouling paints applied on vessels, including MASS, and prevents the possible use in the future of other
harmful substances in anti-fouling systems. The Merchant Shipping (Anti-fouling Systems) Regulations 2009
(SI 2009 No. 2796)83 apply to MASS.
18.7.2 As a result of EC Regulation EC 782/2003 on the prohibition of organotin compounds on ships, it became
compulsory for all ships in the EEA not to apply or re-apply organotin compounds which act as biocides in antifouling
systems from 1st July 2003. For vessels less than 24 metres in length it is not necessary to provide for a
specific survey or declaration.
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18.3.1 MASS should retain on board oil or oily mixtures for discharge to shore facilities.
18.4 GARBAGE
18.4.1 Being crewless, operation of the MASS should not generate substantial quantities of garbage or similar.
However, any maintenance or cargo handling operations aboard which generate such arisings must comply with
the provisions of the MARPOL annex as appropriate to the size of the vessel and material generated.
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