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    NEW PROCEDURE FOR SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO NOTIFY THE US GOVERNMENT OF NON AVAILABILITY OF COMPLIANT FUEL OIL

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    Marine Safety Information Bulletin

    Commandant MSIB Number: 005-19


    U.S. Coast Guard Date: June 28, 2019
    Inspections and Compliance Directorate Contact: cgcvc@uscg.mil
    2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, STOP 7501 Phone: 202-372-1435
    Washington, DC 20593-7501

    NEW PROCEDURE FOR SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO NOTIFY THE US


    GOVERNMENT OF NON AVAILABILITY OF COMPLIANT FUEL OIL
    1. Effective immediately, owners and operators of vessels operating in the North American (NA) or U.S.
    Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area (ECA) that are unable to acquire sufficient MARPOL Annex VI
    compliant fuel oil at a foreign or U.S. port may satisfy the MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 18.2.4
    requirement to notify the competent authority of the relevant port of destination by notifying the cognizant
    U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP). Effective June 30, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection
    Agency (EPA) will stop accepting Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports (FONARs).

    2. Failure to make the notifications required by MARPOL Annex VI, 18.2.4 may result in a vessel control
    (e.g., detention) and/or enforcement action.

    3. There is no specific format* for the notification; however, consistent with MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation
    18.2.1, the ship owner or operator should be prepared to present a record of the actions taken to achieve
    compliance, including evidence that they attempted to purchase compliant fuel oil in accordance with the
    vessel’s voyage plan.

    4. The U.S. Coast Guard will investigate all reports of non-compliance with MARPOL Annex VI to determine
    what actions may be warranted. Such actions may range from completing the investigation with no follow-
    on action, detaining the vessel, and/or pursuing civil penalties. The Coast Guard may also refer the matter
    to EPA.

    5. Ship owners and operators are reminded that the sulfur content of any fuel oil used onboard ships within the
    NA or U.S. Caribbean Sea ECAs will not change when the worldwide sulfur cap is reduced on January 1,
    2020.

    6. The information herein is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself a rule. It is not
    intended to nor does it impose legally binding requirements on any party. It represents the Coast Guard’s
    current thinking on this topic and may assist industry, mariners, the general public, and the Coast Guard, as
    well as other federal and state regulators, in applying statutory and regulatory requirements. You can use an
    alternative approach for complying with these requirements if the approach satisfies the requirements of the
    applicable statutes and regulations. If you want to discuss an alternative approach (you are not required to
    do so), you may contact Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, (CG-CVC) by email at cgcvc@uscg.mil.

    * There is no specific format at this time for a FONAR. Until the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
    adopts one, it is suggested ships use the format provided in the Annex to PPR 6/8/2 ("Consistent
    Implementation of Regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI: Proposed Template to report compliant fuel
    oil non-availability").

    -uscg-

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