The guidelines were adopted at the MEPC meeting held from 13 – 17 May in London.
The guidelines have with sections on the impact on fuel and machinery systems resulting from new fuel blends or fuel types; verification issues and control mechanism and actions, including port State control and samples of fuel oil used on board; a standard reporting format for fuel oil non-availability (fuel oil non-availability report (FONAR); and possible safety implications relating to fuel oils meeting the 0.50% sulphur limit.
Shipowners have continued to express concerns over both low sulphur fuel availability and the enforcement of the global regulation come 1 January 2020.
The 2019 guidelines are available here.
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