Annex 6 MARPOL discharge norms and relevant amendments – MARPOL Annex I Waste category Ships outside special Ships within special Offshore platforms areas areas and all ships within 500 m of such platforms Oily bilge water Applicable to ships > Applicable to ships > Discharge prohibited 400 GT 400 GT Discharge only Discharge only permitted when: permitted when: * the ship is * the ship is proceeding en route; proceeding en route * the oily mixture is * the oily mixture is Oily residues (sludge) processed through an processed through an oil filtering oil filtering equipment meeting equipment meeting the requirements of the requirements of regulation 14 of this regulation 14.7 of this Annex; Annex * the oil content of * the oil content of Other the effluent without the effluent without dilution does not dilution does not exceed 15 parts per exceed 15 parts per million; million * the oily mixture * the oily mixture does not originate does not originate from cargo from cargo bilges on oil bilges on oil tankers tankers * the oily mixture, in * the oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, is case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil not mixed with oil cargo residues cargo residues MARPOL Annex IV Waste category Ships outside special Ships within special Offshore platforms areas areas and all ships within 500 m of such platforms Sewage Discharge in Of the EU waters, See rules ‘ships principle prohibited only Baltic Sea is outside special areas’ unless ship has in appointed as special operation an area. Currently approved sewage regulation is not yet in
Annex 6 – MARPOL discharge norms and relevant amendments MARPOL Annex I Waste category Ships outside special areas Ships within special areas Offshore platforms and all ships within 500 m of such platforms Oily bilge water Applicable to ships > 400 GT Discharge only permitted when: * the ship is proceeding en route; * the oily mixture is processed through an oil filtering equipment meeting the requirements of regulation 14 of this Annex; * the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million; * the oily mixture does not originate from cargo bilges on oil tankers * the oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues Applicable to ships > 400 GT Discharge only permitted when: * the ship is proceeding en route * the oily mixture is processed through an oil filtering equipment meeting the requirements of regulation 14.7 of this Annex * the oil content of the effluent without dilution does not exceed 15 parts per million * the oily mixture does not originate from cargo bilges on oil tankers * the oily mixture, in case of oil tankers, is not mixed with oil cargo residues Discharge prohibited Oily residues (sludge) Other MARPOL Annex IV Waste category Ships outside special areas Ships within special areas Offshore platforms and all ships within 500 m of such platforms Sewage Discharge in principle prohibited unless ship has in operation an approved sewage Of the EU waters, only Baltic Sea is appointed as special area. Currently regulation is not yet in See rules ‘ships outside special areas’
2875471_EN_impact_assessment_part2_v3.docx