Resolution MEPC.96(47)
GUIDELINES FOR THE SAMPLING OF FUEL OIL FOR DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH
ANNEX VI OF MARPOL 73/78
(Adopted
on 8 March 2002)
THE
MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING
Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (the
Committee) conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention
and control of marine pollution,
RECALLING
ALSO that the Conference of Parties to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978
relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), held in September 1997, adopted the Protocol
of 1997 to amend MARPOL 73/78 with a new Annex VI on the Prevention of Air
Pollution from Ships,
NOTING
that regulation 18(6) on fuel oil quality within Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78
requires that the bunker delivery note shall be accompanied by a representative
sample of the fuel oil delivered taking into account guidelines to be developed
by the Organization,
BEING
AWARE that this requirement cannot be enforced before the entry into force of
the Protocol of 1997,
BEING
AWARE ALSO that relevant Guidelines have to be developed before the entry into
force of fee Protocol of 1997 in preparation for the implementation of Annex VI
of MARPOL 73/78,
HAVING
CONSIDERED the draft Guidelines prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design
and Equipment at its forty-fourth session,
1.
ADOPTS the Guidelines for the sampling of fuel oil for determination of
compliance with Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78, as set out in the Annex to this
resolution;
2.
INVITES Governments to apply the Guidelines from the date of entry into force
of the Protocol of 1997.
Annex.
GUIDELINES FOR THE SAMPLING OF FUEL OIL FOR DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH
ANNEX VI OF MARPOL 73/78
The
primary objective of these Guidelines is to establish an agreed method to
obtain a representative sample of the fuel oil for combustion purposes
delivered for use on board ships.
The
basis for these Guidelines is regulation 18(3) of Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78,
which provides that for each ship subject to regulations 5 and 6 of that Annex,
details of fuel oil for combustion purposes delivered to, and used on board the
ship, shall be recorded by means of a bunker delivery note which shall contain
at least the information specified in appendix V to that Annex. In accordance
with regulation 18(6) of Annex VI, the bunker delivery note shall be accompanied
by a representative sample of the fuel oil delivered. This sample is to be used
solely for determination of compliance with Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78.
For
the purpose of these Guidelines:
3.1
Supplier's representative is the individual from the bunker tanker who
is responsible for the delivery and documentation or, in the case of deliveries
direct from the shore to the ship, the person who is responsible for the
delivery and documentation.
3.2
Ship's representative is the ship's master or officer in charge who is
responsible for receiving bunkers and documentation.
3.3
Representative sample is a product specimen having its physical and
chemical characteristics identical to the average characteristics of the total
volume being sampled.
3.4
Primary sample is the representative sample of the fuel delivered to the
ship collected throughout the bunkering period obtained by the sampling
equipment positioned at the bunker manifold of the receiving ship.
5.5
Retained sample is the representative sample in accordance with
regulation 18(6) of Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78, of the fuel delivered to the ship
derived from the primary sample.
The
primary sample should be obtained by one of the following methods:
.1 manual valve-setting
continuous-drip sampler; or
.2 time-proportional
automatic sampler; or
.3 flow-proportional
automatic sampler.
4.2
Sampling equipment should be used in accordance with manufacturer's
instructions, or guidelines, as appropriate.
5. Sampling and sample integrity
5.1
A means should be provided to seal the sampling equipment throughout the period
of supply.
5.2
Attention should be given to:
.1 the form of set up of the
sampler;
.2 the form of the primary
sample container;
.3 the cleanliness and
dryness of the sampler and the primary sample container prior to use;
.4 the setting of the means
used to control the flow to the primary sample container, and
.5 the method to be used to
secure the sample from tampering or contamination during the bunker operation.
5.3
The primary sample receiving container should be attached to the sampling
equipment and sealed so as to prevent tampering or contamination of the sample
throughout the bunker delivery period.
For
the purpose of these Guidelines a sample of the fuel delivered to the ship
should be obtained at the receiving ship's inlet bunker manifold and should be
drawn continuously throughout the bunker delivery period*.
7.1
The retained sample container should be clean and dry.
7.2
Immediately prior to filling the retained sample container, the primary sample
quantity should be thoroughly agitated to ensure that it is homogenous.
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* The phrase "be drawn continuously
throughout the bunker delivery period" in paragraph 6 of the Guidelines
should be taken to mean continuous collection of drip sample throughout the
delivery of bunker fuel covering each bunker delivery note. In case of
receiving an amount of bunker fuel necessitating two or more delivery notes,
the sampling work may be temporarily stopped to change sample bags and bottles
and then resumed as necessary.
7.3
The retained sample should be of sufficient quantity to perform the tests
required but should not be less than 400 ml. The container should be filled to
90% ± 5% capacity and sealed.
8. Sealing of the retained sample
8.1
Immediately following collection of me retained sample, a tamper proof security
seal with a unique means of identification should be installed by the supplier's
representative in the presence of the ship's representative. A label containing
the following information should be secured to the retained sample container:
.1 location at which, and
the method by which, the sample was drawn;
.2 date of commencement of
delivery;
.3 name of bunker
tanker/bunker installation;
.4 name and IMO number of
the receiving ship;
.5 signatures and names of
the supplier's representative and the ship's representative;
.6 details of seal
identification; and
.7 bunker grade.