International Maritime Organization Requirement – MARPOL Annex VI, the vessel to comply with regulation 14, the sulfur content less than 0.5% from 1 Jan 2020.

To comply with this requirement many vessels are presently fitted with after treatment of the Exhaust Gas.

The process involves removing SOx in the exhaust gas by installing an exhaust gas treatment unit (e.g. the EGC system) to achieve emission reduction equivalent to that of using low-sulphur fuel oil.

Our onboard audit will be beneficial to Owners and Operators to ensure proper usage and to check compliance with international regulations.

Audit scope includes,

• Details of EGCS plant - Type of the EGCS plant, installation dates, design data including limitations while in use.
• Certification - SOx Emission Control Certificate by the Administration, Technical Manual, OMM.
• Record keeping - EGCS Record book, Calibration certificates, Training records for crew.
• Operational Checks - The normal and emergency operation, parameters checking, crew familiarity, physical detailed inspection of plant.
• Maintenance management - Inclusion of main jobs in PMS based on makers’ recommendations, and PMS records.
• Spares management - Critical and essential spares, spares consumption records