Emission Control Areas (ECAs) designated under MARPOL …
The Baltic Sea area (regulation 14.3.1 of MARPOL Annex VI and regulation 1.11.2 of MARPOL Annex I): "The Baltic Sea area means the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by …
Maps of MARPOL Annex VI Emissions Control Areas - CR Ocean Engineering
“Baltic and North Sea SECA Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) allows for the designation of SOx Emission Control Areas (SECA’s) where ships should not use fuel with a sulphur content in excess 1.5% m/m unless fitted with an Exhaust Gas Cleaning system or …
1 Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea and the Gulfs area were designated as Special Areas under MARPOL Annexes I and V when the 1973 MARPOL Convention was adopted on 2 November 1973. MARPOL Annexes I and V entered into force on 2 October 1983 and 31 December 1988, respectively.
Baltic and North Sea SECA zone established by Annex VI MARPOL …
Generally, ECAs were established across the whole Baltic Sea area (see Fig. 1.1) -as defined in Annex I of MARPOL (SO2 only). The latest SO2 limits allowing a maximum 0.1% of sulphur content...
1.2 In the seventieth session (70) of the IMO, coastal States of Baltic Sea and the North Sea proposed to designate both Seas as NOx Tier III Emission Control Areas. It was recognised...
ECA (Emission Control Area) — Sustainable Ships
Oct 26, 2022 · There are four existing SECAs: the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, plus the North American ‘East’ and ‘Western’ seas, i.e. most of US and Canadian coast and the US Caribbean (click here for the exact coordinates). The Mediterranean will be included as SECA in 2025.
The Baltic and North Sea SECA - Emission Control Area - 1Library
The North Sea proper including seas therein within boundary between: the North Sea southwards of latitude 62oN and eastwards of longitude 4oW, the Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined east of the Skaw by latitude 57o 44’.8 N, and the English Channel and its …
Sulphur content in bunker oil - Transportstyrelsen
Dec 22, 2014 · The Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel are areas subject to sulphur control. By the Baltic Sea is understood all water areas in the Baltic Proper including the Bothnian Bay, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea up to the parallel of latitude through Skagen (the Skaw) in Skagerrak at 57°44'.8N (including Lake ...
Emission control area - Wikipedia
Emission control areas (ECAs), or sulfur emission control areas (SECAs), are sea areas in which stricter controls were established to minimize airborne emissions from ships as defined by Annex VI [1] of the 1997 MARPOL Protocol.
Appendix VII – Emission Control Areas (Regulation 13.6 and
1 The boundaries of emission control areas designated under regulations 13.6 and 14.3, other than the Baltic Sea and the North Sea areas, are set forth in this appendix. 2 The North American area comprises: