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Tuesday, 04 June 19
MARPOL ANNEX VI - SULPHUR CAP 2020 - DEMYSTIFYING THE FONAR - SKULD
 KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Fuel Oil Non-Availability Report (FONAR) is primarily a discretionary tool for a Member State to lessen the breach of MARPOL Annex VI, it is not an exemption but rather a self-declaration by owners that a breach has or is about to occur.
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (“MEPC”) 74 published its resolutions on 20 May 2019 and specifically Section 5 deals with the ramifications of the aforementioned report.
The concerns over non-availability of globally compliant bunkers of 0.5% bear identical hallmarks of the implementation of the ECA zones and availability of 0.1% back in 2015.
There has been much discussion on whether owners may rely on the FONAR due to non-availability of compliant fuel.
However, how it will be applied by each Member State remains to be seen.
The FONAR consists of an immensely detailed questionnaire. Owners who find themselves in breach of Regulation 18 can make use of a FONAR. However, the evidential threshold is high and succeeding on a dispensation or reduction of a fine will depend on whether best efforts were made to:
Source compliant fuel;
Source local alternative sources.
That said, even unavailability is not a carte blanche to breaching MARPOL since alternative compliant fuels could have, most likely, been purchased such as 0.1% distillates.
To support a claim that all efforts were made to source complaint fuel, owners will need to furnish exhaustive evidence that a voyage plan was in place, that there were valid reasons for being unable to source compliant bunkers and/or operational issues which would have endangered the vessel had the non-compliant bunkers been burnt.
Owners can be sure that the Port State Control (PSC) inspectors will investigate other vessels which called at a port which allegedly did not have compliant fuel available in order to verify the truth of the statements contained within the report.
The PSC will also look for evidence of any fuel changeovers conducted outside of the jurisdiction of the Member States and whether the vessel had working emission control equipment during its visit.
Interestingly, the PSC will keep record of how many FONARs a vessel and/or their operators have requested in a period of twelve months. Any patterns of non-compliance by a fleet will be found out, sanctioned and prevented from submitting future FONARs.
Stringent investigations are likely to ensue following the submission of a FONAR and the information will be shared between Member States to report on compliant fuel oil supply issues.
Owners should beware that only a small quantity of non-compliant bunkers should be stemmed, if at all, as entering a Member State will result in the entirety of the non-compliant bunkers being debunkered at owners’ expense to bring the vessel within compliance.
The new FONAR wording is set out at Annex 1 of MEPC 74.
Source: SKULD
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- The University of Queensland
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- PTC India Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
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