2008 Amendments to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

In October 2008, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted international standards for marine diesel engines and their fuels that applied globally as of July 1, 2010. These global and geographic standards have the potential to significantly reduce air pollution from ships, and provide important benefits to our national air quality. The following documents are related to the 2008 Amendments to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

• Fact Sheet: International Maritime Organization Adopts Program to Control Air Emissions from Ocean-going Vessels (PDF) (4 pp, 183 K, EPA-420-F-08-033, October 2008)

• Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI: Annexes 13 and 14 to the Report of the 58th Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (pdf) (1.6 MB, October 2008)
• Development of Standards for NOx, PM, and SOx Submitted by the United States (pdf) (152.42 KB, February 2007)
• Air Quality Concerns from Particulate Matter and Oxides of Sulphur submitted by the United States (pdf) (150.65 KB, February 2007)
• Statement from the United States to the BLG 11 Meeting: Introduction of US Paper BLG 11/5/15 - Proposal for new NOx Limits (pdf) (14.55 KB, April 2007)
• Statement from the United States to the BLG 11 Meeting: Introduction of US Paper BLG 11/5/15 - Proposal for new PM and SOx Limits (pdf) (16.09 KB, April 2007)
• Revision of the NOx Technical Code Tiers 2 emission limits for diesel marine engines at or above 130kW (pdf) (92.34 KB, December 1999)
• Guidelines for Certification of Tier III Engines Utilizing Exhaust Gas After-Treatment (pdf) (144.15 KB, October 2008)
• Regulation 13(7) Existing Engines (pdf) (157.69 KB, October 2008)
• Control of NOx Emissions from Existing Marine Diesel Engines (pdf) (146.9 KB, October 2008)
• Compliance and Testing Issues for Tier III Engines (pdf) (94.37 KB, October 2008)
• Simplified Certification and Relaxed Technical File Considerations -- A Proposal to Amend the NOx Technical Code (pdf) (134.64 KB, October 2008)
• Estimation of Health Benefits of South Coast Air Basin (pdf) (224.77 KB, October 2007)
• MARPOL Annex VI: Proposal to Initiate a Revision Process Submitted by Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom (pdf) (229.83 KB, April 2005)