About This Event
Revised MARPOL Annex VI entered into force 1 July 2010 upon deemed acceptance by all parties to the MARPOL convention on 1 January 2010. Regulation 14 limits sulphur oxide (Sox) and particulate matter indirectly by prescribing the maximum sulphur content in the fuel.
The consequences of this regulation are significantly higher fuel costs whilst vessels sail in an Emission Control Area (ECA). From 2015 the ECA fuel cost is projected to add in excess of $30Bn and globally from 2020 it is expected that the fuel sulphur limit will add $175Bn to shipping bunker prices.
There are alternatives that enable the continued use of much lower cost high sulphur fuels.
Specifically exhaust gas scrubbing technology is likely to be a winner.
Following research into shipping industry needs, the EGCS Course: Regulation 14 being held from 30th April to 2 May 2012, has been developed to assist the industry to define individual and specific specifications & requirements to meet compliance within a complex set of options and choices.
The two day course will consider the implicated risks of a strategy using a prescribed fuel then contrasting that with a detailed evaluation of the use of exhaust gas cleaning technologies.
The course has been developed by course director Don Gregory, in association with other leading experts in their field, who have seen other industries pass through the similar regulatory changes and offer a breadth of knowledge on both the subject matter and the shipping industry as a whole.
The course is aimed shipping industry personnel, including Technical Directors, Senior Shipping Executives & Senior Charterers, responsible for presenting to or making board decisions who may require a deeper understanding of:
The issues...
Currently regulated emissions, legal implications, extensions of emission control areas and future regulated emissions
The options...
The variety of methods to comply with regulation 14, exploring their viablity, short & long term and which will be the likely winners and losers
The implications...
With so much mis-information circulating at conferences and in the press the winners will be those companies that really understand the implications of each of the options and invest in a future proof strategy
The business case & recommendation...
A hands on interactive afternoon working through real cases studies
Course Objectives
The objectives of this training course is to:
- provide thorough grounding and knowledge to enable ship-owner executives, senior technical staff, naval architects, ship-yards understand the need for clean air,
- to be able to distinguish between pollution emissions and GHG,
- be aware of current and future regulations and those yet to be approved,
- be aware of the implications of fuel and energy choices for main propulsion and auxy power and heat generation,
- be aware of the technologies to reduce emissions, their relative merits, how they work and the need to avoid stranded investments, and be able to enhance systems to meet future regulations,
- understand the implications and key factors to address in undertaking retrofits, consider the key elements of installation,
- understand the regulatory and approvals processes and requirements,
- understand and be able to set policy and procedures to demonstrate compliance and evaluate the economic benefits of the alternative solutions and the process of weighting and achieving the optimum solution for specific vessels, trades, ship types etc.
The course will culminate in using the learnings to undertake a business evaluation.
A participant should having completed the course confidently manage or undertake a project to develop the rationale, demonstrate the options and prepare the business case to take to the Board of Directors or Owner to provide a long term compliance solution for MARPOL Annex VI.
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