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The Condition
Assessment Scheme (CAS) as a mandatory requirement under the revised
regulation 13G of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78 enter into force on
1st September 2002. The Direcorate General of Shipping adopts
the amended reulation 13G of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78 and hereby
directs all shipping companies to comply the Condition Assessment
Scheme to their oil Tanker as mentioned in the annex and appendices
to the amended regulation13G of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78.
1. The tankers
that will be affected by these amendments are as follows:
Category 1 oil
tanker - Oil taner of 20,000 tons deadweight and above carrying
crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo,
and of 30,000 tons deadweight and above carrying oil other than
the above, which does not comply wih the requirements for new
oil tankrs as defined in Regulation 1(26) of Annex1 of MARPOL
73/78.
These category
Tankers which are delivered in 1973 or earlier shall be phased
out in 2003. Similarly, tankers delivered in 1974 and 1975 would
be phased out in 2004, and so on. Tanker owners willing to operate
vessels beyond 2005 which are delivered in 1976 or later require
to comply with condition assesment scheme.
Category 2 of
oil tanker - Oil tanker of 20,000 tons deadweight and above carrying
crude oil, fuel oil, heave diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo,
out of 30,000 tons deadweight and above carrying oil other than
the above, which complies with the requirements for new oil tankers
as defined in Regulation I(26) of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78.
These category
Tankers which are delivered in 1973 or earlier shall be phased
out in 2003. Similarly, tankers delivered in 1974 and 1975 would
be phase out in 2004, and so on. Tanker owners willing to operate
vessels beyond 2010 which are delivered in 1984 or later require
to comply with condition assessment scheme.
Category 3 oil
tanker - Oil tanker of 5,000 tons deadweight and above but less
than than specified as Category 1 and Category 2 oil tanker.
These category
Tankers which are delivered in 1973 or earlier shall be phased
out in 2003. Similarly, tankers delivered in 1974 and 1975 would
be pahsed out in 2004, and so on.
2. The tankers
will be phased-out in accordance with the schedule stated in paragraph
4 of the Annex to Resolution MEPC.95(46) and D.G.Shipping would
adopt the schedule, and would deny port entry to single-hulled
oil tankers operating beyond their phase-out dates. Tanker owners
aare encouraged to plan for the eventual phase-out of single-hulled
oil tankers.
3.
Attached
flow chart on condition assessment scheme is for the guidance
of the Industry.
Sd/-
(S. Chakrabarty)
Dy. Chief Surveyor with the Govt. of India
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