Phasing-out Single-hull Tankers

Lloyd's Register flow-chart helps owners to plan ahead accelerated phase-out of single-hull tankers. It is applicable to all owners, operators and charterers of single-hull tankers. Since the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee has ratified the previous tabled proposals for the accelerated phase-out of single-hull tankers at its 46th meeting in April 2001, Lloyd's Register (LR) has received a number of enquiries from owners and operators requesting clarification of which category their ship falls into.

To help owners, Lloyd's Register has developed a flow chart which owners can use to quickly and easily establish which 'category' a tanker falls into, the phase out date and the requirements of the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS).
The phase-out of vessels under the amended Regulation 13G are in three categories:
Category 1 - pre-MARPOL tankers will be phased-out between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2007, depending on their date of delivery.
Category 2 - post-MARPOL tankers will be phased-out between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2015, depending on their date of delivery.
Category 3 - small tankers (5,000 - 20,000 dwt for crude oil tankers and 5,000 - 30,000 dwt for products tankers) will be phased-out between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2015, depending on their date of delivery.

LR's IMO Regulation 13G flow chart can be downloaded from within ClassDirect Live (www.cdlive.lr.org) by existing clients - follow path 'log in', followed by 'information', and select IMO Regulation 13G flow chart.