Notice to Shipowners, Ship Operators, Managers, Masters,
Owners' Representatives and Recognised Organisations
Further to Merchant Shipping Notices No.133 and No.137 concerning the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emission from Maritime Transport, the Directorate would like to remind all concerned that, in accordance with Article 6 of the aforementioned Regulation, the submission of the monitoring plans to the verifiers should have been completed by 31 August 2017 for those ships falling under the scope of the said Regulation.
Furthermore, it is recalled that on 1 January 2018, companies shall start the per-voyage and annual monitoring of the parameters specified in Regulation (EU) 2015/757.
It is important to remind that, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2015/757, the submission of the emissions report through Thetis MRV is obligatory. To this effect, the early registration on Thetis MRV of companies operating ships under the Malta flag and covered by the Regulation is strongly encouraged.
The duty of companies of ships falling under the scope of the Regulation to ensure that their ships are in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Regulation, as well as the consequences of failure to comply are clearly stated in the Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Maritime Transport) Regulations, which shall enter into force on 1 January 2018.
The full text of the Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Maritime Transport) Regulations may be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=12679&l=1
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