CMT: MARPOL update raises bar for fuel sampling
CM Technologies (CMT) advised shipowners and operators to urgently review their fuel and lubricating oil sampling practices following the entry into force of revised IMO guidelines.
Recent amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and SOLAS Chapter II-2 include a 50% increase in the required sample volume and stricter expectations around equipment, handling and record-keeping. The International Maritime Organization’s updated protocol, MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.18, mandates that fuel samples collected for MARPOL compliance now be a minimum of 600ml, up from the previous 400ml.
This change ensures there is sufficient material to perform both sulphur content testing under MARPOL and flash point
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