GESAMP

IMO PPR7 Amendments for Arctic, Black Carbon and Washwater

  • PPR 7 has made amendments prohibiting the use and carriage for use of HFO by ships in Arctic waters.
  • Covers the use and carriage for use as a fuel of oils having a density at 15°C higher than 900 kg/m3.
  • Finalized draft guidelines with a recommended method for the sampling of liquid fuel oil.
  • Revising the 2015 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems.
  • It focussed on the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulfur limit and verification.
  • A report from a task team established by GESAMP was submitted...

http://mfame.guru/imo-ppr7-amendments-for-arctic-black-carbon-and-washwater/

Guidelines launched to monitor plastic litter in the ocean

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A new set of publicly-available guidelines for monitoring plastics and microplastics in the oceans, published by the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP), aims to help harmonize how scientists and others analyze the scale of the marine plastic litter problem.

The guidelines cover what to sample, how to sample it and how to record and assess plastics in the oceans and on the shoreline, including establishing baseline surveys. They also...

https://safety4sea.com/guidelines-launched-to-monitor-plastic-litter-in-the-ocean/

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