American Club managers have brought to Members’ attention the recently released joint publication by China Classification Society (CCS) and INTERTANKO, the “China National Standard: Discharge Standard for Water Pollutants from Ships”.
The Standard stipulates the control requirements and testing requirements for the discharge of oily wastewater and sewage from ships, the requirements for the control of the discharge of wastewater containing noxious liquid substances and garbage from ships, as well as the implementation and supervision of the Standard.
This Standard is applicable to the waters of the People’s Republic of China and any sea areas under its jurisdiction, as well as for the supervision and management of the discharge of oily wastewater and sewage, wastewater containing noxious liquid substances and ship garbage within such water areas.
However, the Standard does not apply to temporary emissions necessary for the safety of ships or for the safety of life at sea.