This Technical Information became null and void on 25 Mar 2022. Fitting or designating the fuel oil sampling points Full-text PDF:TEC- 1230 (1125kb) Contact:Machinery Department Issued:2 Apr 2021 Please be advised that an amendment to MARPOL Annex VI related to fuel oil sampling and verification procedures for the sulphur content of fuel oil was adopted as Resolution MEPC.324(75) at the 75th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC75) held in November 2020, and these amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 April 2022. This amendment adds the following new terms "In-use sample" and "On board sample". - In-use sample: A sample drawn from the fuel oil supply system downstream of the fuel oil service tanks, meaning a sample of fuel oil in use on the ship. - On board sample: A sample drawn from the fuel oil transfer system from the fuel oil storage tank to the fuel oil setting tank or from the fuel oil settling/servic