Instructions regarding the approval including the technical standards for exhaust gas monitoring systems and discharge water monitoring systems (hereinafter referred to collectively as "monitoring systems") of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (hereinafter referred to as "EGCS") installed on Japanese-flagged ships were announced in ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1216 dated 13 November 2020.

This time, the Japanese Government revised the technical standards of Type Approval as of 22 September 2022.
The Technical Information is revised as described below and this Technical Information supersedes the previous ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1216.

The Japanese Government (hereinafter referred to as "JG") has issued letters regarding the approval including the technical standards for exhaust gas monitoring systems and discharge water monitoring systems (hereinafter referred to collectively as "monitoring systems") of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (hereinafter referred to as "EGCS") installed on Japanese-flagged ships.

In cases where the purchase contract date of above-mentioned monitoring system is on or after 1 January 2022, the monitoring system is required to pass an individual inspection for each product or obtain Type Approval from the JG. In cases where the purchase contract date is before 1 January 2022, on the other hand, the JG is to confirm, based upon relevant documents, the compliance of the monitoring system.

Please contact the JG directly at the below address with any inquiries regarding the above-mentioned technical standards, the application for Type Approval, or confirmation of compliance, etc.

[Contact address]
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
Inspection and measurement Division, Maritime Bureau
Address: 2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel.: +81-(0)3-5253-8639
E-mail*: hqt-jg_typeapproval@gxb.mlit.go.jp
*: Please note the attachments will be deleted from emails automatically.

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