1. This is information on the policies of implementation of the revised Regulation 13G and the new 13H of MARPOL Annex I of Hong Kong Government and Singapore Government.

2. Under the revised Regulation 13G and the new 13H, a flag State may grant operational life extension to its registered single hull tankers beyond the phasing-out date. However, a port State is entitled to deny entry into the ports or offshore terminals under its jurisdiction water of the oil tanker, which is granted with operational life extension by a flag State. Class NK would draw your attention of Hong Kong Government's and Singapore Government's policies, as port State, for "foreign" tankers to enter into Hong Kong and Singapore waters.

(1) HONG KONG, CHINA
The "Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Note No.11/2005" has been issued on their public website to inform the policies to the implementation of the revised Regulation 13G and the new 13H.
According to the Information Note, Hong Kong denies entry into its waters of "foreign" oil tankers as follows:
- tankers of 5,000DWT and above fitted with either double bottom or double side carrying oil cargo except HGO (heavy grade oil) from anniversary date in 2015 (regulation 13G(5)),
- single hull tankers of 5,000DWT and above carrying oil cargo except HGO from anniversary date in 2015 or 20 years of age, whichever is earlier (regulation 13G(7)),
- tankers of 5,000DWT and above fitted with either double bottom or double side carrying HGO as cargo from 5 April 2005 (regulation 13H(5)),
- single hull tankers of 5,000DWT and above carrying crude oil higher than 900 kg/m3 but lower than 945 kg/m3 from 5 April 2005 (regulation 13H(6)(a)), and
- single hull tankers of 600DWT and above but less than 5,000DWT carrying HGO as cargo from anniversary date in 2008 (regulation 13H(6)(b)).

Please see the "Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Note No.11/2005", which is available from their web-site. This Information Note also contains the policies of implementing the revised Regulation 13G and the new 13H for Hong Kong registered oil tankers.
<http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/msnote/msin.html>

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