Please be informed that Paris MoU and Tokyo MOU recently issued a Press Release announcing the launch of the following PSC joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) in 2018.

Outline of CIC

Focus of CIC:　MARPOL ANNEX VI (Regulations on the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships)
CIC period:　From 1 September 2018 to 30 November 2018

Please refer to the attached "Questionnaire for the Inspection Campaign on MARPOL ANNEX VI" for details on the specific items to be targeted in CIC.

Also, please note that Indian Ocean MOU has also issued Press Releases announcing that concentrated inspection campaigns targeting the same items will be held during the same period in their respective jurisdictions.

"Approved Method" as mentioned in Question 7 of the attached questionnaire for this CIC is a method designed to make existing diesel engines without EIAPP certification compliant with the NOx Tier I regulations. It is required to apply to some diesel engines installed on a ship constructed on or after 1 January 1990 but prior to 1 January 2000.
With regard to information about diesel engines to which Approved Method is to be applied and necessary measures for such diesel engines subject to Approved Method, please refer to ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0836, TEC-0848, TEC-0867, TEC-0878 and TEC-1028.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

[For questions on survey]
NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Survey Department, Administration Center Annex, Head Office
Address: 3-3 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2027
Fax: +81-3-5226-2029
E-mail: svd@classnk.or.jp

(To be continued)