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DNV GL Announces New Scrubber Ready Class Notation
DNV GL, Thursday announced a new Scrubber Ready class notation that ensures necessary preparations are in place during a newbuild to allow for a scrubber retrofit at a later stage.
The new notation can be awarded to ships that have planned and partly prepared for the installation of an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) for the removal of SOx at a later date.
"There is no doubt that stricter emissions regulations for sulphur oxides are here to stay," says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO, DNV GL – Maritime.
"This new Scrubber Ready class notation gives shipowners the flexibility to minimize their initial investment when ordering a newbuilding, while at the same time having the confidence that their vessels are already on the track to easy compliance with incoming emissions regulations," he said.
The notation identifies the general type and category of scrubber systems that can be installed on the vessel, while detailing the level of scrubber readiness.
"Ship managers have to factor in many considerations when planning for a potential future scrubber installation, from space and stability requirements, to fire safety, piping, corrosion resistance, and the effect on the main engine," says Hans Jacob Horgen, responsible engineer, DNV GL (exhaust gas cleaning rules).
"It is very important to have an overview of the design and an understanding of how the system will interact with the engines and auxiliary parts of the machinery system," said Horgen.
The notation can include a complete review of the scrubber documentation according to main class rules, including the certification and installation of piping and sub-systems.
In September of 2015 Ship & Bunker reported that DNV GL had released guidance on MRV regulation.
