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China's MSA Launches New Fuel Inspection Push
Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd. (Huatai Insurance), in a new circular, says that the Hainan Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) has launched an inspection campaign for Ship Pollution Control in the province, effective between November 3, 2017 and December 3, 2018.
"The inspection on fuel oil quality of calling ships will be reinforced, with focus on inspecting whether the oil record book is recorded normatively, whether the fuel oil supply record and fuel oil sample is kept integrally and whether the index on the fuel oil supply record meets the relevant requirement," explained Huatai Insurance.
Inspection will be carried out on fuel samples taken randomly from ships at port or the oil supplying company, with the ratio of sampling inspection to be determined by the situation of the area covered by respective MSA substation.
Ports covered under the inspection campaign include those of the coastal ports of Yangpu, Haikou, Sanya, and Basuo, as well as the Qiongzhou strait.
"Owners are suggested to pay attention to the above requirement when calling the coastal ports of Hainan province as well as when passing through the Qiongzhou strait from Nov 03, 2017 to Dec 3, 2018 to ensure satisfaction of relevant requirement in order to avoid any delay or penalty to the ship," advised Huatai Insurance.
"Meanwhile, owners are also recommended to double check with local agent on special requirement before ship’s calling during the aforementioned period."
