Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships at berth in Union ports
Article 7
1
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that ships at berth in Union ports do not use marine fuels with a sulphur content exceeding 0,10 % by mass, allowing sufficient time for the crew to complete any necessary fuel-changeover operation as soon as possible after arrival at berth and as late as possible before departure.
Member States shall require the time of any fuel-changeover operation to be recorded in ships' logbooks.
2
Paragraph 1 shall not apply:
a
whenever, according to published timetables, ships are due to be at berth for less than two hours;
b
to ships which switch off all engines and use shore-side electricity while at berth in ports.
3
Member States shall ensure that marine gas oils are not placed on the market in their territory if the sulphur content of those marine gas oils exceeds 0,10 % by mass.