Ship Type: Passenger ships with building contract or keel-laid ≥01/01/2019 or delivered ≥01/01/2021

Amendments to MARPOL Annex IV – Prevention of Sewage Pollution, establishment of discharge compliance dates

Discharge compliance dates are established for the Baltic Sea Special Area on 1^st June 2019 for new passenger ships and on 1^st June 2021 for existing passenger ships with one exception – existing passenger ships which proceed directly to ports under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation within the Baltic Sea Special Area and leaving the special area without making any other port calls within the special area shall comply on 1^st June 2023.