Restrictions for scrubber water discharge in Estonian waters

From: Hupkes Wijnstra, Sjoerd <[email protected]> Sent: 28. aprill 2015 10:17 To: [email protected] Subject: restrictions for scrubber water discharge in Estonian waters ? Attachments: Letter from Estonia concerning scrubber test exemptions.pdf Dear Mr. Sirol, dear Mr. Lõhmus, Via the Dutch flag state (see correspondence below) we received Estonia’s negative response to testing of the scrubber system on board our S­type vessels. As the answer relates to the testing of scrubbers, it remains unclear to us if it is allowed to operate an approved and certified scrubber in Estonian waters. As such we have some remaining questions, on which I hope you can give us an answer. (1) Is the discharge of scrubber wash water (from an approved and certified scrubber/which complies with the MEPC.184(59) Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems) prohibited in Estonian waters? a. If so, please refer to the law(s) and article(s) in which the discharge is prohibited. b. If so, please refer to the law(s) and articles(s) in which the borders of Estonian waters (or the waters were the prohibition applies) are defined. (2) If discharge is not prohibited, are there any legal requirements within the Estonian jurisdiction to the discharge of scrubber wash water, other than those stated in MEPC.184(59)? a. If so, please stipulate what these requirements are. b. If so, please refer to the law(s) and article(s) in which these requirements are stipulated. c. If so, please refer to the law(s) and articles(s) in which the borders of Estonian waters (or the waters were the restriction applies) are defined. Until today none of our vessels operating a scrubber has called an Estonian port, but I reckon this will occur in the foreseeable future as they are regularly trading in the Baltic sea. Your answers and guidance will therefore be highly appreciated. Thanks you beforehand. With kind regards, S.J. Hupkes Wijnstra, MSc (Mr.) Environmental Strategy Spliethoff Group Spliethoff ­ BigLift ­ Transfennica ­ SevenStar ­ Wijnne Barends' T +31 20 448 8430 M +31 6 1587 5276 E [email protected] I spliethoff.com ; bigliftshipping.com ; transfennica.com Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. is a private limited company having its principal place of business at Radarweg 36, 1042 AA Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Trade Register Nº 3056881 BigLift Shipping B.V. is a private limited company with its principal place of business at Radarweg 36, 1042 AA Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Trade register Nº 57163510. Oy Transfennica Ab is a private limited company with its principal place of business at Etelänranta 12, 00130 Helsinki, Finland. Trade register Nº 0202465­5. Wijnne & Barends' cargadoors­ en agentuurkantoren B.V. is a private limited company with its principal place of business at Handelskade Oost5, 9934 AR Delfzijl, the Netherlands. Trade register Nº 02300483. Confidentiality notice: The information contained in this message and any attachments is privileged and confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. From: Vink, M. (Meindert) ­ ILT [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:03 To: Hupkes Wijnstra, Sjoerd Cc: 'Bus, Ad' Subject: Exemptions Spliehof scrubbers Dear Sjoerd, Find herewith the answer (negatief) from Estonia concerning the testing of scrubber systems. This the formal answer on the notification I send to the countries concerned. Best Regards, Meindert C Vink Senior Adviseur ........................................................................ Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport / Scheepvaart Weena 723 | 3013AM | Rotterdam Ingang C 1e verdieping Postbus 16191 | 2500 BD | Den Haag ........................................................................ F 0102022400 M 0621206239 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <http://www.ilent.nl> Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het elektronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. .