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Marine order 97—Marine pollution prevention—air pollution

Protecting the marine environment from air pollution.

Current	Marine Order 97 (Marine pollution prevention—air pollution) 2022
Commenced	1 January 2023
About	Marine order 97 sets out the requirements for the prevention of air pollution by vessels including: certification requirements reporting requirements incineration on board a vessel energy efficiency servicing and record keeping.
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Assistance and tools	Legislation and incorporated material Navigation Act 2012 Related content Air pollution Pollution response Marine pollution MARPOL and its implementation in Australia Marine notice 4/2019—Implementation of the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel requirement Marine notice 12/2022 — Requirements for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems in Australian Waters Applications Notice of alteration or damage to an Australian vessel – air pollution prevention (AMSA 253) Fuel oil non-availability report (FONAR) for entry into Australian waters (AMSA 1857)
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Reference	List of material referenced in this marine order: 2018 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships, International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution MEPC.308(73) 2015 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems, IMO resolution MEPC.259(68) International conventions and International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) NOx Technical Code, IMO resolution MEPC.177(58) Regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships (MARPOL Annex VI) (access, borrow or purchase) Regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil (MARPOL Annex I) (access, borrow or purchase) 2022 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Existing Ship Index (EEXI) IMO Resolution MEPC.350(78) 2013 Guidelines for calculation of reference lines for use with Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), IMO Resolution MEPC.231(65) 2022 Guidelines for the development of a ship energy efficiency management plan, IMO resolution MEPC.346(78)
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Last updated: 2 December 2022