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shorepower -- 2017 Advisory for the At-Berth Regulation
Posted: 03 Nov 2016 14:22:30
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released an Advisory, effective January 1, 2017, for ocean-going vessel fleets and terminal operators subject to the At-Berth Regulation. The purpose of this Advisory is to inform affected vessel fleets and terminal operators as to how Air Resources Board (ARB) staff will proceed with enforcement of the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines Operated on Ocean Going Vessels At-Berth in a California Port(1) (At Berth Regulation), beginning January 1, 2017. The provisions in this Advisory will cover actions beginning January 1, 2017, and ending when ARB revokes this Advisory. ARB will evaluate eligibility for the flexibility provided in this Advisory on a case-by-case basis, as set forth below. As of January 1, 2017, this Advisory supersedes previous advisories (dated December 2013 and March 2015) regarding the At-Berth Regulation. Vessel fleet and terminal compliance plans for the 2017 calendar year may follow the guidance in this Advisory. The Advisory has been posted to the Shore Power website (available at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shorepower/forms/regulatoryadvisory2016/regulatoryadvisory110316.pdf). For further information on the At-Berth Regulation, please visit the website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shorepower/shorepower.htm If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Lynsay Carmichael, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 327-5784 or shorepower@arb.ca.gov. Background: In December 2007, the Air Resources Board approved the At-Berth Regulation. The purpose of the regulation is to reduce emissions from diesel auxiliary engines on container ships, passenger ships, and refrigerated-cargo ships while berthing at a California Port. The regulation provides two options to reduce at-berth emissions: 1) turn off auxiliary engines and connect the vessel to some other source of power; or 2) use alternative control technique(s) that achieve equivalent emission reductions. The At-Berth Regulation affects operators of container-ship or refrigerated-cargo-ship fleets whose vessels cumulatively make 25 or more visits annually to one affected California port, plus operators of passenger-ship fleets whose vessels cumulatively make five or more visits annually to one affected California port. The affected California ports are: the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Oakland, the Port of San Diego and the Port of San Francisco. (1) Section 93118.3, title 17, chapter 1, subchapter 7.5, California Code of Regulations (CCR) California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
