Notice of Prevention of Pollution from Ships Under the International Convention for the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships.

This Maritime Circular ratified by the Ghana Maritime Authority provides for restrictions on the use of open loop scrubbers. Compliance of the Regulation is obligatory for all ship owners, ship operators, ship managers, port operators and the shipping community. The text provides that the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas scrubbers in Ghanaian ports and territorial sea is prohibited. The text requires for use of compliant fuels for vessels fitted with hybrid scrubbers in order to protect the marine environment and ensure that ports and territorial waters are clean.