MPC98(Jan 2012)“Time of the Replacement or Addition” for the Applicable Tier StandardFor the Supplement to the IAPP CertificateMARPOL Annex VI RegulationReg 13.2.2 For a major conversion involving the replacement of a marine diesel engine with a non-identical marine diesel engine or the installation of an additional marine diesel engine, the standards in this regulation in force at the time of the replacement or addition of the engine shall apply.InterpretationThe time of the replacement or addition of the engine is to be taken as the date of:a. the contractual delivery date of the engine to the ship*; orin the absence of a contractual delivery date, the actual delivery date of the engine to the ship*, provided that the date is confirmed by a delivery receipt; orb. in the event the engine is fitted onboard and tested for its intended purpose on or after 1 July 2016, the actual date that the engine is tested onboard for its intended purpose applies in determining the standards in this regulation in force at the time of the replacement or addition of the engine.The date in a), b) or c), provided the conditions associated with those dates apply, is the *Date of major conversion - According to Reg. 13.2.2” to be entered in the IAPPC Supplement.In this case the Date of installation”，which applies only for identical replacement engines, shall be filled in with NA”If the engine is not tested before 1 July 2016 due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the ship owner, then the provisions of unforeseen delay in delivery may be considered by the Administration in a manner similar to MARPOL Annex I UI4.Footnote:*) The engine is to be fitted onboard and tested for its intended purpose before 1 July 2016.Note1. This Ul is to be uniformly applied by IACS Societies to IAPP Certificates which are newly issued on or after 1 January 2013. Existing IAPP Certificates onboard are valid until their expiry.End of Document