DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
Regulation relating to ship-to-ship oil cargo transfer operations between oil tankers (STS transfers) under the MARPOL 73/78 Convention was transposed into national legislation in Finland with the amendment to the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport, which entered into force on 1 July 2017. In addition to the requirements set in the MARPOL Convention, the Act lays down additional restrictions on STS transfers. STS transfers may only be carried out in port areas and in areas designated by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) in Finnish waters and Finland’s exclusive economic zone.
SCHEDULE
completed
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND FUNDING
Carried out as part of the staff’s official duties
MAIN IMPLEMENTING PARTY AND CONTACT
Transport administration
Laura Sarlin/Ministry of Transport and Communications and Vilja Klemola/Ministry of the Environment
Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport 1672/2009, Chapter 2a: Ship-to-ship oil cargo transfer operations: https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2009/en20091672.pdf