1. SCOPE
This Newsletter aims to inform all interested parties about the publication of Maritime Circular – MC 155 26 by the St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry. The purpose of this Maritime Circular is establish a mandatory advance reporting requirement for ship to-ship (STS) operations involving the transfer of oil cargo between oil tankers flying the St. Kitts and Nevis flag.
This measure is adopted as part of the Administration’s oversight of STS activities and in support of international efforts to prevent unsafe, deceptive, illicit, or sanction-evasive maritime practices associated with the so-called “dark fleet” or “shadow fleet”.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Circular applies to oil tankers of 150 gross tonnage and above, registered under the St. Kitts and Nevis flag, engaged in ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operations involving oil cargo, regardless of location.
This Circular does not apply to:
- Oil transfer operations associated with fixed or floating platforms, including drilling rigs, FPSOs and FSUs used for offshore production or storage of oil.
- STS operations necessary for securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea, or for combating specific pollution incidents in order to minimize damage from pollution.
- STS operations involving warships, naval auxiliaries, or other ships owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service.
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