Md. Code Regs. 26.11.20.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 18, September 6, 2024
A person or agent may not cause or permit the discharge of emissions from any ship in excess of the following limits:
| Operating Mode | Chart Number | Allowable Time |
| A. Underway, at berth, or at anchor | 20%-1 | No limit. |
| B. Soot blowing: (1) Underway within 1 mile (1.6 kilometer) of any shore | - | No soot blowing allowed. |
| (2) At berth or anchor: (a) Within first or last 24 hours of arrival or departure | - | No soot blowing allowed. |
| (b) Any other 24-hour period | No limit. | 15 minutes for each boiler in operation provided that no nuisance is created. |
| C. Cleaning and adjusting of combustion equipment while at berth or anchor | 40%-2 | Not to aggregate more than 4 minutes in any 60-minute period. |
| D. Start-up of cold boiler or engine | No limit | 5 consecutive minutes. |
| 60%-3 | 10 consecutive minutes additional. | |
| E. Anchoring, berthing, or other maneuvering requiring rapid changes in power | 80%-4 | No limit. |
| F. Upset/breakdown/emergency casualty or Coast Guard safety tests | No limit | No limit. The control officer shall be notified as to the reason for the excessive emissions. |
| G. Docktrials of new or rebuilt boilers or engines | No limit | No limit provided a nuisance is not created and the control officer has been notified before 3 p.m. the day before the docktrials are to be conducted. |
Md. Code Regs. 26.11.20.01
Regulations .01 amended as an emergency provision effective January 25, 1989 (16:3 Md. R. 338)
Regulations .01 recodified effective June 26, 1989 (16:10 Md. R. 1110)