CIGN 10/2023 Rev 1
Guidance Note
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To: SURVEYORS, OWNERS, COMPANY’S, MASTER’S AND CHIEF ENGINEERS ON ALL CAYMAN ISLANDS SHIPS AND YACHTS.
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Ship owners and masters, especially in the large yacht industry, have inadvertently purchased marine fuel oil which has been found not to meet the applicable international standards for marine fuel oil which has posed safety risks to personnel, the environment and fuel oil consuming machinery on board.
1.2 The purpose of this Guidance Note is to raise awareness of the requirements for conventional fuels1 used on board ships and yachts.
1.3 Full details of these requirements are given in the Annex to this Guidance Note (“the Annex”).