Rules revisited

摘要

Green shipping regulation is strongly featured in this issue of The Naval Architect with MAN Diesel & Turbos focus on Tier Ⅲ regulations in the Engine Technology feature and the Shipboard Water Treatment feature's look at the regulations governing the discharge of waste water. Both regulations came into force on 1 January this year, and these and other regulations are shaping the future composition of the maritime industry and the design of vessels that will come to operate within the rules. However, the implementation of some of this regulation has been less than ideal at times, resulting in much reflection at IMO and, in some instances, the intensification of criticisms of regulations as it became clear that the rules have not met the required standards.