【regulation】 REVISION OF SINGAPORE STANDARD FOR BUNKERING SS 600: 2022

Port Marine Circular No. 22 of 2022 "REVISION OF SINGAPORE STANDARD FOR BUNKERING SS 600: 2022" was issued by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on November 15.

As a result, after January 1, 2023, oil will be supplemented in accordance with the latest regulation, SS 600: 2022.

【Major Revisions】

1. Aligned with the latest published SS 648:2019 Code of practice for bunker mass
   flow metering and SS 660:2020 Code of practice for bunker cargo delivery from oil
   terminal to bunker tanker using mass flow meter.
2. Specified its use as a standard to be followed in the event of MFM metering system
   failure.※
3. Aligned the document structure to the updated ISO requirements
4. Updated Annex U on SBC terms and Annex T on Resolution of disputes by the
   Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA).

※ When a MFM metering system failure occurs onboard a bunker tanker, the bunker supplier or the craft operator is required to take the permission of MPA before proceeding to or complete an ongoing delivery in accordance with SS 600:2022. 

【Application date】

• From 1 Jan 2023

Please see attached for details.