WorkBoat.com Announces Free Webinar on March 2 Focusing on "International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Certificate: A USCG Perspective"; Webinar is Part of SE Section of SNAME Conference

    PORTLAND, ME, February 25, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Certificate must be obtained, and maintained, by all U.S. and foreign flag vessels over 400 Gross Tons operating in U.S. Waters. New requirements are now being field tested by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Environmental Protection Agency.

This timely topic will be subject of a free WorkBoat.com Webinar on Wednesday, March 2, from 10:45 am - Noon EST, 9:45 am - 11 am CST. Participants will include Paul Bates, Chief of Inspections, USCG Sector Miami, and a representative from Det Norske Veritas, a classification society organized for "safeguarding life, property and the environment."

This Workboat Webinar is part of a larger face-to-face conference presented by the Southeast Section of the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers and hosted by ABB Turbocharging Miami Station. The purpose of the conference is to offer an update on the current status of the IAPP implementation in the U.S. The WorkBoat Webinar will focus on the USCG perspective of this regulation.

The new rules significantly impact vessel design and operations and govern emissions of ozone depleting substances, engine emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, incinerators, Emission Control Areas (ECA) and requirements for Signatory Parties to maintain reception facilities for ozone depleting substances and exhaust gas cleaning residues and promote the availability of compliant fuel oils.

The U. S. Congress only ratified the MARPOL Annex VI on October 8, 2008 and it went into effect for US vessels and foreign flag vessels operating in U.S. waters on January 8, 2009. Field implementation is happening now and the USCG and the EPA are striving to bring these new requirements to the attention of the marine industry.

To register for this free webinar, please visit www.workboat.com.

The webinar is presented as a part of the WorkBoat Professional Series and is designed to keep the commercial marine business community on top of what's going on in the industry today and what's in store for the future. WorkBoat.com is the largest commercial marine member-supported website, with over 17,000 members.

For further information, visit http://www.workboat.com.

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