FONAR: Fuel Oil Non-Availability Report

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If a ship simply cannot obtain compliant fuel oil, they can complete a fuel oil availability report (FONAR). This can be considered of port state control, but it is not an exemption.

1. It is the key to the authorities to know reason for the unavailability of compliant fuel and for a ship not having a compliant fuel oil.

2. It will also be a key document for the IMO to monitor the availability of compliant fuel (as member states are to upload FONAR to online for IMO.

FONAR contains:

1. Ship name, flag, IMO number (ship particular).

2. Copy of ship voyage plan.

3. Date, time and location when first received notice of prepared voyage plan.

4. Description of an attempt to achieve compliant fuel oil.

5. Description why compliant fuel oil was not available.

6. Details of any FONAR submitted last 12 months.

7. Company information.

8. Key contact information for the master, ship operator, ship agent and ship owner.

* FONAR should be submitted as soon as possible that compliant fuel oil will not be available should kept at least 36 months of FONAR report.