# Marpol ECA August 2012 restrictions

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/marpol-eca-august-2012-restrictions/6996>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [February 21, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/marpol-eca-august-2012-restrictions/6996 "2012-02-21T12:45:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bruppel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bruppel](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/bruppel)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/marpol-eca-august-2012-restrictions/6996/1 "2012-02-21T12:45:26Z")

</div>

Hey. With the new Annex VI Emission restrictions 200nm around the US. Is August 1st the date for all areas? And what are the exact fuel restrictions? Also will Low Emissions Fuel be available to commercial vessels in the Gulf??? Help on this topic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks