Marine Advisory: 20/2022 - Early Submission of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) Part III for Review and Verification

Subject: Early Submission of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) Part III for Review and Verification

Dear Shipowners/Operators and Masters,

Purpose

The purpose of this Marine Advisory is to remind shipowners of Regulation 26 (SEEMP) of the 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI, adopted by MEPC Resolution 328(76), which enters into force on 1 November 2022.

Background

After the end of calendar year 2023 and after the end of each following calendar year, each ship of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged on international voyages shall calculate the attained annual operational CII over a 12-month period from 1 January to 31 December for the preceding calendar year, using the fuel oil consumption data collected in accordance with regulation 27 of the 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI.

Requirements

On or before 1 January 2023, each ship of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged on international voyages shall keep on board a verified SEEMP Part III developed taking into account guidelines in MEPC Resolution 346(78), which shall include:

1. A description of the methodology that will be used to calculate the ship's attained annual operational CII required by regulation 28 of the 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI and the processes that will be used to report this value to the ship's Administration;
2. The required annual operational CII, as specified in regulation 28 of the 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI, for the next three years;
3. An implementation plan documenting how the required annual operational CII will be achieved during the next 3 years; and
4. A procedure for self-evaluation and improvement.

Shipowners and Operators, of ships with SEEMP Parts I and II already onboard their ships, are encouraged to submit their ships’ SEEMP Part III by 1 October 2022, or as soon thereafter as possible, for review and verification.to one of the authorized Classification Society Verifiers or non-Classification Society Verifiers listed in Appendix 1, that the Administration intends authorizing.

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Appendix 1

LIST OF AUTHORISED EU MRV & IMO DCS VERIFIERS