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The Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 22A on a data collection system for fuel oil consumption of ships were adopted at MEPC70 on 28 October 2016 and came into force on 1st March 2018 (IMO Resolution MEPC.278(70).
Three relevant guidelines and one circular have also been published:
All ships of 5000 GT or above performing international voyages regardless of Flag or country of ownership. Ships engaged on domestic voyages, ships not propelled by mechanical means and platforms, including FPSOs, FSUs and drilling rigs, are excluded.
Every ship must:
Only three parameters shall be monitored:
There are three acceptable fuel consumption monitoring methodologies:
Direct CO2 emission measurements may also be used.
There are five emissions sources for which fuel consumption shall be monitored for each type of fuel oil consumed, regardless of whether a ship is underway or not:
The SEEMP Part II has 9 sections:
The template of the SEEMP Part II is presented in the Appendix 1 of IMO Resolution MEPC.282(70).
EU MRV | IMO DCS | |
---|---|---|
Entry into force | 1st July 2015 | 1st March 2018 |
Scope | Ships above 5000 GT | Ships above 5000 GT |
Voyages to/from EEA Ports of Call | International Voyages | |
First Monitoring Period | 2018 | 2019 |
Procedures | Monitoring Plan (37 Sections) | Data Collection Plan (SEEMP Part II) (9 Sections) |
Compliance (Procedures) | Assessment Report (no need to be on-board) | Confirmation of Compliance (must be on-board) |
Reporting | Fuel consumption (port/sea) | Total fuel consumption |
Carbon emissions | Distance travelled | |
Transport work (Actual cargo carried) | Hours underway | |
Distance sailed | Design deadweight used as proxy | |
Time at sea excluding anchorage | ||
Verification | Independent accredited verifiers | Flag administrations or Authorized Organizations |
Compliance (Reporting) | Document of Compliance (June 2019) | Statement of Compliance (May 2020) |
Publication | Distinctive public database | Anonymous public database |
In the event of the transfer of a ship from one Administration to another, the ship shall on the day of completion of the transfer or as close as practical thereto report to the losing Administration or any duly authorized organization, the aggregated data for the period of the calendar year corresponding to that Administration, and, upon prior request of that Administration, the disaggregated data.
In the event of a change from one Company to another, the ship shall on the day of completion of the change or as close as practical thereto report to its Administration or any duly authorized organization, the aggregated data for the portion of the calendar year corresponding to the Company, and, upon request of its Administration, the disaggregated data.
The data shall be reported as per the standardized data reporting format laid out in Appendix 3 of IMO Resolution MEPC.282(70).
Deadweight means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship in water of relative density of 1025 kg/m3 at the summer load draught and the lightweight of the ship. The summer load draught should be taken as the maximum summer draught as certified in the stability booklet approved by the Administration or any duly authorized organization.
The format of the Confirmation of Compliance (COC) is laid out in the Annex of the IMO Circular MEPC.1/Circ.876.
The format of the Statement of Compliance (SOC) is laid out in the Appendix X of the IMO Resolution MEPC.278(70).
The daily fuel oil consumption data shall be reported as per the Appendix 1 of IMO Resolution MEPC.292(71).
The BDN summaries shall be reported as per the Appendix 2 of IMO Resolution MEPC.292(71).
This depends on the requirements of the Flag Administration.
A ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances, is required to undertake a single international voyage, may be exempted by the Administration from any of the requirements in chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI as per the IMO MEPC.1/Circ.863.
The Confirmation of Compliance (COC) will be issued by the Flag Administration or any duly authorized organization on its behalf.
The Statement of Compliance (SOC) will be issued by the Flag Administration or any duly authorized organization on its behalf.
According to Resolution MEPC.92(71), documentation to facilitate data verification may include the following :
In addition, a ship may also be requested to submit document needed to perform a more comprehensive review of the data in order to confirm the consistency of reported data and calculated values (including previous periods if applicable), the completeness of the data and its reliability and accuracy.
Who is authorized to perform review of DCP and verification of fuel oil consumption data?
The vessel’s Flag Administration or any duly authorized organization by it.
The DCP template provided by IMO is very similar to the MP template but only includes 9 procedures, most of which are the same as the procedures you can find in your MP. You may either prepare a separate DCP that is independent of the MP (and still re-use the procedures in the MP), or prepare a DCP that makes references to the relevant procedures of your MP.
If you plan to make references to the procedures within your approved MP in the DCP, the full MP must be included as an Annex to the SEEMP. More generally, make sure all documents referenced in the SEEMP Part II are available on-board during PSC inspections.
No, an on-board visit is not required.
An office visit may be required only if information and documents cannot be communicated by electronic means.
The DCP is a new statutory requirement and failure to present this document during PSC inspections may result in the detention of the vessel.
As per appendix IX of the IMO Resolution MEPC.278(70), the following information shall be submitted: