IMO adopted the amendments to MARPOL Annex Ⅵ requiring mandatory fuel oil consumption data collection system(DCS) and 2016 guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan(SEEMP) at MEPC 70th session held from 24 to 28 October.
According to the amendments, on or before 31 December 2018, each ship of 5,000 GT and above shall revise the SEEMP to include contents related to the IMO data collection system taking into consideration amendments of the SEEMP guidelines (PART II) and, from calendar year 2019, collect the data in accordance with methodology specified in the SEEMP for each subsequent calendar year, and report aggregated data to its Administration or any organization duly authorized by it for verification, using a standardized data reporting format in the SEEMP guidelines within three months after the end of each calendar year.
Ship owner, builders and related stakeholders are kindly invited to pay full attention to implement this amdments accordingly taking into consideration this technical information.
General Manager of
Machinery Technology Research Team
