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Revoked by MEPC.348(78)

This document has been revoked by resolution MEPC.348(78)

RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,

RECALLING ALSO that it adopted, by resolution MEPC.203(62), amendments to the annex of the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (inclusion of regulations on energy efficiency for ships in MARPOL Annex VI),

NOTING that the aforementioned amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, which included a new chapter 4 on regulations on energy efficiency for ships in the Annex, entered into force on 1 January 2013,

NOTING ALSO that it adopted, by resolution MEPC.278(70), amendments to MARPOL Annex VI related to the data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption which are expected to enter into force on 1 March 2018 upon their deemed acceptance on 1 September 2017,

NOTING FURTHER that regulation 22A.7 of MARPOL Annex VI requires that ship fuel oil consumption data shall be verified according to procedures established by the Administration, taking into account guidelines developed by the Organization,

RECOGNIZING that the aforementioned amendments to MARPOL Annex VI require relevant guidelines for uniform and effective implementation of the regulations and to provide sufficient lead time for industry to prepare,

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its seventy-first session, draft 2017 Guidelines for Administration verification of ship fuel oil consumption data,

1 ADOPTS the 2017 Guidelines for Administration verification of ship fuel oil consumption data (the 2017 Guidelines), as set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2 INVITES Administrations to take the annexed 2017 Guidelines into account when developing and enacting national laws which give force to and implement requirements set forth in regulation 22A of MARPOL Annex VI, as amended;

3 REQUESTS the Parties to MARPOL Annex VI and other Member Governments to bring the annexed 2017 Guidelines to the attention of masters, seafarers, shipowners, ship operators and any other interested parties;

4 AGREES to keep the 2017 Guidelines under review in light of experience gained with their implementation.

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.292(71) - 2017 Guidelines for Administration Verification of Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Data
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