2.1 These guidelines should be applied in the
case of all new ships of types as listed in table 1 of appendix required
to comply with regulations on Energy Efficiency for Ships according
to regulation 21 of MARPOL Annex
VI.
2.2 Notwithstanding the above, these guidelines
should not be applied to the ships with un-conventional propulsion
system such as pod propulsion.
2.3 These guidelines are intended for ships in
unrestricted navigation; for other cases, the Administration should
determine appropriate guidelines, taking the operational area and
relevant restrictions into account.