1 From calendar year 2019, each ship of 5,000 gross tonnage and above shall
collect the data specified in appendix IX to this Annex, for that and each subsequent calendar
year or portion thereof, as appropriate according to the methodology included in the
SEEMP.
2 Except as provided for in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this regulation, at
the end of each calendar year, the ship shall aggregate the data collected in that
calendar year or portion thereof, as appropriate.
3 Except as provided for in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this regulation, within
three months after the end of each calendar year, the ship shall report to its
Administration or any organization duly authorized by it,footnote the aggregated value for each datum specified in appendix IX to
this Annex, via electronic communication and using a standardized format to be developed
by the Organization.footnote
4 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 organization duly authorized by itfootnote, the aggregated data for the period of the calendar year
corresponding to that Administration, as specified in appendix IX to
this Annex and, upon prior request of that Administration, the disaggregated data.
5 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 organization duly authorized by it,footnote the aggregated data for the portion of the calendar year
corresponding to the company, as specified in appendix IX to
this Annex and, upon request of its Administration, the disaggregated data.
6 In the event of change from one Administration to another and from one
company to another concurrently, paragraph 4 of this regulation shall apply.
7 The data shall be verified according to procedures established by the
Administration, taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization.footnote
8 Except as provided for in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this regulation, the
disaggregated data that underlies the reported data noted in appendix IX to
this Annex for the previous calendar year shall be readily accessible for a period of
not less than 12 months from the end of that calendar year and be made available to the
Administration upon request.
9 The Administration shall ensure that the reported data noted in appendix IX to
this Annex by its registered ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above are transferred to
the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database via electronic communication and using a
standardized format to be developed by the Organization not later than one month after
issuing the Statements of Compliance of these ships.
10 On the basis of the reported data submitted to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil
Consumption Database, the Secretary-General of the Organization shall produce an annual
report to the Marine Environment Protection Committee summarizing the data collected,
the status of missing data, and such other relevant information as may be requested by
the Committee.
11 The Secretary-General of the Organization shall grant the Administration
of a ship to which regulation 28 of this Annex applies access to all the reported data for all
the preceding calendar year in the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database for that
ship.
12 The Secretary-General of the Organization shall maintain an anonymized
database such that identification of a specific ship will not be possible. Parties shall
have access to the anonymized data strictly for their analysis and consideration.
13 The IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database shall be undertaken and
managed by the Secretary-General of the Organization, pursuant to guidelines to be
developed by the Organization.