As informed by ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1245, 1259 and 1268, the Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI will enter into force on 1 November 2022. For ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above that are required to have a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)for which EEDI/EEXI regulation applies*), the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) rating system is applicable in addition to Data collection system for fuel oil consumption of ships (IMO DCS).

*) Bulk carrier, Gas carrier, Tanker, Containership, General cargo ship, Refrigerated cargo carrier, Combination carrier, Passenger ship, Ro-ro cargo ship (vehicle carrier), Ro-ro cargo ship, Ro-ro passenger ship and LNG carrier, and Cruise passenger ship

The CII rating system is a system that calculates Attained CII, which is the actual value for each year, calculated from the fuel consumption and voyage data collected based on the IMO DCS Data collection requirements, and evaluates the individual ship's rating comparing to Required CII for every year. Applied vessels shall have a SEEMP Part III by the end of 2022 and the same to be approved by the Flag State Administration or RO to obtain the Confirmation of Compliance (CoC) for SEEMP Part III and it shall be kept on-board.

ClassNK released new features in "ClassNK MRV Portal" on 2 August that will enable the clients to efficiently create and submit SEEMP Part III on "ClassNK MRV Portal", is a web platform for IMO DCS / EU / UK MRV verification services.
Please note that newly built vessels completed on or after 1 November 2022 shall have an approved SEEMP Part III at the time of delivery.

A detailed user guide is available on the ClassNK MRV Portal (Please refer to the screen shots below). Please visit our ClassNK MRV Portal to prepare and submit your SEEMP Part III.

The final deadline for obtaining approval for SEEMP Part III is 31 December 2022, but it is expected to be very crowded with the approval requests near the deadline, hence, please take an action as soon as possible.

If you have not yet registered your company and ships in MRV Portal, please take this opportunity to register your company and ships from the following page.
ClassNK MRV Portal introduction;
https://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/en/activities/portal/nk-mrvportal.html

(To be continued)