As classification societies play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of ships, they often implement robust management systems to support their operations. These management systems .
Applicability: Shipowners, Ship Operators, Ship Managers and Ship Masters
To comply with MARPOL Annex VI, ships of 5,000 GT and above must have on board a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), Part III of which provides the information to assess the operational carbon intensity (CII) of the ship. Regulation 26.3.3 of Annex VI requires a SEEMP Part III to be subject to periodical company audits that should be undertaken at least every three years.
New requirements for company audits
The scope for such company audits has now been outlined in Resolution MEPC.347(78) – Guidelines for the Verification and Company Audits by the Administration of Part III of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).
Company audits are to be undertaken within a period of six months after the issue of the Statement of Compliance related to fuel oil consumption reporting and operational carbon intensity rating required by MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 6.6.4
To which companies do these audit requirements apply ?
Any company that operates a ship¹ on international voyages of 5,000 GT and above, subject to the operational carbon intensity (CII) requirements in MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 28.
How can CRS Class enable compliance ?
To support your company’s compliance with MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 26.3.3, CRS Class can act on behalf of the flag Administration to perform company audits irrespective of the ship’s classification society. CRS will issue a statement confirming that the periodical company audit has been conducted to demonstrate compliance with this requirement.
MLC Amendments Coming into Force from December 2024
GENEVA (ILO News) – It is now confirmed that the eight amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) adopted by the ILO in 2022 will come into force on 23 December 2024.
The 2022 amendments will ensure that:
IMO Resolution MARPOL Annexes I & V
Establishment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as Special Areas in respect to the discharge requirements of MARPOL Annex I and V.
Several States with coastlines bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Special Areas stated that adequate reception facilities (oily wastes and food waste) are provided in all ports and terminals within the said Special Areas. Consequently, MEPC 80 adopted resolutions MEPC.381(80) and MEPC.382(80) to establish that discharge requirements which shall take effect from 1 January 2025
