Jun. 11 2022 Home Class & statutory Report of MEPC 78 meeting - 6 to 10 June 2022 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention AFS Anti Fouling System BWM Ballast Water Management IACS UI IBC Code MARPOL Annex VI Air Pollution Recycling of ships Greenhouse Gases Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types The MEPC 78 meeting was particularly awaited because the necessary guidelines for the application of the amendments to Annex VI of MARPOL on EEXI and CII were to be finally adopted on this occasion. The MEPC 78 meeting was particularly awaited because the necessary guidelines for the application of the amendments to Annex VI of MARPOL on EEXI and CII (item 7) were to be finally adopted on this occasion. This work had been amply prepared by the holding of the ISWG-GHG 12 whose minutes it may be interesting to refer to, in addition to reading this report. Thus were adopted or approved, as the case may be, the new versions of the following texts compared to the texts adopted by the MEPC 76: EEXI issues resolution MEPC.350(78) on 2022 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) ; resolution MEPC.351(78) on 2022 Guidelines on survey and certification of the attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) ; MEPC.1/Circ. 902 on Guidance on methods, procedures and verification of in-service performance measurements. Correction factors and voyage adjustments for CII MEPC.352(78) on 2022 Guidelines on Operational Carbon Intensity Indicators and the Calculation Methods (CII Guidelines, G1); MEPC.353(78) on 2022 Guidelines on the Reference Lines for use with Operational Carbon Intensity Indicators (CII Reference Lines Guidelines, G2); MEPC.354(78) on 2022 Guidelines on the Operational Carbon Intensity Rating of Ships (CII Rating Guidelines, G4); MEPC.355(78) on 2022 Interim Guidelines on Correction Factors and Voyage Adjustments for CII Calculations (CII Guidelines, G5). SEEMP issues MEPC.346(78) on 2022 Guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) ; MEPC.347(78) on Guidelines for the verification and company audits by the Administration of part III of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP). DCS guidelines MEPC.348(78) on 2022 Guidelines for Administration verification of ship fuel oil consumption data and operational carbon intensity ; MEPC.349(78) on 2022 Guidelines for the development and management of the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database MEPC 78 also marked an important milestone in the implementation of the IMO's Initial GHG Reduction Strategy Roadmap. MEPC 78 endorsed the conclusion of the ISWG-GHG 12 that it had finalized the consideration of the various proposals for mid-term measures under phase I of the Work plan for the development of mid-term measures and was now advancing to further development of a "basket of candidate mid-term measures" under phase II of the Work plan. This committee gave a lot of space to the discussions on the revision of the strategy, revision which must be recorded in 2023 during the MEPC 80. The principle of raising the level of ambition seems fairly widely accepted, but some delegations do not hesitate not to attach so many conditions to it that the scope and effectiveness of an increase in the objectives are still largely subject to caution. It must be emphasized that decision on Market based measures proposals, particularly proposal from industry for an IMRB/F has been one more time delay