Jun. 18 2021 ships on the horizon Home Class & statutory Report of MEPC 76 meeting - 10 to 17 June 2021 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention GENERAL BWM Ballast Water Management IACS UI IGC Code LL Load-Lines MARPOL Annex I Oil Pollution MARPOL Annex VI Air Pollution Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI concerning mandatory goal-based technical and operational measures to reduce carbon intensity of shipping (EEXI and CII) have been adopted, as well as corresponding guidelines. A work plan for work on proposals for mid- and long-term measures has also been agreed. The MEPC 76 has been a meeting of great importance for the implementation of the IMO initial strategy for reduction of GHG. The following decision pertaining to this domain have been taken : MEPC 76 adopted : Resolution MEPC.xxx(76) amending MARPOL Annex VI concerning mandatory goal-based technical and operational measures to reduce carbon intensity of international shipping (EEXI and CII) (item 3) ; Following the work carried out by correspondence group and ISWG GHG 8, MEPC 76 has adopted technical guidelines supporting the EEXI framework: resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) (item 7.2); resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 Guidelines on survey and certification of the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) (item 7.2); resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 Guidelines on the shaft/engine power limitation system to comply with the EEXI requirements and use of a power reserve(item 7.2); MEPC 76, finalizing the draft technical guidelines supporting the CII framework, has adopted : resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 guidelines on operational carbon intensity indicators and the calculation methods (CII Guidelines, G1) (item 7.2); resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 guidelines on the reference lines for use with operational carbon intensity indicators (CII reference lines guidelines, G2) (item 7.2); resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 guidelines on the operational carbon intensity reduction factors relative to reference lines (CII reduction factor guidelines, G3) (item 7.2) ; resolution MEPC.xxx(76) - 2021 guidelines on the operational carbon intensity rating of ships (CII rating guidelines, G4) (item 7.2). MEPC 76 : reaffirmed, in line with the Procedure for assessing impacts on States of candidate measures (MEPC.1/Circ.885), keeping the implementation and impacts of the short-term measure under review, so that any necessary adjustments may be made (item 7.1) ; agreed that a lessons-learned exercise should be undertaken to draw lessons from the comprehensive impact assessment of the short-term measure for the conduct of future impact assessments (item 7.1); approved the work plan as set out in annex IV of this report, and requested ISWG-GHG 9 to use the work plan as a basis and a guidance for its further work on the consideration of concrete proposals for mid- and long-term measures (item 7.4). Due to lack of time, MEPC 76 could not finish the full consideration of the revised IMRB proposal and agreed that the discussion would be resumed at its next session (item 7.2). But it noted the proposal for a market-based measure based on a mandatory carbon levy and the diverging views expressed regarding the proposal, and agreed to further consider it, together with other future proposals for mid-term measures, at ISWG-GHG 9 and MEPC 77, in the context of phase I of the