In demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and within its remit as the Organization’s principal technical advisor, IACS will actively participate in the forthcoming 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) which will meet from 30 September to 4 October 2024.
Noting the work IACS Members undertake as recognized organizations of IMO Member States, verifying compliance of ships with IMO agreed requirements, and with a view to achieving clarity for all parties, IACS has submitted and co-sponsored the following documents:
MEPC 82/6/15 discusses the practical implications of implementing the amendments to Appendix IX of MARPOL Annex VI adopted during MEPC 81 concerning the information to be submitted to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database (IMO DCS). This document also outlines the understanding of IACS of the implementation of these amendments, as formalized in its unified interpretation MPC 131 (New, July 2024) which will enter into force on 1 November 2024 for flag States not objecting thereto;
MEPC 82/6/32 proposes consequential updates to the standardized data-reporting format for the data collection system and operational carbon intensity (Appendix 3 of the SEEMP Guidelines), seeking alignment with the amendments to Appendix IX of MARPOL Annex VI as adopted by resolution MEPC.385(81) and the amendments to the 2022 Guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) (resolution MEPC.346(78)), adopted by resolution MEPC.388(81);
MEPC 82/10/3 comments on the draft amendments to the NOx Technical Code 2008 on certification of an engine subject to substantial modification, as set out in annex 14 to document PPR 11/18/Add.1, and proposes further modifications thereto.
MEPC 82/16/3 proposes changes to the 2023 Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (resolution MEPC.379(80)) as a consequence of the introduction of controls on cybutryne in the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (AFS Convention) to clarify the relevant threshold in respect to cybutryne, when samples are directly taken from the hull or when samples are taken from wet paint containers.
