The International Maritime Organization (IMO) highlights a high request for amendments on fuel oil consumption Data Collection System (DCS) during ISWG-GHG 14.
MEPC 70 adopted the IMO ship fuel oil consumption system (IMO DCS) in October 2016, by resolution MEPC.278(70), consisting of requirements for ships to record and report their fuel oil consumption in order to inform future IMO measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships. The IMO DCS became effective on 1 March 2018, requiring from ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above to submit to their Administration annual reports on fuel oil consumption.
Information to IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database
- IMO number
- Period of calendar year covered
- Technical characteristics of the ship (ship type, gross tonnage, net tonnage, deadweight tonnage, power output of main and auxiliary engines)
- EEDI (if applicable)
- Ice class
- Fuel oil consumption, by fuel oil type, in metric tons and methods used for collecting fuel oil consumption data
- Distance travelled (over ground), hours underway
IMO ship fuel oil consumption Data Collection System (DCS)
The Group noted broad support within the Group for the inclusion of data on transport work and on enhanced level of granularity of reported data in the DCS. In view of its heavy workload, the Group recommended that further consideration of proposed draft amendments to the DCS should be undertaken (with a view to finalization) by the Working Group on Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency, which expected to be established during MEPC 80.
The draft amendments relate to MARPOL Annex VI Appendix IX on “Information to be submitted to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database” (relating to regulation 27).
