Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued a publication to inform on the new requirements regarding SEEMP Part III Company Audits.
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).
According to LR, 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 ship on international voyages of 5,000 GT and above, subject to the operational carbon intensity (CII) requirements in MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 28.
