The purpose of these guidelines is to assist verifiers of
the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) of ships in conducting the
survey and certification of the EEDI, in accordance with regulations
5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of MARPOL Annex VI,
and assist shipowners, shipbuilders, manufacturers and other interested
parties in understanding the procedures for the survey and certification
of the EEDI.