6.1 Regulation 26.2 of MARPOL Annex VI specifies that, "in the
case of a ship of 5,000 gross tonnage and above, the SEEMP shall include a
description of the methodology that will be used to collect the data required by
regulation 27.1 of this Annex and the processes that will
be used to report the data to the ship's Administration". Part II of the SEEMP, the
Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Data Collection Plan (hereinafter referred to as "Data
Collection Plan") contains such methodology and processes.
6.2 With respect to Part II of the SEEMP, these Guidelines provide guidance for
developing a ship-specific method to collect, aggregate and report ship data with
regard to annual fuel oil consumption, distance travelled, hours under way and other
data required by regulation 27 of MARPOL Annex VI to be reported to the
Administration.
6.3 Pursuant to regulation 5.4.5 of MARPOL Annex VI, the Administration
should ensure that each covered ship's SEEMP complies with regulation 26.2 of MARPOL Annex VI prior to collecting any
data.