1 An organizationfootnote duly authorized by a Party to MARPOL Annex VI, upon
receipt of reported data specified in appendix IX to MARPOL Annex VI,
pursuant to regulation 27 and regulation 28,footnote from a ship of 5,000 GT and above not flying the flag of a
Party to MARPOL Annex VI, may
determine whether the data has been collected, aggregated and reported in accordance
with the relevant regulations of MARPOL Annex VI and
guidelines developed by the Organization. If so, the organization duly authorized may
submit the data to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database via electronic
communication, separate from the submission of data on behalf of the authorizing Party,
or Parties, to MARPOL Annex VI, using
the standardized format as per appendix 3 and appendix 4 to the 2022 Guidelines for
the development of a ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) (2022 SEEMP
Guidelines) (resolution MEPC.346(78)) after attesting that the data has been verified in
accordance with regulation 27.7 of MARPOL Annex VI.
2 A non-Party, upon receipt of reported data specified in appendix IX to MARPOL Annex
VI, pursuant to regulation 27 and regulation 28, from a ship of 5,000 GT and
above, may determine whether the data has been collected, aggregated and reported in
accordance with the relevant regulations of MARPOL Annex VI and
guidelines developed by the Organization. If so, the non-Party may submit the data to
the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database via electronic communication, using the
standardized format as per appendix 3 and appendix 4 to the 2022 SEEMP Guidelines, after
attesting that the data has been verified in accordance with regulation 27.7 of MARPOL
Annex
VI.