MEPC.1-Circ.795-Rev.7？-？Unified？Interpretations？To？MARPOL？Annex？VI

INTERNATIONALEMARITIMEORGANIZATION4 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SRTelephone:+44(0)2077357611Fa:+44(0)2075873210MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.716 December 2022UNIFIED INTERPRETATIONS TO MARPOL ANNEX VI1The Marine Environment Protection Committee,at its seventy-ninth session(12 to 16 December 2022),approved unified interpretations to MARPOL Annex VI,whichincluded:.1extending the scope of the unified interpretation of regulation 18.3 ofMARPOL Annex VI concerning the use of biofuels to include synthetic fuels;clarifying the reporting of boil-off gas(BOG)consumed on board ships in theIMO Data Collection System (IMO DCS);3clarifying EEDI reporting requirements in regulation 22.3 of MARPOLAnnex VI;and.4issues related to the development and verification of the SEEMP and theissuance of the Statement of Compliance for Cll reporting.2The updated consolidated text of all existing unified interpretations toMARPOL Annex VI,including those set out in circular MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.6,are set out inthe annex.3 The regulation numbers in the annexed unified interpretations refer tothe 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI,as adopted by resolution MEPC.328(76),which enteredinto force on 1 November 2022.4Member Governments are invited to apply the annexed unified interpretations toMARPOL Annex VI,as appropriate,and bring them to the attention of all Parties concerned.Member Governments are also invited to note MEPC.1/Circ.897 setting outcross-reference tables between the 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI and the previousMARPOL Annex VI.6This circular revokes MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.6I:CIRCMEPC.1-Circ.795-Rev.7.docxNEW TECHNDLOGIESGREENERSHIPPING