MEPC.337(76)

RESOLUTION MEPC.337(76)(adopted on 17 June 2021)2021 GUIDELINES ON THE REFERENCE LINES FOR USE WITH OPERATIONALCARBON INTENSITY INDICATORS(CII REFERENCE LINES GUIDELINES,G2)THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,RECALLING Article 38(a)of the Convention on the International Maritime Organizationconcerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee conferred upon itby international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,NOTING that it adopted,by resolution MEPC.328(76),the 2021 revised MARPOL Annex VI,whichis expected to enter into force on 1 November 2022 upon its deemed acceptance on 1 May 2022,NOTING IN PARTICULAR that the 2021 revised MARPOL Annex VI contains amendmentsconcerning mandatory goal-based technical and operational measures to reduce carbonintensity of international shipping,NOTING FURTHER that regulation 28.4 of MARPOL Annex VI requires reference lines to beestablished for each ship type to which regulation 28 is applicable,HAVING CONSIDERED,at its seventy-sixth session,draft 2021 Guidelines on the referencelines for use with operational carbon intensity indicators(Cll reference lines guidelines,G2),1ADOPTS the 2021 Guidelines on the reference lines for use with operational carbonintensity indicators(Cll reference lines guidelines,G2),as set out in the annex to the presentresolution:2INVITES Administrations to take the annexed Guidelines into account whendeveloping and enacting national laws which give force to and implement requirements setforth in regulation 28.4 of MARPOL Annex VI;3REQUESTS the Parties to MARPOL Annex VI and other Member Governments tobring the annexed Guidelines to the attention of masters,seafarers,shipowners,shipoperators and any other interested parties;AGREES to keep the Guidelines under review in light of experience gained with theirimplementation and in light of the review of Cll regulations to be completed by the Organizationby 1 January 2026 as identified in regulation 28.11 of MARPOL Annex VI.