Superseded by MEPC.308(73)

 

MEPC.1/Circ.866

30 January 2017

 

2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION OF THE ATTAINED ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) FOR NEW SHIPS, AS AMENDED (RESOLUTION MEPC.245(66), AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS MEPC.263(68) AND MEPC.281(70))

 

1          The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its seventieth session (24 to 28 October 2016), adopted resolution MEPC.281(70) on Amendments to the 2014 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained EEDI for new ships (resolution MEPC.245(66), as amended by resolution MEPC.263(68)) (MEPC 70/18, paragraph 5.69).

 

2          A consolidated text of the Guidelines, as requested by the Committee (MEPC 70/18, paragraph 5.69), is set out in the annex.

 

3          Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed 2014 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained EEDI for new ships, as amended by resolutions MEPC.263(68) and MEPC.281(70), to the attention of Administrations, industry, relevant shipping organizations, shipping companies and other stakeholders concerned.

 

ANNEX

 

2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION OF THE ATTAINED ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) FOR NEW SHIPS, AS AMENDED

 

CONTENTS

 

1          Definitions

 

2          Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), including equation

 

2.1       C_F ; Conversion factor between fuel consumption and CO₂ emission

 

2.2       V_ref ; Ship speed

 

2.3       Capacity

 

2.3.1    Bulk carriers, tankers, gas carriers, LNG carriers, ro-ro cargo ships (vehicle carriers), ro-ro cargo ships, ro-ro passenger ships, general cargo ships, refrigerated cargo carrier and combination carriers

 

2.3.2    Passenger ships and cruise passenger ships

 

2.3.3    Containerships

 

2.4       Deadweight

 

2.5       P ; Power of main and auxiliary engines

 

2.5.1    P_ME ;    Power of main engines

 

2.5.2    P_PTO ;   Shaft generator

 

2.5.3    P_PTI ;    Shaft motor

 

2.5.4    P_eff ;     Output of innovative mechanical energy efficient technology

 

2.5.5    P_AEeff ; Auxiliary power reduction

 

2.5.6    P_AE ;     Power of auxiliary engines

 

2.6       V_ref, Capacity and P

 

2.7       SFC ; Specific fuel consumption

 

2.8       f_j ; Correction factor for ship specific design elements

 

2.8.1    f_j ;        Ice-class ships

 

2.8.2    f_j ;        Shuttle tankers

 

2.8.3    f_jroro ;    Ro-ro cargo and ro-ro passenger ships

 

2.8.4    f_j ;        General cargo ships

 

2.8.5    f_j ;        Other ship types

 

2.9       f_w ; Weather factor

 

2.10     f_eff ; Availability factor of innovative energy efficiency technology

 

2.11     f_i ; Capacity factor

 

2.11.1  f_i ;        Ice-class ships

 

2.11.2  f_i ;        Ship specific voluntary structural enhancement

 

2.11.3  f_i ;        Bulk carriers and oil tankers under Common Structural Rules (CSR)

 

2.11.4  f_i ;        Other ship types

 

2.12     f_c ; Cubic capacity correction factor

 

2.12.1  f_c ;        Chemical tankers