Mepc 281

RESOLUTION MEPC.
281(70)
(Adopted on 28 October 2016)
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION OF THE ATTAINED
ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) FOR NEW SHIPS
(RESOLUTION MEPC.245(66), AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION MEPC.263(68))
RESOLUTION MEPC.281(70)
MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 1
ANNEX 9
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION

OF THE ATTAINED ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) FOR NEW SHIPS
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization

concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (the Committee)
conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution
from ships,
RECALLING ALSO that it adopted, by resolution MEPC.203(62), Amendments to the annex

of the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (inclusion of regulations
on energy efficiency for ships in MARPOL Annex VI),
NOTING that the aforementioned amendments to MARPOL Annex VI entered into force
on 1 January 2013,
NOTING ALSO that regulation 20 (Attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (attained EEDI))
of MARPOL Annex VI, as amended, requires that the EEDI shall be calculated taking into
account the guidelines developed by the Organization,
NOTING the 2012 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency
Design Index (EEDI) for new ships, adopted by resolution MEPC.212(63), and, the
amendments thereto, adopted by resolution MEPC.224(64),
NOTING FURTHER that it adopted, by resolution MEPC.245(66), the 2014 Guidelines on the
method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships, and
by resolution MEPC.263(68), amendments thereto,
RECOGNIZING that the aforementioned amendments to MARPOL Annex VI require relevant

guidelines for the smooth and uniform implementation of the regulations,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its seventieth session, proposed amendments to the 2014

Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)
for new ships, as amended,
1 ADOPTS amendments to the 2014 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the

attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships, as amended, as set out in the
annex to the present resolution;
2 INVITES Administrations to take the aforementioned amendments into account when

developing and enacting national laws which give force to and implement provisions set forth
in regulation 20 of MARPOL Annex VI, as amended;
https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 2
3 REQUESTS the Parties to MARPOL Annex VI and other Member Governments to

bring the amendments to the attention of shipowners, ship operators, shipbuilders, ship
designers and any other interested parties;
4 AGREES to keep these Guidelines, as amended, under review, in the light of

experience gained with their implementation.

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 3
ANNEX
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION

OF THE ATTAINED ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX (EEDI) FOR NEW SHIPS
1 The following text is added after 2.12.3 in the table of contents:
"2.12.4 fc bulk carriers designed to carry light cargoes; wood chip carriers"
2 Paragraph 2.1 is replaced with the following:
".1 CF is a non-dimensional conversion factor between fuel consumption

measured in g and CO2 emission also measured in g based on carbon
content. The subscripts ME(i) and AE(i) refer to the main and auxiliary engine(s)
respectively. CF corresponds to the fuel used when determining SFC listed
in the applicable test report included in a Technical File as defined in
paragraph 1.3.15 of NOX Technical Code ("test report included in a NOX
technical file" hereafter). The value of CF is as follows:
Lower CF
Carbon
Type of fuel Reference calorific value (t-CO2/t-
content
(kJ/kg) Fuel)
ISO 8217 Grades
1 Diesel/Gas Oil 42,700 0.8744 3.206
DMX through DMB
ISO 8217 Grades
2 Light Fuel Oil (LFO) 41,200 0.8594 3.151
RMA through RMD
3 Heavy Fuel Oil ISO 8217 Grades
40,200 0.8493 3.114
(HFO) RME through RMK
4 Liquefied Petroleum Propane 46,300 0.8182 3.000
Gas (LPG) Butane 45,700 0.8264 3.030
5 Liquefied Natural
48,000 0.7500 2.750
Gas (LNG)
6 Methanol 19,900 0.3750 1.375
7 Ethanol 26,800 0.5217 1.913
In case of a ship equipped with a dual-fuel main or auxiliary engine, the

CF-factor for gas fuel and the CF-factor for fuel oil should apply and be
multiplied with the specific fuel oil consumption of each fuel at the relevant
EEDI load point. Meanwhile, gas fuel should be identified whether it is
regarded as the "primary fuel" in accordance with the formula below:
ntotal
fDFgas = P total( i )
Vgas   gas  LCVgas  K gas
i 1

ngasfuel
 nLiquid 
P gasfuel( i )   Vliquid(i )  liquid(i )  LCVliquid(i )  K liquid(i )   Vgas   gas  LCVgas  K gas
i 1  i 1 
where,
fDFgas is the fuel availability ratio of gas fuel corrected for the power ratio of
gas engines to total engines, fDFgas should not be greater than 1;

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 4
Vgas is the total net gas fuel capacity on board in m3. If other arrangements,
like exchangeable (specialized) LNG tank-containers and/or arrangements
allowing frequent gas refuelling are used, the capacity of the whole LNG
fuelling system should be used for Vgas . The boil-off rate (BOR) of gas cargo
tanks can be calculated and included to Vgas if it is connected to the fuel gas
supply system (FGSS);
Vliquid is the total net liquid fuel capacity on board in m3 of liquid fuel tanks
permanently connected to the ship's fuel system. If one fuel tank is
disconnected by permanent sealing valves, Vliquid of the fuel tank can be
ignored;
 gas is the density of gas fuel in kg/m3;
liquid is the density of each liquid fuel in kg/m3;
LCVgas is the low calorific value of gas fuel in kJ/kg;
LCVliquid is the low calorific value of liquid fuel in kJ/kg;
Kgas is the filling rate for gas fuel tanks;
K liquid is the filling rate for liquid fuel tanks;
Ptotal is the total installed engine power, PME and PAE in kW;
Pgasfuel is the dual fuel engine installed power, PME and PAE in kW;
.1 If the total gas fuel capacity is at least 50% of the fuel capacity
dedicated to the dual fuel engines , namely fDFgas ≥ 0.5, then gas fuel
is regarded as the "Primary fuel," and fDFgas = 1 and fDFliquid = 0 for
each dual fuel engine.
.2 If fDFgas < 0.5, gas fuel is not regarded as the "primary fuel." The CF
and SFC in the EEDI calculation for each dual fuel engine (both
main and auxiliary engines) should be calculated as the weighted
average of CF and SFC for liquid and gas mode, according to fDFgas
and fDFliquid, such as the original item of PME(i)·CFME(i) ·SFCME(i) in the
EEDI calculation is to be replaced by the formula below.
PME(i)·(fDFgas(i)·(CFME pilot fuel(i) ·SFCME pilot fuel(i) + CFME gas(i) ·SFCME gas(i))
+ fDFliquid(i)·CFME liquid(i) ·SFCME liquid(i)) "
3 The following sentences are added at the end of existing paragraph 2.7.1:
"Reference lower calorific values of additional fuels are given in the table in
paragraph 2.1 of these Guidelines. The reference lower calorific value corresponding
to the conversion factor of the respective fuel should be used for calculation."

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 5
4 A new paragraph 2.12.4 is added after the existing paragraph 2.12.3 as follows:
".4 For bulk carriers having R of less than 0.55 (e.g. wood chip carriers), the
following cubic capacity correction factor, fc bulk carriers designed to carry
light cargoes, should apply:
fc bulk carriers designed to carry light cargoes = R -0.15
where: R is the capacity ratio of the deadweight of the ship (tonnes) as

determined by paragraph 2.4 divided by the total cubic capacity of the cargo
holds of the ship (m3)."
5 Appendix 4 is replaced with the following:
"APPENDIX 4
EEDI CALCULATION EXAMPLES FOR USE OF DUAL FUEL ENGINES
Case 1: Standard Kamsarmax ship, one main engine (MDO), standard auxiliary
engines (MDO), no shaft generator:
AE for MDO
MDO TANK HFO TANK

1 4
2
ME for MDO 9930kW
S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

1 MCRME MCR rating of main engine kW 9930
2 Capacity Deadweight of the ship at summer load draft DWT 81200
3 Vref Ships speed as defined in EEDI regulation kn 14
4 PME 0.75 x MCRME kW 7447.5
5 PAE 0.05 x MCRME kW 496.5
6 CFME CF factor of Main engine using MDO - 3.206
7 CFAE CF factor of Auxiliary engine using MDO - 3.206
8 SFCME Specific fuel consumption of at PME g/kWh 165
9 SFCAE Specific fuel consumption of at PAE g/kWh 210
((PMExCF ME x SFCME)+(PAE x CFAE x SFCAE)) / (vref
10 EEDI x Capacity) gCO2/tnm 3.76
Case 2: LNG is regarded as the "primary fuel" if dual-fuel main engine and dual-fuel
auxiliary engine (LNG, pilot fuel MDO; no shaft generator) are equipped with bigger
LNG tanks

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 6
LNG TANK
AE for DF 3100 cu.m
MDO TANK HFO TANK

2
1 4
400 cu.m 1200 cu.m
ME for Dual Fuel 9930kW

4 PME 0.75 x MCRME kW 7447.5
6 CFPilotfuel CF factor of pilot fuel for dual fuel ME using MDO - 3.206
7 CFAE Plilotfuel CF factor of pilot fuel for Auxiliary engine using MDO - 3.206
8 CFLNG CF factor of dual fuel engine using LNG - 2.75
Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel ME at
9 SFCMEPilotfuel PME g/kWh 6
Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel AE at
10 SFCAE Pilotfuel PAE g/kWh 7
11 SFCME LNG Specific fuel consumption of ME using LNG at PME g/kWh 136
12 SFCAE LNG Specific fuel consumption of AE using LNG at PAE g/kWh 160
13 VLNG LNG tank capacity on board m3 3100
14 VHFO Heavy fuel oil tank capacity on board m3 1200
15 VMDO Marine diesel oil tank capacity on board m3 400
16  LNG Density of LNG kg/m3 450
17  HFO Density of heavy fuel oil kg/m3 991
18  MDO Density of Marine diesel oil kg/m3 900
19 LCVLNG Low calorific value of LNG kJ/kg 48000
20 LCVHFO Low calorific value of heavy fuel oil kJ/kg 40200
21 LCVMDO Low calorific value of marine diesel oil kJ/kg 42700
22 KLNG Filling rate of LNG tank - 0.95
23 KHFO Filling rate of heavy fuel tank - 0.98
24 KMDO Filling rate of marine diesel tank - 0.98
PME  PAE V LNG   LNG  LCV LNG  K LNG
25 fDFgas  - 0.5068
PME  PAE V HFO   HFO  LCV HFO  K HFO  V MDO   MDO  LCV MDO  K MDO  V LNG   LNG  LCV LNG  K LNG
(PME x (CF Pilotfuel x SFCME Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCME LNG ) +

26 EEDI PAE x (CF Pilotfuel x SFCAE Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCAE LNG)) / gCO2/tnm 2.78
(Vref x Capacity)

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 7
Case 3: LNG is not regarded as the "primary fuel" if dual-fuel main engine and dual-fuel
auxiliary engine (LNG, pilot fuel MDO; no shaft generator) are equipped with smaller
LNG tanks
AE for DF LNG TANK

600 cu.m
MDO TANK HFO TANK

2
1 4
400 cu.m 1200 cu.m

4 PME 0.75 x MCRME kW 7447.5
9 CFMDO CF factor of dual fuel ME/AE engine using MDO - 3.206
Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel ME at
10 SFCMEPilotfuel PME g/kWh 6
Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel AE at
11 SFCAE Pilotfuel PAE g/kWh 7
12 SFCME LNG Specific fuel consumption of ME using LNG at PME g/kWh 136
Specific fuel consumption of dual fuel ME using MDO at
14 SFCME MDO PME g/kWh 165
Specific fuel consumption of dual fuel AE using MDO at
15 SFCAE MDO PAE g/kWh 187

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 8

PME  PAE V LNG   LNG  LCV LNG  K LNG
29 fDFgas  - 0.1261
PME  PAE V HFO   HFO  LCV HFO  K HFO  V MDO   MDO  LCV MDO  K MDO  V LNG   LNG  LCV LNG  K LNG
30 fDFliquid 1- fDFgas - 0.8739

(PME x (fDFgas x (CF Pilotfuel x SFCME Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCME
LNG ) + fDFliquid xCFMDO x SFCME MDO) + PAE x(fDFgas x
31 EEDI gCO2/tnm 3.61
(CFAE Pilotfuel x SFCAE Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCAE LNG)+fDFliquid
xCFMDO x SFCAE MDO)) / (vref x Capacity)
Case 4: One dual-fuel main engine (LNG, pilot fuel MDO) and one main engine (MDO)
and dual-fuel auxiliary engine (LNG, pilot fuel MDO, no shaft generator) which LNG
could be regarded as "primary fuel" only for the dual-fuel main engine.
LNG TANK
AE for DF 1000 cu.m
MDO TANK HFO TANK

2
1 4
400 cu.m 1200 cu.m
ME for MDO 5000kW

1 MCRMEMDO MCR rating of main engine using only MDO kW 5000
2 MCRMELNG MCR rating of main engine using dual fuel kW 4000
4 Vref Ships speed kn 14
5 PMEMDO 0.75 x MCRMEMDO kW 3750
6 PMELNG 0.75 x MCRMELNG kW 3000
7 PAE 0.05 x (MCRMEMDO + MCRMELNG) kW 450
12 SFCMEPilotfuel Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel ME at PME g/kWh 6
13 SFCAE Pilotfuel Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel AE at PAE g/kWh 7
14 SFCDF LNG Specific fuel consumption of dual fuel ME using LNG at PME g/kWh 158
16 SFCME MDO Specific fuel consumption of single fuel ME at PME g/kWh 180

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 9

28 KMDO Filling rate of Lmarine diesel tank - 0.98
PMEMDO  PMELNG  PAE VLNG  LNG  LCVLNG  K LNG
29 fDFgas  - 0.5195
PMELNG  PAE V HFO   HFO  LCVHFO  K HFO  V MDO   MDO  LCVMDO  K MDO  VLNG  LNG  LCVLNG  K LNG
(PMELNG x (CF Pilotfuel x SFCME Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCDF LNG ) +
30 EEDI PMEMDO x CF MDO x SFCME MDO + PAE x (CFAE Pilotfuel x gCO2/tnm 3.28
SFCAE Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCAE LNG)) / (vref x Capacity)
Case 5: One dual-fuel main engine (LNG, pilot fuel MDO) and one main engine (MDO)
and dual-fuel auxiliary engine (LNG, pilot fuel MDO, no shaft generator) which LNG
could not be regarded as "primary fuel" for the dual- fuel main engine.
LNG TANK
AE for DF 600 cu.m
MDO TANK HFO TANK

2
1 4
400 cu.m 1200 cu.m
ME for MDO 5000kW

1 MCRMEMDO MCR rating of main engine using only MDO kW 5000
2 MCRMELNG MCR rating of main engine using dual fuel kW 4000
4 Vref Ships speed kn 14
5 PMEMDO 0.75 x MCRMEMDO kW 3750
6 PMELNG 0.75 x MCRMELNG kW 3000
7 PAE 0.05 x (MCRMEMDO + MCRMELNG) kW 450
12 SFCMEPilotfuel Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel ME at PME g/kWh 6
13 SFCAE Pilotfuel Specific fuel consumption of pilot fuel for dual fuel AE at PAE g/kWh 7

MEPC 70/18/Add.1
Annex 9, page 10

14 SFCDF LNG Specific fuel consumption of dual fuel ME using LNG at PME g/kWh 158
16 SFCDF MDO Specific fuel consumption of dual fuel ME using MDO at PME g/kWh 185
17 SFCME MDO Specific fuel consumption of single fuel ME at PME g/kWh 180
18 SFCAE MDO Specific fuel consumption of AE using MDO at PAE g/kWh 187
PMEMDO  PMELNG  PAE VLNG  LNG  LCVLNG  K LNG
31 fDFgas  - 0.3462
PMELNG  PAE V HFO   HFO  LCVHFO  K HFO  V MDO   MDO  LCVMDO  K MDO  VLNG  LNG  LCVLNG  K LNG
32 fDFliquid 1- fDFgas - 0.6538

(PMELNG x (fDFgas x (CF Pilotfuel x SFCME Pilotfuel + CF LNG x
SFCDF LNG ) + fDFliquid x CFMDO x SFCDF MDO))+ PMEMDO x CF MDO x
33 EEDI SFCME MDO + PAE x (fDFgas x (CFAE Pilotfuel x SFCAE Pilotfuel + gCO2/tnm 3.54
CF LNG x SFCAE LNG) + fDFliquid xCFMDO x SFCAE MDO )) / (vref x
Capacity)
"
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RESOLUTION MEPC.

AMENDMENTS TO THE 2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,

RECALLING article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization

RECALLING ALSO that it adopted, by resolution MEPC.203(62), Amendments to the annex

RECOGNIZING that the aforementioned amendments to MARPOL Annex VI require relevant

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its seventieth session, proposed amendments to the 2014

1 ADOPTS amendments to the 2014 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the

2 INVITES Administrations to take the aforementioned amendments into account when

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

3 REQUESTS the Parties to MARPOL Annex VI and other Member Governments to

4 AGREES to keep these Guidelines, as amended, under review, in the light of

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

AMENDMENTS TO THE 2014 GUIDELINES ON THE METHOD OF CALCULATION

1 The following text is added after 2.12.3 in the table of contents:

2 Paragraph 2.1 is replaced with the following:

".1 CF is a non-dimensional conversion factor between fuel consumption

In case of a ship equipped with a dual-fuel main or auxiliary engine, the

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

 gas is the density of gas fuel in kg/m3;

liquid is the density of each liquid fuel in kg/m3;

LCVgas is the low calorific value of gas fuel in kJ/kg;

LCVliquid is the low calorific value of liquid fuel in kJ/kg;

Kgas is the filling rate for gas fuel tanks;

K liquid is the filling rate for liquid fuel tanks;

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

fc bulk carriers designed to carry light cargoes = R -0.15

where: R is the capacity ratio of the deadweight of the ship (tonnes) as

5 Appendix 4 is replaced with the following:

EEDI CALCULATION EXAMPLES FOR USE OF DUAL FUEL ENGINES

MDO TANK HFO TANK

ME for MDO 9930kW

S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

MDO TANK HFO TANK

400 cu.m 1200 cu.m

ME for Dual Fuel 9930kW

S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

(PME x (CF Pilotfuel x SFCME Pilotfuel + CF LNG x SFCME LNG ) +

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

AE for DF LNG TANK

MDO TANK HFO TANK

400 cu.m 1200 cu.m

ME for Dual Fuel 9930kW

S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

30 fDFliquid 1- fDFgas - 0.8739

MDO TANK HFO TANK

400 cu.m 1200 cu.m

ME for MDO 5000kW

ME for Dual Fuel 4000kW

S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

https://edocs.imo.org/Final Documents/English/MEPC 70-18-ADD.1 (E).docx

S/N Parameter Formula or Source Unit Value

MDO TANK HFO TANK

400 cu.m 1200 cu.m

ME for MDO 5000kW