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Two expert groups have been set up under the umbrella of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF).
A series of documents prepared by experts gathered under two subgroups established under the umbrella of the "European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)": the subgroup on monitoring of cargo and monitoring methods and rules and the subgroup on verification rules and accreditation of verifiers. These two MRV subgroups gathered for the period June 2015 to May 2017 in order to provide technical expertise for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (the MRV Shipping Regulation).
They have identified guidance best practices in the following areas relevant for the implementation of the MRV Shipping Regulation. Preparation of Monitoring Plans by companies;
- Preparation of monitoring plans by companies
- Monitoring and reporting of fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and other relevant parameters;
- Assessment of monitoring plans by verifiers;
- Backward assessment of monitoring plans;
- Use of external ship tracking data by verifiers;
- Materiality and sampling;
- Verification of emissions reports by verifiers;
- Recommendations for improvements issued by verifiers;
- Assessment of verifiers by National Accreditation Bodies in order to issue an accreditation certificate;
- Dealing with situations where the accreditation is suspended or withdrawn close to the planned issuing date of the Document of Compliance (DOC) by the verifier.
The substance of these guidance best practices document was unanimously endorsed by the representatives of the ESSF Plenary by written procedure ending on 30th of June 2017.
Subgroup on verification and accreditation
Meeting of 17 May 2017
- Agenda
- Guidance use of AIS
- Guidance assessment of MP by verifiers
- Examples verification activities
- Guidance backward assessment of MP
- Guidance materiality sampling
- Guidance recommendations improvement
- Guidance Acceditation administrative measures adopted by NABs
- Guidance Accreditation assessment of verifiers initial part of the process
Meeting of 28 June 2016
Meeting of 25 May 2016
Meeting of 5-6 April 2016
Meeting of 20-21 January 2016
- Agenda
- Agenda
- Automated Systems, Data Exchange Formats including Electronic Templates
- Monitoring Plan
- Verification Procedures and Accreditation of Verifiers - Day 1
- Verification Procedures and Accreditation of Verifiers - Day 2
Meeting of 28 October 2015
Meeting of 7 July 2015
- Agenda
- Objectives and schedule
- Verification and accreditation
- Verification procedures and accreditation of verifiers
- Ship Tracking Data
Subgroup on monitoring and reporting
Meeting of 17 mai 2017
- Agenda
- ESSF report
- Monitoring - voyages - in ports
- Guidance Cargo
- Guidance for EIV-arrangements
- Guidance for LNG-BoG Monitoring
- Guidance on Fuel Oil Monitoring
- Guidance on distance travelled and time spent at sea
- Guidance Monitoring Plans
- Guidance exemption from per-voyage monitoring
Meeting of 24 April 2017
Meeting of 14 February 2017
Meeting of 6 December 2016
Meeting of 28 June 2016
Meeting of 24 May 2016
Meeting of 11 April 2016
Meeting of 19-20 January 2016
- Agenda
- Determination of cargo carried
- Identification and assessment of possible amendments to Annex I and II
- Monitoring Plan
- Automated Systems, Data Exchange Formats including Electronic Templates
Meeting of 27 October 2015
Meeting of 8 July 2015
- Agenda
- Objectives and Schedule
- Monitoring
- Rationale and mandate of related to monitoring of "cargo carried"
- Implementation of Shipping MRV Regulation