Annex Marine-sector-specific knowledge and experience

For the purposes of Article 24(3) knowledge and experience of the following shall be taken into consideration:

• understanding of the relevant regulations under the MARPOL Convention and the SOLAS Convention such as those on energy efficiency for ships^f1, the NOx Technical Code^f2, the Sulphur Oxides Regulation^f3, the Fuel Oil Quality Regulation^f4 the Intact Stability Code 2008 and relevant guidelines (such as guidance on the development of the SEEMP);

• possible synergies between monitoring and reporting in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and existing maritime-specific management systems, (e.g. the ISM Code) and other relevant sector-specific guidance (such as guidance on the development of the SEEMP);

• emissions sources on board the ship;

• registration of voyages and procedures ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the list of voyages (as submitted by the company);

• reliable external sources (including ship-tracking data) that could serve to cross-check information with data from ships;

• fuel consumption calculation methods, as applied by ships in practice;

• the application of uncertainty levels in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and relevant guidance;

• the application of emission factors for all fuels used on board the ship, including LNG, hybrid fuels and biofuels;

• fuel handling, fuel cleaning, tank systems;

• ship maintenance/quality control of metering equipment;

• bunkering documents, including bunker delivery notes;

• operational logs, voyage abstracts and port abstracts, ship deck logs;

• commercial documentation, e.g. charter party agreements, bills of lading;

• existing statutory requirements;

• operation of the ship's bunkering systems;

• determination of fuel density by ships in practice;

• data-flow processes and activities for the calculation of cargo carried (in volume or mass), as applied to ship types and activities under Regulation (EU) 2015/757;

• concept of deadweight carried as applicable to ship types and activities under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1928;

• data-flow processes used to calculate distance travelled and time at sea for voyages in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757;

• machinery and technical systems used on board the ship to determine fuel consumption, transport work and other relevant information.