# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, Paragraph 16: Maritime monitoring and reporting principles


A maritime operator must carry out their obligations relating to monitoring and reporting of maritime emissions under this Order in accordance with the following principles—
(a) a maritime operator must determine emissions using the appropriate monitoring methodology set out in Part 4;
(b) monitoring and reporting must be complete and cover all maritime emissions;
(c) a maritime operator must apply appropriate measures to prevent any data gaps within the scheme year;
(d) monitoring and reporting must be consistent and comparable over time and, to that end, a maritime operator must use the same monitoring methodologies and data sets subject to variations approved by the regulator;
(e) a maritime operator must obtain, record, compile, analyse and document monitoring data, including assumptions, references, emission factors and activity data, in a transparent manner that enables the reproduction of the determination of maritime emissions by the verifier and the regulator;
(f) a maritime operator must ensure that the determination of maritime emissions is neither systematically nor knowingly inaccurate, and must identify and reduce any source of inaccuracies;
(g) a maritime operator must enable reasonable assurance of the integrity of the maritime emission data to be monitored and reported;
(h) a maritime operator must exercise due diligence to ensure that the calculation and measurement of maritime emissions are of the highest achievable accuracy;
(i) a maritime operator must endeavour to take account of the recommendations included in the verification reports issued under paragraph 59 in their subsequent monitoring and reporting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-16
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