The ‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency rating of every ship above 5,000 gt will be made fully public and updated on an annual basis, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). This rating system could be adopted as soon as IMO’s MEPC 75 meeting which starts on November 16, with further guidelines filled out at MEPC 76 next year.
“These ratings will be in the public domain and so visible to all,” an ICS spokesperson commented. “The exact mechanism is being finalised, although clearly the system won’t function unless the ratings are visible. With regards to when, we anticipate this will be done as part of the annual IMO DCS reporting and verification for fuel use.”
