What is Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan? - Marine ...

The SEEMP is a plan which is ship specific and has to be implemented according to the ship type, cargoes carried, ship routes, and other ... Youarehere: Home›MaritimeLaw›WhatisShipEnergyEfficiencyManagementPlan?TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestBufferWiththegrowingconcernsoverincreasinggreenhousegasesandconsumptionoffossilfuels,themaritimeindustrygoverningbodyIMOhasalreadytakenpositivestepsbyimplementingtheEnergyEfficiencyDesignIndex(EEDI),whichmonitorstheamountofCO2andharmfulemissionsfromships. TheideaofEnergyEfficiencyDesignIndex(EEDI)istoimprovethehulldesignandmachineryoperationsandtoreducetheCO2emissionsbyincreasingtheship’soverallefficiency. However,theSEEMplanneedstobedevelopedandimplementedbytheshipownertopotentiallyreducetheoperationalcostoftheshipwhichwilleventuallyhelpinreducingtheoverallfuelconsumption,includingemissionsandlossesinthelongerrun. WhatisSEEMP? AsthenewconceptofEEDIhasbeenintroducedfornewlybuiltships,IMOhasdevelopedandstructuredaspecialtoolcalledtheShipEnergyEfficiencyManagementPlantomeasureandcontrolGHGemissionsfromthealreadyexistingshippingfleet. TheShipenergyefficiencyManagementPlanprovidesapracticalapproachforshipoperatorsandshipmanagementcompaniestomanageoperationsandfleetefficiencyperformanceovertimeusingtheEnergyEfficiencyOperationalIndicator(EEOI)asamonitoringtool. RelatedRead: HowtoImproveEnergyEfficiencyofShips? TheShipEnergyefficiencymanagementplantoimprovetheefficiencyoftheshipcanbeimplementedinvariouswayssuchasbyoptimizingthespeedofthevessel,makingacoursechangetotackleroughweather,hullcleaningindrydock,installingheatrecoverymethodsetc.Allthesemethodshelpinincreasingtheship’sefficiencyandoptimizingtheshipoperation. TheSEEMPisaplanwhichisshipspecificandhastobeimplementedaccordingtotheshiptype,cargoescarried,shiproutes,andotherrelevantfactors.Hence,SEEMPcannotbeimplementedonacompanyorfleetlevel. EventwosistershipswillneedtohaveaseparateShipEnergyEfficiencyManagementplanastheywillbeoperatingindifferentconditions. ThebasicsofcreatingtheSEEMPforaparticularshipistoestimateanddeterminethecurrentenergyconsumptionofthevesselandimplementvariousmeasuretoreducethesame. KeyFeaturesofShipEnergyEfficiencyManagementPlan BroaderCorporateenergymanagementpolicy Assaidearlier,SEEMPneedstobeimplementedonanindividualshiplevel.However,acompanyoperatingmultipleshipsmusthaveamorecomprehensiveenergymanagementpolicyforallshipsinitsfleet,whichwillactasabasetoformtheSEEMPforanindividualtypeofship Enhancementofshipefficiency TheprimaryobjectiveoftheSEEMPistoimprovetheoveralloperatingefficiencyoftheshiponalongrunbyimplementingcorrectandoptimizedmethodsforenergyandfuelsaving Reductioninfuelconsumption Anyshipoperatorwillbehappytosavemorecostonthemarineoilusedasshipfuel.AcriticalfunctionoftheSEEMPistoimplementmethodswhichcanreducetheoverallfuelconsumptionoftheshipasitleadstoareductioninairpollutionandfuelcost,whichisoneofthesignificantoperatingcostofthevessel. RelatedRead: 7TechnologiesToReduceFuelConsumptionOfShips AdecreaseinGHGemissionfromtheship SEEMPdoemphasisonreductionofgreenhousegasemissionsfromshipsbyprovidingmethodsforreducingthefuelconsumptionandusingalternativefuelwhichcauseslessGHGemissions. HowtoimplementSEEMP?  SEEMPisshipspecificplanwhichcanbeefficientlyimplementedonvesselsin4steps: 1.Planning Beforeimplementationofanymethod,therehastobe“planning”ofhowtheprocessshouldbeimplemented.PlanningisthemostcriticalstepforimplementationofSEEMP;itessentiallydefinesthecurrentstatusoftheenergyusedbytheshipandhowthecurrentenergyconsumptioncanbereducedfurther,bycreatingandimplementinganeffectiveplan.Theshippingmanagementcompanyhastocompiletheenergyconsumptionoftheshipbydifferentformssuchastheuseoffuel,machineryinstalled,theefficiencyofthemachineryandsystems,conditionoftheship’shullandpaint,lastdry-dockrecordetc.Oncethedatahasbeencollected,theBroaderCorporateenergymanagementpolicyofthecompanyistakenasbasetodrawtheSEEMPfortheship. 2.Implementation OncetheplanningforSEEMPisinplace,thenextimportantstepistoidentifydifferentwaysofimplementingthemeasureswhichwereselectedduringtheplanning.TheShipEnergyEfficiencyManagementplantwillconsistofimplementationmethodsandroles/responsibilityofthestakeholdersinvolved(Companyrepresentative,Shipoperator,Seafarersetc.). Again,theimplementationsystemhastobedrawnduringtheplanningstagetoensuresmoothexecutionofSEEMPontheshipattheearliest. Thecompany’scorporateenergymanagementpolicycancomeveryhandyiftheimplementationmethodsarespecifiedinthesame.ThissetmethodofimplementationcanbeusedduringestablishingSEEMPonanindividualship.Recordkeepingshouldbeapartofallthestagespost-planningstageastherecordsweretakenduringtheimplementationstagecanbeusedforthelaterstageofself-evaluation,whichwillhelpinimprovisingtheplan. 3.Monitoring OncetheSEEMPisimplementedonaship,themonitoringoftheplanwillcomeintoaction,whichwillobservetheeffectivenessoftheimplementedSEEMP.Therearepre-determinedapprovedmethodsofinternationalstandardsavailabletomonitortheperformanceofSEEMPsuchasEEOI(aspertheGuidelinesdevelopedbytheIMO–MEPC.1/Circ.684). EEOIisEnergyEfficiencyoperationalindicatorwhichcanbedeterminedbythefuelconsumptionoftheshipinaparticularvoyagecarryingacertainamountofcargo. TocalculatetheEEOI,thefollowingdataisneeded: Wherejisthefueltype Iisthevoyagenumber FCiisthemassoffuelconsumedduringthevoyage Mcargoismassofcargocarriedintonnes Diisthenauticalmilesdistanceforthecargocarried CcarbonismassofthefueltoCO2massconversionfactorofthefuel. Othermethodsformeasurementandmonitoringcanalsobeusedifthecompanyseemsitisuseful. Intheplanningstage,themonitoringmethodcanbestatedandhowtousethemethodcanalsobeestablishedmakingiteasierfortheuser(seafarersandoperators)toimplementthesystemandtoknowhis/herresponsibilitywithinthesystem. 4.Self-evaluationandimprovement TheresultofMonitoringstagesneedstobeevaluatedtounderstandtheeffectivenessoftheSEEMPwhichwillbedoneatthelaststage.Thisstagehighlydependsontheconstructivefeedbackwhichcanbeassessedtoimprovisetheplanifneeded,andthesameisusedtoenhancetheplanning,implementationandmonitoringstages. ThesefourstagesworkinacycleandareinterdependentfortheevaluationandevolutionofthecompleteSEEMP.Itistheresponsibilityoftheshipoperatortoensurethefeedbacks,results,andreportsthatcamefromdifferentstagesoftheSEEMPcyclearetrackedandassessedandtheoutputfromthemisusedtoimprovisetheplan. TheotherfocusedareaofSEEMPistoreduceGHGemissionswhileincreasingoperationalefficiencyoftheship,resultinginlessfuelconsumption.FollowingstepsaretakentoachieveefficientoperationofthevesselunderSEEMP: •Speedoptimization: Thespeedoftheshipdeterminestheamountoffuelthemainenginewillusetopropeltheship.AnoptimizedspeedisaspeedatwhichthefuelconsumptiondecreaseswithouthamperingtheETAtothenextport.Slowsteaminghasbeenaprovenstrategytoreducethefuelconsumptionoftheshipsavinghundredsofdollarsinfuelcosttotheowner.However,thereareotherproblemsassociatedwithslowsteaming,henceoptimumspeedIsdeterminedbykeepingallthefactorsinmind. RelatedRead: SlowSteamingofShips:OptimizationofShip’sMainEngine CharterPartydoplayanimportantroleasthereagreementswillallowshipoperatortoruntheshipatoptimizedspeedtoachievegreaterenergyefficiencyfromtheship’smachinery. •Weatherrouting Itisfascinatinghowshiptacklesbigstormsoutatsea.Therehavebeennosignificantaccidentslatelyofshipdamagesorsinkingduetostormsandroughweatherasnowadaysweatherroutinguseadvancedtechnologytopredicttheupcomingweatherandtoalterthecourseoftheship. RelatedRead:WhattodoWhenShipEncountersRoughWeather? Thistechnologyisveryusefulandhelpsintheenergyefficiencyoftheshipasroughweathercanslowdownashipandtheengineneedstoputmorepowertopropelagainstthetideorwind,leadingtomorefuelconsumption.Withweatherrouting,analteredcoursecansolvethisproblem,makingitsaferfortheship’screwandcargoandalsosavingfuelandincreasingtheenergyefficiencyoftheship. •Hullmonitoringandmaintenance Hullroughnessoftheshipisinverselyproportionaltothespeedoftheship.Thismeansthattheengineoftheshiphastoworkmoretoachievethedesiredspeedifthehullisrough. Thehullroughnessoftheshipisanalysedatregularintervalsforcleaningandpaintingofthesurface.AbetterandadvancedsystemsuchasMGPScanreducethemarinegrowthonthehullandimprovetheoverallenergyefficiencyoftheship RelatedRead: VariousMethodsUsedforEvaluatingShip’sResistance •Efficientcargooperation Thecargooperationattheportisateamworkbetweentheship,port,agentsandotherpartiesinvolved(PSC,coastguardetc.).Goodandclearcommunicationbetweenthemwillensuresmoothercargooperation,leadingtolesstimeinport.ThiswillhelptheshiptomaintaintheETAfortheotherportsotherwisetheshiphastosailatahigherspeedforthenextcallwhichwillleadtoadditionalfuelconsumption,affectingtheenergyefficiencyoftheship. RelatedRead: WhatisShip-ShoreInterfaceManagementintheShippingWorld? •Electricpowermanagement Theship’selectricalpowerplantgeneratesenoughenergytoensureallthepropulsion,cargo,andotherauxiliaryequipmentcanbeoperationalatanygiventime.Theuseofageneratoratlowload,useofmultiplepumpsetc.,willleadtomorefuelandelectricalconsumption,affectingtheenergyefficiency.Theseafarersneedtobetrainedonhowtouseship’smachineryeffectivelysothatthepowerconsumptionwillbeatanoptimumlevel. RoleofSeafarersinSEEMP: SeafarersplayacrucialroleinimplementingtheSEEMPonboardshipandalsoinprovidingthefeedback,reports,performanceetc.totheshoreofficewhichisfurtherusedtoenhancetheplan. RealtedRead: 20WaysforSeafarerstoReduceTheirCarbonFootprintonShips FollowingaresomeoftheessentialroleswhichaseafarerplaysinSEEMP: •ImplementingtheprocedureaslaiddownintheSEEMP •MonitoringtheperformanceoftheSEEMPproceduresandhowitisaffectingtheshipoperation •Collectingreports,andsendingthelogs,performanceetc.tothecompanyforevaluation •Establishingasafetyandsustainabilitycultureonboardshiptoaddtotheenergyefficiencyoftheship •Efficientlymanagingthecargooperationwheninportandmaintainingtheship’smachinerytoavoidbreakdownanddelaystotheshippingschedule •Implementingcorrectandmodernnavigationtechniquefortheoptimizedvoyageplanning SEEMPisnotasetruleofoperationsandithastoevolveintermsofprovidingbetterenergysavingsolutionsthanthepreviousones.TheimprovisationofSEEMPhighlydependsonthedifferentpartiesinvolvedintheshippingoperationsuchasPortoperator,Shipowners,shipyard,shipmanagers,seafarersetc. ReportanError RelatedPosts IMO:SupportingKenyaToDevelopNationalMaritimeSecurityRiskRegister AbujaMoU:HarmonizingPortStateControlAndFlagStateImplementation IMO:SupportingPortSecurityInMadagascar IMOSecretary-GeneralSupportsActionToAvertFSOSAFERDisasterTags:IMOinternationalmaritimeorganizationNOxWanttoshareyourtipsandadvice?Gotquestions?Visitthecommunityforumtoaskquestions,getanswers,meetpeople,andshareyourtips! 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