4.1.1 Attained EEDI should be calculated in accordance
with regulation 20 of MARPOL Annex VI and the "Guidelines on the method
of calculation of the attained EEDI for new ships" ("EEDI Calculation
Guidelines", hereafter). Survey and certification of the EEDI should
be conducted on two stages: preliminary verification at the design
stage, and final verification at the sea trial. The basic flow of
the survey and certification process is presented in figure 1.
4.1.2 The information used in the verification
process may contain confidential information of submitters, which
requires Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection. In the case
where the submitter want a non-disclosure agreement with the verifier,
the additional information should be provided to the verifier upon
mutually agreed terms and conditions.
Figure 1 Basic Flow of Survey and Certification Process