UK MRV Regulation.

Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the UK government committed to maintaining the existing legislation that was already in place, and therefore has established its own MRV scheme.

Yes. It is almost identical. The ships that are required to comply are the same. The types of data that need to be recorded are the same. The only real difference is the voyages that are required to have data recorded for. 

The UK scheme applies to:

• Emissions created on voyages between a UK* and a non-EEA port** Emissions
• Created on voyages between UK ports*
• Emissions generated at UK ports* for the above voyages.

The UK scheme doesn’t apply to voyages between UK ports and EEA** Ports, or vice versa.

*UK ports do not include UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies such as the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.

**EEA is the European Economic Area and includes the European Union plus Norway and Iceland for the purposes of this requirement.

By 31 October 2021 review and amend the monitoring plan to ensure it covers the separate requirements of the UK MRV Scheme and submit it to Lloyd’s Register through CO2 Verifier as soon as possible in order for the assessment to be completed by the end of 2021. No additional evidence needs to be submitted.

By 31 December 2021 onboard systems need to be able to collect and record data separately for the EU and UK MRV Schemes. An assessed monitoring plan is to be in place.

From 1 January 2023 you should submit to Lloyd’s Register through CO2 Verifier the emissions reports of your vessels for the UK MRV Scheme (apart from EU MRV Scheme).

No. Ship operators with an existing monitoring plan which conforms to the EU MRV regime, may use their existing plan
– appropriately modified if necessary – for both the EU and the UK MRV regime.

Your modified Monitoring Plan under the UK MRV regime shall:

• Include which voyages will be reported under the UK MRV regime.
• Include the applicable legal framework is mentioned in the Monitoring Plan.
• Describe how a separate Emissions Report will be generated for the purposes of the UK MRV regime.

If different from the one already applicable for EU MRV, indicate the method which will be used to monitor and report emissions data, based on fuel consumption and other parameters, such as distance travelled, time at sea and cargo carried on a per voyage basis.

Yes. Verifiers which are accredited for the EU MRV regime by a European National Accreditation Body are temporarily accepted as verifiers under the UK MRV regime until the end of 2022.

The Department for Transport has agreed to extend the period during which the UK will allow verifiers accredited for the EU MRV by a European National Accreditation Body (NAB) to be recognized as verifiers under the UK MRV regime until the end of 2023.

All verifiers must be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). LR is applying to UKAS and updates regarding the accreditation progress will be provided in due course.

Emissions data collection starts from 1 January 2022.

Yes. The type of data and parameters which need to be monitored on a per-voyage basis under the UK MRV regime are the same as those required under the EU MRV regime.

Exactly the same way it was done for EU MRV. All required data will be submitted to Lloyd’s Register via CO2 Verifier.

The first year in which data needs to be submitted is 2023, for data collected during the 2022 reporting period. Ship operators should submit their data to LR for verification following each reporting period (calendar year). As per MIN 669 data should be submitted by 15 February 2023. This is then repeated in each subsequent year, for data collected in the preceding calendar year.

All UK MRV data collected during the previous reporting period should be submitted for verification.

No emissions data should be reported under the UK MRV for a voyage which begins in 2021 and finishes in 2022, because the UK is not collecting 2021 emissions data. However, in their 2022 report, operators will need to include any emissions from a voyage which begins in 2022 and finishes in 2023.

This is then repeated in each subsequent year, for data collected in the preceding calendar year.

Yes. LR will verify the data, contact ship owners with any outstanding queries, and submit final reports to the UK Administration by 30 April each year, as soon as the equivalent to THETIS platform is ready.

Currently the UK has taken a decision to delay the requirement for ship operators to report emissions until a digital solution for reporting is fully operational (expected in 2025). A UK MRV Document of Compliance will not be required until the digital system is operational.

This does not affect the legal requirement for ship operators to monitor vessel emission and submit their emissions reports for annual verification to LR, which remains in place. The UK are only delaying the reporting requirement, with the data from any intervening years to be submitted once the new system is ready.

From 30 June of each year (as soon as the equivalent to THETIS platform is ready), ships that visited the UK will need to have a Document of Compliance (DoC) onboard, similar to that under the EU MRV scheme.

The DoC under the EU scheme is downloadable from THETIS_MRV. It’s unclear at this time if a similar arrangement
will be in place for the UK, or if the DoC will be issued by the UK government or the verifier.

Each year a new DoC will be required for data collected and verified during the preceding calendar year.

Yes. The EU MRV DoC will be acceptable evidence for this.

Yes. See MIN 669.

For more information and guidance on contracting please contact your local office or fill in our Request For Information form
For any technical questions regarding the UK MRV Scheme please contact dcsmrv@lr.org