These Regulations give effect to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and amend, for Ireland, the Annex. Amendments include: the addition of a new chapter 4 to MARPOL Annex VI to make mandatory the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new applicable ships, and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all applicable ships; the provision of a format for the International Energy Efficiency Certificate (IEE Certificate) which is provi