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July 2013 www.sname.org/sname/mt ( in review )REVIEWED BY MICHAEL KLEIN UREÑA If you have ever felt vexed by the growing number of environ- mental requirements that apply to the marine sector, you are not alone. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released several guidelines (soon to be reg- ulations) on energy-efficient ship design and operation. This new book by Indra Nath Bose is an excel- lent resource for understanding the application and impact of IMO guide- lines on energy eciency that target greenhouse gas emissions. e book does not cover SO x or NOx emissions regulations as they are not part of EEDI or SEEMP standards. Bose introduces the book with a brief history and context of the IMO efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry, and with summaries of the dierent guidelines that were devel- oped to address these emissions. e book is then divided into two principal sections: Energy Eciency Design Index (EEDI) and Ship Energy Eciency Management Plan (SEEMP). e bulk of the text is devoted to EEDI, which comes as no surprise; calculating the EEDI value for a vessel is a multi-step process that is largely dependent on vessel type and size. Bose carefully explains the process of cal- culating a vessels EEDI value, verifying that value in full-scale trials, and comparing the attained EEDI value to the required EEDI value for the particular vessel. e text is well supple- mented with derived equations, lists of assumptions, and tables of correction factors. e section on SEEMP provides a broad list of operational measures that could be included in a vessels own SEEMP. Bose reviews all the options, from weather routing to crew training. e chapter reads like a state-of-industry text on SEEMP compliance; not every option is suitable for every vessel, but the utility lies in having as much information as possible in one book. Finally, Bose briefly touches on Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator, which describes a vessels total energy eciency based on its design and operation prole. A few other features make the book particularly useful as a reference tool. Each paragraph is uniquely numbered to enable simplied future reference. Bose also includes a guide to the new chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex IV, which contains most of the IMO energy eciency rules. Finally, there is a comprehensive annexure of relevant IMO guidelines for which Bose provides detailed explanations. e biggest shortcoming of the current edition is the num- ber of stylistic inconsistencies within the text (for example, hyphenation and capitalization). ese inconsistencies do not signicantly detract from the validity of the content, and should be corrected in future editions. Boses text provides a breadth of information pertain- ing to the EEDI and SEEMP standards set by the IMO. Energy Efficiency and Ships is highly recommended to any ship designer or ship operator as a useful reference tool, and to any shipowner who would like to become conversant in energy eciency. It also is suitable for undergraduate students as a supplementary text to energy-ecient ship design and opera- tion. e book provides easy-to-follow information that enables the reader to develop, and to appreciate the complexity of quan- tifying a vessels energy. Standards for energy eciency vary greatly from vessel to vessel; hence, the need for a publication such as this one. MTMichael Klein-Ureña is a member of SNAME and a founding member of Tech- nical and Research Panel EC-10, Marine Vessel Environmental Performance. Eciency, Reliability, and Modeling Energy Eciency and Ships By Indra Nath Bose PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE ENGINEERS INDIA