Certificate No:

TAA000027G
TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE Revision No:
4

This is to certify:
That the Engine Control and Alarm System

with type designation(s)

Engine Control System ME-ECS for MAN ES ME/ME-C engines,
and dual fuel engines ME-GI, ME-LGI and ME-GA

Issued to
MAN Energy Solutions, branch of MAN Energy Solutions SE, Germany
København SV, Denmark

is found to comply with

DNV rules for classification – Ships

Application :
The Type Approval regards system design principle and programmed functions

Product(s) approved by this certificate is/are accepted for installation on all vessels classed by DNV.

Issued at Høvik on 2023-08-11

This Certificate is valid until 2025-08-10. for DNV
DNV local unit: Denmark CMC

Approval Engineer: Sergey Gilmiyarov

Siri Tag
Head of Section

This Certificate is subject to terms and conditions overleaf. Any significant change in design or construction may render this Certificate invalid.
The validity date relates to the Type Approval Certificate and not to the approval of equipment/systems installed.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated in the applicable contract with the holder of this document, or following from mandatory law, the liability of DNV AS, its
parent companies and their subsidiaries as well as their officers, directors and employees (“DNV”) arising from or in connection with the services rendered for the
purpose of the issuance of this document or reliance thereon, whether in contract or in tort (including negligence), shall be limited to direct losses and under any
circumstance be limited to 300,000 USD.
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Product description
The Engine Control System (ECS) for an ME/ME-C engine handles the following functions:
· Engine start, stop and reversing
· Fuel injection, exhaust valve - and start valve activation
· Speed control (governor) and speed/load ramps
· Cylinder lubrication
· Condition monitoring with outputs to alarm and safety systems
· Activation of slowdown
· Activation of shutdown
· Scavenging air pressure control (optional)
· Autotuning (optional)
· Sequential Turbocharging (optional)
· Sequential Injection (optional)
· Overridable Engine Power Limitation e-EPL (e-EPL compliant SW rev. 1909-7 and onwards)

For ME-GI, ME-LGI and ME-GA engines where the ECS has been extended with the following functions as reflected by
the interface diagram 3092384-2 “Gas Engine Control System - Interface to external systems”:
· Gas injection or Gas admission (as applicable)
· Gas valve train
· Fuel gas system interface
· Inert Gas Purging System interface
· Double Gas Pipe Leakage Detection & Ventilation

Human Machine Interface (HMI) is provided in the engine control room through a PC-based Main Operating Panel
(MOP) and on the maneuvering platform of the engine through a Local Operation Panel (LOP) based on simple
electromechanical components.

The ECS relies upon external systems to handle slowdown and shutdown even for those conditions that are detected by
the ECS. Slowdown functions are assumed handled by an alarm/safety system and shutdown function by a safety
system.

The system consists of the following units:

· Cylinder Control Unit (CCU) – one per cylinder
· Engine Interface Control Unit (EICU) - two in redundancy
· Main Operation Panel (MOP) – one PC (MOP A) plus a back-up PC (MOP B)
· Auxiliary Control Unit (ACU) – three per engine
· Engine Control Unit (ECU) – two in redundancy
· Local Operation Panel (LOP)
· Scavenging Air Control Unit (SCU) – optional
A.m. units according to documentation from 3099296-9 General System Information.

When extended for gas injection or gas admission:

· Gas Engine Control Unit (SACU; S=Second Fuel=Gas)
· Gas Plant Control Unit (SPCU)
· Gas Plant Safety Unit (SPSU)
· Gas Cylinder Safety Unit (SCSU)
A.m. units according to documentation from 3099295-7 General System Information for ME-GI, 3099567-8 General
System Information for ME-LGI and 6136662-7 General System Information for ME-GA.

The Engine Control System are to be assembled by MAN ES designed and specified(OEM) components listed in
a ”selection list” in document: 3093398-0, List of Electronic Components for ECS.

Where amendment of components is regarded as minor change, the amendment is informed via a letter of notification to
DNV.
• Minor changes are as an example amendment of alternative components to the selection list, to increase
liability in the supply chain.

Where the amendment of components is regarded as major change, this will be included in a Type Approval Test of the
ECS.
• Major changes are including new functionality to ECS referring to IACS UR E22 table 1, system categories.

The MOP PCs are to be separately Type Approved. Current DNV Type Approval Certificate is TAA000006D.

The procedure for Software release depends on the impact on the safety critical functions:

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· Minor updates of Software have no influence on the safety critical functions and their release is performed by
submission of Design Update Notes including information about software version and implemented changes.
· Major updates of Software, which alter the safety critical functions, are introduced after performance of a Type
Approval Test witnessed and approved by the classification societies.

Type tested Software Versions – ME ECS for ME-GI, ME-LGI and ME-GA engines:
2201-x
1909-x
1903-x
1502-x
1601-x

Application/Limitation
The Type Approval covers hardware and software listed under Product description.

The ECS is approved only for controlling MAN B&W diesel engines with ME/ME-C/ME-CR design.
The extended ECS is approved only for controlling MAN B&W diesel engines with ME/ME-C design adapted for high
pressure gas injection, or low pressure gas admission, as second fuel.

The external safety system that normally handles fuel oil shutdown via multiple (number of cylinders + 2) normally open
contacts with parallel resistors allowing for monitoring of signal-loop integrity (broken circuit) shall be extended with two
outputs for shutting off gas injection also as reflected by the diagram 3092384-2 “Gas Engine Control System - Interface
to external systems.

Control and monitoring of the gas fuel supply system is not part of this Type Approval.

e-EPL arrangement is found to comply with IMO/MEPC Resolution 335(76), Clause 2 (Function).
Whenever a system covered by TAA000027G is retrofitted with e-EPL, evidence of correct functionality (Service/test
report) shall be available and presented to the DNV surveyor upon request.

Approval conditions
Application documentation
The following documentation of the actual application is to be submitted for approval in each case by Engine
Manufacturer:
- Reference to this Type Approval Certificate,
- Applicable revision of General System Information for ECS, and
- Applicable revision of General System Information for ECS-GI, ECS-LGI or ME-GA, if system is extended for gas
injection/admission.
- Engine specific system block diagram, including power supply arrangement
- Engine specific list of used electronic components
- Signal Interfaces to other systems

Product certificate
A separate control system product certificate according to Pt.4 Ch.9 Sec.1 will not be required provided that:
- Control system configuration and set up for each delivery identified and tested at the engine shop test in
accordance with “General Guideline for Shop Testing of Electronically Controlled Marine Two-Stroke Diesel
Engines with 300bar System” doc. id. 5151619-0, or “General Guideline for Shop Testing of Electronically
Controlled Marine Two-Stroke Diesel Engines with Common Rail System” doc. id. 5821516-8 as applicable,
and
- Control system software identified and tested at quay and sea trials as specified in “Quay Trials & Sea Trials
S/K/L-ME(-C) 300 bar system” doc. id. 5172536-4, as applicable, and
- If extended with second fuel system (GI, LGI or GA): Added inspections and tests related to gas fuel injection
found in “Factory Acceptance Test” doc. id. 3099569-1

Clause for application software control

All changes in software are to be recorded as long as the system is in use on board. The records of all major changes
are to be forwarded to DNV for evaluation and approval.
Major changes in the software are to be approved before being installed in the computer.
A Certification of Application Functions may be required for the particular vessel.

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Type Approval documentation

Tests carried out

ECS – Type tests in Copenhagen 2013.04.15 -16 and in Japan 2018.01.23-25
ECS – Type test in Tamano, Japan 2019.10.09-10 (integration of Triton platform 1903-2)
GI - Type tests in Korea 2012.11.27-29 and in Copenhagen 2015.05.05-06.
LGI – Type test in Japan 2016.03.16-17
LGI – type test in Changwon, Korea 2020.01.30-31 (ME-ECS integrating LGI-P engines 1903-4)
GI Mk 2 – type test in Ulsan, Korea 2021.06.07-08
GA – type test in Ulsan, Korea, on the 2023.02.27-28

Periodical assessment
The scope of the periodical assessment is to verify that the conditions stipulated for the type are complied with, and that
no alterations are made to the product design or choice of systems, software versions, components and/or materials.
The main elements of the assessment are:
• Ensure that type approved documentation is available
• Inspection of factory samples, selected at random from the production line (where practicable)
• Review of production and inspection routines, including test records from product sample tests and control routines
• Ensuring that systems, software versions, components and/or materials used comply with type approved
documents and/or referenced system, software, component and material specifications
• Review of possible changes in design of systems, software versions, components, materials and/or performance,
and make sure that such changes do not affect the type approval given
• Ensuring traceability between manufacturer’s product type marking and the type approval certificate
A renewal assessment will be performed at renewal of the certificate.

END OF CERTIFICATE

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