The introduction of the EEDI more than a decade ago, slow steaming, and the wish to reduce bunkering costs have resulted in a trend to install less powerful engines in ships. To avoid vessels becoming underpowered and thus unsafe, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published a guideline regarding the “Minimum Propulsion Power to Maintain the Manoeuvrability of Ships in Adverse Conditions”. This report presents a case study that follows the IMO-guideline step by step and works out the minimum engine size for the KVLCC2 tanker. Using a combination of Computational Fluid Dynamics and model tests, the parameters and assumptions behind the guideline are discussed in some detail. Results show that it is particularly important to determine the added resistance in waves correctly because it dominates the power prediction. It becomes clear, that the selection of the propulsive factors, particularly the “thrust deduction factor” has a significant influence on results. The work summarised here is part of a wider project that aims to provide experimental benchmarking data for added resistance predictions. It has been sponsored by the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) under grant number TRV 2021/53938.