CIS PandI Services, one of the UK Club's Russian and Ukrainian Correspondents has released their annual P&I review, covering a number of issues raised and of concern.
There have been a number of recent cases where Owners have been fined, and crew members repatriated, due to non-compliance with Brazilian visa requirements.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will no longer be accepting old versions of the electronic Notice of Arrival Departure (NOAD).
Maritime Shipping firms are continuing to have fines levied against them by the California Air Resources Board (ARM) for not carrying out the required fuel switch over, from HFO to Low-Sulphur, prior to entering Regulated California Waters.
ALON 3 - 2013
12/08/2013
Following Bulletin 904, where the Caribbean MOU launched a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) for MARPOL Annex I, the Paris and Tokyo MOUs will also be launching a three month CIC.
903 - 07/13 - Providing securities under S.27 of the updated Protection of the Sea Act - Australia
26/07/2013
Australian policy makers have a very low (zero) tolerance for pollution of the sea. This is reflected in the Commonwealth's Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 ("the Act") which (at Sections 9 and 10) sets out strict liability offences for oil and oily water pollution attracting maximum fines of AUD$3.4 million for individuals and AUD$17 million for corporations.
Further to previous updates and Bulletins, this Bulletin is a reminder that the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) will enter force on 20th August 2013 for the 30 countries which ratified the convention on or before 20th August 2012.
Following Bulletin 889, the IMO has released a Circular which provides dispensation for discharging wash water containing HME.
ALON 2 - 2013
19/07/2013
120 to 240 Days the Supreme Court intermingling the Labour Code of the Philippines with the Employment Contract (POEA) in awarding total disability.