Once a stowaway is found on board any ship the Club recommends that the Member reports the discovery to the Club as soon as possible. This will allow a plan of action to be agreed and a local P&I correspondent to be appointed to assist as appropriate.
388 - 11/04 - Burn Incident - Hot Oil Cargo
01/11/2004
We have been made aware of a recent incident which resulted in two burn casualties onboard a ship discharging refined palm stearin. Palm stearin is an oil cargo carried in heated tanks to prevent it from solidifying. The image below demonstrates the layout of the steam heating coils on the tank top.
Circular 14/04: Annual General Meeting
01/10/2004
From 1st July 2003, the Australian Immigration Authorities have enacted legislation that requires all personnel onboard non-military ships to have their civil passports. This legislation though it came in force in the year 2003 was not being enforced till 1st July 2004. The penalties stipulated are A$5,000 per crew member without the appropriate documentation. An extract of the DIMIA requirements is as follows:
Once a stowaway is found on board any ship the Club recommends that the Member reports the discovery to the Club as soon as possible. This will allow a plan of action to be agreed and a local P&I correspondent to be appointed to assist as appropriate.
US Bodily Injury News (Autumn 2004)
20/09/2004
This Autumn 2004 edition of Bodily Injury News includes articles on Visa restrictions causing problems for foreign crew-members, Dealing with law enforcement officers in the USA, The challenge of the US longshore injury claims, The high cost of parting lines, Brazil - fines imposed for sanitary regulations infractions.
Further to LP Bulletin 372 which advised that as of 13th August 2004 the USCG had began enforcing the US ballast water management regulations, we have been advised further that effective from the 27th September 2004 the USCG will require mandatory ballast water management practices for all ships equipped with ballast water tanks bound for ports, or places, within the US or entering US waters.
Bills of Lading and Club Cover
23/08/2004
A bill of lading is a document that has developed in maritime trade over several hundred years
We have been advised that from 1st July 2004 the transitional period of the requirement for all crew of non-military ships entering Australian waters to carry a passport and identity document for presentation at immigration clearance ends.
TB13 - GMDSS VHF units
11/07/2004