Explore US Coast Guard's circular offering crucial guidance on lifeboat, launching appliance, and release gear maintenance, applicable to all ship owners worldwide.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published an investigation report into an incident where a crewmember suffered serious burns. The report identifies issues that are likely to be common to many ships and it is recommended that lessons be learned by reading the full report.
Alert! 15 - Automation and alarm management
31/08/2007
Since the adoption by IMO in 2005 of MARPOL Annex VI, ship operators have been aware of the obligations placed on them with regard to controlling air pollution emitting from their vessels.
538 - 08/07 - Shipping Waste - Europe
31/07/2007
EU Regulation 1013/2006 concerns the shipping of waste to and from non-OECD countries and came into force 12 July 2007.
In the wake of several serious incidents in the coastal waters of India due to heavy weather, the Mercantile Marine Department has been instructed to undertake mandatory rigorous Port State Control inspections on all ships over twenty years of age.
The Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit Casualty Reporting Service reports that sporadic fighting in Nahr al-Bared between the Lebanese Army and Fatah al-Islam is discouraging tankers from unloading fuel oil at the Beddawi power plants.
As well as covering the limitations of bridge equipment, this article also looks at AIS, GPS, ECDIS, VDR and other bridge equipment, detailing how, in an emergency, they can capture and preserve vital information and evidence of events leading up to an incident.
527 - 06/07 - Asian Gypsy Moth Program - USA
31/05/2007
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has updated its information regarding the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) program. As of 01 June 2007, six high-risk ports have been designated in Japan. Ships visiting any of those ports during high-risk periods will be required to have inspection certificates if they intend to visit any US ports within the following year.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published a safety investigation report on an incident where an engineer died in an elevator shaft as he attempted to solve a fault with the elevator. The ATSB also issued recommendations and safety advisory notices, as outlined below.
Alert! 14 - Effective communication
30/04/2007
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has released data pertaining to the concentrated inspection campaign on MARPOL Annex I, conducted last year