With only a few hours left into 2015, our team has delved into SAFETY4SEA’s articles and statistics in order to discover the most hot topics of this year. So, according to our readers’ clicks, 2015 was all about ECDIS and Enclosed Space Entry, with PSC detentions and deficiencies filling in the Top 10 SAFETY4SEA Articles list of 2015. We wish you a happy new year!
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Enclosed Space Entry requirements
International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to SOLAS Regulation III/19 which added a new requirement for mandatory enclosed space entry and rescue drills. From 1 January 2015 all persons involved in enclosed space entries, and / or assigned enclosed space rescue duties, are required to take part in enclosed space entry and rescue drills at intervals not exceeding two months.[/restab]
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New CIC on enclosed spaces to be launched this year
Paris MOU held its 48th Committee meeting in the Netherlands in which confirming the subject of its new Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs) for 2015 and 2016. After the entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC2006) in 2013 the Committee decided on carrying out a CIC in 2016 to verify compliance with the Convention.[/restab]
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Mandatory drills for entry into enclosed spaces
The Skuld P&I Club has posted on its website an article regarding mandatory drills for entry into enclosed spaces. SOLAS RegulationIII/19 requires enclosed space entry drills as well as rescue drills to be conducted every two months.[/restab]
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Bunkering operations in the Port of Singapore
The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (the MPA) is keen to ensure that quality bunker services are provided in the port. Every bunkering operation carried out by bunker tankers to ships must comply with the MPAs standard code of practice for bunkering (thebunker code), which helps avoid disputes.[/restab]
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IHO announces ECDIS Standards revisions
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has published new versions of some of its ECDIS Standards. These have been reviewed and updated to reflect lessons learned from earlier reports of unexpected chart behaviour in some ECDIS.[/restab]
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Top deficiencies in the Paris MOU during 2014
Paris MOU has issued its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2014. According to the report, for the first time since the introduction of the New Inspection Regime the number of individual ships inspected has increased (9%). The number of inspections has only increased slightly (4%). With a further decrease in the number of detentions (8%), this also resulted in a lower detention percentage.[/restab]
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Guidance for good practice for ships using ECDIS
MPA Singapore has issued Circular to bring the attention of operators to the IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1503 – ”The ECDIS: Guidance for Good Practice” which approved during the ninety-fifth session of Maritime Safe Committee.[/restab]
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Top PSC deficiencies for 2014 on DNV GL vessels
DNV GL released Port State Control statistics for 2014 which show that the most frequent type of deficiencies recorded by PSC on DNV GL vessels last year was ISM related deficiencies.
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Skuld advises on the increase of MLC related PSC inspections and detentions
The Skuld advises shipowners to be aware that whenever they will call at a port of a country that has ratified the MLC, the Convention will apply. That means local PSC may come on board and carry out an inspection, and should deficiencies be noted, action is very likely to follow.[/restab]
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UKHO calls for ship owners to liaise with ECDIS manufacturers
The technical standards that govern the display of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) within an ECDIS are the responsibility of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the international body that co-ordinates the activities of the community of national hydrographic offices.[/restab][/restabs]
