Tag: American Club

As part of its Good Catch series, the American P&I Club draws lessons learned from an incident in which a fire occurred due to cracked refractory bricks caused by thermal shock from adding cold water during incinerator operation.

As part of their Good Catch series, American P&I has published an animation titled "Ready for a Rescue? – Engine Room Fire Rescue" to inform viewers about safety practices for locating and rescuing crew members during engine room fires.

The American Club has issued an alert on 29 October regarding the prevention of claims during transit in the Suez Canal.

Turkish authorities have recently issued a notice regarding their efforts to ensure that foreign-flagged vessels meet the Regulation D-2 ballast water performance standard as required by the BWM Convention.

The American P&I Club has issued an alert to inform interested parties on how drought has impacted river operations in Brazil. 

The American P&I Club, has issued a guide, as part of its "All Hands on Deck" series, with best practices for transiting waters during heavy weather. 

Good housekeeping is essential to a safe workplace onboard a vessel. The appearance of your ship and its equipment on the outside suggests how well things are operating on the inside, and more importantly contributes to the health, safety and happiness of the vessel and crew, the American Club has highlighted in a comprehensive guide.

According to American Club, the ingress of seawater through leaking hatch covers remains one of the most significant causes of cargo damage aboard dry cargo vessels.

As part of their Good Catch series, American P&I has published a safety animation to inform interested parties about the good communications which are imperative to safe operations. Make a Good Catch by ensuring that there are well understood hand signals for mooring operations to ensure against preventable injuries.

In August 2014, the American Club issued Circular 23/14, updating its guidelines on steel cargo pre-load surveys to reduce the incidence of false claims related to steel shipments.