Tag: best practices

Issues relating to conditions of employment continue to make up most of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) complaints, AMSA highlights in its new Safety Awareness Bulletin with two case studies.

Liberia Maritime Authority issued a Marine Operations Note to provide information and practical guidance for shipowners, operators, recognized organizations and masters on a cost-efficient, streamlined and quality focused approach to the development and maintenance of inventories of hazardous materials (referred to as “the IHM”).

The Britannia Club has partnered with CONOVAH, a Danish consultancy specialising in mental well-being and psychological support for seafarers, to explore the psychology of decision-making in safety-critical situations.

The maritime industry is undergoing a significant transformation that involves increased use of cyber-connected systems, coinciding with increased nation-state and cybercriminal targeting of cyber systems in ports and maritime assets, argue K&L Gates experts.

Latest IMPA Safety Campaign on pilot ladders raises awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards. IMPA highlights the need to secure pilot ladders at intermediate length and conduct mandatory training, inspection and maintenance.

Steamship Mutual P&I Club presents key measures that can be implemented to avoid claims and issues when handling bagged rice cargo. 

Recently, a bulk cargo vessel carrying coal from South Africa to Singapore suffered a fatal accident, resulting in the deaths of three crew members who were found in a full cargo hold. In this article, Jia Hong Liu, Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager at Skuld P&I Club addresses the risks posed by coal cargoes and highlights lessons learned for the accident.

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen protections for members of the United States Coast Guard from sexual assault and harassment.

Together in Safety, a consortium of maritime organisations and companies, has launched the 10 Golden Safety Rules to help shipping improve its safety performance.

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published the ABS ESG Blueprint, a report full of best practices and effective strategies for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) monitoring and reporting.