Tag: Britannia Club

The 0.5% sulphur limit is valid for ships equal to or greater than 400 gross tonnage operating in Venezuela, but vessels under the special permit regime, engaged in coastal and domestic navigation, will continue to use fuel by national supplier, until there is availability of IMO-compliant fuel.

As part of its BSafe campaign, the Britannia P&I Club shared lessons learned from a serious injury of two crew members after falling from a mobile scaffold tower, while painting the cargo holds, onboard a bulk carrier.

As part of its BSafe Campaign, Britannia P&I Club describes a case of fatality of two crew members after enclosed space entry onboard a bulk carrier.

South Korea has unveiled a summary of recent quarantine measures for ships implemented by the Korean authorities as of 9 February 2021, along with a list of PCR worldwide test facilities approved by the Korean Government.

Coal is an important, widely-used source of energy. However, its carriage as a cargo is associated with a number of hazards and it must be carried according to the relevant regulatory requirements.

As part of its BSafe campaign, the Britannia P&I Club describes a fatality of an electrician from electrocution, while performing maintenance of the inert gas scrubber electrical system, onboard an oil tanker. The electrician had been working alone at the time. 

Following the announcement of the obligation for an OSRO certificate when conducting bunkering operations at Zona Comun, off La Plata, the Argentine Coast Guard has now shared further clarifications on the matter.

As part of its BSafe campaign, Britannia P&I Club describes a case of a lone watchkeeping grounding. While on passage at night, a 2,281gt general cargo ship ran aground on the pentland skerries in the eastern entrance of the pentland firth, Scotland, sustaining significant hull damage. 

The third engineer onboard an anchored capesize bulk carrier was splashed by hot sludge while opening the manhole cover of a settling tank and subsequently died from a septic shock having sustained 2nd degree burns to a large part of his body. The Britannia P&I Club analyzes the incident as part of its BSafe campaign. 

An AB onboard a product tanker suffered severe injuries after falling from a portable ladder, while conducting maintenance work on the launching system for the ship’s free-fall lifeboat and later tragically died from his injuries. The Britannia P&I Club described this case study as part of its BSafe campaign.