Tag: IACS

Guidelines for maintaining the maneuverability of ships in adverse conditions

Understanding the common structure rules for bulk carriers and tankers

IACS Chairman calls for evidence-based assessment of ship efficiency

IACS to supporty IMO efforts for sustainability

The purpose of Regulation 3.1 is to ensure seafarers'accommodation and recreational facilities The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has issued document to provide member states with information concerning currentlyavailable codes and standards related to the provisions of Regulation 3.1: Accommodation and Recreational Facilities.The purpose of Regulation 3.1 is to ensure that seafarers enjoy decent accommodation andrecreational facilities on board ships consistent with promoting their health and well-being.Ratifying states are obliged to develop, adopt and implement laws that give full effect to allprovisions of the MLC, including subject Regulation 3.1 and associated Standard A3.1, and it isthese national requirements, rather than the MLC itself, with which ship operators must comply.Some of the provisions in Standard A3.1 are detailed and prescriptive while others are more broadlyexpressed. Many simply refer to the need for measures to be "adequate", "acceptable" or"sufficient", leaving it to individual member states to specify appropriate criteria in each case.Provisions in Standard A3.1 which are general and for which specific criteria need to be defined byeach member state are listed below:the accommodation shall be adequately insulated (para 6.(b)),...satisfactory arrangements are made for lighting and ventilation... (para 6.(d)),...external bulkheads shall be efficiently constructed of steel or other approved substance... (para ...

LR Statutory Alert reminds operators to consider the requirements in PR37 Confined space entry and working continue to present significant risks to surveyors. Considering these risks and based on the practical experience of its members, IACS has developed a new Procedural Requirement (PR37) to ensure surveyors' safety when entering confined spaces. It is hoped that this will positively influence the safety performance of the marine industry.The PR is being implemented by all IACS members from 30 June, 2013.The requirements in PR37 have been categorised into three groups:trainingconfined space entry proceduresequipment for surveyors entering a confined space.The PR contains minimum requirements applying to survey activities carried out on existing ships, during new construction, in repair yards and in vendors' fabrication shops and facilities.All shipyards, shipowners and operators are reminded to consider the requirements in PR37 as part of survey planning and review any changes that occur during any confined space entry.It is available to download from theIACS websiteSource: LR Statutory Alert

IACS sets forward strategy

IMO Secretary-General meets new IACS chairman

RINA Commits to IACS Chairmanship

Servicing of Inflatable Liferaft on board Malta-registered Ships