Tag: IMO

IMO ​Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) meets for 1st session, 17 to 21 February 2014, chaired by Mr. Bradley Groves (Australia).

Shipowners, Salvors and Insurers have jointly called for the prompt and proper implementation of international measures to provide a Place of Refuge for stricken vessels

IMO has adopted Resolution A.1088(28) on the Application of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. The 28th session of the IMO Assembly recognizes that the passage of time since adoption of the Convention has resulted in uncertainty for vessels regarding the application of regulation B-3 (Ballast Water Management), and that such uncertainty can be mitigated through the application of an appropriate timeline for enforcement of regulation D-1 (ballast water exchange standard) and regulation D-2 (ballast water performance standard), upon entry into force of the Convention. This Assembly Resolution recommends that upon entry into force of the Convention, each Party enforce the standards in regulations D-1 and D-2 in accordance with the schedule provided as follows ( please see paragraph 2 of the resolution) a ship subject to regulations B-3.3 or B-3.5, constructed before the entry into force of the Convention, will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its first renewal survey following the date of entry into force of the Convention; a ship subject to regulations B-3.1.1, B-3.1.2 or B-3.4 will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its first renewal survey following the anniversary date of delivery of the ship ...

Session 1, from 20 to 24 January 2014 The International Maritime Organization(IMO)held its 1st session of theSub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, from 20 to 24 January 2014 in London, headquarters. During the Sub- Committee important issues on Polar Code discussed and measures adopted as follows:Draft mandatory Polar Code and amendments agreed in principleThe draft text of the mandatory international code for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code) and proposed draft amendments to IMO's safety and pollution prevention treaties to make it mandatory, were agreed, in principle, by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC), which was meeting for its first session (following the restructuring of IMO Sub-Committees).The draft Polar Code covers the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in the inhospitable waters surrounding the two poles.The draft Polar Code includes mandatory measures covering safety part (part I-A) and pollution prevention (part II-A) and recommendatory provisions for both (parts I-B and II-B).The Code would require ships intending to operating in the defined waters of the Antarctic and Arctic to apply for a Polar Ship Certificate, which would classify the vessel as Category A ship - ...

IMO has adopted Resolution A.1088(28) on the Application of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 1st session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response, from 3 to 7 February 2014 in London, headquarters. During the Sub- Committee important issues on pollution prevention discussed and measures adopted as follows: MARPOL Annex VI guidelines relating to marine diesel engines agreed Two sets of draft guidelines, concerning the implementation of regulation 13 "Nitrogen oxides" of MARPOL Annex VI, were agreed by the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), when it met for its 1st session. The regulation requires marine diesel engines installed on ships constructed before 2000 to meet the emission limits and for an Approved Method for that engine to be certified by an Administration of a Party. The Sub-Committee agreed, for   adoption by MEPC 66, draft 2014 Guidelines in respect of the information to be submitted by an Administration to the Organization covering the certification of an Approved Method as required under regulation 13.7.1 of MARPOL Annex VI (relating to "Marine Diesel Engines Installed on a Ship Constructed Prior to 1 January 2000"); and draft 2014 Guidelines on the Approved Method process. Definition for emissions of black carbon from international shipping discussed The Sub-Committee discussed the report of ...

Session 1, from 3 to 7 February 2014 The International Maritime Organization (IMO)held its 1st session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response, from 3 to 7 February 2014 in London, headquarters. During the Sub- Committee important issues on pollution prevention discussed and measures adopted as follows:MARPOL Annex VI guidelines relating to marine diesel engines agreedTwo sets of draft guidelines, concerning the implementation of regulation 13 "Nitrogen oxides" of MARPOL Annex VI, were agreed by the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR), when it met for its 1st session. The regulation requires marine diesel engines installed on ships constructed before 2000 to meet the emission limits and for an Approved Method for that engine to be certified by an Administration of a Party.The Sub-Committee agreed, for adoption by MEPC 66, draft 2014 Guidelines in respect of the information to be submitted by an Administration to the Organization covering the certification of an Approved Method as required under regulation 13.7.1 of MARPOL Annex VI (relating to "Marine Diesel Engines Installed on a Ship Constructed Prior to 1 January 2000"); and draft 2014 Guidelines on the Approved Method process.Definition for emissions of black carbon from international shipping discussedThe Sub-Committee discussed ...

ICS proposals on IMO issues The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing national shipowners' associations from 35 nations and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, met in London recently to discuss the progress on serious issues regarding IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, CO2 Monitoring and Reporting and Piracy.IMO Ballast Water Management ConventionICS Still has Serious Concerns about Type-Approval Standards for New Treatment EquipmentThe ICS Board agreed that ICS will continue to refrain from actively encouraging administrations that have not yet ratified the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention from making the additional ratifications required to bring about immediate entry into force.ICS believes that governments should wait until outstanding implementation problems have been resolved at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), hopefully at the next meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in April, at which ICS (in co-operation with other industry organisations) has proposed a way forward.ICS Chairman, Masamichi Morooka, explained: "In principle ICS fully supports the eventual entry into force of the Convention and wants to make it work as soon as possible in order provide protection against invasive species. But the industry still has very serious concerns with respect to the lack ...

ClassNK has issued Technical Information TEC - 0982 regarding survey on Lifeboat Release and Retrieval Systems (LRRSs) for ships flying the Bahamian flag.

Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee agreed last week on a compromise position on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions from maritime transport, which lays the foundation for a global measure to reduce CO2 emissions from international shipping. Shipping being a truly global industry, regional legislation often runs the risk of reducing the competitiveness of the European maritime transport sector in this fast-moving and volatile globalised environment. The need for measures adopted and enforced at international level is therefore essential for the preservation of the EU's competitive edge. The compromise position adopted by the European Parliament essentially enlarges the scope of the initial Commission proposal for an EU law on the matter. According to the European Parliament, the MRV system should not only monitor CO2 but also Nitrogen Oxyde emissions. What is more, the European Parliament also supports the inclusion of smaller ships in the system by lowering the threshold of 5000 GT (gross tonnage) to 400 GT. However, by doing so, the EU might actually undermine its own efforts to pave the way for an agreement at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). "We realize that the position taken by the ...