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Code on Noise Levels On Board Ships enters into force on July 1st, 2014 On 1 July 2014, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will be amended to make the 'Code on Noise Levels On Board Ships' (the Noise Code) mandatory for new vessels.The MSC 91, from 26 to 30 November 2012, adopted a new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12 to require new ships to be constructed to reduce on-board noise and to protect personnel from noise, in accordance with the revisedCode on noise levels on board ships, also adopted, which sets out mandatory maximum noise level limits for machinery spaces, control rooms, workshops, accommodation and other spaces on board ships. The Code supersedes the previous non-mandatory Code, adopted in 1981 by resolution A.468(XII).The Code's purpose is to provide standards on preventing noise levels hazardous to human health and reduce seafarers' exposure to such noise levels.It gives consideration to the need for communication and the ability to hear audible alarms, the importance of protecting the seafarer from noise-induced hearing loss,and the provision of an acceptable degreeof comfort during rest hours. Introduction of the Noise Code will lead to changes in SOLAS, with Chapter II-1 Regulation 36 being ...

The National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) of Abu Dhabi makes no compromises on safety. New Lifeboat Release and Retrieval Systems (LRRS) are being installed well in advance of new IMO regulations coming into force this year.

Advanced emissions monitoring of large ships calling at EU ports could help save owners and operators of large ships up to €9 million/year, according to a new study published by sustainable transport group T&E. These savings would come from lower operational costs of using automated systems such as fuel flow meters or continuous emissions monitoring, which are already used by many of the world's largest shipping companies. Transport & Environment(T&E) has issued a new study entitlted as '' Economic impacts of MRV of fuel and emissions in maritime transport'' to estimate the potential fuel saving and therefore lower emissions costs by the MRV implementation. In June 2013, the European Commission issued a strategy to address GHG emissions from maritime transport. The strategy consists of three consecutive steps: 1. Monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from large ships using EU ports. 2. Greenhouse gas reduction targets for the maritime transport sector. 3. Further measures, including MBMs For the first step, the Commission issued a legislative proposal to establish an EU system for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) of CO2 emissions from large ships using EU ports. Ships would thereby be obliged to monitor four parameters on a voyage basis, namely fuel consumption, distance travelled, time spent at sea, ...

According to a new report by T&E Advanced emissions monitoring of large ships calling at EU ports could help save owners and operators of large ships up to 9 million/year, according to anew study published by sustainable transport group T&E. These savings would come from lower operational costs of using automated systems such as fuel flow meters or continuous emissions monitoring, which are already used by many of the world's largest shipping companies.Transport & Environment(T&E) has issued a new study entitlted as '' Economic impacts of MRV of fuel and emissions in maritime transport'' to estimate the potential fuel saving and therefore lower emissions costs by the MRV implementation.In June 2013, the European Commission issued a strategy to addressGHG emissions from maritime transport. The strategy consists of threeconsecutive steps:1. Monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from large shipsusing EU ports.2. Greenhouse gas reduction targets for the maritime transport sector.3. Further measures, including MBMsFor the first step, the Commission issued a legislative proposal to establish anEU system for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) of CO2 emissions fromlarge ships using EU ports. Ships would thereby be obliged to monitor fourparameters on a voyage basis, namely fuel consumption, distance travelled,time spent at ...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) presents some of the highlights of last year in a wide range of subject areas. IMO saw actively pursuing its targets and objectives during 2013 by implementing the following:

MPA Singapore has issued circular to inform maritime community on the entering into force of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and Merchant Shipping (Load Line) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

Construction rules for bulk carriers and oil tankers IMO audit teams will shortly be established to verify construction rules for bulk carriers and oil tankers of classification societies which act as recognized organizations (ROs), following the receipt of requests for verification by the 31 December 2013 deadline.A new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-10 on Goal-based ship construction standards (GBS) for bulk carriers and oil tankers was adopted by IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its eighty-seventh session in May 2010, by resolutionMSC.290(87).This regulation, which entered into force on 1 January 2012, requires that all oil tankers and bulk carriers of 150 m in length and above, for which the building contract is placed on or after 1 July 2016, satisfy applicable structural requirements conforming to the functional requirements of the International Goal-based Ship Construction Standards for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (GBS Standards) (resolutionMSC.287(87)).Under the GBS Standards, construction rules for bulk carriers and oil tankers of classification societies which act as recognized organizations (ROs) or national Administrations will be verified, based on the Guidelines for verification of conformity with goal-based ship construction standards for bulk carriers and oil tankers (resolution MSC.296(87)) (GBS Guidelines).According to the timetable approved by MSC 87, the deadline ...

On ship safety, testing of free-fall lifeboats, min safe manning levels, prohibition of blending A number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the 1988 Load Lines Protocol entered into force or took effect from 1 January 2014.The amendments cover passenger ship safety (in relation to safe return to port after a flooding casualty); the testing of free-fall lifeboats; minimum safe manning levels; prohibition of blending onboard; the revised MARPOL Annex III; the United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area; and the Winter Seasonal Zone off the southern tip of Africa.2012 May SOLAS amendmentsThe SOLAS amendments which entered into force on 1 January 2014 include the following:- amendment to SOLAS regulation II-1/8-1, to introduce a mandatory requirement for new passenger ships for either onboard stability computers or shore-based support, for the purpose of providing operational information to the Master for safe return to port after a flooding casualty;- amendment to SOLAS regulation III/20.11.2 regarding the testing of free-fall lifeboats, to require that the operational testing of free-fall lifeboat release systems shall be performed either by free-fall launch with only the operating ...

Lloyd's Register gudiance for shipowners and operators: Understanding ballast water management

SOLAS Regulation II-1/8-1 has been amended and will require operational information to be provided to the master after a flooding casualty to assist with decisions regarding safe return to port. The new requirement applies to passenger vessels over 120m in length or with three or more main vertical zones, constructed on or after 1 January, 2014.