Tag: IMO

IMO Secretary-General video message for Day of the Seafarer

Important decisions re improved evacuation of passengers and passenger ship safety At the recently held session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 92), important decisions were made regarding improved evacuation of passengers and passenger ship safety as a follow-up on the accident with the cruise ship COSTA CONCORDIA.An important issue at the meeting was the follow-up on the accident with the cruise ship COSTA CONCORDIA. The Committee considered the Italian marine accident report that was published shortly before the meeting. On the basis of the accident report, a number of initiatives were considered with a view to enhancing passenger ship safety - especially on large cruise ships.Another issue was the drawing up of guidelines for the construction of ships that cannot be handled within the framework of existing regulation. Denmark has made an active contribution to this work as it is crucial to promoting innovative solutions presenting the same level of safety as prescribed by regulations. An example hereof is the use of new solutions for life-saving appliances where the guidelines can be used to assess the safety of the alternative equipment.Source: DMA

MSC 92 meeting : Safety Issues

MSC 92 meeting : Piracy & Risk Analyses Issues

MSC 92 meeting : Regulatory issues

Costa Concordia safety review has been the most important safety issue during MSC

Yemen seeks removal of Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab from piracy risk list

IMO Symposium on the future of Ship Safety (photo credit: IMO) The IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety, held on 10 and 11 June, at IMO Headquarters in London, has recommended that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) carries out a full review of the existing regulatory regime, in order to meet future needs and expectations. Following two days of intense discussions on a wide range of issues impacting the future of ship safety, the Statement of the Participants of the Symposium recommends that IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) (which is meeting for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June) should:consider how to improve data collection and increase its availability in order to support monitoring and development of safety regulations;consider how to better integrate risk-based methodologies and the latest analysis techniques into the safety regulatory framework to provide a sound scientific and practicable basis for the development of future safety regulations;consider ways of encouraging a safety culture beyond mere compliance with regulatory requirements;take into account the burden any new or changing regulation(s) place on the seafarers and consider how this burden can be minimized; andconsider undertaking a long-term comprehensive review of the existing safety regulatory framework with a ...

LNG as a fuel for shipping in North America

Safety of ships in the future