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BELTREP has become even more effective on Safety of Navigation At the recent session of the Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV 57), the Organization mentions the reporting system BELTREP in the Great Belt as ground-breaking.Fewer administrative burdens for seafarers and improved navigational safety. The Danish ship reporting system BELTREP is popular in United Nations International Maritime Organization. The ship reporting system has become even more effective through a number of recent amendments that have just been considered by the Organizations Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation.The conclusion is clear: The Sub-Committee is very enthusiastic about the Danish system and would like other countries to develop similar ship reporting systems.Navigational safety in Danish waters must be second to none. Every day, many ships pass through our belts, straits and sounds and, consequently, it is important that we have an overview ensuring a high degree of safety. Naturally, I am proud that our ship reporting system for the Great Belt is mentioned as something special, but I am even more satisfied that the system makes it far easier for the seafarers on board who do not have to spend time and efforts on administrative difficulties and inconveniences, says Head of Centre Per ...

Now available from IMO publications The 2011 edition of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), and the STCW Code, including the 2010 Manila Amendments, is now available from IMO publications.The 2011 edition contains a complete, consolidated text of the STCW Convention, including its original articles, revised annex and supporting STCW Code; the Final Act of the 2010 Conference of Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention, held in Manila, Philippines, from 21 to 25 June 2010; and resolutions adopted by that Conference. The Manila Amendments: update standards of competence required, particularly in light of emerging technologies; introduce new training and certification requirements and methodologies; improve mechanisms for enforcement of the Convention's provisions; anddetail requirements on hours of work and rest, prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, and medical fitness standards for seafarers.Technical details:STCW 2011: 368 pages, A4, Sales number: IC938EISBN: 978-92-801-1528-4 Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.Source: IMO

It will significantly improve the safety of containerships and their crews The decision by the International Maritime Organization to consider the problem of misdeclared container weights has been warmly welcomed by shipowners, although no agreement has been reached about whether to move towards a mandatory regime.The World Shipping Council and International Chamber of Shipping have been waging a long campaign to ensure shippers provide accurate information about the weight and contents of containers, both of which pose a danger if incorrect.The decision of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee to solve the problem of misdeclared container weights will significantly improve the safety of containerships, their crews, shoreside personnel involved in the handling and transport of containers, and other cargo aboard the ship, the WSC and ICS said in a joint statement.

Amendments to the Required Boarding Arrangements for Pilots The IMO's Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-eighth session (MSC 88), (24/11 -3/12 2010), approved amendments to SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 23 which, inter alia, includes amendments to the Required Boarding Arrangements for Pilots (Resolution MSC.308(88)).The existing Required Boarding Arrangements for Pilot poster will, therefore, become incorrect once the provisions of MSC.308(88) enter into force. This will happen on 1 July 2012.IMPA has prepared a revised poster which reflects the latest changes but has not yet been finalised. The IMO's Sub-committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV) has endorsed IMPA's submission which will be forwarded to MSC for approval.Significant points contained in revised Regulation 23 of SOLAS Chapter V include: 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EL X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 - The appliances shall be kept clean, properly maintained and stowed, and shall be regularly inspected to ensure that they are safe to use. - A pilot ladder shall be certified by the manufacturer as complying with this regulation, or with an international standard acceptable to the Organization. Ladders shall be inspected in accordance with regulation I/6, 7 & 8.- All pilot ladders used for pilot transfers shall be clearly identified with tags ...

Mariners have lost confidence in using lifeboats in training drills Lifeboat hook failures have caused death and injury to seafarers for too long now and mariners have lost confidence in using lifeboats in training drills.The Industry Lifeboat Group (ILG) in which The Nautical Institute is an active participant, was set up to address the concerns of the maritime industry on the issue of lifeboat safety; identify features of existing survival craft and associated systems for which remedial measures are required; and to provide clear recommendations to IMO.

Three plans drawn up by the University to guide its future development The World Maritime University (WMU) Board of Governors, meeting for its 29th regular session, has welcomed the improvement in the University's budgetary position since the last session and approved three plans drawn up by the University to guide its future development.The Board met in Malmö City Hall, on 2 June 2011, under the chairmanship of the University's Chancellor, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General, Mr. Efthimios Mitropoulos. This was the second meeting of the Board since the governance arrangements at the University were updated, through the revision of its Charter, which came into effect on 1 January 2010. The recently-appointed Chairman of the Executive Board, Mr. Torben Skaanild, also attended the meeting.The Board welcomed the improvement in the University's budgetary position since its last session, which had been achieved through a number of measures including the financial support provided by the IMO in 2010 and 2011; the restructuring of academic programmes; significant cost-saving and income-generating activities by the University itself; and additional donations from governments and industry.The Board noted that, as had been the case since the University's inception, the longer term financial outlook was, however, challenging and ...

Technical Information TEC-0667 by Class NK With regard to the carriage of immersion suits on the Hong Kong flagged ships, ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0667 dated 6 July 2006 has been issued.Recently, the Government has notified of the additional instruction of immersion suits for the stored position of the additional liferaft required by SOLAS Reg.III/31.1.4.In response, ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0667 paragraph 1 has been modified as follows.(1) At least two immersion suits should be provided in wheel house and engine control room respectively as additional immersion suits. The same number of immersion suits as life-jackets at the wheel house and engine control room are required (i.e. if 3 life-jackets are required at the wheel house then 3 immersion suits are required at the wheel house).(2) If ship has other watch or work stations and life-jackets has already been provided, for example, cargo control room of chemical tanker etc., the same number of immersion suits as life-jackets are required to such stations. Mooring stations (fore & aft) are not included in the above watch or work stations.(3) At least two sets of immersion suits are to be provided for the stored position of the additional liferaft required by Reg.III/31.1.4 according to the ...

Diplomat Neil Frank Ferrer has been the Philippine representative to the IMO over the past 12 years The Philippines, the biggest supplier of seamen in the world, is making its first bid for the secretary-generalship of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).The IMO is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.Diplomat Neil Frank Ferrer, 42, the Filipino candidate, has been the Philippine representative to the IMO over the past 12 years and has served as chair of the powerful Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). He knows the ins and outs of the organization and has grown with the times under the IMO.The next IMO chief will need to keep an eye on the safety and security of maritime transport in the face of increased piracy. Environmental issues are also high on the agenda. Promoting the rights and welfare of seafarers is also the IMOs work.Ferrer holds a degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines. After passing the consular exams for young ambassadors and joining the foreign service, he took up his Masters of Science in Economics at the De La Salle University, and later ...

During GL Energy Efficiency Forum in Madrid The coming introduction of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) regulations was very much on the minds of the speakers and participants of Germanischer Lloyd's (GL) "Energy Efficiency for Existing Vessels" forum in Madrid. The SEEMP is one of a number of regulations and guidelines which will see the maritime industry squarely confront their impact on the environment and the measures they must take to reduce it.Among the almost fifty attendees, who took part in the forum on the 30th of May, were representatives from ship owners associations, engineering companies, the Spanish administration, and the Spanish navy. Also in attendance was the President of the Spanish Maritime cluster, Mr. Federico Esteve.Participants and speakers were welcomed by Mr. Manuel Carlier, Managing Director of ANAVE, the Spanish ship owners association. He noted the timely nature of the forum, given rising fuel prices, new regulations, and the potential future impact of SEEMP. He speculated that forthcoming regulations might directly target CO2 reduction by imposing a surcharge on fuel and therefore any outlays incurred in implementing energy saving measures would be amortised over a short period.Mr. Carlier also noted in his introduction that while ships have ...

Including circulars MSC and STCW Circulars approved by Maritime Safety Committee MSC 89: 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EL X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 MSC.1/Circ.1392 Guidelines for evaluation and replacement of lifeboat release and retrieval systemsMSC.1/Circ.1393 Early application of new SOLAS regulation III/1.5MSC.1/Circ.1394 Generic guidelines for developing goal-based standardsMSC.1/Circ.1395 Lists of solid bulk cargoes for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system is ineffectiveMSC.1/Circ.1396 Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo hold 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EL X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4