Tag: life onboard

OAO NK Rosneft will conduct marine fauna monitoring in the Northern Sea Route in 2014. The studies will be organized by the Arctic Research Center.

Nature conservation and economic activities in harmony in the port of Antwerp

DOLPHIN notation will be applicable from July 2014 International classification society RINA has acted to tackle noise pollution of the seas by developing a voluntary notation which will apply to vessels for which efforts have been made to mitigate underwater noise.Paolo Moretti, Head of the Marine Business Line, RINA Services, says, "Noise is the new pollution. The international community has raised concern that the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping may have negative consequences on marine life, especially marine mammals. RINA is tackling that with a new voluntary notation, DOLPHIN, which gives shipowners a clear option to specify commercial vessels which have implemented solutions to minimize radiated underwater noise."IMO has recently published MEPC Circ. 833 "Guidelines For The Reduction Of Underwater Noise From Commercial Shipping To Address Adverse Impacts On Marine Life" which sets out advice on design and operational solutions that may be adopted to reduce underwater radiated noise.The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed the (ISO/PAS) 17208-1 - Acoustics - Quantities and procedures for description and measurement of underwater sound from ships - Part 1: General requirements for measurements in deep water and ISO/DIS 16554 - Ship and marine technology - Measurement and reporting of underwater sound ...

Seafarers welfare awareness campaign

Anti- bullying film receives award

The European Commission wants to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015.

study shows Deepwater Horizon oil causes development abnormalities in large marine fish

Life at sea on board an LNG tanker

Training toolkit produced jointly by ETF and ECSA Joint ETF and ECSA initiative targets seafarers and shipping companies to tackle bullying and harassment practices in the sectorToday, the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) are organising a conference in Brussels to present the outcomes of a joint social partners' project that aims to eliminate workplace harassment and bullying in the shipping sector. The project produced a training package that addresses the maritime community at large for making efforts to raise maximum awareness on how to identify and effectively fight against bullying and harassment practices, which continues to be an issue in the sector.At the final conference, organised in the Husa Hotel President Park in Brussels, experts from the ILO (International Labour Organisation), the European Parliament and Commission officials and representatives from the two sides of the industry, union leaders and shipowners, will debate the issue in a panel discussion and exchange views on how to ensure effective follow-up in the European shipping industry. Around 100 sector representatives are expected to attend and can participate in the debate via a Q&A session.Philippe Alfonso, ETF Political Secretary and project's coordinator: "Bullying and harassment remain a problem ...

Say No to Bullying and Harassment On Board