Tag: life onboard

Life onboard a DFDS vessel

Black sea unions promote film on substandard seafarer conditions

WSS: Clean and healthy working practices at sea

Nautilus International welcomes guidance from ILO on how companies should prevent workplace violence On United Nations day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Nautilus International has welcomedguidance from the International Labour Organisation on how companies should prevent workplace violence.The guidance, which covers how companies should implement theoccupational safety and health provision of the Maritime Labour Convention, includes paragraphs on what constitutes workplace violence and calls on shipowners to develop workplace violence prevention policies.The guidance also calls on shipowners to carry out training on the factors that contribute to workplace violence and the Union is encouraging companies to use thevideo, joint industry guidance and workbook especially developed by the shipping industry for this training.The 20-minute video, guidance and accompanying training workbook identifies bullying and harassment practices which can occur onboard and calls for a zero tolerance approach and cultural shift onboard EU-flagged vessels in the future. Nautilus has also produced its own guidance'Protect and Respect' which includes its commitment to support members if they are bullied or harassed at sea.'The safe and efficient operation of any ship relies on good team work, and crew morale can be severely affected by a culture of harassment and bullying,' explained Mr Dickinson.'This is ...

Ship traffic threatens blue whales

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