Tag: regulatory update

Starting from 28 October 2020, ballast water management systems will have to meet IMO Ballast Water Convention type approval requirements, instead of the revised G8 guidelines, as well as USCG type approval regulations.

I​MO recently issued a new guidance focused on the Cape Town Agreement and the fishing vessel safety, in an effort to raise awareness on safe and sustainable fishing.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) issued a proposed amendment to its regulations concerning waterfront facilities handling liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied hazardous gas (LHG). 

On October 20, 2020, the European Commission (EC) has issued guidelines on the enforcement of obligations under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation relating to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials of vessels operating in European waters (2020/C 349/01) acknowledging reports from industry stakeholders that COVID-19 restrictions have led to significant difficulties in surveying ships and producing certified IHMs. 

The US introduced the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, which establishes monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements of greenhouse gas emissions for vessels over 5,000 GT.

The US Coast Guard is proposing to update the type approval requirements for certain types of equipment that survival craft are required to carry on U.S.-flagged vessels.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici presented the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act. The bill is a comprehensive ocean climate package based on the Select Committee’s Climate Action Plan. 

BIMCO formed a group of experts that will help draft a new Just In Time Clause, focusing on contractual issues, commenting that JIT does not just depend on an efficient operational framework.

One of the challenges officials faced during Deepwater Horizon was a lack of awareness and understanding among federal, state, and local agencies of how the US government responds to a Stafford Act/National Response Framework incident differently than how it responds to a NCP incident, speakers during a USCG meeting agreed. 

In light of the revised International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, which will come into force on 1 January 2021, BIMCO reported new developments that affect the code.