Tag: safe navigation

Earlier this month, the Maritime Safety Administration issued a circular requiring foreign flag vessels to make mandatory reporting prior entering the territorial waters of China.

The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) announced an around $1.2m investment in safe navigation in the Middle East Gulf.

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) issued a study focusing on the practical application and usability of ECDIS.

The latest amendments to the Maritime Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China will come into effect on September 1, 2021.

From 1st September 2020 through 31st October 2021, commercial vessels that are of 500 gross tonnage or more must travel at least 50 nautical miles away from the shores of the west coast of Haida Gwaii, Transport Canada reminded, sharing revised coordinates of the area.

In view of the summer fishing ban lifting on 16 August, the Bahamas Maritime Authority shared recent guidelines to be issued by the China Maritime Safety Administration on the prevention of collisions between merchant ships and fishing vessels in Chinese coastal waters, including Taiwan Strait, East China Sea or Yellow Sea.

Human error has been a key area of concern for shipping as the major cause of navigation-related accidents, with 71 such occurrences recorded between 2015-2020, each incurring insurance claims of more than $10 million. Is human error in shipping navigation preventable?

AMSA announced that a Focused Inspection Campaign on Safety of Navigation will be conducted from 1 August 2021 to 30 September 2021. AMSA surveyors will undertake the FIC in conjunction with Port or flag State Control inspections. SQEMARINE provides guidance for the questionnaire of the campaign and a best practice guide as well as  analysis on AMSA findings on Deficiency Category.

A Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on safety of navigation will take place in Australia from 1st August to 30 September 2021. The purpose of the campaign is to determine the level of compliance with the safety of navigation requirements of international Conventions, as well as the familiarity of the master and officers with their processes for ensuring safety of navigation.

The US Coast Guard announced the cancellation of several obsolete Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC).