Tag: safety culture

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat to seafarers entering toxic enclosed spaces is being compounded, as Standard Club has warned.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) launched its latest information paper, which provides guidance on how to improve policies and procedures concerning the safe use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).

A team from the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a report, focusing on the systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for seafarers’ hours of work and rest, undermining the credibility of international regulations relating to working hours.

There are a number of factors that need to be considered in order to effectively reduce the risks associated with enclosed spaces, notes Capt. Akshat Arora, Standard Club’s Senior Surveyor of Loss Prevention. Although the regulatory requirements are well laid out, and safety standards should be improving, the increasing trend of enclosed space related casualty statistics highlight the importance of training.

Britannia Club's correspondents in Argentina, "Argentina Pandi Liquidadores" issued circular to raise awareness of shipowners and operators on wash damage and speed regulation in Parana and Plate river.

USCG Office of Design and Engineering Standards, released FAQs focused on IMO Resolution MSC.402(96) and Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 03-19. 

Jeffrey S. King, Luke M. Reid and James A. Sartucci from K&L Gates discuss potential changes concerning U.S. flag commercial passenger vessels. Current regulations do not specifically require vessel owners and operators to develop and implement a formal, written SMS. What the new regulations will look like, and what this means for the domestic passenger vessel industry, is presently unclear, they note, highlighting key concerns that need to be addressed. 

In the most recent edition of Safety Digest, it is described how throwing the heaving line can be a very risky and dangerous operation when onboard.

Steamship Mutual issued a Risk Alert describing ship to ship interaction, squat, bank effects while focuses on causes and preventative actions.

Saul Trewern, Founder and Director, Oceanspace Communications, explains why we should start talking about safetynomics in the maritime industry.