Tag: safety management systems

MariApps Marine Solutions has signed with Intership Navigation to enhance effective operations onboard a hundred vessels, through its digital management platform. 

The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released guidelines highlighting recommendations for developing and implementing the Safety Management System (SMS) under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, addressing specifically, potentially more hazardous alternative fuels used on board ships.

In light of recent statistics and findings from the Panama Maritime Authority regarding maritime incidents and casualties in the past four years (2020-2023), it is evident that there are critical areas requiring improvement in the implementation of Safety Management Systems across the fleet.

As part of their Good Catch series, American P&I has published an alert to inform interested parties about falls from heights which can lead to serious injuries to the head, thorax, abdomen/pelvis, vertebrae and extremities as well as fatalities.

With years of experience, research, and data collection spanning thousands of respondents, Green-Jakobsen can confidently point to factors that heavily influence human performance in a positive or negative direction.

IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) published its 2022 Annual Review which includes a broad range of articles on IACS’ work in 2022, with a strong emphasis on quality performance.

The IMO Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee (NCSR) 10 will take place 10 – 19 May 2023 where all matters related to navigation and communication, search and rescue and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System will be discussed.

In 2018, ISO officially set the framework for strong workplace health and safety by bringing to life the much-anticipated ISO 45001.

AMSA issued a Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin to highlight that a lack of planned maintenance can have a significant impact on the safety of the vessel, people, and the marine environment.

Incidents are a sad reality of every hazardous workplace, such as a ship, and their investigation is a key part of most Safety Management Systems. However, this investigation is not a simple task as it requires strict handling with respect to crew members’ wellbeing on the aftermath of traumatic events.