Tag: safety measures

The 107th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 107) approved Interim Guidelines for the safety of ships using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

CHIRP Maritime has published an analysis which identifies the key causal factors of safety incidents reported to CHIRP Maritime over the past year. These include inadequate leadership or supervision, issues with visual detection, inadequate risk assessment, and the need for proactive safety risk management.

According to the Philippine Coast Guard, on 18th June, the ropax ferry Esperanza Star had caught fire off Panglao, Bohol while under way for Tagbilaran. 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is critical for seafarers as they are exposed to heavy duty work and dangerous materials that pose a threat to their lives. The safety of seafarers depends largely on the effectiveness of the equipment they wear. However, PPE is not equally accessible to all, and especially to female seafarers.

According to the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA), despite the success of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) for pilot transfer arrangements, the recent tragic death of a marine pilot in the Humber Estuary highlights that there is still more to be done.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has lowered the required Ship Security Level for RMI-registered vessels within Yemeni territorial waters and ports to Security Level 2.

Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) published a Safety Notice in which has revealed that the crew and the shipping company have a lack of knowledge of the properties and hazards of hazardous substances that are brought on board.

Pilbara Ports Authority published a notice that there was an increase in main engine failures due to blocked seawater cooling strainers.

The 107th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 107), 31 May to 9 June 2023, adopted new requirements in order to improve safety, including new mandatory requirements for lifting appliances and anchor handling winches, and new mandatory requirements for ventilation of totally enclosed lifeboats.

According to Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), on 30th May, crews of two of its vessels, the Overseas Santorini and the Overseas Nikiski, have performed exceptional acts in rescuing a total of six individuals in two separate incidents occurring within 18 hours of each other.