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Clay Maitland Discusses Economy s Impact on Ship Safety

NTSB: Coast Guard to Become More Proactive in Managing Vessel Separation in Houston Ship Channel

Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review Policy Exceeds Existing Regulatory Requirements Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) recently announced that the cruise industry has adopted an additional safety policy. This policy, which exceeds current international regulatory requirements, addresses issues related to the loading of lifeboats by crewmembers for training purposes. It is an outcome of the Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review, which was launched in January 2012.The Life Boat Loading for Training Purposes policy requires the launching and full loading of a lifeboat at least once every six months for crew training purposes for all oceangoing members of CLIA and ECC, effective immediately. During the training, the lifeboat is filled to capacity with crewmembers and maneuvered in the water to facilitate familiarization with lifeboat operations. It is mandatory that all crewmembers involved in operating or loading of lifeboats attend the drill. Smaller ships with less than 300 crewmembers will conduct similar training as appropriate."The cruise industry continues to work on a global level to improve the safety of passengers and crew, which is our number one priority," said Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA."Since January of this year, and in keeping with our efforts to ...

China-Expanding of Local Fishery Farms Brings Danger to Safe Navigation of the Vessels

IMO Secretary-General launches Accident Zero initiative with IALA

Ways of safeguarding and improving the personal safety of everyone on board.

Ways of safeguarding and improving the personal safety of everyone on board

Ferry rescue exercise demonstrated multi-agencies' preparedness for ferry mishaps

Improving Vessel Safety Around The Solomon Islands

From 1 January 2011, Asbestos is prohibited without exception for all vessels There has been an increased focus on the potential existence of asbestos on board new and existing ships. The Dutch Shipping Department of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT/Scheepvaart) will be carrying out on-board checks for asbestos in the 3rd/4th quarter of 2012.Since the 1st of July 2002 the new installation or use of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) on board sea-going vessels has been prohibited under SOLAS regulations II-1/3-5.From 1 January 2011, new installation of ACMs (Asbestos Containing Materials) is prohibited without exception for all sea-going vessels.Asbestos is used for its specific characteristics such as fire resistance, thermalinsulation, electrical insulation, strength, flexibility, etc. Therefore, asbestos is used in variouslocations throughout a ship. It is a fibrous material and can often be identified visually on that basis.However, most asbestos is used on board in materials where it cannot easily be identifiedvisually. Indicatively, asbestos can be found within the components of the following shipboard equipment:Propeller shafting (Packing with casing,Clutch,Brake lining)Diesel engine (Packing with piping flange,Lagging material for fuel pipe,Lagging material turbocharger)Boiler (Insulation in combustion chamber,Gasket for manhole,Gas shield packing for soot blower and other hole,Gasket for hand hole)Incinerator (Packing for ...