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Certification of passenger ships: the Commission sends reasoned opinion to Denmark

Reasoned opinion to Denmark re Dutch passenger ships The European Commission has sent a reasoned opinion to Denmark for obstructing the freedom to provide services. This is the last step in the procedure before possibly taking the matter to the Court of Justice. Denmark systematically requires Dutch sailing ships with more than 12 passengers docking in its ports following an international journey to have a certification under the SOLAS Convention. In so doing, it fails to examine for each of these ships whether the safety rules they are already subject to in the Netherlands would be sufficient to ensure an adequate level of safety. If there is no satisfactory reply within two months, the Commission may refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union.The EU rulesDirective 2009/45/EC lays down rules for the certification of certain passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages. However, there is no European measure laying down harmonised rules for the certification of ships engaged on international voyages. Therefore, the Member States are in principle free to impose the safety rules they see fit on these ships, within the limits of European law.In this regard, applying national safety standards to ships flying the flag ...

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DCD Marine Completes Modifications on Transocean’s Drillship

Manufacture and installation of new lifeboat davits and the lifeboat platforms Transocean's Deepwater Millennium vessel recently left the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth after undergoing a number of upgrades and modifications by DCD Marine.The Deepwater Millennium vessel is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed, dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water depths up to 2 468 metres (upgradable to 3 048 metres) and to depths of 10 000 metres below the sea surface.DCD Marine has an established track record with regard to upgrades of a similar magnitude on vessels in the same class. Not only were they able to competently and expeditiously carry out the specified work packages, but they also have experience in working in the Port of Ngqura, having recently completed work on the Odfjell Drilling Rig, Deepsea Stavanger.The Port of Ngqura was selected due to the fact that, not only it is on the direct path of the Deepwater Millennium's final destination in Mozambique, but also because it has a draft of 16 metres, which is suited to the vessel's minimum required depth of 15 metres."Transocean were amply satisfied with the facilities made available by DCD Marine to undertake the required modifications," says Gerry Klos - ...

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Change in mooring Practices in Italy

UK P&I Club - Loss prevention information The UK P&I Club has been advised of changes in mooring practices with regard to double banking at Torrevaldaliga Nord quay in the Port of Civitavecchia. It is now provided that the Local Association of Moorers (Gruppo Ormeggiatori) is in charge of checking the safety of mooring ropes of double banked vessels every 4 hours. The details of these changes are given as follows:New text of article 10 of order n. 29/10 of Port Authority of Civitavecchia - Quay Torrevaldaliga NordArt. 10 - Double Banking. Further to assessment and forecast of weather conditions, Port Authority may authorize the contemporary double banking of one multipurpose vessel and one panamax vessel.In order to guarantee safety of mooring/unmooring manoeuvres, contemporary mooring of several multipurpose and post-panamax is not allowed.In case of double banking as per previous paragraph one, if not provided to the contrary by the Port Authority of Civitavecchia, the Gruppo Ormeggiatori shall control the mooring conditions of the two units by the means of regular inspections (every 4 hours); these inspections shall regard, in particular, the crossing of the panamax vessel's stern mooring ropes with the multipurpose vessel's bow mooring ropes; the outcome of ...

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Voluntary Speed Restrictions in Effect

DMA is in effect immediately through 5 March 2012 The Republic of the Marshall Islands issues Marine Safety Advisory regarding Voluntary Speed Restrictions in Effect as follows:Please be advised that the NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) National Marine Fisheries Service has announced that a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone (Dynamic Management Area - DMA) has been established in the vicinity of Narragansett Bay to protect an aggregation of 3 right whales sighted in this area on 19 February 2012. This DMA is in effect immediately through 5 March 2012.Mariners are requested to route around these areas or transit through them at 10 knots or less. The coordinates for the DMA is as shown below. Please note that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a news release stating that civil penalties assessed against three large commercial vessels for violating seasonal speed limits intended to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales this last fall have been paid in full. Cases against six other vessels for the same offense are still open.Vessels of 65 feet or greater in length are restricted to speeds of ten knots or less in seasonal management areas along the East Coast. One vessel ...

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Improving Maritime Safety and Security

Through training and collaborative activities Commander Leonard Milliken, Commanding Officer of USS Simpson (FFG-56), a United States Naval Vessel, has stressed the need to strengthen global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities, in order to improve maritime safety and security.Speaking to newsmen during a familiarization tour aboard the vessel on Monday, Cdr Milliken said they were in Ghana to participate in the Africa Partnership Station (APS) programme, an international security co-operation initiative, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships, to improve maritime safety and security on the continent.He said more than 40 maritime professionals from the Ghana Navy, as well as 10 ship riders from partner nations, including Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo and Togo, are beneficiaries of the training programme.The Commanding Officer said the course participants are being taken through topics in basic first aid and basic damage control.Source: GNA

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Ocean Safety Completes Arctic Safety Training

Ocean Safety training for ICE-SAR and Sonar in cold Icelandic waters Ocean Safety, has just completed a chilly training session to safety authorities in Iceland in conjunction with the company's Iceland service agent Sónar EHF, to demonstrate vital life saving equipment manufactured by the company. Andy Bracewell, Export Manager at Ocean Safety, led a team which demonstrated the capabilities of the Kannad SafeLink R10 AIS Survivor Recovery System (SRS) to service technicians at Sónar EHF, based in Reykjavík.Also present at the demonstration were senior personnel from ICE-SAR (full name Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg), the Icelandic sea survival and safety authority. The main objective was to demonstrate how the indispensible R10, which works by sending a message to nearby AIS receivers in the event of an emergency, can be fitted to the Ocean Safety Kru range of lifejackets, including the Kru Falcon, manufactured for demanding conditions.25 members of the Icelandic Fishing and Rescue departments also attended the Ocean Safety demonstration, which took place on board the Saebjorg training vessel in Reykjavík harbour in very difficult weather conditions. An actual in-water scenario was carried out in the icy waters when Sónar's Gudmunder Bragason donned his survival suit complete with Ocean Safety Kru Professional lifejacket ...

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Cruise safety in IMO sights

Sekimizu called for a safety review of the latest generation of mega-cruiseships The newly elected International Maritime Organiation (IMO) secretary general Koji Sekimizu is planning a fresh initiative on passenger safety following the Costa Concordia tragedy.Sekimizu says that although under maritime international law, the incident could be handled entirely by the Italians under Italian law, he feels passengership safety should be tackled at a global level through the IMO.IMO secretary general, Koji Sekimizu. The latest edition of TradeWinds weekly newspaper reports that Sekimizu called for a safety review of the latest generation of mega-cruiseships at an International Maritime Industries Forum event in London."The Costa Concordia accident happened in Italy, it is an Italian ship with an Italian master sailing under the Italian flag. This could be handled under Italian law but among the passengers there were 70 other nationalities involved and the cruise business is an international activity."He said he expects to set up a new agenda for discussing passengership safety at the upcoming Maritime Safety Council (MSC) meeting scheduled for May.He added that at the MSC meeting member states may decide to tackle the safety of large passengerships."The new agenda may trigger a safety evaluation of large passenger vessels ...

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Brussels considers acting on piracy and cruise safety

Security and safety measures to be taken European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas has not ruled out taking unilateral action to improve vessel safety following the worst cruise ship disaster for a generation and the continuation of Somali pirate attacks against merchant shipping.A review of existing passenger ship safety legislation originally put in place after the Estonia disaster, will now include elements such as ship stability after an accident, evacuation procedures as well as language spoken onboard - factors that rose to prominence following the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy in mid-January.The European Commission Vice President also intends to convene a stakeholder conference in April 2012 to discuss the best way forward and will use the findings of the official investigation into the capsizing as important information in deciding the way ahead.In the area of piracy, Brussels is considering moves to make mandatory the use of Best Management Practices (BMP4) for European ships travelling in pirate waters. Fotis Karamitsos, Director for Logistics, Maritime and Land Transport in the EU Commission (DG MOVE), told SMI: "Consideration will also be given to developing better ship design and looking at ways to better deter piracy."He said the use of ...

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Captain fined for early hatch opening

The master ordered to open the hatches four hours before the arrival The Bulgarian master of the "Georgi Grigorov" had to pay a security deposit of 1050 after the ship had arrived at Nordenham on Feb 15, 2012 with a cargo of coal from Vysotzk.The Water Police Brake had observed that the hatches of the vessel had been opened too early. Because stored coal can be explosive and heat up itself, reducing the oxygen concentration and be corrosive to metals, there a strict safety regulations. which imply that the holds may be entered only after two hours of ventilation.To save time begin to unload quickly, the master had ordered to open the hatches four hours before the arrival in Nordenham.Source: Vesseltracker

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