Tag: SAFETY4SEA

Mr. Dimitris Orfanos, Chief Operating Officer , Dorian LPG Management Corp., has responded to GREEN4SEA questions addressing environmental challenges for the shipping industry in 2017. He noted that USCG/IMO Ballast, MRV, SECA/NECA will continue to capture shipowners' interest and forecast that things will not become simpler or easier for the industry unless we see coordination between US, EU and UN.

Mr. Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary-General, ICS has responded to GREEN4SEA questions providing an overall forecast for the marine environmental developments in 2017. Mr Hinchliffe said that one of the most difficult issues facing ICS is to develop a widespread response to the growing call at IMO for commitment with the Paris Agreement and wished for all stakeholders in the supply chain to become eager to share the burden and the responsibility for a better marine environment.

Cedric Chatteleyn, Thomas Miller Hellas explains that following a recent amendment to SOLAS, it is required a container to have a verified gross mass. Therefore, it is a violation of SOLAS to load a packed container onto a ship if the ship operator or the terminal operator does not have a verified gross mass.

Elias Psyllos, T&T Salvage, focuses on two different nickel ore liquefaction cases with vessel in distress in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea in which his company has been recently involved and explains the method that his company followed for the salvage

Stefanos N. Roulakis, Blank Rome, notes that vessel owners and operators worldwide continue to face criminal liability for safety-related incidents, therefore, it is key to have strategies to mitigate risk. While vessels have response plans in the case of serious incidents, many companies do not. Mr. Roulakis highlights how critical is to develop a management response plan for mitigating risk.

Spyridon Kostopoulos discusses the key elements of a strong safety culture and how they contribute to improving safety within the organizations and the marine environment.

Mark Bull, Trafalgar Navigation, says that the provision of ECDIS on board today’s merchant ships is causing a ‘revolution’ in the way they are navigated. Like all revolutions, issues that were never considered crop up, and ECDIS is no exception. Above all, he notes, an ECDIS mindset is required.

Rick Jeffress, Fike Corporation, explains how by using Video Analytics, operators could minimize fire risk referring to company’s solution. He says that a shipboard camera network combined with Fike Video Analytics creates a highly efficient means for rapidly detecting oil mist, a precursor to a potential fire or explosion.

Michael Røssland, Norsafe Academy, focuses on the new resolution and amendments to SOLAS approved by IMO regarding requirements for periodic service of lifesaving equipment. Mr Røssland explaina that this resolution requires documented competency and approval of personnel conducting services and outlined necessary actions for vessels, shipowners, flag, class and servicing companies to comply.

Adam Lewis, IMEC, explains that those considered as Generation Z in five years’ time if recruited as cadets, they may not be learning collision regulations from books, but instead be simulating thousands of scenarios on a simple tablet device.