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Tokyo MoU CIC from 1 September to 30 November 2013 Defects related to propulsion and auxiliary machinery installations have traditionallybeen one of the top six categories of deficiencies recorded during port State control(PSC) inspections in previous years. An average of 7% of the total number of thedeficiencies identified within the Tokyo MOU region are related to machineryinstallations. For the purpose of verifying compliance with the requirements of SOLASConvention Chapter II-1, member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU undertook aConcentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery from1 September to 30 November 2013.During the three-month's period, a total of 8,257 inspections were carried out duringthe CIC by the Tokyo MOU member Authorities, of which 6,367 inspections wereconducted with a CIC questionnaire (77.1%). A total of 282 detentions were recordedduring the CIC inspections, among which 72 or 25.5% of them were detained as adirect result of the CIC. The CIC-topic related detentions rate is 1.13% while theoverall CIC detention rate is 4.4%.Preliminary results indicated that the most significant deficiencies found during thecampaign were related to:the emergency source of power and emergency lighting 468(25.4%),main and auxiliary boilers and boiler feed systems 319 (17.3%),protectivearrangements for machinery to minimize danger to persons with regard to ...

Preliminary results from HAVEP on passenger ships carried out during 2013 in the Paris MoU region Preliminary results from the Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ships, carried out between 1 January 2013 and 31December 2013 in the Paris MoU region shows that:Two passenger ships were detained over the 12 month period as a direct result of the HAVEP for deficiencies related to operation control and emergency preparedness. Whilst the results of the HAVEP indicate reasonable overall compliance with SOLAS requirements for passenger ships, both from an operational point of view and hardware, it should be noted that in19 out of 232 inspections (8.19%) a deficiency was recorded against a fire drill andin 20 inspections (8.62%) a deficiency was recorded against an abandon ship drill.The objective of the HAVEP was to obtain a view of emergency preparedness on passenger ships following the Costa Concordia incident in January 2012."The two main areas of concern on a passenger ship are fire and flooding and if the situation escalates out of control the ship must be able to be safely abandoned. The results of the HAVEP indicate that masters and operators must pay attention to carrying out regular realistic fire and abandon ship ...

The Security Council banned illicit crude oil exports from Libyaon March 19th 2014, authorizing States to inspect vessels on the high seas, using all measures commensurate to the specific circumstances.

Illegal waste shipments: Environment Committee backs plan to step up checks

According to Braemar SA "Lessons are still not being learned when it comes to preventing engine room fires." This is the message from Graeme Temple, Regional Director for Braemar SA's Far East operations, following a review of incidents taking place in 2013."Last year we attended a significant number of engine-room fires - the industry is still experiencing far too many unnecessary casualties where flammable liquids in engine rooms are finding their way onto hot spots,"he says."On many of the vessels I visit, these hot spots are only too easy to find, with thermal imaging photographs readily identifying these defects".Yet despite all the attention Class aims at fire prevention and protection design, potential problems must be detected earlier to ensure a fast and efficient first response. A crew has only limited resources available and time to prevent any problem escalating.At any one time in a modern engine room there can be thousands of litres of flammable liquids circulating inside the pipe systems. Aside from the obvious risk to life, a ship fire is inevitably a very expensive, time consuming, property repair. Heat damage, firefighting effort damage, acid residues from burnt plastics, soot cleaning and painting all add up, leaving a cost ...

Seven foreign flagged ships under detention in the UK during January

Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery a matter of concern on older ships Weel maintained engine room / Image Credit: Paris MoUPreliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery, carried out between 1 September 2013 and 30 November 2013 in the Paris MoU region show that:68 ships (41% of all detentions) were detained over the 3 month period as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to propulsion and auxiliary machinery. Problem areas included the propulsion of the main engine, cleanliness of the engine room and emergency source of power/emergency generator.In previous years deficiencies related to propulsion and machinery installations accounted on average for 7% of the total number of deficiencies within the Tokyo and Paris MoU´s, ranking number six in comparison with all the deficiencies by categories statistics.Reason enough for the Paris MoU to concentrate attention to this area during a CIC.More than half (54%) of all CIC-topic related detentions involved ships of 20 years or more. This category had a CIC-topic related detention rate of 3.6%, which compares unfavourable to the overall 1.8% CIC-topic related detention rate."This outcome illustrates that wear and tear of propulsion and auxiliary machinery remains an issue, which should ...

In the latest issue of StopLoss Bulletin , the London P&I Club draws the attention to T&P Notices and Navigational/ Safety warnings.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced that over 5000 safety inspections and over 4000 surveys were carried out on UK and international ships, cruise liners, tankers, cargo ships, fishing boats and passenger vessels in 2013.

Dockers and Seafarers unions in Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Myanmar inspected a total of 34 merchant vessels flying flags of convenience (FOC), as ITF Unions concluded the South East Asian Week of Action from 13-17 January.