Tag: Shipowners Club

The Shipowners P&I Club has provided some advice on the issue of " What to do if you don't get paid" in order to recover unpaid hire and help operatorsto fully understand who they are contracting with.

Claims related to illness have been frequently notified to the Shipowners P&I Club, with the number of claims reported remaining steady in number over the last five policy years. The Club partnered with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and issued guidance on maintaining a healthy diet onboard merchant marine ships

The Shipowners’ Club has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), an international charity that aims to improve conditions and the lifestyle of ships crews by providing a 24-7 advice line, health guidance and general support for seafarers.

The Shipowners' P&I Club has updated its Passenger Vessel Incidents booklet including recent claims. The booklet provides: an overview of the operational issues that passenger vessel operators need to be aware of, and mitigation measures, a helpful on board audit check list and many case studies including observations that can be put into practice.

The Shipowners P&I Club has issued a guidance on "snap-back" zones in order to bring to operators' attention the dangers of tensioned mooring lines and also highight the concept of these zones.

Both the European Union and the United States continue to apply trade sanctions against the Government of Syria and a number of designated Syrian persons and entities. This circular provides a general overview of key sanctions that apply to Syria shipping and related insurance activities and also describes the potential impact of certain recent developments.

The Shipowners Club has issued a bulletin on sampling procedures for inland craft aften an increase in liquid cargo contamination incidents occurring on inland vesselsIn many incidents it was noted that the vessel’s crew did not obtain/retain any cargo samples.

The Ship-owners P&I Club has issued bulletin on the maintenance of pilot ladders to bring major concerns to the attention of the crew and ensure that pilot ladders and other associated pilot boarding arrangements are maintained to the highest standards at all times.Pilot ladders remain the most efficient way for pilots to board vessels and even though this is a simple process improper pilot boarding arrangements continue to give rise to claims.

The Shipowners P&I Club warns that the unsafe carriage of oil cargo has been noticed recently especially on tugs and crew boats and advises that such activities are highly unsafe and that non-designated spaces are not equipped, or certified, for the safe carriage of oil. The carriage of oil in these spaces would greatly endanger the safety of the crew, the vessel itself as well as the environment.

IMO has adopted ‘Revised guidelines for the onboard operational use of shipborne Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)’ as per Resolution A.1106(29). These guidelines have been developed to promote the safe and effective use of the shipborne AIS, in particular to inform the mariner about it’s operational use, limits and potential uses