Tag: SOLAS

Britannia P&I Club informs about best practices and risks related to onboard blending and commingling of liquid bulk cargoes.

The ongoing development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) could significantly impact many of the critical challenges faced by the sector today. For instance, MASS can help the industry address the growing international challenge of crew shortages, as well as the management of seafarers' welfare and workload, LR notes in a recent report.

Long Range Identification & Tracking (LRIT) is a system which requires applicable ships to transmit their identity and position every 6 hours.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) issued a safety alert regarding the discovery of counterfeit pilot ladders during a PSC examination.

MPA Singapore has issued a circular to highlight the importance of using appropriate radiocommunication equipment during distress situations, in accordance with Chapter IV of SOLAS.

World Human Rights Day, celebrated on December 10th, marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

The latest IMPA Safety Campaign on pilot ladders raises awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards. IMPA highlights that Pilot ladders remain the leading source of non-compliant observations.

The Liberia Ship Registy has issued advisory to highlight recent retroactive SOLAS requirements for existing passenger ships that were recently adopted by reference (a), and which require compliance not later than the first Passenger Ship Safety Survey on or after 1 January 2028.

The Hong Kong Marine Department issued notice to inform about the amendments to Chapter II-2 and Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which will enter into force on 1 January 2026.

For more than three decades, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has required mariners and regulators to implement the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) as the mandated framework for ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship emergency communications on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) vessels, highlights Wouter Deknopper, VP & GM Maritime Line of Business, Iridium.