Tag: SOLAS

New SOLAS Regulation, effective from 1 July 2014, requires ships to develop plans and procedures Guidelines to help shipowners comply with a new International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation requiring ship-specific plans and procedures for the recovery of persons from the water, have been launched by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global trade association for shipowners.Under the new SOLAS Regulation, from 1 July 2014 all ships are required to develop plans and procedures identifying both equipment to be used for recovery purposes and measures to minimise the risk to shipboard personnel involved in recovery operations.ICS Marine Director, John Murray, explained: "This guidance outlines practical steps that shipowners and operators may wish to consider when developing the necessary plans and procedures, including advice that existing on board equipment may be identified as suitable for the recovery of persons from the water. In the majority of cases, the carriage of additional dedicated equipment will probably be unnecessary."The ICS Guidelines, which are intended to be read alongside guidance produced by IMO, include an example plan and procedure setting out how a company might document its strategy for potential recovery operations.Mr Murray remarked: "Although the requirement for ship-specific plans and procedures is new, ...

IMO has issued A Pocket Guide to Recovery Techniques New requirements under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to require all ships to have plans and procedures to recover persons from the water are among a set of SOLAS amendments entering into force on 1 July 2014. Recovery of persons from the waterThe SOLAS amendments, adopted in 2012, were developed as part of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s work on large passenger ship safety and are aimed at ensuring all ships have the capability to effectively serve as a rescue asset and have the right equipment to be able to rescue persons from the water and from survival craft, in the event of an incident.This new requirement is intended to enhance safety at sea and also to provide support to search and rescue coordinators in all types of rescue operations and, particularly, in those situations where there is insufficient dedicated search and rescue capacity or access to helicopters and specialized rescue craft is limited.The ship's plans and procedures should take into account related Guidelines for the development of plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the waterMSC.1/Circ.1447Ships constructed before 1 July 2014 are required ...

Videotel has launched a brand new training course, Noise and Vibration - The Forgotten Hazards, to coincide with the new legal requirements to reduce noise on board ships

Korean Register has been fully authorized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Sultanate of Oman to deliver "statutory services" on behalf of the Oman government

The Skuld P&I Club has issued an advisory for shipowners and technical managers regarding pilot transfer arrangements.

On 9 June, the European Commission published a call for tender regarding a Study on Cruise Ship Security

Effective from 1st July 2014 The Noise Code 2012 willenters into force on 1 July, 2014, under new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12.The Hong Kong flag administration has issued Merchant Shipping Information Note regarding requirements for protection against noise for Hong Kong registered ships. The Note contains additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 1 January, 2009, for which the Noise Code 2012 is not mandatory.The additional requirements apply to all Hong Kong registered vessels of 1,600gt and above which fall within the scope of SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-12.2, namely all vessels which are delivered before 1 July, 2018, that:are contracted for construction before 1 July 2014, with the keel laid on or after 1 January 2009; orIn the absence of a building contract, have their keel laid on or after 1 January, 2009, but before 1 January, 2015;and that have not previously had noise measurements taken and do not have a noise survey report on board.These ships are required to:carry out a noise survey, covering at least the requirements in paragraphs 2.8.3, 4.2.1, 4.3 and the model format in Appendix 1 of the Noise Code 1981' as adopted by IMO Resolution. A.468(XII); andtake measures to reduce machinery noise in machinery spaces ...

Annual Review of maritime policy and regulatory developments TheInternational Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest Annual Review of maritime policy and regulatory developments in advance of its Annual General Meeting.The 2014 Annual Review covers the wide-ranging scope of ICS's activities as the world's principal international trade association for ship operators, and can now be downloaded free of charge from the ICS website (www.ics-shipping.org/docs/annualreview2014).Printed copies are being distributed via ICS's 34 member national shipowners' associations, which collectively represent all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet at international regulatory bodies that impact on shipping, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO).The 2014 ICS Annual Review focuses on a number of key issues, including: issues relating to the implementation of new IMO requirements for low sulphur fuel in Emissions Control Areas from January 2015; outstanding concerns surrounding the implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention; enforcement of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC); and developments with respect to piracy and hostage taking.In his introduction to the Review, ICS Chairman, Masamichi Morooka, focuses in particular on the need for governments to address questions regarding the implementation of impending environmental regulations: "The shipping industry is about to invest ...

ICS has published its latest Annual Review of maritime policy and regulatory developments in advance of its Annual General Meeting

The UK P&I Club has issued bulletin on its website to inform about new amendments into force from 1st July 2014 for SOLAS Convention