Tag: SQE MARINE

SQE MARINE consulting firm informs that the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has issued a notice announcing a special safety inspection period to prevent the failure of ships’ mechanical and electrical equipment.

Ship Managers with vessels covered under the 2013 VGP are required to submit the annual report by February 29th 2024 (for activities conducted from January 1st 2023 until December 31st 2023).

SQE MARINE consulting firm provides guidance on the 2023 Guidelines by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), regarding control and management of ships’ biofouling.

SQE MARINE consulting firm provides guidance on the new EU MRV regulation, which was amended to support EU-ETS requirements.

On the announcement of a new CIC on fire safety, SQE MARINE consulting firm provides guidance on how to effectively comply with the requirements. 

In July 2022, RightShip issued the new RightShip Inspection Questionnaire (RisQ), having a very different approach, in relation to the previous version (2017). Since that time, the new questionnaire has already been revised twice. The latest revision, the RiSQ 3.0, was released in February 2023.

On October 26, 2020, EPA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance -was published in the Federal Register for public comments. The proposed rule aims to reduce the environmental impact of discharges.

Paris, Tokyo, Indian Ocean and Black Sea MoU will jointly launch a new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW compliance from 1st September 2022 to 30th November 2022. The inspection campaign will be additional to the regular PSC inspections.

SQE MARINE Consulting firm has issued a circular to explain how to revise the existing Ship Energy Efficiency Plan to include a Part III for Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), calculation and rating in order to conform with the revised MARPOL Annex VI accordingly.

Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) announced the launch of an inspection campaign to verify compliance with the requirements of Polar Code. The inspection campaign will be held from Monday 13 June to Friday 1 July 2022 (first period) and from Monday 1 August to Friday 19 August 2022 (second period).