Safety

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its 108th session (15 to 24 May 2024) approved the Revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EMS Guide) vide MSC.1/Circ.1588/Rev.3. The EMS Guide contains guidance on Emergency Response Procedures including the Emergency Schedules to be followed on ships carrying dangerous goods in case of incidents involving… Read more: Revised EMS Guide for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods

OCIMF along with other stakeholders of industry has issued Version 5 on The Guidelines on Cyber Security onboard Ships. Annex V of this information paper gives the detailed list of all organisation involved in development of this revised guidelines. The purpose of these guidelines is to improve the safety and security of seafarers, the environment,… Read more: OCIMF: Revised Guidelines for Cyber Security

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days. On 6 February 2024, the Marsgracht was detained at Port Alma for improper stowage of dangerous goods – contrary to the International Maritime Organization’s International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)… Read more: Cargo Vessel Banned from Australian Ports for Unsafe Cargo Operations

1. This Circular informs shipowners, managers and operators of SRS of the test procedures for SSAS. This Circular supersedes Shipping Circular No. 15 of 2015. Testing Requirements for SSAS2. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization had adopted circulars MSC.1/Circ.1190 on Guidance on the provision of information for identifying ships when transmitting… Read more: MPA: Revised Guidelines for Testing of SSAS for SRS

This circular serves to inform the maritime industry that the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will mandate the use of SS 648: 2024 for the custody transfer of bunker deliveries to ocean-going ships in the Port of Singapore from 1 April 2025. Consequently, the use of SS 648: 2019 will cease from 1 April… Read more: MPA-SS 648: 2024 – CODE OF PRACTICE FOR BUNKER MASS FLOW METERING (PMC 12/2024)