USCG MSIB: Garbage Record Book Update
USCG Issued MSIB 03/2024 in line with amendments to annex V of Marpol by MEPC. These amendments will enter into force from 01st May 2024. This Marine Safety Information Bulletin…
OCIMF: Revised Guidelines for the Control of Drugs and Alcohol in the Maritime Industry/3rd Edition
This information paper provides general guidance and recommendations for the maritime industry in developing and implementing controls for drugs and alcohol. It gives guidance on developing a drug and alcohol…
IBWM: Deadline Approaching for D2 Standard Compliance
The final date for compliance with D-2 standard ((installation of Ballast Water Management System (BWMS)) of the “International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments,…
Tokyo PSC MOU: Preliminary Results of CIC on Fire Safety
The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Tokyo MOU) on Port State Control (PSC) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety in collaboration with the Paris MoU which took…
USCG: Clarification on Interconnected Fire Systems Onboard Covered Small Passenger Vessels
The Coast Guard published an interim rule on December 27, 2021, to implement Congressionally-mandated requirements for fire safety on “covered small passenger vessels” (CSPVs), as defined by 46 U.S.C. 3306(n).…
St. Lawrence Seaway: Seaway Handbook 2024
St Lawrence Great lakes corporation has released Seaway Handbook 2024 today. This Seaway Handbook contains the joint St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation’s Seaway Practices and Procedures established under Section 99…
EEXI/EPL & SHAPOLI: Revise the Pilot Card
IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy and recent MARPOL Annex VI requirements for EEXI and CII are requiring the shipping industry to makes changes to their vessels. Some options include installing Engine…
USCG-Reporting Requirement for BOS, SA & Cyber Incidents
USCG has issued NVIC 02/2024 providing guidance for complying with reporting requirements for Breaches of Security (BOS), Suspicious Activity (SA), Transportation Security Incidents (TSI), and Cyber Incidents. The cyber incident…
WHO: Revised IHR List of Port for Issuing Ship Sanitation Certificate
WHO issued revised today, ie on 16th March 2024, the list of approved ports for issuing SSC, SSCEC or extension of those certificates. The list has been revised within one…
SSCEC Issued at UAE Ports: Issue Faced
There has been recent reports that SSCEC issued at Port of Khourfakkan and RAK has been rejected by Port health and Port controls. Few reported incidents are as below SSCEC…