Do you know how many Emergency Escape Breathing Devices are required onboard?
The EEBD have become mandatory under SOLAS amendments for all ships to which the safety equipment certificate is required.
Read moreThe EEBD have become mandatory under SOLAS amendments for all ships to which the safety equipment certificate is required.
Read moreMarine Evacuation Systems (MES) on board passenger ships typically consist of large inflatable life rafts and either an inflatable slide or escape chute. These systems are designed to enable the rapid evacuation of a large number of people without requiring extensive training, Britannia Club highlights.
Read moreAccording to Korean Register, amendments to SOLAS II-1/Reg.3-8 “Towing and mooring equipment” were adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee at MSC 102 and will enter into force on or after 1 January 2024.
Read moreAccording to Lloyd’s Register, the IMO has adopted a new mandatory International Code for Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code). It is mandated through a new Chapter XV in SOLAS, which enters into force on 1 July 2024.
Read moreSSM issued a risk alert, in which highlights that a new regulation refers to the construction, installation, maintenance and testing requirements as detailed in MSC.1/Circ.1331 ‘Guidelines for Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection / Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation’.
Read moreAccording to IMO, its work to improve security standards at international ports has been given a lift courtesy of a £700,000 funding contribution from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Read moreBritannia P&I has issued a timely reminder regarding the impending changes to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.
Read moreThe Sub-Committee on the Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) 9th session took place 31 July to 04 August 2023 where, among other things, the draft amendments to the Procedures for Port State Control were finalised.
Read moreThe international Maritime Organization (IMO) has selected Navigating the future: safety first! as the 2024 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime Day on 26 September 2024.
Read moreAustralian Maritime Safety Authority published a Marine Notice to remind shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.
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