The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-first session (10 to 19 May 2006), and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-third session (18 to 22 July 2005), in order to give guidance on the carriage of publications on board ships, approved the IMO requirements on carriage of publications on board ships as set out in the article.
The publications (regardless of formats) which to be kept onboard ships are listed in below table.
Crude oil is a complex mixture of substances at varying ratios and in most cases contains at least some salt water. Even after desalination some of this brine remains dissolved in the crude and gradually sinks to the bottom of the cargo oil tank during transport. The corrosive nature of salt, along with microorganisms and other aggressive substances contained in the cargo oil, causes rust, most notably in the form of pitting, which are cavities in the steel that deepen over time.
The IMO Calendar can be very useful and practical as a resource for owners, managers, engineers and experts working in the marine industry. Based on this, the following tables explain a brief description of the new mandatory regulations. Obviously, due to the process of adopting and promulgating maritime regulations in the IMO, these tables may include some changes and new items in the future.
Recently, at the latest meeting of the IMO maritime safety committee (MSC 106), a new test called the “Ventilation Performance Test” was approved. The new test procedure will circulate after adoption at the next MSC meeting.
We at Marine Topics have collected a summary of what must perform to obtain type approval certificates for inflatable liferafts, besides the previous tests. Stay with us.
Survival craft is a craft capable of sustaining the lives of persons in distress from the time of abandoning the ship. It includes any lifeboat, liferaft, free fall lifeboat, rescue boat or davit launched liferaft or other craft capable of sustaining the lives of persons.
In this article, we will discuss about survival crafts’ stowage requirement, on the basis of SOLAS & LSA code.
The primary purpose of a pressure safety valve is the protection of life, property and environment during an over-pressure event in a pressurized vessel or equipment. An over-pressure event refers to any condition which would cause pressure in a vessel or system to increase beyond the specified design pressure or maximum allowable working pressure.
Different mixtures and phases in the same pipeline are a typical application for Real-Time Transient Model technology (RTTM) based systems, which try to consider all blends of different products and pipeline properties in its calculations. However, if the fluid cannot be accurately modelled by the system this leads to false results. Unforeseen operating conditions will also lead to false alarms. The Extended Real-Time Transient Model technology (E-RTTM) can compensate for these disadvantages.
The IMO Calendar can be very useful and practical as a resource for owners, managers, engineers and experts working in the marine industry. Based on this, the following tables explain a brief description of the new mandatory regulations. Obviously, due to the process of adopting and promulgating maritime regulations in the IMO, these tables may include some changes and new items in the future.
In accordance with ISM Code Section 10.1 the safety management system of the company must provide a maintenance plan which ensures maintenance and inspection of the ship and equipment according to the relevant rules and regulations, codes, guidelines and standards.
In this article, a comprehensive LSA maintenance plan for all SOLAS ships has been prepared for Marine Topics’ readers.
Ammonia has attracted wide interest as a source of zero emission fuel for shipping. Ammonia has the key benefit of being easier to store than hydrogen, i.e. nearly identical to propane (LPG) at low pressure under ambient conditions. Hence, the cost of storage per energy unit is significantly cheaper than either hydrogen, electricity in batteries or LNG.
The seventy-ninth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee was held from 12 to 16 December 2022. A brief report of adopted outputs has been written for the Marine Topics readers.
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) provides an integrated solution for distress, emergency, safety and conventional communications, and is the main platform for ship-shore, ship-to-ship information interaction. In order to coordinate development with the E-Navigation strategy, IMO proposed a GMDSS review and modernization plan in April 2008.
The share of the transportation sector in the emission of greenhouse gases in the world is 25%, of which 2.9% is the emission of pollution related to the marine industry. The change in global laws in order to reduce the environmental impact has forced the shareholders of the marine industry to implement measures in the direction of decarburization.
The 106th session of the Maritime Safety Committee was held from 2 to 11 November 2022, chaired by Mrs. Mayte Medina (United States). The Vice-Chair of the Committee, Mr. Theofilos Mozas (Greece), was also present. A brief of the meeting outcomes in relation to the adopted mandatory instruments, has been mentioned in this article.
A drill is an exercise performed onboard (or during training ashore) which may be supervised by a competent authority or personnel. In this article, a general guidance of all required onboard drills has been prepared.
In accordance with ISM Code Section 10.1 the safety management system of the company must provide a maintenance plan which ensures maintenance and inspection of the ship and equipment according to the relevant rules and regulations, codes, guidelines and standards.
In this article, a comprehensive LSA maintenance plan for all SOLAS ships has been prepared for Marine Topics’ readers.
Shipboard Testing is a full-scale test of a complete BWMS carried out on board a ship according to IMO Guidelines, to confirm that the system meets the standards set by regulation D-2 of the Convention.
In this article, we try to express the shipboard testing as the final step in receiving the type approval certificate by taking the IMO guidelines.
Ammonia has attracted wide interest as a source of zero emission fuel for shipping. Ammonia has the key benefit of being easier to store than hydrogen, i.e. nearly identical to propane (LPG) at low pressure under ambient conditions. Hence, the cost of storage per energy unit is significantly cheaper than either hydrogen, electricity in batteries or LNG.
Considering the importance of investigating accidents in preventing their recurrence, in this article we will discuss the incidents’ review including rout causes and correction actions. Stay with us.
This is necessary in order for authorities to be able to monitor if a vessel’s crew has performed any illegal oil discharge at sea. All officers and crew onboard need to recognize that recording of ORB is required by the rules and the records are critical.
Both oil residues (sludge) and sewages collected on board must be delivered to the reception facilities, regularly.
In this regard, there are two types of standard discharge connections. This article mentions the specifications and requirements of this connections based on the MARPOL Convention.
