IMO Updates
Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 in the
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At this meeting the MEPC found difficulty in making tangible progress on the issue of reduction in Greenhouse Gases due to the legacy of COP15 and the continuing divide between the developed and developing world which caused tension from time to time in the plenary sessions. Despite this, it was important for InterManager to be one of the many NGOs present in an almost unprecedented packed auditorium in order to keep a close eye on the technical, operational and commercial ramifications of the discussions taking place.
For this meeting 159 papers were tabled for consideration of which 100 referenced Green House Gases (GHG).
This report summaries outcomes.
Summary of IMO MEPC 60 (77.44 kB)
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 in the
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What ship and crew managers should watch out for.
This Brief lists on one page the key points in the detailed debates and decisions at IMO that will impact on shipmanagers’ business in the years ahead. For more detail and background information see the posting titled Outcomes of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) Meeting 60th session: 22-26 March, 2010.
IMO IN BRIEF - MEPC – Session 60 (78.91 kB)
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 in the
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Draft amendments to the STCW Convention, and its associated Code, have been approved by the Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) and are ready for submission to a Diplomatic Conference in Manila, Philippines, 21-25 June 2010, for adoption.
The proposed amendments are the first major revision of the two instruments since those, completely revising the original 1978 Convention, adopted in 1995.
The attachment summaries the outcomes of the last sub-committee meeting before the Conference.
InterManager STW41 Report (165.94 kB)
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Posted by admin on Sunday, November 29th, 2009 in the
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The status quo in IMO representation is retained in the current elections conducted at the IMO Assembly meeting in London. It continues the regime of a low level of representation across Africa and South America and an over representation amongst the EU.
The Council is the executive of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. Between sessions of the Assembly the Council performs all the functions of the Assembly, except the function of making recommendations to Governments on maritime safety and pollution prevention which is reserved for the Assembly.
The Council is elected by the Assembly for a two-year term.
Liberia contributes 8.6% to the IMO annual budget but failed to achieve sufficient votes to gain a position in the new Council.
Council members for the 2009-10 biennium in three categories of voting are as follows.
Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:
China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United states
Category (b): 10 other States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden
Category (c): 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation, and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world:
Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia , Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey
The top ten contributors for 2008 were assessed as follows (the figures show the amount payable in £s and as a percentage of the total budget):
Panama – 4,683,032 – 19.20
Liberia – 2,100,248 – 8.61
Bahamas – 1,227,968 – 5.03
United Kingdom – 1,146,457 – 4.70
Greece – 1,000,898 – 4.10
Marshall Islands – 996,598 – 4.08
Singapore – 994,487 – 4.08
Japan – 841,854 – 3.45
China – 797,893 – 3.27
United States -790,016 – 3.24
The attached report covers key achievements of IMO in the last two years.
Key points of opening address to 26th IMO Assembly (59.45 kB)
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Posted by admin on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 in the
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The UKHO has produced an Anti‐Piracy Planning Chart as part of an initiative driven by the EU Naval Force. The chart, numbered Q6099, covering the Gulf Of Aden, south of the Horn of Africa is designed to collate all relevant information for the area and to raise awareness. The chart has the transit corridors marked, UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Dubai reporting boundaries, instructions to avoid becoming a victim and telephone numbers in the case that a ship is attacked.
The chart is to be provided free of charge.
Shipmanagers that wish to acquire the chart will need to contact: theMaritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA) postmaster@mschoa.org
Anti Piracy Planning Chart Q6099 (1.79 MB)
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Posted by admin on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 in the
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The Club’s earlier LP Bulletins 546 – 10/07 and 647 – 7/09 warn members of the serious risks that can be associated with the carriage of iron ore fines loaded in Indian ports. Reports of serious incidents continue and include two vessels loaded with this product that have capsized in the last two to three months. At the present time the Club is dealing with 12 current cases involving this commodity. This has increased its concern over safety when shipping iron ore from this area and has prompted this additional and strengthened warning to Members.
Bulletin 660 Iron Ore Fines - India (252.78 kB)
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 in the
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The process of revising and updating the STCW Convention has been underway since 2005 and is now in the final phases with just one sub-committee meeting in London in January 2010, before the convening a diplomatic conference in Manila in June 2010 at which Governments will agree the changes and a schedule for their adoption and implementation.
The file contains the latest text and indicates the additions and deletions proposed in Chapter III Standard regarding the engine department and Guidance.
Members are requested for feedback and questions on the draft text.
STCW_Ch_III_draft_from_STW-ISWG_2-WP.4-Rev.1.pdf (361 kB)
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Posted by admin on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 in the
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The process of revising and updating the STCW Convention has been underway since 2005 and is now in the final phases with just one sub-committee meeting in London in January 2010, before the convening a diplomatic conference in Manila in June 2010 at which Governments will agree the changes and a schedule for their adoption and implementation.
The file contains the latest text and indicates the additions and deletions proposed in Chapter II Standards regarding master and deck department and Guidance.
Members are requested for feedback and questions on the draft text.
STCW_Ch_II_draft_from__STW-ISWG_2-WP.3-Rev.1 (360.52 kB)
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Posted by admin on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 in the
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The process of revising and updating the STCW Convention has been underway since 2005 and is now in the final phases with just one sub-committee meeting in London in January 2010, before the convening a diplomatic conference in Manila in June 2010 at which Governments will agree the changes and a schedule for their adoption and implementation.
The file contains the latest text and indicates the additions and deletions proposed in Chapter 1 Regulations and definitions and Guidance.
Members are requested for feedback and questions on the draft text.
STCW_Ch_I_draft_from_STW-ISWG_2-WP.2-Rev.1 (532.66 kB)
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 in the
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With the coming switch to ECDIS navigating officers face more challenging software in the workplace than ever before. To ensure safety of navigation it is paramount each equipment unit is properly operated. A tough challenge considering AIS, ARPA, ECDIS and GMDSS may come from many different makers. For example, more than 20 manufacturers offer 30 different types of radars alone all with different interface layouts.
Only if correct and efficient handling of the bridge equipment is assured, can the safety of the ship also be assured. Safe carriage of the cargo, the safety of life and prevention of pollution are critical and dependent upon safe bridge operations. Officers’ competence plays a crucial part. This issue is being addressed by a new EU initiative. Speaking at a recent seminar project coordinator Prof Becker-Heins of the Bremen Shipping University said, “An approach to enhance faultless usage of watch-keeping equipment is of the utmost importance. We face a potential major disaster if officers do not fully understand the operational capabilities and limitations.
Generally officers receive type-specific training only during vocational education on just one or two systems. Once on board the hand-over time is limited before the relief will be at sea and in full charge of the vessel. Confronted with new equipment he is probably not familiarised with the radars, communication, navigation, safety or any other bridge equipment”.
The objective of SAFEBRIDGE is to advance classical CBT tools and knowledge management systems to a competence verification and training interface exactly replicating and integrating the desktop structure of the navigation consoles in question. To achieve this, a tool will be developed which is not a modified copy of the original application software but an autonomous applet mirroring certain screenshots of the application with a selected pre-defined operability. The competence verification and training tool will be completed by tutorial explanations / animations to illustrate the operation of the relevant control elements. Because trainees can learn directly on the console’s graphical interface the required knowledge is transferred immediately one-to-one to the real equipment and the real situation.
Becker-Heins says, “The key problem shipping faces today is how to accelerate the transition of cognitive knowledge to inherent experience. In other words, how to make the untrained and inexperienced perform better in a shorter period of time”.
For more information see www.safebridge.eu
Safebridge Press story 5-2009 (125.77 kB)
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