The content of the present Cargo Resource Management course, or CRM for short was developed by the SIGTTO with the ultimate goal to provide necessary help relating to the optimization of the performance of those crew members directly involved in the shipboard cargo activities. The areas covered by the authors include the communication and situational awareness, as well as the proper teamwork and managing the workload of the personnel.

First of all, the readers will get some general information on the planning and further executing cargo operations on board, and then they will proceed to the organization and procedures related to the Cargo Control Room arrangements. The main idea is to make the cargo team behave and work in the maximum effective manner and this is why the ways shall be found to effectively modify the existing relations and make sure that the safest team culture is achieved.

In addition to that, due attention shall be paid to the lessons that have been learned from the incidents occurred in the past, and the critical operations shall be duly identified to move forward. The trainees who have successfully completed the course, will obtain required understanding of the safe and effective cargo handling operations.

Consider this scenario – while in port, a gang of intruders attempts to gain access over the stern of your ship. Would you know what to do? Heightened ship security requires planning, coordination and new responsibilities. Much of it falls to the SSO, or Ship Security Officer. In this program, we will look at the key competencies required of the Ship Security Officer, the Ship’s Security Plan, identifying threats, the ship/shore interface, responding to threats, and security administration.

It is likely to be a regular ship’s officer who will be asked to assume the duties of SSO. It is important that these new duties not be overly burdensome, and can be integrated into his or her regular responsibilities. There are five key competencies required of the SSO. The first one is to maintain and supervise the implementation of the Ship Security Plan, which should be ship-specific and updated regularly based on new information and security drills and exercises. The second required competence is to assess security risk, threat and vulnerability, and this will involve coordination with port facilities and awareness of MARSEC levels.

The third one implies undertaking regular inspections of the ship to ensure appropriate security measures are implemented and maintained – this includes establishing and marking restricted areas on the vessel, and limiting access to these areas. The number for is to ensure that security systems and equipment are properly operated, calibrated, and tested as necessary – note that the port state authorities may ask for a demonstration of these systems during their inspections. Finally, the last competence is to encourage security awareness and vigilance, including drills, exercises, crew education, practice and training.

The author of this nice title discusses how the shipping companies of Norway managed to play a truly key role in the global maritime shipping industry of the past century, becoming one of the major players on the market. Just imagine, at times their ships carried more than 10% of the whole seaborne trade of the world! It is very interesting to read and understand what led Norway to that level of success and competitiveness, despite the usual highest cost of labor in the country, making it next to impossible to compete with others.

The market developments have been addressed by the author together with the effective business strategies; note that the political decisions were among the key factors, as well. The book opens with some brief background of the Norwegian shipping industry, followed with the step by step analysis and explanation of the main factors and decisions involved.

The priceless experience of one of the most successful countries is here to share so make sure you do read it and get some new perception. The title will of course be very valuable to the people interested in the shipping industry, global trends and markets, as there will definitely find lots of useful info here.

The Ship Security Plan is not only vital to the safety of people and shipboard equipment, but it is also required by law. United States and IMO are requiring mariners to have security plans in place and in force. The threat is real and growing. Unauthorized boarding, introduction of prohibited weapons, flammables, explosives, unauthorized occupation or operation of the vessel at sea – and the consequences are truly alarming – cargoes, ships, and perhaps even human lives at risk.

The Ship Security Plans will vary according to the vessel, its cargo, its trade routes and ports of call. But the scope of each ship’s Plan should include the basic elements, namely measures and equipment used to deter the prohibited weapons as well as the unauthorized devices and substances; the restricted areas on the ship shall be clearly identified and any unauthorized access to such areas prevented.

Finally, the third elements is made of the procedures, established to make sure that all security threats are duly responded to and the critical operations maintained, and these procedures shall be strictly adhered to at all times. Note also the procedures involving the emergency evacuation of the people as a result of the security breach. The duties of all ship personnel shall be clear, and the periodic and regular training, exercises, drills and audits be in place.

It is the intention of the SIGTTO organization to keep on encouraging the continual improvement in order to significantly reduce the impact that the LNG shipping of today has on the environment. The present publication forms an integral part of the pack of volumes related to the particular environmental issues, supported by the IMO in terms of the GHG reduction.

Since methane is the greenhouse gas, it is critically important to have the reliable systems so that the environmental impact of its carriage gets minimized. The whole idea of the authors of this title was to provide professional recommendation on the identification, detection, measurement and quantification of the fugitive methane emissions from the liquefied gas carriers. The content of the publication perfectly aligns with the principles of the industry that are currently in place.

It goes without saying that once the consistent approach has been duly adopted and implemented, it will seriously contribute to the reduction of the aforementioned emissions. The publication is quite concise but still supplemented with the glossary of terms facilitating the reader-friendliness and helping to better understand the basic principles.

Shipboard security has always been a vital part of the maritime safety. Today, we are even more concerned and aware of security since terrorist attacks target not only skyscrapers and embassies but also our ships at sea. Piracy, sabotage, stowaways, and hijacking – these threats to maritime security are well known.

The first part of this video training is devoted to the regulatory framework, namely, in the United States, the Maritime Transportation Act of 2002, and internationally - the ISPS, standing for the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. The latter requires that the ships have their IMO numbers clearly marked on the hull. The Continuous Synopsis Record, or CSR, of the ships history, shall be available at all times.

The other integral parts of the Code are the Security Alert System, SSP, i.e. the Ship Security Plan, approved by the vessel’s Flag State, which will issue an ISPS Certificate. The ISPS Code details the security requirements and they are presented in two parts – the mandatory requirements and a series of guidelines on how to meet these requirements, and non-mandatory requirements. Some countries, such as the United States, will require vessels to comply with both Parts A and B.

The main content of the present IMO model course was prepared to give readers all required understanding of the security awareness and make sure that the ship crew members with no security duties assigned relating to the SSP, i.e. Ship Security Plan, to participate and contribute in the ship security.

The trainees who complete all chapters of the present course will be considered having enough knowledge, therefore reaching the necessary competence standard. They will get to know the meaning of the different ship security levels and associated requirements, contingency plans and emergency measures.

In addition to that, they will get better in the recognizing and detecting different types of weapons and dangerous substances, as well as the human behavioral patterns. Apart from that, this training will equip trainees with the necessary techniques that are commonly applied to circumvent the ship security measures, and this particular skill is definitely critical to provision of the security of your vessel.

The maritime security policy and security responsibilities are detailed together with the ship security actions. Due attention was paid to the identification of the threats, their recognition and prevention, as well as shipboard exercises, drills and emergency preparedness.

This is the most important document released by the IMO in connection with the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit safety. This document of 2009 has been amended several times to include the IMO Resolutions adopted after 2009. The present publication contains all amendments up to and including those of 2022 and is the current version of the Code.

The arrangement of the content is pretty traditional for the IMO MODU Code – the first section provides general information on the purpose of this regulatory document, its application areas and definitions used throughout the text, survey and certification requirements etc. The second section of the Code deals with the construction of the Units, the hull strength and materials used for construction.

The third section is devoted to the stability and freeboard including the hull subdivision and watertight integrity requirements. After that there are requirements concerning the machinery installations including boilers, propulsion machinery for self-propelled drilling units, elevating systems installed on jack-up rigs, hull systems etc.

the electrical installations are dealt with in a separate section, followed with the one on the hazardous area classification and associated requirements. The rest of the volume addresses such the critical aspects as fire safety, lifesaving equipment and systems, radiocommunication equipment, cargo gear, operational aspects, chopper facilities and, finally, the air test appliances used in the confined spaces.