Guides

These valuable guidelines were prepared and officially released by the ERRVA together with the OGUK in order to provide the participants of the offshore industry with the necessary technical guidance to all operators and charterers of the ERRVs and marine surveyors to help them better assess the suitability of the vessels of the above mentioned type, servicing the offshore rigs, platforms and other installations and providing the required arrangements for the most effective response and recovery by offshore HSE legislation.

They were worked out following the extensive consultation with the MCA, HSE and a group of professionals and other interested parties. They describe what is commonly treated as a good offshore industry practice and recognized standards in order to enable the ship to carry out their fundamental functions of the offshore standby. It shall be noted that the provisions outlined in the present document are not considered mandatory, and the vessel operators are free to adopt different recognized standards in particular situations where following  these recommendations will provide at least the equivalent or better safety level.

Among the topics covered in the document there are the certification process, stability, design and construction criteria, accommodation and various facilities for survived people, ERRV equipment, radio communications and others.

This volume was prepared and officially released by IMCA in order to reflect the recognized international maritime industry standard addressing the training, competence as well as professional experience that is required to be possessed by all key personnel involved in DP, i.e. dynamic positioning, operations on the vessel equipped with the DPS.

The document has been designed for ships that are engaged in marine operations where the accidental loss of position might easily result in loss of human life, severe pollution to the marine environment, major structural damage to the vessel, and economic loss. The DP operators are requested to attend the formal training courses and also gain necessary practical experience; in addition to what is stated above, they should all meet the associated certification requirements. This publication is also providing some guidance relating to the structural familiarization procedure for the above mentioned personnel joining a vessel with DP system, or starting a new project.

Moreover, it also provides associated practices as well as principles for refresher training. In short, the book will give the useful guidance for assurance of the professional competence as well as assessment requirements in the maritime industry. Would suggest a copy of the booklet is kept on board of any DP vessel.

The intention which has declared by the authors of the present technical document was to give the necessary professional guidance to all people directly involved in the ordering of the HMSF, standing for the high modulus synthetic fiber mooring lines, including the lines that are fabricated from Aramid, LCO and HMPE fibers. The aim is to ensure the due understanding of the particular mechanical properties of these mooring lines, encouraging the processes of adoption of improved technical specifications and quality assurance.

We would like to underline that the recognized international standards are there for the construction of the HMPE lines; however, the standards relating to Aramid and LCP fibers are limited. That is the main reason why the information contained in the present publication would definitely be of great practical use to people considering various ordering options.

The MHSF lines are considered as a good alternative to the traditional mooring lines that are usually made of the steel wires, due to their mechanical properties, particularly strength-to-weight, as well as the other advantages, for example the ease of handling. After several years of nearly incident-free use of the HMSF lines, the shipping industry has experiences a number of failures, particularly on large LNG carriers...

This classic and historically valuable publication is not only the official and complete guidebook for the US Examination of Masters & Mates, a full treatise on marine navigation, law of storms and astronomy, but also a nice textbook to be used by the students and practicing marine navigators as a reference tool. The volume contains the complete list of questions that used to be given by the examiners, making it a good preparation book for the subject exams.

The publication covers the whole range of problems and every single requirement for those applying for the license on either steam or sail ships. Needless to say that even though the book is not in a wide use in the maritime shipping industry of today, it should still be interesting to the people fond of the ships of the past times.

Written by the recognized professional mariner with great seagoing experience, this publication will be useful for those willing to understand the concept of the ocean-going an sailing vessels, including explanations on the main navigation principles, associated calculations and so many other relevant areas that should be well known and understandable to anyone willing to work on board subject vessels.

As the industry professionals, we are for sure aware of the fact that the number of substandard vessels significantly increased in the period 1980-1990. This was seen by all governments as a serious threat to the life at sea as well as to the marine environment.

As a result, most of the IMO members came to the right decision to use even greater efforts in order to ensure due compliance with the regulations developed by the IMO making a good attempt to reduce the number of such substandard vessels. DNV, one of the world's leaders in providing classification services, developed the present Guide which can be used as a very informative and useful tool by ship masters, crew members and officers both ashore and on board to achieve required compliance with the requirements covering the safety of life at sea and protection of the environment - it is actually an invaluable instrument for preparation for the PSC inspection.

It may be treated as a good supplement to the maintenance system established on the ship, and will direct people on board to better focus on the maintenance of the critical areas that are usually in focus of PSC. By doing so, they shall be able to better prepare their ship for the forthcoming visit of the PSC inspector and avoid any problems. 

Nowadays, almost all of the national maritime authorities require that the lifting appliances installed on board ships must be approved, examined, tested and subsequently certified by the person or organization considered competent, prior to putting them into actual service.

The certification provided by Lloyd's Register classification society is internationally recognized and worldwide accepted and respected. As a result, Lloyd's Register may undertake all necessary certification as well as subsequent periodical inspections in order to ensure compliance of the shipboard lifting appliances with applicable requirements of all relevant statutory instruments. Ships and/or offshore installations having the lifting appliances that have been constructed and tested in compliance with the structural as well as machinery requirements listed in the present LR Code, may be assigned the Special Features classification notations by LR.

This document shall apply to all marine and offshore lifting appliances, including cranes, derrick crane systems, ramps and lifts, launch and recovery systems, etc. It shall also apply to ship lift and transfer system installations used to raise and lower the ships using their winches/jacks.  The appliances that have not been mentioned above should be treated on the general basis of the present document.

We understand that all ship managers are under pressure which is constantly increasing. The charter rates are coming down due to the overcapacities in the market of today. This makes the operators fight for the cargo and reduce the fuel cost which is one of the main blocks.

It appears that the ship operators have to sit somewhere in the middle and face the necessity to gain the management contracts while trying to maintain reasonable fees. However, the requirements on liability of the ships are also to be taken into consideration as necessary. We wish to invite our reader, industry professionals and anyone interested in the shipping industry to check these best practice against their operations and get some new and fresh ideas of the potential improvement areas.

The publication comprises different approaches, business models and procedures that are in use by ship managers in order to make their business safer, more efficient and more friendly to the environment. First chapter of the book provides a management view on the best practice; the following chapters are focusing on the best practice in crewing, technical and financial management, quality and safety management, and procurement. The methodology and the importance of ICT have also been highlighted in this booklet. 

The main objective of this popular technical publication prepared by Lloyd's Register Group in collaboration with theand University College London was to unravel the whole landscape of marine fuels that are intended for commercial shipping over the next sixteen years or so. It includes following chapters - Foreword; Executive Summary; GloTraM, standing for the Global Transport Model; Scenarios; Technologies and fuels for deep sea shipping; Fuel prices vs. technology cost/performance; Marine fuel mix and demand 2030; Energy Efficiency Design Index and design vs. operational speeds; Emissions 2030; Postscript; The GMFT2030 Team; Acronyms; References. We all may observe the transformation that the maritime industry is undergoing.

Today, the vessel operators face the "big decisions" of tomorrow, together with the managing high operational costs and trying to achieve compliance with all strict requirements of the regulations concerning environment protection. Such decisions are relating to the future fuels, technologies and the possibility to "future-proof" their fleets as well as other assets. At Lloyd's Register society, we do our best trying to provide our Clients with the technical advice to support the commercial decision making - obviously, all technical decisions must be of some commercial sense...