Guides

The modern shipping industry is very international; it is unique since its assets, i.e. vessels, constantly move from one country to another, changing the legal jurisdictions. That is the reason why the appropriate internationally recognized legislation shall be established including the internationally accepted standards applied to the maritime safety and security as well as the protection of the environment.

Many of the conventions implemented by the IMO say that the vessels should be duly inspected when visiting foreign ports in order to ensure that their condition meets the minimum technical requirements of all conventions signed by the Flag State. The present volume is a perfect reference source covering all PSC regulations and implications to be taken into account. The book will provide you with the detailed professional analysis of all applicable regulatory framework related to the PSC, considering all latest developments.

In addition to the regional PSC agreements and EU legislation, the author has also dealt with the background of the process, practical issues and the role of the class societies. This second edition of the book addresses the changes in the regulatory and political backgrounds and features even more comprehensive coverage of the subject.

Today, the risk managements is deservedly considered as one of the integral elements of the ship vetting process. That is why the importance of having due understanding of this process can never be overstated. It is essential to duly manage and mitigate the risk in any form in order to ensure that the safety and quality are maintained at highest standards. Therefore, the vetting becomes a significant area followed by the charterers when they select the vessel for transporting their cargoes.

It is worth noting that the positive vetting is treated as an important item equally by the ship owners, crews and operators. The publications released by Intertanko traditionally provide the shipping industry with the professional guidance and support. This particular volume was developed to give a sort of consolidated source of reference to the applicable requirements of the energy stakeholders and major PSC MOUs.

The content of the document is aimed specifically at the ship officers and crew members who will benefit from it most. Having read this book, they will get to the better knowledge of the SIRE VIQ requirements and be able to prepare their vessels for the forthcoming inspections. The topics covered include documentation and certification, safety management and pollution prevention, mooring, ice operations, ballast and cargo systems, and so many others.

The Classification Societies are there to provide the professional class and statutory services as well as the consultancy in the maritime and offshore field to the different maritime and offshore industry stakeholders and regulatory entities. The subject services pertain to the provision of human safety on board ships and offshore installations, protection of the environment, and the Class Societies apply the theoretical knowledge and practical experience when performing their services.

Their main aim is the verification of the structural integrity and strength of the floating objects, paying due attention to every single component, including hull, appendages, shipboard machinery, equipment, systems etc. This is achieved through development and subsequent application of the so-called classification rules; in addition, the international conventions, guides, codes and other regulations are widely applied when ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements.

Most of the vessels and rigs operated today have been built in compliance with the corresponding requirements of one or more of classification societies. This volume was released by the International Association of Classification Societies and will give you some insight to the work of these organizations.

The content of the present field manual is mainly aimed at the people participating in responding to the oil spills. In fact the publication is a good collection of the selected rules of thumb together with the practical checklists providing easy access to the info required when preparing the response strategy. Please do not treat it as a substitute to formal training.

Also take into account that it deals with the spills that have a potential to reach water and does not cover spills occurring on land. The materials are arranged in fifteen sections, opening with the basin information on personnel responsibilities, response priorities, characteristics and behavior of oils etc. Then, there are two important sections covering the safety and health aspects, and communication and logistics. The surveillance and tracking matters have been addressed within a separate section.

The remaining portion of the volume covers such important things as the shoreline protection and treatment, booms, application of dispersants, skimmers and sorbents, waste management, rescue of the wildlife and others. The book concludes with the section on how the oil spill response shall be arranged in the cold regions.

This publication was developed and officially released jointly by IMO and ILO some years ago, in order to provide the international maritime shipping industry with the necessary guidelines relating to the development of tables covering the shipboard working arrangements for the seafarers as well as the formats used for recording of the hours or work/rest of the shipboard people.

The information contained in the book has been compiled and arranged to help the competent marine authorities involved in development of the associated tables and records. Apart from the Guidelines themselves, the volume has four Appendices with the supplementary information, the first one being the Seafarer’s Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention. The second one will provide requirements of the STCW Convention and STCW Code.

The last two appendices will give the information about the model formats for the table of shipboard working arrangements and for records of working and resting hours of the seafarers, respectively. Make sure that you have got a copy of this official document on board your ship as well as in the shore office and that it is readily available at all times for reference.

As we are all aware, the IBWMC, standing for the International Ballast Water Management Convention, was adopted by the International Maritime Organization back in 2004 with subsequent entering into force in 2017. The full implementation of all provisions of the subject convention is planned to take place in 2024. Obviously, vessels with war ships, ships with no ballast water and with sealed or permanent ballast water tanks are exempted.

The ultimate aim of the convention is to prevent transferring of the different non-indigenous species that travel together with the ballast water from one aquatic system to another. This transfer, in turn, causes significant environmental and economic problems. The present booklet was released as a result of cooperation between LITEHAUZ and Danish Shipping supported by the Danish Maritime Fund.

It can be used as a compact but comprehensive guidebook covering the important aspects of the convention and shall be used by the masters and officers of the ships as well as the shore personnel, i.e. anyone engaged in implementation of the convention. Have a copy available to use as a reference source at all times, it is useful and will give all info you need.

Despite numerous sophisticated technical innovations including those introduced recently, the work of any marine port is still connected with the many accidents, i.e. it is the occupation where the accident rate is considered very high. As a result, it is thought that there is a constant need for the properly developed and implemented working practices in every marine port, to ensure that the health and safety of the personnel working there is safeguarded as required.

The present code of practice book is a sort of essential reading on this and will provide industry with the valuable professional advice and help in all questions related to the safety and health of the port employees. It will be particularly helpful to the people assigned operational and managerial responsibilities. In addition, the publication will be appreciated by all employees involved in the routine maintenance and future development of the marine ports with the main emphasis done on the safety aspects.

The authors have given numerous informative illustrations and perfectly worked examples to make sure that the content is readable. All important aspects of marine port activities is covered including but not limited to the loading and discharge of cargoes, domestic and international trade, inland waterways, conventional and innovative methods, traffic, lighting provision, vehicular motion, ergonomics, handling dangerous cargo etc.

This guide prepared and officially released by the MCA, i.e. United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency, was developed on the basis of the information obtained during the consultation with the leading and respected maritime organizations. The publication is aimed at virtually every single person involved in the maritime shipping industry.

The authors have provided good explanations of the essential matters related to the human behavior at sea, constituting the so-called “human element” widely referred to in the international commercial marine sector. Note that we even have a section here dealing with the problem of the Human Element in the industry. It is nearly obvious that the human element in the contemporary shipping industry is one of the key elements.

The authors of the present Guide made an excellent effort to demonstrate that the properly conducted management of the human element shall take place at absolutely all levels. It has also been seriously implicated by the continued shipping disasters. That is why the authors have tried to provide readers with the detailed explanations and good professional advice in order to assist them with managing the human element in the most effective, safe and profitable way.