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ISPS adapted to
smaller ports.
Implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Code
(ISPS Code) is the most comprehensive security measure ever to be
put in place. Generally speaking the implementation is through Chapter
XI-2, which contains measures to enhance maritime security, and
is part of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS).
Herning Shipping: Believes in very high profile
on environment and safety standards. Danish tanker owner
Herning Shipping has a high profile on safety and security, but
it all comes down to one thing: environmentally sound conduct.
A new rescue tool for SSRS. The Swedish
Sea Rescue Society’s (SSRS) Rescue Runner, a light marine rescue
craft based on a personal watercraft, has been further developed
and is now to be used as a tool to assist the helicopter-based rescue
diver in his task to check life rafts and assist survivors at a
scene of accident as fast as possible.
Safe navigation in the archipelago.
The AIS (Automatic Identification System) is compulsory on vessels
larger than 300 GT on international routes. However, when it comes
to safety issues and planning, the system can also be of great use
for smaller vessels in coastal waters.
Paperwork
on board – a safety threat?
How many of you remember those bygone days when the radio officer
sent one or two messages a day telling the ship owner approximately
where the ship was and that, hopefully, everything was going well
onboard? No more information was available or needed.
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Bunkering procedures to protect the vessel.
MARPOL Annex VI enters into force on May 19th next year and intends
to regulate emissions into the atmosphere of specific pollutants
(NOx and SOx) from ships. The regulations say that all fuels sold
to ships must be in full compliance.
Norwegian coastline is wired up. Norway’s
long coastline is equipped with 35 physical shore stations to make
up the fixed Automatic Identification System (AIS) to cover the
most important sea areas.
Who can a seaman rely upon?
The survived seamen to whom SSG was talking a week after
the “Estonia” disaster said that helicopters and rafts
were the only useful
rescue appliances the castaways could rely upon. They were thankful
to the Finnish and Swedish
helicopter crews.
Real time information improves safety.
Originally the introduction of the Automatic Identification System
(AIS), embedded in SOLAS Chapter V, was designed to improve safety
of navigation by providing the officer of the watch with real time
information about nearby vessels in order to take appropriate action.
Reval Maritime School trains in cold sea water.
For two years Reval Maritime School, in Tallinn has had its own
building where it runs various continuing courses for seamen.
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