HSSQE – Officer of the Watch

Paris MoU Detention Report for General Cargo Ship MV Friendship

December 25, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

MV Friendship was a Maltese Flag General Cargo Ship which was carrying cargo from Cuba to Canada. The vessel was targeted for inspection as it was identified by THETIS as a Priority I for a more detailed inspection in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada. The ship was discharging a cargo of Nickel in bags. A team of 3 inspectors from Dartmouth office boarded the ship on July 23, 2011. The vessel was detained on July 25, 2011 for a total of 23 deficiencies of which 6 were serious enough to detain the vessel.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: detention, eficiencies, HSSQE, life saving appliances, lifeboat, load lines, Paris MoU, PSC, PSCO, sounding pipes

Selecting and Using ECDIS

December 12, 2013 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

ECDIS is nothing more than a computer based navigation system that complies with IMO regulations and can be used as an alternative to paper navigation charts. Integrating a variety of real time information, ECDIS is an automated decision aid, capable of continuously determining a vessel’s position in relation to land, charted objects, navigation aids and unseen hazards.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: 2013 Safety4Sea Forum, ECDIS, HSSQE

Paris MoU Detention Report for Chemical Tanker MT Gorgonilla

December 11, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

During a voyage of M/V Gorgonilla from Gibraltar via the Kiel Canal to Kalundborg, after passing the locks in Brunsbüttel there was a blackout and a shutdown of the main engine. The vessel went alongside in Brunsbüttel 08.02.2010. The ships crew announced the very poor technical condition of the ship and asked for help and support. On the same day an overriding PSC inspection has been carried out.

Best Practices in Recent Loss Prevention Incidents

December 5, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

The following presentation/article makes a brief review of best practices in loss prevention that have been collected from some of the recent UK P&I Club loss prevention bulletins, hence a UK P&I Club miscellany.

Reasons Illegal Discharges from Ships Occur

December 3, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Whether an illegal discharge is due to negligence (such as poor maintenance of equipment) or is deliberate (even actively promoted by the company), it is usually the result of action/inaction both on the part of ship operators, and of ship master and crew. On some occasions, violations of pollution regulations may result from lack of awareness by operators and crew. Deliberate illegal discharges occur due to a conjunction of two factors: 1) there are economic advantages for ship operators; 2) there is a low risk of being caught and penalised. Motivations for the individual crew members are slightly different; these are less likely to include cost savings, but may be based on an intention to follow perceived instructions (often implied rather than explicit) and/or fear of losing a job. The following information are an extract from EMSA’s “Addressing Illegal Discharges in the Marine Environment” publication.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: bilge water, EMSA, HSSQE, oil spill, oily waste, oily water separator, pollution

Paris MoU Detention Report for Bulk Carrier MV Ioanna G

November 27, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

The M/V IOANNA G was a 9640 GT bulk carrier built in 1978, adapted for carrying timber cargo on deck, flying the flag of Panama. The vessel called at Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain) port on April 3rd 2009 being eligible for an expanded inspection. The ship had no previous inspection records in the Paris MoU region. The first visit on board took place on April 6th 2009.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: accommodation, corrosion, deficiencies, detention, HSSQE, means of access, Paris MoU, PSC, PSCO, stowage

Paris MoU Detention Report for Bulk Carrier MV EEC Atlantic

November 21, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

M/V EEC Atlantic arrived at Hamburg on 27.11.2008 to discharge bulk cargo. On the same day a PSC-inspection has been carried out. The ship’s statutory certificates were expired since June 2011. The inspection revealed 43 deficiencies of which 9 were considered as ground for detention.

Emissions Reduction for Ocean Container Transport

November 19, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group’s 2013 “Collaborative Progress” report-which provides data from more than 2,300 ships, representing more than 60 percent of global ocean container capacity-indicates that average carbon-dioxide emissions for global ocean container transport have declined year on year, and by more than 7 percent between 2011 and 2012.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: air emissions, containers, containership, HSSQE

Recent Anti and Counter Piracy Developments in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea

November 14, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

There is difference between anti-piracy and counter-piracy. Anti-piracy is about elimination; medium to long-term perspective, strategic, national, regional and international character, in other words it is a ”pipe dream”, cannot be done. Counter- piracy is about containment; short term and medium term, tactical, operational, private, national, regional and international character. This presentation/article is about counter-piracy policies and initiatives. When it comes to East Africa, believe it or not, 99.5% of the funds spent on counter-piracy go to counter-piracy operations.

GHG Emissions from Ships and The MRV Proposal

November 12, 2013 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Shipping is the only sector without an EU cap on emissions. In 2009, the EU committed to include shipping in its climate policy but instead the Commission proposed last year only to monitor CO2 emissions. While the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) proposal is a step in the right direction, it lacks ambition and will have little impact if left unchanged. It can be strengthened to create a MRV system that may not only be used for CO2, but also for SOx and NOx – harmful air pollutants. To actually reduce emissions, unreliable monitoring methods should be removed, and data transparency should be ensured. Finally, there should be a path for transition of MRV requirements into real emissions-reduction measures.