By this mean, ICS Class inform that the following technical notes have entered into force: Subject: Handling the Regulation D-1 as a contingency measure for ballast water management after the application date of Regulation D-2 (installation of the Ballast Water Subject: Implementation of Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems Subject: 2018 Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC,… Read more →
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Last amendments on ICS Class Technical instructive (MLC, ISPS, ISM, and HSSC)
Technical Instructive and Procedures introduction (checking measuring equipment, safe work environment, of emergency occurrences, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement of class and Garbage from ships).
To: ICS Class Surveyor, Technical Instructive and Procedures introduction (checking measuring equipment, safe work environment, of emergency occurrences, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement of class and Garbage from ships). Dear Sirs Please be informed about the last Technical instructive and Procedures entering into force on 1 January 2021, download here. 1-PO02-P02 Procedure for checking measuring equipment (Version 1, 10-2020)A-This Procedure is… Read more →
Chinese PSC Inspectors Begin Issuing IMO Sulfur Limit Citations
The marine insurer Standard Club reports that Chinese authorities have cited at least two vessels for non-compliant bunker fuel use since the IMO 2020 0.5 percent sulfur limit took effect on January 1. The first ship was undergoing a port state control inspection in Qingdao when the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) determined that it was using fuel oil with… Read more →
New Requirements for Service Suppliers in China
From 1 august 2019 New regulations came into force for the control and monitoring of service suppliers in China for the categories and equipment listed below. China MSA have issued clarification of the requirements, so that foreign service suppliers who only conduct services on foreign-flagged ships, which do not require a fixed location workshop (such as thickness measurement, non-destructive testing,… Read more →