Maritime News

This Notice outlines the carriage and maintenance requirements for EEBDs.

This Information Notice (IN) provides guidance on record keeping under Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended (MARPOL Annex VI).

The Directorate would like to draw the attention of all concerned to a UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (UK MCA) decision regarding an investigation on 275N Lifejacket and Trans suit manufactured and marketed by Northern Diver (International) Ltd.

The Directorate would like to draw the attention of all concerned to an equipment defect in relation to DW34F Electric Boat Winches manufactured by Zhenjinag DH Marine Equipment Co., Ltd, (item: MED/1.41 a, d) covered by Certificate No.2020-031-MED.

The Directorate would like to draw the attention of all concerned to a Safety Notice issued by the Dutch Safety Board concerning ‘Pirolec L-35 rocket parachute flares’ relating to the model L-35/L-35-A (batch: 0525/2021-113), manufactured by LECEA Sistemas Pirotecnicos Avanzados, S.A. This follows reports of fatal accidents involving the use of L-35 rockets.