Maritime News

This latest newsletter discusses observations in the following areas;

- Access to LSA
- Pilot ladder testing
- Override devices on gauge glasses
- IBC Safety Equipment
- Oil Record Book Entries
- Liferaft HRU's
- Fuel leakage alarms
- Electrical equipment cabling

Time to respond to an emergency on board is a vital factor and in case of a fire incident, time limits are further limited. For quick response, it is vital to identify the emergency immediately. As such, a fire detection system on board proves to be a helpful mean.

The purpose of this Marine Notice is to provide general information to vessel owners, operators, ports and marinas on the Australian biofouling management requirements, the Anti-fouling and in-water cleaning guidelines, the Australian in-water cleaning standards, and the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2011 Guidelines for the control and management of ships’ biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species (the Biofouling Guidelines).

The purpose of this marine notice is to advise vessel owners, operators and masters of Australia’s requirements for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) to support compliance with the sulphur limit of 0.50 mass per cent concentration (m/m) in fuel oil as required by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI and Australia’s domestic law.

Shipping is increasingly digitalised and interconnected. As traditional maritime operations are replaced with autonomous and computerised processes, cyber security vulnerabilities become more prevalent.