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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.

Please find the links to the latest IMCA Safety Flashes in the industry

https://www.imca-int.com/safety-flashes/?flash-year=2022

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).

It is to be noted that a batch of Netwave Systems BV VDRs, type NW6000 are not fully compliant with Directive 2014/90/EU on Marine Equipment and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1158 on design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment. The batch concerns 100 VDR systems with serial numbers from 212912086 up to 22212186.

This is the seventh annual digest of CHIRP Maritime reports, covering all the cases published during 2021 as well as several in-depth articles specially commissioned to highlight important safety topics.