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ISM Code
CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES OF OUR LATEST CIRCULARS
ISM Code
CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES OF OUR LATEST CIRCULARS
IMO MSC.1-Circ.1578 Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats
IMO re-issued a circular MSC.1/Circ.1578 on Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats on 14 Jul 2021, with the corrected reference to SOLAS regulation III/19.3.4.4 in footnote 4, as attached. This circular supersedes annex 2 to MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1.
Belize Flag | IMMARBE Seafarers Department IMO FAL Form 5 (Crew List) Standardization
IMMARBE has issued an amended version of the FAL Form 5 (attached) Crew List in order to include the information necessary to match up with the needs of the IMMARBE operational departments.
Panama Flag | MMC-107: Publications and Records required on vessels of 500 gross tonnage or above with International Registration in the Panamanian Registry
Please be informed of the updated MMC-107 issued by PMA.
ISM Code | Revised IMO Circular ref. Cyber Security IMO FAL.1/Circ.3-Rev.1 14 June 2021
Following related INSB Class Circulars ISM No 30/2020, ISM No 31/2020 and ISM No 33/2020 please find attached the IMO Circular MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.1 14 June 2021 ref to Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management.
Panama Flag | Letter No. 109-01-014-DGMM-SEG-Liabilities & ISM Declaration
PMA has issued attached letter No. 109-01-014-DGMM-SEG encouraging all ROs during the annual company ISM audit as well as during the intermediate vessel ISM audit to check the validity of documents. (Related to liabilities & ISM declaration)
ISM Code | Industry Cyber Risk Management Guidelines- Version 4
The fourth edition of the industry cyber risk management guidelines, Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships is now available and lays the foundation for further improvements and refinement of companies’ cyber security risk assessments.
Cyber Risk Management
The present circular/guidance has been development based on the “The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships”, version 3.0, BIMCO, CLIA, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERMANAGER, INTERTANKO, OCIMF, WSC and IUMI, 2018.
Emergency Training and Drills
It is a legal requirement that every crew member who is assigned to emergency duties is familiar with those duties before the ship sails. This requirement may also be found in the STCW Convention and in the requirements of the ISM code.
ISM Cyber Security: Be prepared
The IMO has identified cyber security as a risk to be addressed in safety management systems and the handling of the risks are to be verified in audits from 1 January 2021 onwards.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Flag | Circular PSC-032
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Administration has issued the attached circular (PSC-032) in order to provide managing companies and ships’ officers with a tool intended to keep their ships ready for Port State Control Inspections and avoid an eventual detention together with administrative measures.