Technical Notices
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Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling finally ratified
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention) is set to enter into force within 24 months, after Bangladesh …
Panama Flag | MMC 144-Immersion Suits requirement, inspection and service
The Panama Maritime Authority has revised Merchant Marine Circular MMC-144 (April 2023) regarding the implementation of the carriage of immersion suits onboard Panama flagged ship
Panama Flag | MMC 380- Measurements to Reduce PSC Detentions and improve the performance on Panamanian vessels
PMA has amended substantially the MMC-380 “Measurements to Reduce PSC Detentions and improve the performance on Panamanian vessels”, attached herewith.
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, …
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.
Belize Flag | MMN-19-006r3 PSC Analysis and Self-Inspection Program
The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) with the aim to minimize the number of detentions in all MOUs, would like to provide Owners, Operators and Masters with key …
Ban on use of Anti-Fouling Systems that contains Cybutryne
IMO adopted amendments to the AFS Convention vide Resolution MEPC 331 (76) to include controls on Cybutryne and an operative paragraph with respect to issuance of the new …
Regulations coming into force in January 2023
Regulations coming into force in January 2023
Materials Declarations for Inventories of Hazardous Materials/ICS Guidance
Please be reminded that the development and maintenance of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) is the key requirement for shipowners under the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) …
Prohibition of Cybutryne in Anti-Fouling Coating Systems
The International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention) currently prohibits the use of harmful Organotins in anti-fouling paints used on ships.
