Technical Notices
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US Maritime (US MARAD) updates its Gulf of Guinea, the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, and Persian Gulf Security Advisories
The US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (US MARAD) has revised its advisory for the Gulf of Guinea (see 2021-002-Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery …
Panama Flag – MMC 381 revised U.S. Pre-ports arrival checklist for Panama flagged vessels
Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has issued MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-381 regarding U.S. Pre-ports arrival checklist for Panamanian flagged vessels in order to decrease the …
Compliance with the EU Ship Recycling Regulation – COVID-19 impact
As informed by INSB Class Technical Notice No 8/20 dated 26.10.2020 , EC has published Commission Notice (2020/C 349/01) considering the disruptions caused by COVID-19.
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 …
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, …
USCG and Cyber Security
USCG has released a new work instruction (CVC-WI-027) to provide guidance to Coast Guard Marine Inspectors and Port State Control Officers for assessing cyber hygiene onboard …
Panama Flag – MMC 381 U.S. Pre-ports arrival checklist for Panama flagged vessels
Please be informed of the MMC-381- U.S. Pre-ports arrival checklist for Panama flagged vessels as published by Panama Maritime Authority.
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 …
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.
EU Commision Notice-2020/c 349/01- EU Guidelines for the IHM compliance
EU Commission has adopted a Notice providing “Guidelines on the enforcement of obligations under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation relating to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) …
