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CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES OF OUR LATEST CIRCULARS

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) and EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EUSRR). Whilst the HKC has not yet come into force, the EUSRR has, and has wide application (to shipowners within the EU, vessels flagged within the EU and non-EU vessels calling to EU ports).

New Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying from ICS and ITF & MLC new consolidated text

Under the 2016 MLC amendments, governments and shipowners are expected to adopt measures to better protect seafarers against shipboard harassment and bullying using as a reference the Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying jointly published by the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the International Chamber of Shipping.

ICS Provisional Guidance for Compliance with the 2020 ‘Global Sulphur Cap’

From 1 January 2020, in accordance with MARPOL Annex VI1, the Sulphur content of fuel oil used on board commercial ships trading outside Sulphur Emission Control Areas (ECAs)2 must not exceed 0.50% m/m.