IMO to discuss amendments to maritime safety standards
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- Published on Saturday, 17 May 2014 07:20
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The International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), relating to lifeboat and passenger ship safety.
The MSC is currently discussing the proposed plans at its on-going 93rd session, which will run through 23 May at IMO's London headquarters.
The meeting will consider issues relating to subdivision and damage stability, with recommendations from the Experts Group on Formal Safety Assessment report, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) study on damage stability of roll-on/roll-off passenger ships and studies from the GOAL-based Damage Stability project (GOALDS).
Among the changes likely to be approved are amendments to SOLAS chapter III, which would require operators to periodically
International Maritime Organization to Consider Iridium Application to be a Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Service Provider
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 May 2014 06:50
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Iridium Proposes to Enhance GMDSS Coverage and Redundancy for Maritime Safety Communications
MCLEAN, Va., Apr 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) --
Iridium Communications today announced it has formally submitted a comprehensive application to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) through the United States for the provision of mobile satellite communications in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). If the application is approved, Iridium could begin providing GMDSS services in late 2015.
Today, ship operators are forced to carry multiple communications systems to meet GMDSS requirements as well as the operational communications needs of the vessel. Iridium's entrance into GMDSS communications will be supported by an array of maritime communications systems, giving the industry the option of a single, affordable communications terminal to satisfy both
2002 Passenger ship liability and compensation treaty enters into force
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- Published on Saturday, 03 May 2014 02:42
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Briefing: 13, April 23, 2014 Increased limits of liability for the death of, or personal injury to, a passenger on a ship from 23 April 2014
The Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 2002, which substantially raises the limits of liability for the death of, or personal injury to, a passenger on a ship, enters into force on 23 April 2014.
The higher limits of liability will apply to ships registered in the following States which have ratified the 2002 treaty: Albania, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic and the United Kingdom.
Additionally, the Convention is mandatory for European Union Member States
IMO.- International Convention on the Removal Wrecks
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 09:34
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International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal Wrecks will enter into force on April 14, 2015. The convention was deposited on Monday after ratification by Denmark, the 10th country to ratify the convention and thereby triggering its entry into force a year later. The Convention was adopted in 2007 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (Kenya) by a 5-day International Conference.
The International Convention will provide the first international rules that will ensure the prompt and effective removal of wreckage located beyond territorial sea of a country. It also features a clause enabling States Parties to "opt in" to apply some provisions to their territory (territorial sea included). The International Convention will provide a solid base for States