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  • The SOLAS Chapter III amendment clarifies that launch appliances of rescue boats weighing less than 700 kg do not need to have stored mechanical power.
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    SOLAS updates now set for 2024 introduction

    2022-07-04T09:35:00Z

    DNV advises that there are a set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and associated Codes that enter into force on 1 January 2024.

  • Nick Brown, CEO of LR, chaired the IACS Council meeting this week. He commended the Council's agreement to set up a Safe Decarbonisation Panel.
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    IACS launches Safe Decarbonisation Panel

    2022-06-30T08:45:00Z

    The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council met in London this week and agreed to set up a Safe Decarbonisation Panel in recognition of the challenge of meeting ambitious targets safely and with the necessary technical underpinning to facilitate early investment.

  • cyber security is a growing concern
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    IACS cyber security requirements mandatory from 2024

    2022-06-30T08:34:00Z

    The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has recently published new Unified Requirements (URs) for cyber security that will be mandatory for classed ships and offshore installations contracted for construction on or after 1 January 2024.

  • The Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration is introducing rules on 1 July 2022 regarding machinery failures in Shanghai's territorial waterway.
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    New rules for ships entering Shanghai Port

    2022-06-28T09:44:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register reports that new rules for shipowners and ship operators regarding machinery failure in Shanghai Port’s territory come into effect on 1 July 2022. 

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    EU Parliament decides on shipping’s position in ETS

    2022-06-23T09:57:00Z

    On Wednesday 22 June, the EU Parliament adopted its position on some key EU laws that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package” - the EU’s plan to cut GHG emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, and to be net-zero by 2050.

  • IMO will discuss use of HFO in the Arctic at its April MEPC meeting
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    MEPC 78 reviews BWMS experience

    2022-06-16T10:31:00Z

    The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 78th session agreed in principle to develop a Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention Review Plan and established a Correspondence Group to finalise it.

  • Ha conducted a gap analysis based on the cases of a large LNG carrier and a small bunkering vessel for the requirements of the IGC Code, and a large and a small bulk carrier for the IGF Code.
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    Discrepancies between IGF and IGC Codes could cause confusion

    2022-06-13T10:21:00Z

    Senior Surveyor of Korean Register of Shipping, Seung-man Ha, has published a thesis on the regulatory gaps between LNG carriers and LNG-fuelled ships. 

  • MEPC 78 could not reach agreement on more ambitious GHG targets or on the establishment of the International Maritime Research Board (IMRB) and International Maritime Research Fund (IMRF).
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    MEPC78 fails to agree on revised GHG targets

    2022-06-13T10:06:00Z

    The 78th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met from 6-10 June but failed to reach agreement on more ambitious GHG targets or on the establishment of the International Maritime Research Board (IMRB) and International Maritime Research Fund (IMRF).

  • IMO's MEPC 78 will debate steps to meet IMO ambitions for zero emission shipping by 2050 in June 2022.
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    INTERCARGO: Governments must share the load

    2022-06-10T11:24:00Z

    It would be a mistake to place responsibility for meeting IMO’s zero emission shipping targets fully on the shoulders of the shipping industry, warns INTERCARGO, as the IMO’s MEPC 78 debates steps to meet IMO ambitions for zero emission shipping by 2050 this week.

  • Commissioning testing became mandatory for BWM systems installed on newbuilds on 1 June 2022.
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    BWMS commissioning test requirements enter force

    2022-06-02T06:41:00Z

    Commissioning testing is now mandatory for ballast water management systems (BWMSs) installed on newbuilds and existing ships of all flag administrations when the initial BWMS commissioning survey is completed on or after 1 June 2022.

  • The working group will discuss the potential development of a basket of medium-term measures following the discussion of its draft guidelines at its June MEPC 78 meeting.
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    IMO finalises CII guidance

    2022-05-25T09:32:00Z

    The IMO’s ISWG-GHG 12 GHG Working Group has finalised guidance on carbon intensity measures and continued to discuss mid-term measures including carbon pricing.

  • The amendments to the FAL Convention are expected to enter effect on 1 January 2024.
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    FAL 46: Single window to become mandatory

    2022-05-18T11:27:00Z

    The IMO’s Facilitation Committee met from 9 to 13 May (FAL 46) and adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world.

  • The decision to apply the polluter-pays principle is consistent with the original ETS, which was designed to abate GHG emissions from heavy industry and power generation.
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    EU commits to “polluter-pays” principle for ETS

    2022-05-18T10:50:00Z

    European shipowners (ECSA) have welcomed the European Parliament’s commitment to enforce the polluter-pays principle, by ensuring the mandatory pass-through of the ETS costs to the commercial operators of the vessels through contractual clauses.

  • Chair of IACS, Nick Brown Photo: IACS
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    New IACS requirements for BWMS take effect from July

    2022-05-09T08:39:00Z

    The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released a Unified Requirement (UR) relating to fire issues for ballast water management systems (BWMS) on ships, UR F45. 

  • MSC 105 introduced new survey requirements that form part of the regulatory response to the 2017 sinking of the VLOC Stellar Daisy.
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    MSC 105 approves new survey requirements

    2022-05-03T10:16:00Z

    The 105th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) was held from 20 to 29 April, with new Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP Code) requirements agreed to enter into force for bulk carriers and tankers. 

  • IACS Secretary-General, Robert Ashdown, commended the two new URs on cyber safety, which “provide minimum goal-based requirements for the cyber resilience of new ships and for the cyber security of onboard systems and equipment"
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    IACS adopts new requirements on cyber safety

    2022-04-22T09:13:00Z

    The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has adopted two new Unified Requirements (URs) on the cyber resilience of ships.

  • The PPR sub-committee has agreed to develop draft guidelines to permit the use of multiple engine operational profiles, The use of multiple EOPs can be applied to enable the switch between different fuel types on dual fuel engines.
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    PPR 9 considered amendments to NOx Technical Code

    2022-04-13T09:37:00Z

    The IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) held its 9th session virtually from 4-8 April and considered amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code for permitting the use of multiple engine operational profiles as a means of managing NOx emissions performance.

  • Draft guidelines on the delivery of exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) water and residues to port reception facilities will be presented to MEPC 78 in June 2022 for further consideration.
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    PPR 9 advances EGCS water discharge guidelines

    2022-04-12T09:07:00Z

    The IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) held its 9th session virtually from 4-8 April and advanced guidelines on the delivery of exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) water and residues to port reception facilities.

  • A number of IACS members (such as DNV, pictured) had introduced the option of remote classification surveys for some inspections before the pandemic.
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    IACS publishes Unified Requirement on remote classification surveys

    2022-04-08T09:32:00Z

    The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published Unified Requirement UR Z29 to provide uniform guidance and requirements for remote surveys.

  • The USCG's final policy letter is not likely to alter MPN acceptance in the near term, Jed Mouawad of Mouawad Consulting said.
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    US Coast Guard to further evaluate MPN method

    2022-03-31T10:59:00Z

    Another step forward has been taken in the US Coast Guard’s consideration of type approval procedures for UV ballast water management systems (BWMS) that can render organisms permanently incapable of reproduction, nonviable, without necessarily killing them.