INTERNATIONAL Marine News
EU simplifies ship recycling compliance with new standard certificate formats Ship owners preparing vessels for recycling will now be able to meet
their legal requirements using a single administrative certificate, following a new decision by the European Commission aimed at cutting paperwork without weakening safety or environmental standards. The European Commission adopted new standard formats for ship recycling certificates on 19 January.
These updated formats allow ship owners to comply with both the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships using a single set of documents.
Under the new system, the certificates will cover the inventory of hazardous materials on board ships, which records substances such as asbestos, as well as confirmation that a vessel is ready for recycling. Until now, ship owners often needed separate documents to meet different regulatory frameworks.
India DGS launches Safety Video Series
In a first of its kind, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has developed a comprehensive Safety Video Series to improve safety awareness across the maritime workforce.
The DGS has observed recurring safety lapses and incidents attributable to deficiencies in safety awareness by shipping companies, seafarers and trainees as evidenced by casualty investigations conducted by the Directorate.
The video series aims to address these critical elements and standardize safety indoctrination to help prevent recurrence of similar incidents by learning from past mistakes to institutionalise a safety-culture, embedding continuous learning and vigilance into training and day- today operations.
Pilot dies in fall from pilot ladder in Panama City, Florida A Florida pilot passed away in January after a pilot ladder accident in
Panama City, Florida, the latest in a long and tragic line of lives lost due to slips and falls in the boarding process.
The St. Andrew’s Bay Pilots have confirmed that Capt. Phillip Brady, 46, suffered a fatal fall while disembarking a bulker. He fell from a pilot ladder while transferring off the 60,000 dwt bulk carrier Lowlands Luck, and he dropped 15 feet into the water. The pilot boat operator made every effort to save him and recovered him from the water within two minutes. A Coast Guard crew transferred him to a medical centre for treatment, but Brady succumbed to his injuries, the association said.
The casualty is under investigation, and the association said that the circumstances of Capt. Brady’s passing are not yet fully known; for now, the pilots requested patience while the inquiry continues.
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The DGS urged all concerned stakeholders to ensure the Safety Videos are made available to all seafarers, trainees, and new joiners under their supervision. These videos shall be integrated into the organisation’s Learning Management System (LMS), pre-sea training, post-sea training, and safety indoctrination curriculum. The videos will also be mandatory viewing for all new joiners at induction or prior to joining a vessel. Further, Maritime Training Institutes and Recruitment and Placement Services License companies will have to incorporate the videos into mandatory training modules.
The Safety Video Series can be found on the DGS YouTube Channel (@DGShipping-India). More videos will be added to the channel at regular intervals.
The following videos are currently available online:
• Tug Alliance – Capsizing • Proteus Harvonne - Man Overboard • ITT Puma – Capsizing • DCI Dredge XVII - Hopper Tank Casualty • MV Magic Striker - Enclosed space entry incident
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