REP RT CONTENTS


4 • Editor’s Letter 5 • President’s Column 7 • IIMS Organisation and Structure 8 • Marine News


19 • Safety Briefings 28 • Member News 34 • Regultation News 38 • New marine reports and guides


43 • IIMS President raises concerns about the growing tick box culture of marine survey reporting


46 • STCW under review by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee


49 • IMO embraces new era as Panama’s Arsenio Dominguez assumes leadership role


50 • Transporting lithium-ion batteries: identifying and addressing the risks


54 • VLCC tanker detention in Corpus Christi, USA A Port State Control case study


56 • Do you know when fire protection systems onboard should be inspected?


58 • Fire and explosion risks posed by carriage of scrap metal


61 • Coal cargoes: Avoiding explosion and self-heating


64 • How to ensure proper hatch cover maintenance onboard


66 • Things a survey cannot find 50 80 66


74 • Volvo Penta advances intelligence and decarbonization at sea with IPS Professional Platform


THE REPORT | MAR 2024 | ISSUE 107 | 3 78 • Tips for effective cargo hold cleaning


80 • An opinion article: Marine insurance in an increasingly volatile world


84 • Global research identifies portfolio of existing technologies to help reduce carbon emissions


86 • Dragging Anchor Prevention


92 • Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions. How will it be funded and who will pay?


96 • Liquid cargo contamination can be very costly


98 • How well do you know the many colours of alternative fuels?


100 • Guidelines for safe vessel operations in extreme cold conditions


103 • Allianz Risk Barometer 2024


106 • The EU ETS is an opportunity to create genuine change


108 • Futureproofing vessels: decarbonisation is inherently a design challenge


110 • How to develop a culture of safety


120 • Surge in demand for lithium raises stability concerns


113 • Rethinking Post-construction Assessment 118 • What is a pipe? A clearer understanding


120 • Back in Time - the birth and history of motorboating


124 • New Products 127 • Iain Wilson:


Surveying a future beyond Lloyds Register


The Magazine of the International Institute of Marine Surveying


MAR 2024 | ISSUE 107


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