INTERNATIONAL Marine News Leading shipping organisations express concern over certain CII flaws
Six major shipping organisations (BIMCO, CLIA, INTERCARGO, INTERMANAGER, ICS, and INTERTANKO) have issued a joint statement expressing their concern over some flaws of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation.
With the IMO’s initial Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings delivered from Flag States to shipowners, organisations have noted the CII scheme’s inadequacies. Thus, they will continue to work to ensure a CII methodology that is accurate, reliable, and implemented in a manner that fully reflects the intent of the IMO Strategy for the world’s fleet of commercial ships.
To achieve the IMO’s intent, the CII scheme must reflect the true efficiency rating for each ship. A one-size-fits-all instrument, as the CII is currently designed, has inherent flaws that work against its intended purpose of supporting our collective objective of reducing GHG emissions across the maritime industry, the organisations explain.
The organisations are calling on the IMO to amend the current CII system to avoid unintended consequences that are contradictory to reducing overall GHG emissions. Indeed, the IMO has already received 78 proposals submitted by every sector of shipping, also calling for amendment to the CII.
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Recreational boating safety basics in Canada According to the Drowning Prevention
Research Centre, there are around 100 recreational boating-related deaths in Canada every year. To combat these accidents — most of which are preventable — Transport Canada (TC) has doubled down on its resolve to make boaters aware of the dangers of recreational boating, and how to avoid them. This mission, according to TC, has become more pressing in recent years, as recreational boating has soared in popularity since 2020.
According to TC, in 80 per cent of all boating-related fatalities, the deceased was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). Furthermore, a PFD was properly worn in only 13 per cent of boating-related deaths. Legally, there must be at least one PFD per person on board any boat.
“Wearing your PFD is the best chance that you’re going to come home safely,” said Sharon Sellars, Boating Safety Officer with TC. “A lot of these reasons where they were bulky or uncomfortable or they had to be red, orange or yellow… Those would have been the reason people gave in the past [for not wearing PFDs]. Of course, PFDs are a lot more comfortable now.”
Another risk factor highlighted by TC is alcohol consumption. According to the Canadian Red Cross, 50 per cent of individuals who died in boating related incidents are found to or are suspected to have consumed alcohol. A condition known as boating fatigue, which is brought on by a combination of sun, wind, noise, vibration and the movement of the boat can exacerbate the effects of alcohol by up to four times its normal effect.
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