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t h at n ot o nl y w er e j ust 6 2 % of i n ci d e nts r e c or d e d, b ut als o t h at t h os e i n ci d e nt r e p orts t o o k a n a v er a g e of 3 2 m o nt hs t o b e c o m e a v ail a bl e f or vi e wi n g o n t h e I M O Gl o b al I nt e gr at e d S hi p pi n g I nf or m ati o n S yst e m ( GI SI S). Th e ass o ci ati o n als o i d e nti fi es t h at c ar g o f ail ur e a n d
li q u ef a cti o n, i n cl u di n g c arri ers tr a ns p orti n g ni c k el or e, ir o n ore a n d b a u xit e, c a us e d ei g ht vess el l oss es fr o m 2 0 1 0 t o 2 0 1 9, a n d 1 0 6 o ut of 1 7 3 h u m a n c a us aliti es a cr oss t h e 3 9 re c or d e d i n ci d e nts. I nterc ar g o w ar ns t h at t he i m pl e me nt ati o n of a d diti o n al
s afet y m e as ures reli es u p o n st u d yi n g pre vi o us i n ci d e nts a n d pr o m pt c as u alt y i n v esti g ati o n r e p orts s u b mitt e d t o t h e I M O ar e cr u ci al t o i d e ntif yi n g t h e r o ot c a us e of pr o bl e ms a n d a p pr o pri at e c orre cti v e a cti o ns. L ess o ns l e ar nt fr o m t h e i n ci d e nt re p ort of B ul k J u piter ,
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i n S af et y of Lif e at S e a ( S O L A S) c h a pt er XII as w ell as t h e 2 0 1 1 I nt er n ati o n al C o d e o n t h e E n h a n c e d Pr o gr a m m e of I ns p e cti o ns d uri n g S ur v e ys of B ul k C arri ers a n d Oil Ta n k ers ( 2 0 1 1 E S P C o d e).
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fr a m e w or k’s s yst e m us a g e c o n diti o ns, f all b a c k s yst e ms a n d m ore, were c o n d u cte d b y Cl ass N K wit h t h e c o o p er a - ti o n of N Y K Li n e a n d M TI. Th e s o ci et y als o c o n fir m e d t h e fr a m e w or k’s f e asi bilit y a Th er e v al u ati n g its s af et y i n a c c or d a n c e wit h Cl ass N K g ui d eli n es a n d gr a nt e d t h e pr oj e ct Ai P. Cl ass N K p u blis h e d its ‘ G ui d eli n es f or A ut o m at e d/
A ut o n o m o us C o o p er ati o n of s hi ps’ i n Ja n u ar y 2 0 2 0. Th e g ui d eli n es i n cl u d e r e q uir e m e nts f or c o n c e pt u al d esi g n, d esi g n d e v el o p m e nt, i nst all ati o n, a n d m ai nt e n a n c e st a g es w hil e o p er ati n g a ut o n o m o us t e c h n ol o gi es. Th e s o ci et y a d ds t h at t o i m pr o ve c o n diti o ns f or t h e us e
of a ut o n o m o us o p er ati o n t e c h n ol o gi es, it will c o nti n u e t o pr o vi d e st a n d ar ds f or a d v a n c e d i niti ati v e a n d t e c h n o- l o gi c al v eri fi c ati o n, a n d t his pr oj e ct is o n e of m a n y it is i n v ol v e d i n as p art of t his o n g oi n g w or k.
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re c e nt re p orts t h at t h e Ja p a n es e g o v er n m e nt h a d s p o k e n t o s o m e d o m esti c s hi p y ar ds a b o ut m er gi n g. U n d er t h e s o- c all e d All Ja p a n S hi p b uil di n g pl a n, l e d
b y t h e Mi nistr y of L a n d, I nfr astr u ct ur e, Tr a ns p ort a n d To uris m, as m a n y as 1 5 m aj or y ar ds c o ul d m er g e a n d t h e Ja p a n es e m e di a o utl ets st at e d i n l at e M arc h t h at dis c us- si o ns w ere alre a d y u n d er w a y. H o w e v er, t h e S AJ ass erts it “ h as n ot b e e n i nf or m e d
a b o ut s u c h i nt e gr ati o n a n d t h e J a p a n es e G o v er n m e nt h as n ot m a d e t his a n n o u n c e m e nt. Th e s hi p b uil d ers i n J a p a n ar e n o w i n cr e asi n g t h eir c o m p etiti v e n ess a n d s e e ki n g c o o p er ati o n a n d/ or c oll a b or ati o n t o e ns ur e b usi n ess st a bilit y.” Th e S AJ als o e x pr ess e d its s u p p ort f or t h e J a p a n es e g o v er n m e nt’s c o m pl ai nt t o t h e W orl d Tr a d e Or g a ni -
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