New person weight for liferafts from 1 January 2012 – what are the consequences
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16 Feb 2012
- Written by Infomarine On Line
Authors: Infomarine On Line
Reference is made to the revised LSA Code, applicable from 1 January 2012, where the person weight
for the design and testing of liferafts has been increased from 75 to 82.5 kg:
Until further notice, the following preliminary IACS position shall be DNV practice:
All ships constructed (keel laid) on or after 1 January 2012...
Retrofit of NOx-reduction arrangements on large marine diesel engines
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12 Sep 2011
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Authors: Infomarine On Line
This concerns the retrofit of NOx-reduction arrangements on large marine diesel engines installed on vessels constructed between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 2000
APPROVED METHOD FOR MAN B&W S50MC ENGINES
On 11 August 2011, the Administration of Denmark notified IMO that they had certified an approved method for...
CO2 emissions from ships – latest IMO regulatory developments
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- Category: Classification Infomarine
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04 Aug 2011
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Authors: Infomarine On Line
The IMO MEPC met for its 62nd session 11 July – 15 July in London. Amongst the extensive number of items on the agenda CO2 emissions was the most complicated issue for the Committee to address.
As part of the amendment all ships will have to be issued an International Energy Efficiency Certificate (IEEC) on the...
Suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps
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- Category: Classification Infomarine
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08 Aug 2011
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Authors: Infomarine On Line
The Maritime Safety Committee at the eighty-eighth session (MSC88) held in December 2010, approved the unified interpretation of the provision of chapter of the FSS Code Chapter 12.2.2.1.3 regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps as IMO MSC.1/Circ. 1388.
According to this interpretation, it is stipulated...
Amendment to SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-4 – emergency towing procedures
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24 Jul 2011
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Authors: Infomarine On Line
IMO Resolution MSC.256(84) amended SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-4 and the requirements for emergency towing. Currently, under regulation 3-4, tankers require an approved towing arrangement; the amendment will require all vessels, including tankers, to be provided with an emergency towing procedure.
An emergency towing...
