California No Discharge Zone
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22 Feb 2012
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As previously mentioned during the 2011 SMT TTX, the EPA in response to an application from the State of California has finalized a rule and established a "No Discharge Zone" (NDZ) for ALL California marine waters. California marine waters are defined as the territorial sea measured from the baseline extending seaward a distance of...
FAQs Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)
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17 Feb 2012
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MSC.282(86) Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS). Guidelines for the examination of a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS).
SOLAS Ch. V, Reg.19 as amended by Resolution MSC.282(86), entered into force on 1 January 2011, establishing an implementation schedule for the carriage of a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)...
New person weight for liferafts from 1 January 2012 – what are the consequences
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16 Feb 2012
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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:
...New low sulphur fuel oil requirements in Turkish waters
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16 Feb 2012
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New requirements from the Turkish Authorities to use low sulphur fuel oils in Turkish ports and waters entered into force on 1 January 2012. The Turkish requirements are much in line with those which already apply in EU ports and waters. We are seeing an increase in requests for clarifications of these requirements. This newsletter provides some...
GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION AND REPLACEMENT OF LIFEBOAT RELEASE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
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08 Feb 2012
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New SOLAS regulation III/1.5, which is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2013, requires that for all ships, on-load release mechanisms* not complying with paragraphs 4.4.7.6.4 to 4.4.7.6.6 of the LSA Code, as amended by resolution MSC.320(89) (hereinafter called "the LSA Code"), be replaced or modified not later than the next scheduled...
