Early implementation of amendments to Appendix IX of MARPOL ANNEX VI Information to be submitted to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database (Regulation 27) - MEPC.385(81)

Nov 13, 2024

At its 81st session (18-22 March 2024), the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted amendments to Appendix IX of MARPOL Annex VI under Resolution MEPC.385(81). These amendments enhance the reporting requirements for the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database (IMO DCS) by mandating the collection of more detailed fuel consumption and transport work data. The amendments also introduce new data points, including a more granular breakdown of fuel consumption and the reporting of transport work, which is vital for the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) decarbonization and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction objectives. Amendments Overview The key amendments to Appendix IX of…

NL 155/16 | Paris MoU Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MLC 2006

Aug 09, 2016

  Refers to: All VesselsAction Date: 1st Sept. - 30th Nov. 2016 PHRS would like to inform that, according to the Press Release of July 28th 2016, Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006). The aim of the CIC is to verify that the minimum standards for working and living conditions have been implemented on board. This inspection campaign will be held for a period of three months, commencing from 1 September 2016 and ending 30 November 2016. The ship’s procedures and measures that…

NL 157/16 | Amendments to MLC, 2006 on Financial Security

Sep 01, 2016

Refers to: Managers / Owners, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Vessel Type: All Vessels Action Date: January 18th, 2017   The 2014 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 will come into force on 18 January 2017. The changes relate to financial security and are as follows.   Standard A2.5.2 – Financial SecurityThis standard requires a financial security system to be provided to assist seafarers in the event of abandonment. The standard defines abandonment as: when the shipowner fails to cover the cost of the seafarer’s repatriation; or when the shipowner has left the seafarer without the necessary maintenance and support;…

NL 146/16 | SLMARAD – Maritime Circulars

Feb 22, 2016

Refers to: Ship Owners / Operators of Sierra Leonean Vessels, PH.R.S. RepresentativesAction Date: Various   Please note of the latest – new & revised – published Maritime Circulars issued by the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMARAD): MC No.9 – Detention Policy (Action Date: 18/11/2015) MC No. 10 - Minimum Safe Manning Requirements (Action Date: 26/03/2016) MC No.21 – EU Restrictive Measures, UN Sanctions and US Sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Syria, Iran, Libya and Lebanon (Action Date: 24/12/2015) MC No.22 – Banned Ports in Cyprus (Action Date: 24/12/2015) MC No.23 – Banned Ports in the temporarily…

NL 148/16 | SLMARAD - New & Revised Maritime Circulars

Mar 30, 2016

Refers to: Ship Owners / Operators of Sierra Leonean Vessels, PH.R.S. Representatives Action Date: Various Please note of the latest – new & revised – published Maritime Circulars issued by the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMARAD): Revised Maritime Circular No.21 - EU Restrictive Measures, UN Sanctions and US Sanctions against the Democratic (Action Date: 17/03/2016) Maritime Circular No.27 - EU Restrictive Measures, UN Sanctions and US Sanctions against Syria (Action Date: 17/03/2016) Maritime Circular No.28 - EU Restrictive Measures, UN Sanctions and US Sanctions against Iran (Action Date: 17/03/2016) Maritime Circular No.29 - EU Restrictive Measures, UN Sanctions and US…