We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed on the below dates due to Christmas Holidays, New Year's Celebrations and Public Holidays: On Friday, December 24th from 14:00 onwards On Friday, December 31st from 14:00 onwards & On Thursday January 6th    For any urgent matter that might occur, you can always contact our office through the usual telephone numbers and e-mails, as our correspondence is regularly being monitored from our emergency staff.   December 20th, 2021 - PHRS Head Office

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Action Date: 01 Jan. 2021   Amendments to MARPOL Annex II and IBC Code, adopted by IMO Resolutions MEPC.318(74) and MSC.460(101) respectively will enter into force on 1 January 2021.   The new amendments, adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.315(74) - Cargo residues and tank washings of persistent floating products - have newly defined persistent floating products ("persistent floater(s)") and impose stricter prewash requirements.   A prewash procedure shall be applied in certain areas (e.g. North West European waters) for substances that are persistent floaters with a viscosity equal to…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives        Action Date: 26 Dec. 2020   The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform all interested parties about the minimum requirements that shall be contained in the employment agreements of seafarers rendering services on board Panamanian flagged vessels engaged in international navigation and other provisions relating to the seafarers' employment agreement and wages in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 2.1 and Standard A2.1 of the MLC, 2006, as amended.   For further information regarding the MMC-262, click here.   The…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of Sierra Leone flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 31 Dec. 2020   The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform all interested parties for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No.1257/2013 on ship recycling (hereinafter “the Regulation “or “EU SRR“), to ships calling at a port or anchorage of any country of the European Union (EU) and provide relevant guidelines for the development and maintenance of Inventories of Hazardous Materials (hereinafter “IHM”).   The Maritime Circular n.45 can be found here, in full detail.   Do not hesitate…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of CI flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 01 Jan. 2021   The International Maritime Organization has approved Resolution MSC.428 (98) regarding the Maritime Cyber Risk Management to be included in Companies’ Safety Management Systems within the first annual verification of the DOC after 1st January 2021.   The Resolution recalls the MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3 on the Guideline on maritime cyber risk management, which provides high-level recommendations for maritime cyber risk management that can be incorporated into existing risk management processes and are complementary to the safety and security management…