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Three separate investigation reports released the same week -- a booby hatch mistaken for ventilated space, a solo asphyxiation during cargo discharge,…
LOA, LBP, beam, draught, gross tonnage, net tonnage, deadweight, lightship — the numbers on every ship particulars sheet, what each one actually…
Classes of fire (A, B, C, D, F, electrical), which extinguisher type suits each, the PASS technique for correct use, and SOLAS/MSC.1/Circ.1432…
Nautilus International, the RMT, and the UK Chamber of Shipping have jointly published new guidance on onboard safety familiarisation. The key distinction…
Guidelines on Safety During Abandon Ship Drills Using Lifeboats (MSC.1/Circ.1578) makes one distinction that prevents real accidents: drills and tests are not…
A working reference for the first hours after a collision: immediate safety priorities, SOLAS V/33 duty to render assistance, evidence preservation, Master's…
S-100 became legal for ECDIS use from 1 January 2026, with a transition period to 2029. What S-101 actually replaces, why dual-format…
What a Master actually does in the minutes and days after an oil pollution incident: SOPEP activation, the real notification chain, containment…
The Workboat Code's new Safety Management System isn't just an owner's paperwork exercise — it changes what you should expect to be…
For Masters and Skippers responsible for getting a vessel through renewal survey under Workboat Code Edition 3: the real deadline rule, what…
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee adopted revised SOLAS V/23 pilot transfer requirements and new performance standards (Res. MSC.576(110)) in June 2025. Entry into…
Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU run a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign on cargo securing from 1 September to 30 November 2026. Real…
Workboat Code Edition 3, Appendix 5 — the real minimum manning and qualification tables by Area Category (0–6), mandatory training courses, and…
Japan P&I Club's guidance on a rescue boat's uncontrolled fall during a tanker drill, caused by internal winch corrosion that passed every…
A practical mini-guide to CINS' 2025 Guidelines for Shipping Lithium-ion Cells in Containers: UN 3480/3481 classification, the SP188 exemption, packing, stowage category,…
A mini-guide to IMCA's most recent Dynamic Positioning Event (DPE) bulletins: a drilling-ops incident traced to operational knowledge gaps, a diver-in-water network…
Panama Maritime Authority's Merchant Marine Circular MMC-379 adopts IMO's Procedures for Port State Control, 2021 (Resolution A.1155(32)) for every Panama-flagged vessel. What…
The Marine Pilot Apprenticeship Standard (ST0427) sets out a structured, 30-36 month, competency-gated route into pilotage. It's now under consultation for retirement…
IMO Resolution MSC.581(110) replaces the old enclosed space entry guidance with a mandatory Enclosed Space Register, a formal Emergency Response Plan, and…
When maintenance records don't follow a vessel through a change of ownership or management, every department inherits risk. A Master, bridge officer,…
The British Tugowners Association, UK Maritime Pilots' Association and Workboat Association have published joint guidance on gog ropes, incorporating MAIB recommendations from…
A worked-example guide to converting between true, magnetic and compass courses and bearings — where variation and deviation actually come from, and…
IMO Resolution MSC.552(108), in force 1 January 2026, adds a new optional grain loading condition that lets bulk carriers skip end-trimming under…
From 8 September 2024, the D-2 standard applies to every BWM Convention vessel capable of fitting a BWTS. Here's what that means…
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