Category: Compliance

  • U.K. pilots launch interactive aid to compliance with new SOLAS pilot transfer reg

    U.K. pilots launch interactive aid to compliance with new SOLAS pilot transfer reg As well as being potentially deadly, deficiencies in pilot ladders and pilot transfer arrangements can carry serious operational and financial consequences for the supply chain In a move to enhance pilot transfer safety, the United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) has launched…

  • Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down

    Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down The member port state control authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are to launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management (BWM). The BWM inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing September 1,…