Loss Prevention Advice
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A notice published on 2 June 2022 by the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) emphasises that shipowners, managers and operators are responsible for ensuring the sea worthiness of their ships.
Operators must implement ship safety management systems and test a ship’s main and auxiliary machinery before calling at Shanghai Port. These new rules come into effect on 1 July 2022 and are applicable for two years.
Machinery failure actions
In case of machinery failure, the ship’s master should take emergency measures to ensure safety and avoid accidents, report to vessel traffic services (VTS) and follow instructions. When the vessel is stable, a written report should be submitted to the local MSA with details of the incident, emergency measures and corrective and correct actions, as well as ship information on the owner, management, agent and classification.
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator is conducting marine safety investigations into two different incidents involving in transit cargo fumigation.
One of these incidents resulted in the death of a crewmember soon after removing fumigant from the cargo holds prior to arrival at the discharge port.
The other resulted in the hospitalization of a stevedore after being exposed to fumigant that had been applied by the crew prior to departure from the loading port.
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An increasing number of requests from operators who are considering the use of Y-splitters in order to increase the reefer capacity on their containerships beyond their designed limit.
However, it says that when doing so, there is a risk of overloading the power cables, as this would generate excess heat and increase the potential of fire. This risk is further enhanced by the absence of frequent monitoring and review, of the condition of the extra cabling, sockets, plugs and reefers by the crew.
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During the period 21-27 Jun 22, one CAT 31 incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia.
The incident occurred on 23 Jun 22, on board a bulk carrier while underway at approximately 5.7 nm northwest of Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island (Indonesia), in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.
In the incident, the ship’s crew sighted an unauthorised person with a weapon-like object in the engine room. The ship alarm was raised and crew mustered. The master diverted ship back to Singapore and requested for a security search on board by the Singapore Police Coast Guard.