Loss Prevention Advice
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Practicing good housekeeping onboard your vessel is essential to ensuring personal safety, fire prevention and environmental protection. Make a Good Catch by committing to regular housekeeping checklists, maintaining cleanliness, and keeping emergency exits clear to support a safer and more efficient vessel.
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With effect from February 20, 2026, it will be a requirement under mutual P&I cover that Members preserve certain rights of recourse for the carriage of dangerous goods in contracts for carriage. Specifically, any liabilities that would not have arisen but for a waiver, a limitation of or a failure to incorporate rights of recourse for the carriage of dangerous goods which are found in Article IV Rule 6 of the Hague or Hague Visby Rules, will only be recoverable at the discretion of the Club’s Board of Directors.
This evolution in cover reflects the support for laws that have automatic application to the contract for carriage, such as the Hague and Hague Visby Rules, representing a long-established and fair system, with the parties’ rights and obligations being clearly defined, including the express right of the carrier to recover from a shipper in respect of the carriage of dangerous goods where notice that the goods are dangerous has not been given.
In contrast to contractually negotiated or implied rights, the carrier’s right of recourse for the carriage of dangerous goods in these circumstances is one of strict liability that, in the majority of maritime jurisdictions, is automatically applicable under a bill of lading as a matter of statute/law, unless expressly waived or restricted by the carrier.
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Over the past week, 21-27 October, no incident of piracy or armed robbery against ships in Asia.
Area of concern
The ships shall to continue to intensify vigilance, maintain a sharp look-out while anchoring or transiting areas of concern, including the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and report all incidents to the law enforcement agencies immediately; and the littoral States to increase patrols and enforcement in these areas.
Situation of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah: Situation update
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Implement a proactive compliance plan to identify, remove and replace PFOS-containing fire-extinguishing media before the 1 January 2026 prohibition,
From 1 January 2026, the use or storage of fire-extinguishing media containing perfluoro octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) will be prohibited. New vessels, those constructed on or after 1 January 2026, must comply upon delivery. Existing vessels must comply no later than the first survey conducted on or after 1 January 2026, with the term “first survey” interpreted in accordance with MSC.1/Circ.1290.
PFOS, a persistent and toxic member of the PFAS family once widely used in fire-fighting foams, poses serious environmental and health risks due to its persistence and bioaccumulation.
Be prepared