An animation titled “What They Did Not See” to inform viewers about safety practices for lookouts.
The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) states that every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper lookout by sight, hearing, and all available means as appropriate. Make a Good Catch by ensuring that lookouts undertake no other assignments or duties which would interfere with that task.
Below you will find ARC’s weekly report dated 22 January 2025, covering the period of 16 to 22 January 2025, where the following incidents were reported:
Full advisory at the following link.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ARC-Weekly-Report-22.01.25.pdf
Over the past week, four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 2 incidents, one CAT 3 incident and one CAT 4 incident) were reported.
Of the two CAT 2 incidents, one occurred onboard a bulk carrier while anchored at Payra Outer Anchorage, Bangladesh on 13 January 2025, and the other occurred onboard a bulk carrier while underway off Batu Berhanti, Indonesia, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS) on 19 January 2025.
The eleventh session of the IMO Ship Design and Construction Sub-Committee (SDC 11) met in London 13 – 17 January 2025, where many technical and operational requirements related to ship design and construction were discussed.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has provided a brief to inform of the matters discussed and overview of the more significant issues progressed at this session, including advancements in survey methods, safety regulations, material use, noise reduction, and emergency towing guidelines. According to LR, key outcomes of the Committee are as follows: