IMO Sub-Committee

ILO, IMO agree to develop new medical guide for ships

IMO has agreed to develop a new medical guide for ships, jointly with ILO. The main objective would be to produce a practical up-to-date ships medical guide to assist those required to give medical assistance who are primarily not medics.

This was agreed on the sidelines of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 6) which met for its 6th session on 29 April-3 May.

The Sub-Committee invited the Secretariat and other stakeholders involved to keep the it informed of...

https://safety4sea.com/ilo-imo-agree-to-develop-new-medical-guide-for-ships/

IMO Sub-Committee to validate new model courses on IGF Code and ship safety

Three new model courses and one revised model course have been put forward for validation to the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 6) on 29 April-3 May. IMO model courses assist Member States and other stakeholders to develop detailed training programmes, to effectively implement the provisions of the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended.

The Sub-Committee put forward draft new model courses on Advanced training for masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on ships...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-sub-committee-to-validate-new-model-courses-on-igf-code-and-ship-safety/

IMO’s regulations make lifting and winching operations safer

IMO’s Sub-Committee met in London from 4 to 8 of March 2018, to discuss about draft mandatory regulations in order to make lifting appliances, such as onboard cargo cranes safer. The aim of the meeting was to finalize regulations concerning the seafarers’ safety onboard and the prevention of accidents.

Specifically, the draft SOLAS regulation II-1/3-13 consists of requirements for the application, design and construction, operation, inspection, testing and maintenance of onboard lifting...

https://safety4sea.com/imos-regulations-make-lifting-and-winching-operations-safer/

Draft guidelines agreed on fire safety on ro-ro vessels

IMO’s Sub-Committee conducted a meeting on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 6), on 4-8 March 2019. The meeting except safe lifting operations, focused on fire safety on ro-ro vessels in order to minimize the danger and the accidents caused by fire.

In order to eliminate the incidents and accident of fires on ro-ro vessels, the Sub-Committee agreed to draft interim guidelines for minimizing the incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special category spaces of new and existing...

https://safety4sea.com/draft-guidelines-agreed-on-fire-safety-on-ro-ro-vessels/

IMO’s Sub-Committee results to ventilation requirements for survival craft 

The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment held its 6th Session (SSE 6) from 4 to 8 March 2019. The meeting focused on improvements in ventilation conditions of survival craft that will be achieved by finalising draft amendments to the LSA Code on ventilation requirements for survival craft and draft amendments to the ‘Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances’.

Mainly, the Sub-Committee discussed the draft amendments to the LSA Code, relating to ventilation...

https://safety4sea.com/imos-sub-committee-results-to-ventilation-requirements-for-survival-craft/

IMO’s Sub-Committee agrees on Polar life-saving appliances guidelines

In light of the Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 6) meeting conducted by IMO’s Sub-Committee on 4-8 March 2019, the participants agreed to draft interim guidelines on life-saving appliances and arrangements for ships operating in polar waters, to ensure they meet the needs for survival in the harsh and specific conditions in Polar waters.

Mainly, the guidelines consist of specifications of the equipment needed and would require that lifeboats and rescue boats on ships proceeding to latitudes over...

https://safety4sea.com/imos-sub-committee-agrees-on-polar-life-saving-appliances-guidelines/

IMO Sub-Committee to conduct its Pollution Prevention and Response meeting

IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) will conduct a meeting on 18 to 22 February to IMO’s headquarters, London. IMO’s agenda includes MARPOL Annex VI guidelines, safety measures on reducing the risks of use and carriage of heavy fuel oil, as well as measures aiming to decrease the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from international shipping.

Specifically, the meeting will firstly finalize draft guidelines on the implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-sub-committee-to-conduct-its-pollution-prevention-and-response-meeting/

Key safety issues addressed at IMO CCC5

The 5th session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC), held on 10-14 September 2018, addressed key shipping safety issues related to dangerous cargo. Among the highlights was that the Sub-Committee agreed amendments to IGF Code and IMSBC Code, as well as draft interim guidelines for the safety of ships powered by methanol.

–>IGF Code-related matters

Gas and other low-flashpoint fuels provide for a cleaner atmosphere as they emit very low levels of air pollutants, but...

https://safety4sea.com/key-safety-issues-addressed-at-imo-ccc5/

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