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Low lube oil pressure resulted to Viking Sky blackout

The Norwegian Maritime Authority resulted to the fact that low lubricating oil pressure was most probably the cause of the engine failure aboard the 2017-built cruise ship Viking Sky. The Authority collaborated with the ship’s classification society, Lloyd’s, and the company in order to identify the reasons the vessel suffered a power blackout.

Specifically, the Authority reported

For the present, our conclusion is that the engine failure was directly caused by low oil pressure.

In addition, the...

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Seafarer’s doctors to comply with requirements prior to 1 July 2019

According to Norwegian Maritime Authority, all seafarer’s doctors that were approved by the Norwegian Authorities, prior to July 1 2014, are obliged to complete a basic course for NMA seafarer’s doctors and to implement a quality system within 1 July 2019.

Specifically, the regulations that were entered in the 1st of July 2014 stated that seafarer’s doctors have a transitional period of five years to comply with the requirements.

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Also, the requirements can be...

https://safety4sea.com/information-to-seafarers-doctors-approved-prior-to-1-july-2014-norway/

Partners consider the framework in autonomous shipping

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has signed two agreements that will establish the operational and regulatory framework in autonomous shipping. The first agreement is about the rise of a safety management system, which is called “safety management system agreement”. Whereas the second one focuses on the development of future competence, called “competence agreement”.

WSM aspires to develop an efficient safety management system that will be defined by the following characteristics:

  • Autonomous...

https://safety4sea.com/partners-consider-the-framework-in-autonomous-shipping/