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Latest Seafarers Happiness index proves small steps have a big impact

Latest Seafarers Happiness index proves small steps have a big impact

The Mission to Seafarers calls for seafarer support and the need for safe crew changes

LONDON, 25th January 2021 – The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that small investments can make a tangible difference to the lives of seafarers.

The survey, undertaken with the support of the Shipowners’ Club and Wallem Group, reports on the experiences of seafarers between October...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/25/latest-seafarers-happiness-index-proves-small-steps-have-a-big-impact/

Podcast: Preventing Yacht electrical fires

Podcast: Preventing Yacht electrical fires

Having experienced 17 yacht fire claims since 2014, the Club has produced a Podcast miniseries to generate awareness surrounding the cause of yacht electrical fires and provide guidance from industry experts on how these incidents may be avoided.

In Episode 1 ‘A Hull and Machinery Insurer’s view on yacht electrical fires’, Charlie Cooper – Loss Prevention Executive at the Club, discusses yacht electrical fires with Sean Blue (Global Head of Watercraft at...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/12/03/podcast-preventing-yacht-electrical-fires/

China: Update on SPRO requirements

Effective from 1st March 2020, China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) has published new measures  on Agreement for Ship Pollution Response Regime and a Directory of Hazardous Bulk Liquid Cargo Apt to Cause Pollution, for which oil booms need to be deployed during cargo operations or an Agreement with a SPRO needs to be concluded.

Meanwhile, IG Clubs has checked this effective date with the China MSA, confirming that this date will remain as 1st March 2020 and will not be postponed due to the COVID-...

https://safety4sea.com/china-update-on-spro-requirements/

5 tips to stay protected amid coronavirus

Following the coronavirus situation, The Shipowners Club issued five tips in order members avoid the spread of the disease. At the same time, the Club recommends all members to stay advised concerning the outbreak by following the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisories.

To prevent the coronavirus spread, the Club advises to do regular handwashing, cover mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close...

https://safety4sea.com/5-tips-to-stay-protected-amid-coronavirus/

Career Paths: Capt. Hari Subramaniam, Shipowners Club

In our special column this time, we are pleased to host an interview with Capt. Hari Subramaniam, Regional Head – Business Relations, Shipowners Club, who explains us that he was somehow destined for a career in the shipping industry and the best decision he ever made was to sail on different types of vessels.

Capt. Subramaniam notes that it is mistake to consider that we need to change job every 5 years; on the contrary, it is important to grow and blossom within an organization. Also, he...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-career-paths-capt-hari-subramaniam-shipowners-club/

Novel Coronavirus Bulletin Highlights Implications For Charterparties

  • A bulletin has been issued on novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) by Shipowners Club.
  • It highlights the origins and prevention measures to be taken by vessels.
  • It considers two key clauses that may alter the rights and obligations of shipowners and charterers.
  • BIMCO has also issued an ‘Infectious or Contagious Disease’ clause into future charter parties.
  • Concerned parties may invoke  ‘force majeure’ to relieve itself of its obligations where there is a clause in the contract.

The Shipowners Club has...

http://mfame.guru/novel-coronavirus-bulletin-highlights-implications-for-charterparties/

Novel Coronavirus – Implications for charterparties

The following article written for the Shipowners’ Club by Mr. Chen Zhida, Associate Director, Helmsman LLC law firm, analyzes two key clauses that may alter the rights and obligations of shipowners and charterers amid the coronavirus outbreak which has significantly disrupted global trade.

Last month, the Club issued a bulletin on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) which explained the origin of the virus and provided advice for Members whose vessels may be trading in affected areas.

As the...

https://safety4sea.com/novel-coronavirus-implications-for-charterparties/

How can wearables mitigate fatigue at sea

Over the past few years, several of the Shipowners Club’s loss prevention initiatives have identified sleepiness and long-term fatigue as a major factor impacting accidents at sea. In order to understand this causation factor furthermore, the Club has collaborated with Sleep and Fatigue Research Ltd (Safr) on a project to investigate whether wearable technology can be used in the marine environment to address this risk.

Fatigue is widely acknowledged to be a problem in safety-critical...

https://safety4sea.com/how-can-wearables-mitigate-fatigue-at-sea/

Increased limits of liability expected in Singapore

singapore maritime claims

Singapore has recently implemented the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 (LLMC 1976). Therefore, effective from 29 December 2019, operators can expect increased limits of liability for maritime claims.

According to the Shipowners’ Club, the applicable limitation amount is typically calculated based on:

  • The gross tonnage of the vessel that is involved;
  • The applicable daily conversion rates for Special Drawing Rights (SDR). SDR is not a currency in...

https://safety4sea.com/increased-limits-of-liability-expected-in-singapore/

Shipowners’ Club Gets Its New Service Office

The Shipowners’ Club, the leading mutual P&I insurer in the small and specialist vessel sector, have opened a new service office in Greece, reports Seatrade Maritime News.

Office at Piraeus

The club’s new Greek office is located in Piraeus and over 70 guests, including brokers, correspondents and lawyers attended a celebration recently for the opening of the new premises.

The club said it had seen steady growth of its Greek business which had led to it deciding to set up and office in the country.

S...

http://mfame.guru/shipowners-club-gets-its-new-service-office/

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