Autonomous ships: regulatory scoping exercise completed

Autonomous ships: regulatory scoping exercise completed

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 103rd session in May 2021, has completed a regulatory scoping exercise to analyze relevant ship safety treaties, in order to assess how Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) could be regulated.  

The completion of the scoping exercise represents an all important first step, paving the way to focused discussions to ensure that regulation will keep...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/25/autonomous-ships-regulatory-scoping-exercise-completed/

IMO encourages priority vaccination for seafarers

IMO encourages priority vaccination for seafarers

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the international Maritime Organization (IMO) has highlighted the need for seafarers to be given priority access to COVD-19 vaccines, recognizing  the unique and essential work of seafarers for international shipping and for the world. 

The MSC adopted a resolution on “Recommended action to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination of seafarers”. The resolution recommends that Member States and relevant national...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/18/imo-encourages-priority-vaccination-for-seafarers/