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Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) Regulations The EEXI Regulations are aimed at bringing the efficiency standard of the existing global fleet up to a minimum level, subject to ship type and size. The Regulations apply to ships of and over 400 gross tonnes (subject to some exceptions) and require that a ship’s ‘attained EEXI’…
The purpose of the Shipboard Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is to establish procedures for improving the energy efficiency of the vessels . The SEEMP encourages continuous management by repeating the PDCA cycle of (1) Planning, goal setting, (2) Implementation, (3) Monitoring, and (4) Self-evaluation and improvement. The Company shall set goals for energy management…
Master must ensure that all statutory, class and trading certificates are kept valid at all times . Master to closely monitor and ensure that they are available and maintained valid at all times, as applicable. For electronic certificates, Master along with ship staff shall regularly (at least monthly) check the validity of the certificates by…
Code A – When ballast water is taken on board from the aquatic environment (ballasting operation) 1. Start time and location (port of uptake or latitude/longitude)2. Completion time and location (port of uptake or latitude/longitude and minimum depth of water during uptake)3. The identity of the tanks affected4. Estimated volume of uptake and final total…
Difference between Audit, inspection and survey? Are they mandatory? Survey is a broad concept wherein a particular area or system is examined to check if it is in the right order as required. In many Conventions of the IMO, the words „survey‟ and „inspection‟ are used together. A survey is an overall inspection of various…
Rest Hours Requirement as per STCW. STCW Requirements for Work and rest Hours STCW Chapter A-VIII/1 (Fitness for duty) defines the work and rest hours requirements. Let us understand each point of the regulation one by one. A minimum of 10 hours of rest in any 24-hour period The first requirement about the rest hours…
The Emergency Response Service (ERS) is aimed at providing a speedy assessment of the stability and longitudinal strength of a damaged ship in an emergency event. All salient data of the vessels relating to the main hull and its components is stored in computer system along with the loading guidance and strength data. In the…
A ship’s attained EEXI indicates its energy efficiency compared to a baseline. Ships attained EEXI will then be compared to a required Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index based on an applicable reduction factor expressed as a percentage relative to the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) baseline. It must be calculated for ships of 400 gt…
Hague Rules 1924 Hague-Visby Rules 1968 US COGSA 1936 Hamburg Rules 1978 Rotterdam Rules 2009 Scope of application Bills of Lading issued in a contracting state. a) B/L issued in a contracting stateb) Carriage is from a Port in a contracting statec) Contracts of carriage which incorporate the Rules Shipments to and from the United…
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Requirement Following the entry into force of the BWM Convention on 8 September 2017, all ocean-going vessels are required to record each ballast operations in a BWRB. Appendix II of the BWM Convention (Form of ballast Water Record Book) specifies the type of ballast operations that should be recorded, as a minimum, in the BWRB….