Top picks from this week’s latest maritime publication releases and important regulatory guidance for each title to help you decide if it’s requirement for your vessels.

The Supplement also includes texts of the Medical First Aid Guide, descriptions of the reporting procedures for incidents involving dangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marine pollutants, the IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for packing of cargo transport units, the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on board Ships and other appropriate Assembly resolutions, resolutions and circulars of the Maritime Safety Committee and circulars of the Facilitation Committee and of the Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers.

·         Vessel Requirements

·         Harbor Operations

·         Communications on Transit Activities

·         Illegal Activities on Transiting Vessels

·         Official, Courtesy and Guest Transits

·         Embarking or Disembarking During Transit

·         Panama Canal Transit Reservation System

·         Attachment of Vessels by Panama Maritime Tribunals

·         Marine Accident Investigations

·         Operational Equipment Tests

·         Operation of Commercial and Non Commercial Small Craft in Panama Canal Waters

·         Panama Canal Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (PCSOPEP) Requirements

·         Implementation of ISPS Code Requirements of the Panama Canal

This fourth edition of Part I of the ORB contains:

a) instructions and interpretations on how to properly record all related operations as per MARPOL 73/78, Annex I, Regulation 17;

b)  a list of operations to be recorded;

c) frequently found failures or mistakes;

d) detailed examples for all related operations

The Guide consists of the following:

• General requirements and instructions for making entries in the ORB Part II, as set out in Section 3;

• List of items to be recorded in the ORB Part II, as set out in Section 4; and

• Detailed model examples of the ORB Part II entries for commonly used cargo/ballast operations, as set out in Section 5.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and answers on items that either bring further clarification to examples provided in the Guide, or bring clarification on a few situations where INTERTANKO could provide an opinion but refrains from providing a guidance.

This book will benefit Masters and crew on AHTS vessels, as well as towmasters, rig movers, barge masters, tower foremen and shore-based personnel who utilise these vessels in anchor handling and towing duties.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the United States Coast Guard annually published U.S. Coast Guard Light List volumes and is intended to furnish more information concerning aids to navigation than can be conveniently shown on charts. This Light List is not intended to be used in place of charts or the United States Coast Pilot®. Charts should be consulted for the location of all aids to navigation. It may be dangerous to use aids to navigation without reference to charts.

These Light List products are corrected through the latest Coast Guard LNM for each Coast Guard District.  To access them subscribe to US NTM via Voyager services. These publications contain a list of lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation.

These suggested standards are useful for all types of LNG carriers, regardless of size. They are relevant to any officer that is involved in the entire LNG cargo cycle operation, including the role of cargo engineer.

It is the responsibility of the owner to decide the appropriate level and type of training required, as part of a formal competence management system. Additional training, not covered by this document, may be required for specific operations or equipment.

This Guide will be particularly useful to ship and terminal operators, seafarers and administrations, but will provide a useful entry point to the subject for anyone with an interest in maintaining the security of global trade.

Title

Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and

Port Operations

Central and South America and the Caribbean

Volume 6 2nd Edition (2021)

ISBN No: 978-0-70-774-7071

(17/12/20) First updates in NM

week 6/21. 1st Edition (2020) is

cancelled

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