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December 30, 2021

Voyager News, New Editions

Week 1 2022: Top picks from this week’s latest publication releases

This week’s New Editions

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.

Witherbys – BIMCO Holiday Calendar 2022
[Code: BIM 004]
Essential for all vesselsThis publication is the most trusted and unbiased source of worldwide holidays and working hours in the shipping industry. It is an essential reference when voyage planning and negotiating charter parties and to help avoid disputes with third parties.The most significant improvements in this edition are:

  • Increased focus on local and regional holidays
  • Exclusion of conditional and labour agreement holidays and greatly improved verification of entries supported by local, legal documentation to ensure reliability
  • holiday legislation is reflected at national, regional and municipality level
Witherbys – Pilots’ Pocket Guide and Checklist – Working safely with harbour tugs. Reducing the risks in port towage. Second edition
[Code: WITH 561]
Essential for all vesselsThis pocket guide is designed to promote and improve safety in harbour towage. Based on industry best practice, it includes checklists and guidance covering Pilot/Master exchange of information, harbour towage best practice, tug types and points of good seamanship for ships’ crew.

 

New Editions for pre-ordering
The Right Way Up – Evolution and use of the Small Vessel Stability Book
Recommended for small vesselsThis book discusses small vessel stability, with reference to the MCA’s Small Vessel Safety Codes, and is written for all who operate, design, construct, or survey small commercial or recreational vessels or are studying to do so. It provides essential information on the requirements and content of the ship Stability Information Book, which will benefit Masters when preparing for and undertaking their mandatory stability course prior to assuming command.
Witherbys – Oil Tankers – A Pocket Safety Guide
[Code: 
WITH 240/ WITH 240-EB]
Recommended for all Tankers

This publication explores best practices on tankers carrying crude oil and petroleum products and provides a good introduction to safe tanker operations and standards.

Suitable for seafarers who may be rejoining a tanker after leave, or for a person with little or no experience on tankers, this title contains basic safety information for seafarers of all ranks and positions.

Witherbys – Tanker Jetty Safety – Management of the Ship/Shore Interface (2nd Edition)
[Code: SEAM 033/ SEAM 033-EB]
Recommended for TankersRevised and expanded to include the latest industry best practice available at the time of publication into an easy reference publication. This is a valuable addition to any jetty office, tanker cargo control room or college library.This revised edition is aimed at both new entrants to the industry and experienced personnel aiming to refresh their knowledge. The book provides detailed guidance covering every stage of a ship’s visit to a tanker jetty.
Witherbys – Tanker Safety Training – Liquefied Gas (2nd Edition)
[Code: SEAM 034/ SEAM 034-EB]
Recommended for all Gas CarriersRevised and expanded to include both the theoretical and practical aspects of ship operations, with the objectives of ensuring efficient tanker operations and the health and safety of personnel throughout all stages of the voyage and while alongside in the terminal.This publication provides ships’ officers, tanker terminal personnel and selected management staff ashore an understanding of the principles involved in the safe loading, transportation and discharging of liquefied gases
ICS – Bridge Procedures Guide, Sixth Edition
[Code: WITH 009]
Recommended for all vesselsThe new ICS Bridge Procedures Guide has been written to reflect the rapid technological advances taking place in the shipping industry and to equip users to deal with the digital transformation taking place on the bridge. For over 40 years, this bestselling Guide has reflected and defined current best practice on the bridges of merchant ships operating in all sectors and trades. Now in its sixth edition, it is widely acknowledged as the leading industry guidance on safe bridge procedures and is a recommended carriage on all vessels by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).  E-book is also available for pre-ordering.
Witherbys – Mariner’s Dairy 2022
Recommended for all MarinersWith over 400 pages, this diary is an asset to the organised mariner. The spacious layout allows crew to keep note of key day to day events on board and write reflective journal entries. Important contacts can also be added to this handy point of reference.

 

To pre-order New Editions, simply email us at customerservices@voyagerww.com, or contact your preferred Voyager Worldwide office here.

 

OUTFIT MANAGEMENT TABLE
Forthcoming New Admiralty Charts/New Edition Charts to be Published in Week 52
Chart

Title

Chart Title NE/NC Date
432 Brazil – South Coast, Approaches to Terminal da Ilha Guaíba.Terminal da Ilha Guaíba NE 30.12.2021
966 Italy, Ports on the East Coast of Sicilia. NE 30.12.2021
1349 International Chart Series, France – North Coast, Ports in the Baie de Seine NE 30.12.2021
1736 China – South East Coast, Meizhou Wan NE 30.12.2021
2376 Taiwan -West Coast, Kaohsiung NE 30.12.2021
2688 International Chart Series, Baltic Sea – Poland, Approaches to Gdynia and

Gdańsk

NE 30.12.2021
2893 Indonesia, Tanjung Rangas to Tanjung Manimbaya NE 30.12.2021
Admiralty Charts to be Withdrawn in Week 52
Chart Number Chart Title Replacement Chart Number
432 Brazil – South Coast, Approaches to Terminal Da Ilha Guaíba 432
966 Italy, Ports on the East Coast of Sicilia 966
1349 International chart series, France – North Coast, Ports in the Baie de Seine 1349
1736 China – South East Coast, Meizhou Wan 1736
2376 Taiwan – West Coast, Kaohsiung 2376
2688 International Chart Series, Baltic Sea – Poland, Approaches to Gdynia and

Gdańsk

2688
2893 Indonesia, Tanjung Rangas to Tanjung Manimbaya 2893

 

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