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October 13, 2022

Voyager News, New Editions

Week 42 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 – Cyber Security Workbook for On Board Ship Use
Essential for all vessels
[Code: WITH 644-EB ]
Witherby ConnectThis practical and easy to understand workbook supports the owner, Master and the ship’s crew with cyber security risk management.It provides:

  • Comprehensive checklists to assist with the day-to-day management of onboard cyber security
  • Facilitates collaboration between ships, onshore IT departments and equipment manufacturers
  • Practical guidance for ship (Part One – Onboard Practical Considerations) and shore (Part Two – Shore Management Considerations), including technical departments, IT departments and equipment manufacturers. It is aligned with IMO Resolution MSC.428(98) and will also be useful to the wider maritime industry
  • Contains updated information on current threats
  • New sections on topics such as cargo management and passenger ships
  • Detailed case studies have been added to illustrate cyber risks in a memorable fashion

The fourth edition has been produced and supported by BIMCO and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

 

New Editions for pre-ordering
Witherbys – Ballast Water Management
Recommended for all vessels
[Code: WITH 284/ WITH 284-EB ]
Witherby Connect or Hardcopy

 

 

This 13th edition reflects current requirements in the management of ballast water since ratification of the BWM Convention. To assist ship owners with compliance, it sets out national and international ballast water legislation as well as Port State Control and ship administration requirements.

This publication provides;

  • Practical considerations relating to system selection, installation/retrofitting, onboard operation, maintenance, monitoring and reporting
  • Up-to-date guidance on BWM regulations and equipment options and will assist ship owners with transition to full compliance with the BWM Convention
  • Detailed treatment systems and technologies
  • Significant components and the implications for onboard operation, maintenance and contingency measures
  • Updated list of IMO Guidance Documents for the BWM Convention
  • Description of key invasive species and illustrate native and invasive geographic ranges
  • A set of technical diagrams is also provided showing an example technical layout of a BWMS
ICS – Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Recommended for all vessels
[Code: OTH 040/ OTH 040-EB ]
eBook and Hardcopy  

A Guide to IMO Regulatory Compliance guides readers through the first step on the route to decarbonisation: preparing for compliance with the IMO regulatory framework, and in particular, the 2021 amendments to MARPOL Annex VI.

The Guide sets out plainly the key regulatory changes for shipowners, operators and managers and explains the full range of of additional technical and operational requirements which ships must now comply with.

ECDIS Procedures Guide
Recommended for all vessels
[Code: WITH 305/ WITH 305-EB]
Witherby Connect or Hardcopy

 

 

This new edition features two publication volumes presented in a slipcase.

ECDIS Procedures Guide Volume 1 has been significantly updated to reflect all the latest software, hardware, documentation, PSC/audit skill gaps, and best practice procedures in ECDIS navigation. It contains all ECDIS navigation principles, standards, documentation compliance and PSC preparation. All recommendations are designed to accompany a ship’s safety management system (SMS).

Type Specific Information Volume 2 introduces Type Specific ECDIS Quick Reference Guides. These enable navigators to quickly identify the differences between systems, and improve familiarisation. A brand-new checklist to maintain system performance and hardware, including all new 2022 legally required hardware options, has been created and included.

IMO – IMDG Code (2022 Edition – Vol.1)
Essential for vessels carrying IMDG
[Code: IMO 200E-22/ IMO 200E-EB22]
IMO eReader or Hardcopy

 

The IMDG Code lays down basic principles: detailed recommendations for individual substances, materials and articles, and a number of recommendations for good operational practice, including advice on terminology, packing, labelling, stowage, segregation and handling, and emergency response action.

Volume 1 (parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Code) contains sections on:

  • general provisions, definitions and training
  • classification
  • packing and tank provisions
  • consignment procedures
  • construction and testing of packagings, IBCs, large packagings, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank vehicles
  • transport operations
IMO – IMDG Code (2022 Edition – Vol.2)
Essential for vessels carrying IMDG
[Code: IMO 210E-22/ IMO 210E-EB22]
IMO eReader or Hardcopy

 

The IMDG Code lays down basic principles: detailed recommendations for individual substances, materials and articles, and a number of recommendations for good operational practice, including advice on terminology, packing, labelling, stowage, segregation and handling, and emergency response action.

Volume 2 contains part 3 (Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions), appendices A and B (generic and N.O.S. Proper Shipping Names, and glossary of terms) and an index.

LPG Shipping Suggested Competency Standards (2nd Edition)
Essential for all vessels
[Code: WITH 254/ WITH 254-EB]
Witherby Connect or Hardcopy

 

These standards are useful for all types of LPG carriers, regardless of size, and are relevant for all types of LPG cargo operations. This includes traditional cargo transfer operations at berth, ship-to-ship transfer operations and LPG carriers with LPG fuel systems. It is the responsibility of the owner to decide the level and type of training required, as part of a formal competence management system.

This new document updates and replaces the previous edition LPG Shipping Suggested Competency Standards (2008).

Witherbys – Passage Planning Guide – Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS -2023-24 Edition / Nov 2022)
Recommended for all vessels transiting the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
[Code: WITH 213]
Hardcopy only 

 

This publication provides passage planning guidance for Masters and navigating officers when transiting the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.The guidance applies in either direction through the Straits between One Fathom Bank (OFB) and Horsburgh and includes an overview of the navigational references for each leg of the route. It is suitable for all classes of ship.This new edition has been fully revised to incorporate the latest guidance and practical advice for ships transiting the region, with reference to high vigilance areas, Straits Pilot Services, TSS and VTS information. It also includes a tidal streams supplement booklet containing high quality diagrams to provide mariners with information about the tidal conditions they are likely to encounter during their transits through the Straits.The Guide illustrates areas where high vigilance is required and lists the pre-emptive measures that should be taken by the ship. These areas have been revised and expanded, with input from the pilots who regularly navigate these challenging areas, to include the area around Muda Selatan. Also included are a number of case studies that examine the causes of various groundings and collisions in the Straits.

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 42
Chart

Title

Chart Title NE/NC Date
1655 International Chart Series, Sri Lanka – West Coast, Colombo and Approaches. NE 20.10.2022
1757 International Chart Series, Scotland – West Coast, The Little Minch, Northern Part. NE 20.10.2022
2620 International Chart Series, Finland – Gulf of Bothnia, Raahe and Oulu NE 20.10.2022
3788 International Chart Series, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Fasht Al Jārim to Ra’s Abū ‘Alī. NE 20.10.2022
3790 International Chart Series, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Ra’s Rakan to Ra’s Tannurah NE 20.10.2022
3863 International Chart Series, Finland – Gulf of Bothnia, Approaches to Oulu. NE 20.10.2022
3873 International Chart Series, Finland – Gulf of Bothnia, Approaches to Raahe. NE 20.10.2022
Forthcoming Charts to be Withdrawn in Week 42
Chart Number Chart Title Replacement Chart Number
1655 International Chart Series, Sri Lanka – West Coast, Colombo and Approaches. 1655
1757 International Chart Series, Scotland – West Coast, The Little Minch, Northern Part. 1757
2620 International Chart Series, Finland – Gulf of Bothnia, Raahe and Oulu. 2620
3788 International Chart Series, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Fasht Al Jārim to Ra’s Abū ‘Alī. 3788
3790 International Chart Series, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Ra’s Rakan to Ra’s Tannurah. 3790
3863 International Chart Series, Finland – Gulf of Bothnia, Approaches to Oulu. 3863
3873 International Chart Series, Finland – Gulf of Bothnia, Approaches to Raahe. 3873
Forthcoming New Edition Publications to be Published in Week 42
NP No. Title Date Remarks
NP281(1) ADMIRALTY

List of Radio Signals.
Maritime Radio Stations
Europe, Africa and Asia (excluding the Far East)
Volume 1(1) 3rd Edition (2022).

ISBN Number: 978-0-70-774-7323

20/10/2022 Updated to Week 35/22First updates in NM week 42/2022

 

The 2nd Edition (2021) of NP281(1) is cancelled.

 

 

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