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M-Notices M-Notices, Marine Information Notes and Marine Guidance Notes issued by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency recently include: MGN 542 (M) — The Hovercraft Code This note introduces the Hovercraft Code, which has been developed for light and small hovercraft operating in United Kingdom waters (both at sea and on inland waterways). Currently all hovercraft used for reward must be built to the requirements of the High Speed Craft (HSC) Code. The Hovercraft Code introduces a voluntary set of standards for small commercial hovercraft, equivalent to the HSC requirements. Adhering to the Hovercraft Code for surveying and certification allows vessels some exemptions from other UK regulations, as specified in MGN 542. The Hovercraft Code may be voluntarily applied to hovercraft of under 24m in length hard structure, carrying no more than 12 passengers and no more than 15 persons in total. The Code also provides standards for Light Hovercraft, a sub set of Small Hovercraft further limited to hovercraft that are less than 1,000kg unladen weight, less than 12m in length and carrying no more than eight persons in total. The Hovercraft Code also provides standards for ultra-light hovercraft which are of less than 500kg unladen weight, carrying a crew of not more than four and no passengers or cargo (other than activity related equipment). Large hovercraft fall outside the scope of this Code and are covered under the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004. Independent rescue boat organisations using hovercraft for commercial purposes should use the Rescue Boat Code for all aspects of survey and certification, but they may use the technical standards of the Hovercraft Code relevant to the hovercraft type. Light hovercraft not used for commercial purposes need not comply with the requirements for registration or certification. g The Hovercraft Code is available free of charge at www.gov.uk — search for The Hovercraft Code of Practice. MIN 515 (M+F) — Guidance for subscriptions to safety bulletins and MCA document notifications on GOV.UK This note draws attention to the recently-launched UK government website www.gov.uk, which is now the online home of all government departments and agencies, including the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. All public MCA documents are available at www.gov.uk, including consultations, Merchant Shipping Notices, Marine Guidance Notes, Marine Information Notes, instructions for surveyors and safety bulletins.
To find particular documents, users are meant to use the search facility rather than browsing through particular sections of the site as they would have done on previous MCA websites. It is also possible to subscribe to email notifications of new MCA documents posted on www.gov.uk as follows: z Go to www.gov.uk/government/ publications. z In the ‘Departments’ drop-down list select ‘Maritime and Coastguard Agency’. z In the ‘Publication type’ drop-down list, select the type of document to which you want to subscribe, e.g. ‘Consultations’, ‘Guidance’ (Includes M-notices) and ‘Notices’ (includes safety alerts). z Once your choice is made, click ‘email’ then the ‘Create subscription’ button and enter your email address. You will then receive a notification of the publication of all subsequent documents in your selected area of interest. MIN 516 (M) — Amendment to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code This note advises industry of an amendment (03-15) to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, which enters into force on 1 January 2017. From that date, solid bulk cargoes shall be shipped only in accordance with the IMSBC Code incorporating the 03-15 amendment. The amendment may be applied in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2016. z MIN 516 gives a summary of the changes as follows: Section 3 — Safety of personnel and ship An addition has been made to section 3 requiring the ship’s crew to conduct regular onboard operational fire safety risk assessments of cargo handling areas on self-unloading bulk carriers with internally installed conveyor systems within the ship’s structure. Due consideration shall be given to fire prevention and the effective operation of fire detection systems, containment and suppression under all anticipated operating conditions and cargoes. The fire safety risk assessments shall be detailed in the ship’s Safety Management System (SMS) together with a recommended timing to provide regular assessments. Section 4 — Assessment of acceptability of consignments for safe shipment The cargo information should include whether or not the cargo is harmful to the marine environment. Section 7 — Cargoes that may liquefy This section contains new requirements about ‘specially constructed or fitted cargo ships for confining cargo shift’.
Member meetings and seminars Nautilus International organises regular meetings, forums and seminars for members to discuss pensions, technical matters, maritime policies and legal issues. Coming up in the next few months are: Section 9 — Materials possessing chemical hazards This section contains new requirements to include a notational reference accompanying the materials hazardous only in bulk (MHB) designation in the ‘Class’ cell of the Characteristics table for each individual schedule for cargoes classified as MHB. Where the notation is ‘Other hazards’ (OH), they shall be properly recorded with justifications. Other hazards are to be included in the section for ‘Hazard’ in the individual schedule. Section 13 — References to related information and recommendations This section has been updated accordingly. Section 14 — Prevention of pollution by cargo residues from ships A new Section 14 has been added. The provisions of this section address the management of residues of solid bulk cargoes, in relation to the 2012 Guidelines for the implementation of MARPOL Annex V. In accordance with MARPOL Annex V, the management of the residues of solid bulk cargoes depends primarily on the classification of a solid bulk cargo as to whether it is harmful to the marine environment (HME) or non-HME. The responsibility for classifying and declaring whether a solid bulk cargo is HME or non-HME lies with the shipper as per section 3.4 of the guidelines. In addition, MIN 516 points out that amendments have been made to the following existing individual schedules: alfalfa; alumina hydrate; clinker ash, wet; coal; coal slurry; coke breeze; fluorspar; fly ash, wet; ilmenite clay; ilmenite (upgraded); iron ore; iron ore pellets; metal sulphide concentrates; mineral concentrates; nickel ore; peat moss; sand, heavy mineral; sulphur (formed, solid); wood pellets. New individual schedules have been added relating to the following cargoes: aluminium fluoride; amorphous sodium silicate lumps; boric acid; chemical gypsum; copper slag; glass cullet; iron and steel slag and its mixture; iron ore fines; iron oxide technical; iron sinter; manganese component ferroalloy slag; manganese ore fines; scale generated from the iron and steel making process; spodumene (upgraded); wood pellets containing additives and/or binders; wood pellets not containing any additives and/or binders; zinc slag; zircon kyanite concentrate. An individual schedule for iron ore fines and a revised schedule for iron ore have been implemented to address the dangers related to the liquefaction of iron ores. z To read the full M-Notices, go to the MCA website www.gov.uk/mca
g Young Maritime Professionals Forum Saturday 5 March 2016 Southampton — TBC. The Forum provides guidance to Nautilus Council on the challenges facing young people in the shipping industry and on the issues that matter to them. Open to all young members (UK, NL & CH).
g Women’s Forum Saturday 5 March 2016 Southampton — TBC The Forum provides guidance to Nautilus Council on the challenges facing women in the industry and encourages female participation in Union activity. Open to all female members.
Contact Danny McGowan: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 ymp@nautilusint.org
Contact Lisa Carr: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 women@nautilusint.org
Contact Nautilus International Nautilus International welcomes contact from members at any time. Please send a message to one of our department email addresses (see page 17) or get in touch with us at one of our offices around the world. For urgent matters, we can also arrange to visit your ship in a UK port. Please give us your vessel’s ETA and as much information as possible about the issue that needs addressing.
Offshore sector contact point Members working for companies based in the east of Scotland or UK offshore oil and gas sector can call: +44 (0)1224 638882 THE NETHERLANDS Postal Address Nautilus International Postbus 8575 3009 An Rotterdam Physical Address Nautilus International Schorpioenstraat 266 3067 KW Rotterdam Tel: +31 (0)10 477 1188 Fax: +31 (0)10 477 3846 infonl@nautilusint.org
FRANCE Yacht sector office in partnership with D&B Services 3 Bd. d’Aguillon 06600 Antibes, France Tel: +33 (0)962 616 140 nautilus@dandbservices.com www.dandbservices.com SPAIN Yacht sector office in partnership with dovaston C/Joan de Saridakis 2, Edificion Goya Local 1A, Marivent 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Spain Tel: +34 971 677 375 recruitment@nautilusint.org www.dovaston.com
College contacts Induction visits See www.nautilusint.org event section for dates of upcoming college visits by the Nautilus recruitment team. For further information, email recruitment@nautilusint.org or call Lee Moon on +44 (0)151 639 8454. Industrial support for cadets An industrial official is appointed to each of the main nautical colleges. In addition the industrial department is responsible for representing trainee officers in line with all
members that we represent; please contact the Union on +44 (0)20 8989 6677. Your enquiry will then be directed to the relevant industrial organiser for your employer/sponsoring company. The union also facilitates a Young Maritime Professionals Forum to provide an opportunity for young members to engage in discussions on the specific challenges facing young workers in the maritime profession. For further information, members should contact Danny McGowan at ymp@nautilusint.org.
Quiz and crossword answers ACDB
Quiz answers 1. There are 45 LNG carriers with a capacity of 200,000 cu m and above. 2. Tugs are the most common vessel type in the Dutch shipbuilding orderbook — a total of 130 on order at the end of 2015. 3. Meyer Werft, of Germany, has the biggest orderbook for new cruiseships — totalling more than 1.7m gt at the end of 2015. 4. Costamare is the biggest containership operator in Greece, with a fleet of 71 ships of 462,000TEU capacity. 5. The combined passenger capacity of the cruiseships in the world fleet totals around 577,000, according to IHS statistics. 6. Lloyd’s Register is the world’s oldest classification society, and it was set up as the Society for the Registry of Shipping in 1760 by customers of Edward Lloyd’s Coffee House in Lombard Street, London. Crossword answers Quick Answers Across: 1. Alsatian; 5. Shaped; 9. Numerical; 11. Relic; 12. Espagnolette; 15. Idol; 16. Allergenic; 18. Melting pot; 19. Stun; 21.Micropscopist; 24. Eliza; 25. Larrikins; 26. Signet; 27. Flanders. Down: 1. Anna; 2. Same; 3. Thrush; 4. Archaeological; 6. Horologe; 7. Palatinate; 8. Decrescent; 10. Lance corporal; 13. Dismembers; 14. Rollicking; 17. Pinotage; 20. Assign; 22. Wide; 23. Asps. This month’s cryptic crossword is a prize competition, and the answers will appear in next month’s Telegraph. Congratulations to Nautilus member Stuart Fowler, who has won the prize draw for the January cryptic crossword. Cryptic answers from January Across: 1. Performance; 7. Cur; 9. Inversion; 10. Focus; 11. Tremble; 12. Yorkist; 13. Repression; 16. Here; 18. Hard; 19. Particular; 22. Blatant; 23. Solicit; 25. Troop; 26. Revetment; 27. Toy; 28. Side streets. Down: 1. Painter; 2. Revue; 3. Durables; 4. Maize; 5. Nanny goat; 6. Effort; 7. Cochineal; 8. Rosette; 14. Purgatory; 15. Shattered; 17. Sculptor; 18. Habitat; 20. Rotates; 21. Campus; 23. Saves; 24. Crete.
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Maritime & Coastguard Agency +44 (0)23 8032 9100 www.gov.uk/mca Implements the UK government’s maritime safety policy and works to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea.
International Transport Workers’ Federation +44 (0)20 7403 2733 www.itfglobal.org A federation of over 700 unions representing over 4.5 million transport workers from 150 countries.
Merchant Navy Welfare Board www.mnwb.org Umbrella body for the UK maritime charity sector, promoting cooperation between organisations that provide welfare services to merchant seafarers and their dependants within the UK.
Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport + 31 88 489 00 00 www.ilent.nl Dutch maritime authority (separate from Dutch coastguard).
Merchant Navy Training Board www.mntb.org.uk UK organisation promoting maritime education and training, and providing careers guidance. Administers the Careers at Sea Ambassadors scheme, under which serving seafarers can volunteer to give careers talks in UK schools.
Seafarers UK (formerly the King George’s Fund for Sailors) +44 (0)20 7932 0000 www.seafarers.uk Supports and promotes UK charities helping seafarers from the Merchant Navy, Royal Navy and fishing fleets. Often organises places for maritime fundraisers to enter marathons and other charity challenges.
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SINGAPORE Nautilus International 10a Braddell Hill #05-03 Singapore, 579720 Tel: +65 (0)625 61933 Mobile: +65 (0)973 10154 singapore@nautilusint.org
Northern office Nautilus International Nautilus House, Mariners’ Park Wallasey CH45 7PH Tel: +44 (0)151 639 8454 Fax: +44 (0)151 346 8801 enquiries@nautilusint.org
Useful organisations
Swiss Maritime Navigation Office +41 (0)61 270 91 20 www.smno.ch Swiss maritime authority.
SWITZERLAND Gewerkschaftshaus, Rebgasse 1 4005 Basel, Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)61 262 24 24 Fax: +41 (0)61 262 24 25 infoch@nautilusint.org
UK Head office Nautilus International 1&2 The Shrubberies, George Lane South Woodford, London E18 1BD Tel: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 Fax: +44 (0)20 8530 1015 enquiries@nautilusint.org
g Professional & Technical Forum Tuesday 12 April 2016 at 1300hrs for 1330hrs at the FNV Bondgenoten, Pegasusweg 200, 3067 KX, Rotterdam, Netherlands The Forum deals with a wide range of technical, safety, welfare and other professional topics of relevance to all members, including training and certification. The meeting is open to all members (UK, NL & CH) Contact Sue Willis: +44 (0)20 8989 6677 protech@nautilusint.org
International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network +44 (0)300 012 4279 www.seafarerswelfare.org Global organisation providing a 24 hour, year-round multi-lingual helpline for all seafarers’ welfare and support needs, as well as an emergency welfare fund. SAIL (Seafarers’ Information and Advice Line) 08457 413 318 +44 (0)20 8269 0921 www.sailine.org.uk UK-based citizens’ advice service helping seafarers and their families with issues such as debt, benefit
entitlements, housing, pensions and relationships. Seamen’s Hospital Society +44 (0)20 8858 3696 www.seahospital.org.uk UK charity dedicated to the health and welfare of seafarers. Includes the Dreadnought health service. Seafarers Link +44 (0)1752 812674 www.communitynetworkprojects.org Telephone friendship project connecting retired UK seafarers at home through a fortnightly telephone conference service.
Seatax Ltd +44 (0)1302 364673 www.seatax.ltd.uk Company providing specialist tax advice for merchant seafarers. Marine Society +44 (0)20 7654 7050 www.marine-society.org UK charity dedicated to the learning and professional development of seafarers. Offers 120,000 books to ships through its library service, plus distance-learning programmes and scholarship schemes including the Nautilus-administered Slater Fund.
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