Britannia

Containers and Cargoes
1 Stow collapse raises the possibility of a new industry code of best practice
4 Styrene monomer

Regulatory update
5 Black sea: grey water
5 New SOLAS regulation dictates the phased introduction of long range identification and tracking (LRIT)
 

Navigation and Seamanship
6 How good is the data on which your charts are based?

Miscellaneous
8 Bunker delivery by tank truck in Nigeria – to be avoided
8 USCG Alert on pneumatic pump maintenance
8 Publications

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Navigation and Seamanship
1 Bridge teams fail to avoid collision
4 Voyage data recorders (VDRs)
5 Traffic separation scheme violation due to oversight
5 Important differences between ECDIS and ECS

Safety
6 Free fall lifeboat seat allocation

Crewmatters
6 Immigration fines in the USA
6 Australian maritime crew visa

Containers and Cargoes
7 US court condemns shipowner
for carrying snow covered steel and failing to record ventilation

Regulatory update
8 Sulphur emission regulations
8 Painkillers – need to declare in US ports

Miscellaneous
8 Publications

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Navigation and Seamanship
1 Push button navigation
3 Gibraltar collision
4 Exchange of information between master and pilot (MPX)

Regulatory update
5 Bulk carrier surveys in Brazil
5 Alert – are you using the new Oil Record Books?
5 USCG issues EPIRB advice

Safety
6 Electrocution fatality
6 Lifeboats – ship-supplied sling failed to prevent freefall release
6 Lifeboat safety initiative
7 Winch accident

Containers and Cargoes
7 Collapsed containers

Miscellaneous
8 Ballast operations
8 Publications

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Containers and Cargoes
1 Carrageenan - too hot to handle?
2 Heating of fuel oil in double bottoms
3 Petcoke – possible problems when
washing holds
3 Stowage of wire rod in coils

Navigation and Seamanship
4 Collision at the entrance to Taichung
5 ECDIS and AIS detract from proper
radar use

Safety
5 Lifeboat release mechanisms specifically
designed for retro-fitting
5 Emergency escape fire hood recall

Crewmatters
6 Are your shipmates suicidal?
6 Medical expenses in the USA

Fines and Port state control
7 Fines in Turkey
7 Bilge water piping

Miscellaneous
8 IMB piracy map
8 Publications