In the following article, VPS highlights the increasing complexity ship owners and operators are now facing with regards to maritime decarbonization, explaining the current legislative requirements and its challenges.
During our recent office TMSA audit we received 3 best practices:
- Company has set up excellent control on UKC policy with procedures and user friendly control forms.
- Near misses are analysed to ensure nearmiss reporting by all ranks and personnel, number of nearmisses reported per rank data recorded and reported during Management review.
- Hempel Hemaguard X7 Silicon & CMP Silicon Bioclean plus paints applied on managed fleet during recent D/Ds to reduce fuel consumptions in effect reducing air emissions.
As part of their Leading for Safety guidelines, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) presents key reasons why good communication and building a positive team environment are crucial to creating a safe workplace.
In the following article, Abhijith Balakrishnan, Safety Manager, DPA, Scorpio Marine Management (India) Pvt Ltd. shares two different stories, comparing ships’ practices and highlighting that safety needs trust.