Shipping Regulations and Guidance

Flag State Regulations and Guidance Updates

• UK – has released two new or updated documents:
  • a marine guidance note entitled ‘Maritime Labour Convention 2006 Seafarers Employment Agreements‘
  • a marine information note entitled ‘Updated Guidance on Booking Oral Exams, the Issue of Notices of Eligibility (NOEs) and the Online Oral Exam Process‘.

• Australia – has updated a marine order entitled ‘Certificates of competency—national law‘.
• USA – has published two new safety alerts:
  • ‘Verify Launching Appliance Winch Component Rating:  Exceeding electrical duty rating can lead to failure‘
  • ‘Dangerous Gas Buildup in Fish Holds‘.
• Panama – has released four new or updated documents:
  • two marine notices:
    • ‘Repatriation of Seafarers due to the Situation in Ukraine‘
    • ‘Coronavirus and Seafarers Employment Agreement and Certificates‘
  • two circulars:
    • ‘Bareboat Charter insert in the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)‘
    • ‘Implementation of New Ship’s Routeing System in Panama‘.
• Isle of Man – has issued a new technical advisory notice entitled ‘Guidance for Shipowners Following Invasion of Ukraine‘.
• Singapore – has released three new documents:
  • a shipping circular entitled ‘Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Air) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022‘
  • two port marine circulars:
    • ‘Crew Change for Cargo Ships in the Port of Singapore and Application for Vaccination‘
    • ‘Requirements for Vessels Arriving in the Port of Singapore During COVID-19‘.
• Hong Kong – has published two new merchant shipping information notes:
  • ‘An explosion happened when a hydraulic pump motor of the windlass system was switched on‘
  • ‘A fatal accident happened on board during the repair of an outlet valve of the exhaust gas boiler‘.
• Cyprus – has published a new circular entitled ‘Urgent Provisional Measures for the operation of Cyprus ships during the Covid-19‘.