NL 249/20 | MCI - Cyber security to be included in Companies’ SMS from 1st January 2021

Dec 28, 2020

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of CI flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 01 Jan. 2021   The International Maritime Organization has approved Resolution MSC.428 (98) regarding the Maritime Cyber Risk Management to be included in Companies’ Safety Management Systems within the first annual verification of the DOC after 1st January 2021.   The Resolution recalls the MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3 on the Guideline on maritime cyber risk management, which provides high-level recommendations for maritime cyber risk management that can be incorporated into existing risk management processes and are complementary to the safety and security management…

NL 250/21 | MCI - Coronavirus (COVID-19) – facilitation of crew change

Jan 05, 2021

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of CI flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 30 Dec. 2020   Maritime Cook Islands would like to give the widest circulation possible to the referenced IMO Resolution and Circulars that are aimed at providing guidance and best practices to facilitate crew change during the Covid-19 pandemic.   In particular, managers and operators are invited to take note of the Protocols contained in MSC Circular 1636, and to comply with them so far as practicable when performing crew change.   Furthermore, Maritime Cook Islands would draw the attention…

NL 251/21 | MCI - Brexit and MRV – The change of status of the UK in the monitoring and verification of CO2 emissions from maritime transport in the EU

Jan 07, 2021

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of CI flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 01 Jan. 2021   The transition period following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) ends on 31 December 2020.   The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform all interested parties that from 1 January 2021, the UK will be treated by EU law as a third country (i.e. not an EU Member State). This means Regulation (EU) 2015/757 on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from Maritime Transport will no…

NL 252/21 | Comoros Maritime Administration - Inventory of Hazardous Material (IHM) for ships calling EU Ports

Jan 08, 2021

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers / Operators of Comoros flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: 01 Jan. 2021   The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform all interested parties for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No.1257/2013 on Ship Recycling (EU SRR) to ships calling at a port or anchorage of any country of the European Union (EU), on or after 1 January 2021, and provide relevant instructions on issuing a Statement of Compliance (SoC) for an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM).   The Circular can be found here, in full detail.   Do not…

NL 253/21 | Ship Recycling with regards to Brexit and the requirements for Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) certification onboard ships calling at the UK ports

Jan 18, 2021

Refers to: Owners/Managers/Operators, PHRS Surveyors/ Representatives Action Date: 01 Jan. 2021   From 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) has finished its transition period to withdraw from the European Union (EU), commonly known as Brexit. According to the relevant information made available from the UK Government, the requirements of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation 1257/2013 (EU SRR) have been retained in UK domestic legislation, and now referred to as the UK Ship Recycling Regulation (UK SRR).   Consequently, the requirements for the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) for compliance as from January 1, 2021 for ships of 500GT and…