A LOCKED-POSITION MONITOR FOR IMPROVING SAFETY OF RELEASE HOOKS IN ENCLOSED LIFEBOATS

2021 ◽  
Vol 156 (A4) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Y Chang ◽  
C L Chang ◽  
C C Hung ◽  
A S Chiou
Keyword(s):  
Working Environment ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Life Saving

Repeated casualties caused by inadvertent release of lifeboat release hooks during drills and inspections have attracted the attention of the International Maritime Organization, which correspondingly amends the Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code in the international convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. This study proposes novel installations of locked-position monitors on release hooks for monitoring and safety checks. With the installation of locked-position monitors near unsealed pull rod, upon lifting the lifeboat from the water, the sensors can initiatively detect whether the release hooks are in a locked position. If the release hooks are not in the locked position for any reason, audible alarms are activated, warning lifeboat operators to cease operations and wait for further inspection. The example provided in this research indicates that locked-position monitors can be implemented on lifeboats to reduce accidents resulting from malfunctioning lifeboat release hooks, thereby promoting a safer working environment for all seamen at sea.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned in Ballast Water Treatment Equipment Retrofit and Commissioning

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Fearnley
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Ballast Water ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Ballast Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Equipment ◽  
Control And Management

Ratification of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWMC)[i] has now forced the hand of operators and ship owners to comply with the BWM, and without a great deal of time to react. The need to integrate and operate Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Systems on In-Service ships, however, is not new, and BMT have recent and relevant experience in end-to-end BWT system solutions. In 2011 BMT Defence Services Ltd (BMT) produced the installation specification to enable A and P Falmouth Ltd (A and P) to carry out a ballast water treatment plant retrofit installation on the RFA Bay Class ships (i.e. RFA MOUNTS BAY, LARGS BAY and CARDIGAN BAY), enabling the ship to be approved and operated in compliance with the BWMC. In addition, BMT produced documentation to enable A and P to arrange, manage and perform the necessary test, trials and commissioning to prove the equipment installation and that it can be operated in accordance with the requirements of the BWMC. The objective of this paper is to take the reader through the process of design and embodiment of a BWT system retrofit on a relatively complex (with respect to the ballast system) ship. The Bay Class ships are Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) ships with separate forward and aft ballast systems (to allow the ships to function in their amphibious roles by way of their stern dock), and a ship wide Ballast Stripping system. Key design and engineering considerations are discussed below and recommendations for the installation of a ballast water treatment system are also offered. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, International Maritime Organization, Adoption: 13 February 2004; Entry into force: 8 September 2017.

scholarly journals Fundamentals of theoretical and applied aspects of functioning of collective life saving equipment of sea going ship crews

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Dorokhov ◽  
Nadezhda Vladimirovna Pakhomova
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Rescue Operation ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Life Saving

The article presents the substantiation of efficiency of sea transport in the world transport system. The main condition of ensuring water safety is equipment of ships with fail-safe and effective collective life-saving equipment (CLSE). Today the standard rescue operation when using CLSE is a series-parallel action of the ship’s crew, where the ship is sinking on an even keel, or with a slight roll to one side. It has been stated that such cases are extremely rare. As a rule, the situation develops rapidly. Accident statistics disposes to developing the modern approaches to the safety of human life at sea. There are two directions for safety ensuring. One of them is the development and implementation of artificial intelligence systems for CLSE, when CLSE independently, without human control, responds to the emergency with greater probability of the ship loss and the crew death. Another direction is when there is no need to save the crew (in case of unmanned ships). There are considered the Russian diesel engines for the lifeboats: specialized marine diesels 4CHSP9.5/11 - Caspiy 30M and 4CHSP9.5/11 - Caspiy 40. Both engines are equipped with a dual start-up system - manual and electric starter, they have a reverse gear transmission, a single-circuit flow-through sea water cooling system, decompression devices and standard mounted units, ac-cording to the requirements of the International Convention of Saving Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Code of Life-Saving Appliances (LSA Code). In modern environment, the scientific foundations and technical solutions are being developed to ensure the reliable start-up of swirl-chamber diesel engines by exposing the fuel to physical fields, without using glow plugs

scholarly journals ANALISA TEKNIS DAN EKONOMIS PEMILIHAN MANAJEMEN AIR BALLAS PADA KAPAL (SHIP BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT) DI INDONESIA

Kapal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sholikhan Arif ◽  
Hesty Anita Kurniawati ◽  
M. Nurul Misbah
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Ballast Water ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Convention ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
Ship Ballast Water ◽  
Ballast Water Management

Peraturan yang mengatur dan manajemen dari air ballas dikeluarkan oleh IMO (International Maritime Organization) melalui konvensi Manajemen air ballas. Konvensi tersebut menyatakan bahwa organisme yang berbahaya terhadap lingkungan, kesehatan manusia, properti atau sumber daya merusak keanekaragaman hayati atau mengganggu pemanfaatan terhadap suatu area jika dilepaskan di air laut. Pemerintah Republik Indonesia mengeluarkan Peraturan Presiden No. 132 tahun 2015 mengenai pengesahan Konvensi internasional untuk pengendalian dan manajemen air ballas dan sedimen dari kapal 2004 (The  International Convention for the control and management of ships ballast water and sediment’s 2004). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa sejauh mana kesiapan Indonesia dalam ratifikasi peraturan (come into force) Ballast water Management serta dampak yang diakibatkan setelah peraturan tersebut diratifikasi. Metode yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan 3 pendekatan yaitu dari aspek hukum, aspek teknis dan aspek ekonomis. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 21 Tahun 2010 tentang Perlindungan Lingkungan Maritim sebagai jabaran dari Undang-Undang Nomor 17 Tahun 2008 tentang Pelayaran, telah sejalan dengan Konvensi Internasional untuk Pengendalian dan Manajemen Air Ballas dan Sedimen dari Kapal, 2004 dan Undang-Undang Nomor 17 Tahun 1985 tentang pengesahan United Nations Convention on the LAW of the Sea (UNCLOS). Serta Penggunaan sistem manajemen air ballas untuk kapal di perairan Indonesia lebih efektif dan efisien menggunakan filtration + electrolysis

scholarly journals IMO-OPRC INFORMATION SYSTEM1

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 779-782
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi Ohne
Keyword(s):  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
Member States ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Contact Points ◽  
The Persian Gulf

ABSTRACT To facilitate response activities of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its member states with respect to oil pollution in the Persian Gulf, the IMO Oil Pollution Co-ordination Centre (OPCC) was established in February 1991. During such operations and other relevant activities, it was recognized that databases on national contact points and the type of assistance member states could offer would be valuable and should be developed. In addition, the OPCC has developed other databases and utilized them when the OPCC responds to oil pollution emergencies and provides general advice concerning oil pollution preparedness and response to member states. These activities are related to some of the requirements assigned to IMO under the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990 (the OPRC Convention). The convention will enter into force on May 13, 1995.

A Scenario Simulation - Evaluating Evacuation Analysis for ro-ro Passenger Ship in MV Tai Hwa

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (04) ◽  
pp. 240-249
Author(s):  
Hui-Chiao Wang ◽  
Chien-Hsing Wu
Keyword(s):  
Ship Design ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
Scenario Simulation ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Effective Evaluation ◽  
Passenger Ship ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Passenger Ships ◽  
Evacuation Routes

The ro-ro passenger ship is a type of passenger ship which is commonly seen in Europe. After the tragedy of MV Estonia, an effective evaluation of escape routes in passenger ship in the initial stage of ship design has been required by International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention. To reduce the loss of life in passenger ships at sea, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has created the revised guidelines on evacuation analyses for new and existing passenger ships. This article followed IMO's mandatory guidelines via using the hydraulic model of emergency egress to scrutinize the evacuation routes, congestion points, and the total evacuation duration of MV Tai Hwa.

IMO'S STRATEGY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPRC CONVENTION1

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 787-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Close Cooperation

ABSTRACT The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) will enter into force May 13, 1995, less than five years after its adoption by a global diplomatic conference convened by the International Maritime Organization in December 1990. However, since then IMO has actively pursued a strategy for implementing the OPRC Convention in close cooperation with interested governments and industry. The primary objective of this strategy is to enhance the capacity of countries to effectively carry out the requirements of the convention and strengthen IMO's ability to assist countries in this process. The strategy is realized by action taken by IMO's OPRC standing working group, in which government and industry experts participate, and by IMO staff, experts, and consultants as part of a technical cooperation program for the protection of the marine environment.

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