Inspector Bulletin: Issue 4

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Issue 4
Inspector Bulletin Latest updates & News feeds for Inspectors. May 2019
Experience Transfer Advice and Guidance Regulation Updates
VIQ 5.31 Are lifebuoys, associated equipment and

pyrotechnics in good order, clearly marked and are
Means of Access:
there clear procedures in place to ensure that only
intrinsically safe lights are located in the gas hazardous VIQ 5.47 Is the vessel provided with a safe means of access and are all available
areas? means of access (gangway / accommodation ladder / pilot ladder / transfer basket)
Whilst there are SOLAS requirements for the minimum in good order and well maintained?
weight of the man overboard lifebuoys to be 4 kg there is
no specific minimum requirements for the length of the Safe Access ?
lanyard connecting the lifebuoy to the smoke float. An inspector recently encountered the below situation and I felt this was worth sharing
However, if inspectors are in doubt if they feel the lanyard for inspectors feedback here.
is too short and unlikely to be effective to pull the smoke
float from the bracket then the makers instruction
manuals should be consulted.
Examples;
IKAROS MOB MK IV
The MOB is designed to be used with a life buoy weighing

2.5 kg (5.5 lb) minimum, attached by 8 mm (0.32 in)
diameter line 4 m (13.12 ft) long.
Survitec Man overboard Lifebuoy Marker MK9
Use with Lifebuoy Weighing 4kg lanyard 4m long, 9.5mm
diameter.
Aside of the issues regarding signage, lifebuoy with light and line that are not visible in
Comet Light and Smoke Signal the photo, the main issue here is the vicinity of mooring lines (aft springs) in relation to
the lower part of the accommodation ladder. There needs to be a level of sensible risk
• Use with lifebuoy weighing: 4.0kg (8.82 lb.) management here hence there is no reason why an inspector cannot board in this
condition if the moorings are not being attended to at the time and that the inspector
• Attach to lifebuoy with line: 4m (13ft) long, 9.5mm has assessed that the moorings are not under obvious excessive strain here. The
(0.37 in) diameter company should conduct a risk assessment to ensure that there is no access permitted
whilst the moorings are being adjusted or if the conditions change to put added stress
on the springs.
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VIQ 4.7 Is navigation equipment appropriate for the size of the vessel and in good
order?
4.7.1 A receiver for a global navigation satellite system or terrestrial navigation radio
navigation system.
Reliance of GPS is a significant hazard in the marine industry and mariners should be
aware of the GPS equipment they have installed on their vessels to ensure that they are
able to identify when the GPS signal is less reliable or suspect. One such means of
identifying faults and errors on the GPS signal is the Receiver autonomous integrity
monitoring (RAIM) that uses redundant signals to produce several GPS position fixes and
compare them, and a statistical function then determines whether or not a fault can be
associated with any of the signals. We have seen cases where the RAIM alarm on the
GPS has been switched off.
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Inspector Bulletin Latest updates & News feeds for Inspectors. May 2019
Experience Transfer Advice and Guidance Regulation Updates
VIQ 2.15 Is the vessel free of any documentary or

visual evidence to indicate any structural concerns?
The VIQ guidance states that the ESP file “may be VIQ 2.13 Is the vessel provided with an approved Ballast Water and Sediments
provided at the time of delivery but should, in all cases, Management Plan, are records maintained of all ballast water exchanges or
be available on board at least one year prior to the treatment operations and are the officers aware of BWM requirements?
vessel’s fifth anniversary.”
All ships (i.e. vessels of any type operating in the aquatic environment, including submersibles,
However, the guidance does not state the requirements floating craft, floating platforms, floating storage units (FSUs) and floating production, storage and
for there to be a planning document onboard the vessel offloading (FPSO) units) are required to:
and there are cases when this is not available with
feedback to say that this is in the operators office • have an approved ballast water management plan on board,
ashore. Rules and Regulations for the Classification of • maintain a ballast water record book;
Ships require a Survey Planning Questionnaire and a
There has been some confusion as to the format of the record requirements.
Survey Programme to be prepared by the Owner at
least six months in advance of the intermediate or As per International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and
special survey and submitted for agreement. Hence at Sediments (BWM) Adoption: 13 February 2004; Entry into force: 8th September 2017
least 6 months prior to docking the planning document Regulation B-2 Ballast Water Record Book
shall be provided on the vessel.
1) Each ship shall have on board a Ballast Water record book that may be an electronic record
system, or that may be integrated into another record book or system and, which shall at least
contain the information specified in Appendix II.
2) Ballast Water record book entries shall be maintained on board the ship for a minimum period of
two years after the last entry has been made and thereafter in the Company is control for a
minimum period of three years.
3) In the event of the discharge of Ballast Water pursuant to regulations A-3, A-4 or B-3.6 or in the
event of other accidental or exceptional discharge of Ballast Water not otherwise exempted by this
Convention, an entry shall be made in the Ballast Water record book describing the circumstances
of, and the reason for, the discharge.
4) The Ballast Water record book shall be kept readily available for inspection at all reasonable
times and, in the case of an unmanned ship under tow, may be kept on the towing ship.
5) Each operation concerning Ballast Water shall be fully recorded without delay in the Ballast
Water record book. Each entry shall be signed by the officer in charge of the operation concerned
and each completed page shall be signed by the master. The entries in the Ballast Water record
book shall be in a working language of the ship. If that language is not English, French or Spanish
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the entries shall contain a translation into one of those languages. When entries in an official
national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly are also used, these shall prevail
in case of a dispute or discrepancy.
6) Officers duly authorized by a

“ Our company goals are simply stated Party may inspect the Ballast
Water record book on board any
with the target toward No accidents, No ship to which this regulation
applies while the ship is in its port
incidents and No negative feedback from or offshore terminal, and may
make a copy of any entry, and
our customers and Employees ” require the master to certify that
the copy is a true copy. Any copy
so certified shall be admissible in
Disclaimer: this material discusses OCIMF activities based on any judicial proceeding as
personal experience and opinion and not necessarily in agreement evidence of the facts stated in the
with OCIMF or OCIMF members views.
entry. The inspection of a Ballast
Water record book and the taking
of a certified copy shall be
Inspectors are encouraged to feedback performed as expeditiously as
and share their experiences for us all to possible without causing the ship
to be unduly delayed
learn from.
AWP Marine Consultancy Ltd

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Experience Transfer Advice and Guidance Regulation Updates

VIQ 5.31 Are lifebuoys, associated equipment and

The MOB is designed to be used with a life buoy weighing

AWP Marine Consultancy Ltd

Experience Transfer Advice and Guidance Regulation Updates

VIQ 2.15 Is the vessel free of any documentary or

6) Officers duly authorized by a

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