This bulletin documents amendments that were adopted by Member States at a meeting which took place 23-27 April 2018 at the ILO in Geneva. The amendments were approved at the International Labour Organisation’s 107th Session and will enter into force for Barbados on 26 December 2020.
Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine ref, No. 2196/46/14-21 letter to IMO of 18 June 2021 whereby extension of validity of seafarers’ documents is authorised.
The common Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Stability in General, was developed by the Paris and Tokyo MoUs and scheduled for 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed for one year. The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the industry of forthcoming CICs focused on stability.
In certain jurisdictions, PSC inspectors may carry portable sulphur testing kits and if the results of these tests are inconclusive or indicate potential non-compliance, additional sampling will take place for verification ashore. Questions have arisen in conjunction with these sampling tests and the purpose of this bulletin is to provide additional guidance.
This bulletin regarding amendments to the DMLC-Part II should be read in conjunction with our bulletin numbers 303 and 338.
In light of representations made to the flag administration, and the difficulties experienced by ships and their crews during the current COVID pandemic, this administration is in the process of arranging for all ship’s certificates, including officer endorsements, to be issued in electronic format.