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Lifeboat faults high in PSC detention lists

Posted on: Tuesday 20th of April 2010 10:37 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Tokyo MOU Results of lifeboat launching CIC disappointing

The Tokyo MOU issued a news release summarizing the results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on lifeboat launching arrangements conducted jointly with the Paris MOU between 1 September and 30 November 2009...

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Class Suspension and Withdrawal

Posted on: Tuesday 13th of April 2010 16:37 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Following is based on general class information and guidelines on conditions of class and memoranda and their significance.

Severity of hull damage There are three levels of damage that rise in severity from blemishes to major defects, which adversely affect a ship’s...

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New class guidelines on crack arresting

Posted on: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 9:45 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced the publication of a new publication entitled Guidelines on Brittle Crack Arrest Design. The new guidelines have been released as a technical reference to help prevent the propagation of brittle cracks that may occur in the hull structure and...

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Paris MoU Black, Grey and White Lists

Posted on: Friday 5th of June 2009 16:14 By: Pieterjan Brands , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

On July 1, 2009 the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) using new targeting lists to determine which ships to prioritize for port state control inspections.

The Paris MoU Committee last month approved the 2008 inspection results and adopted new...

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