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Comparative study of different ship registries and reflection on China’s innovation of international ship registration system
Get PDFChapter 3 - Sustainability assessment: Metrics and methods
No full textThe main goal of sustainability is to focus on fulfilling the present needs of population with the ability to produce resources to fulfill the needs in future. With growing concern for the environment, sustainable development has become one of the primary goals of all nations throughout the world. In the same track, the need of sustainable assessment arises with awareness to mitigate global social, economic, and environmental issues. It can also be seen in the response of global policies implemented to solve these issues. This chapter discusses various sustainability assessment methods and a comparison of these sustainable assessment methods is also shown based on some important criteria.https://commons.wmu.se/lib_chapters/1022/thumbnail.jp
Maritime surveillance in the Gulf of Suez : identifying opportunities for future improvements
Get PDFThe Gulf of Suez (GOS) is one of the most important waterways in the world. Furthermore, issues like maritime safety, avoidance of accidents and effective conduct of navigation, as well as protection of the marine environment in the GOS are always among the highest priorities of Egyptian legislators. As a result, maritime surveillance in the area under discussion is facilitated by a technologically advanced Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) that has been established by the competent authority as a cost-effective measure to reduce and mitigate risks in accordance with international standards and guidelines. The main aim of this paper is to discuss the status of the GOS VTMS and identify relevant opportunities for improvement. This effort utilizes qualitative primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected by employing in-depth, semi-structured interviews; secondary data was sourced from relevant national legislations, IMO, IALA and UK hydrographic office publications. Thus, the distinctive features of the GOS VTMS along with its degree of compliance with international standards and guidelines have been closely examined for a comprehensive assessment. A conclusion standing out is that GOS’ VTMS is a very powerful tool for a more efficient conduct of navigation, with a positive contribution on maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment; however, certain gaps that must be addressed in the near future were identified. A portfolio of the necessary recommendations on how to improve the system’s overall performance are also provide
STCW water survival training needs basic swim evaluation
Get PDFThe study reveals the current supplemental water survival training best practices of American, Spanish and Japanese maritime universities. This research reviews ongoing institutional training above the required STCW practical assessments, Table A-VI/1 and NVIC 08-14. The purpose of this paper is to highlight and share the best practices of participating schools. This vital supplemental training showcased in this study is meant to promote this accessory training throughout all maritime universities. Additionally, the study encourages further discussion on how much supplemental training is needed for today’s mariners. This research will give administrators and instructors valuable insight into their counterparts training methods. The analysis reveals each participating school’s rationale involving the supplemental training. Moreover, the level of importance given to this training in their curriculum and academic schedules. The study reviews training methods, equipment and whether there is an emphasis on swim instruction. The paper intends to be a water survival reference guide, imparting training policies and procedures wherever possible
Cyber security training strategy: dealing with maritime SCADA risks
Get PDFControl systems on board ships collect sensor measurements and data from various operational activities and display all the relevant information; they also facilitate relaying of control commands to local or remote equipment. Distributed control systems (DCS) are typically used within a single process or generating plant; supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are used for larger-scale environments. The SCADA system communications infrastructure tends to be slower and less reliable, and so the remote terminal unit in a SCADA system has local control schemes to handle that eventuality. Security in general and cyber security specifically were not the major concerns of early standalone maritime SCADA systems. Security was primarily achieved by controlling physical access to system components, which were unique and used proprietary communication protocols. For years, security in SCADA systems was viewed as just an implication of safety. Over the last decade, however, the situation has changed, and numerous standards/directives dealing with the cyber security of SCADA systems have emerged. Characteristics of maritime SCADA cyber security are discussed; related training needs are identified next. The pedagogical approaches are also presented in order to train seafarers in risk assessment, prevention and mitigation strategies related with maritime SCADA cyber security risks
An example of risk management on board a cruise ship: COVID-19
Get PDFThe COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 is still giving impacts to world economy and crisis management system. My cruise ship sailed from Yokohama in Jan 17 2020 to round Asian Cruise with 300 aged passengers and 200 crews under beginning of emergency situation. As a reference of crisis management and human behaviour, designated in STCW convention STCW section V/2 par. 3-4 and is based on the guidelines of IMO Model Course 1.29, I introduce my experience featuring leadership of crisis management of anti-infectious disease of COVID 19 as a captain of cruise ship. The objective of this paper is to suggest that methodology based on leader’s humanism leads better or best results of risk management
Research on port call processes to enable just-in-time arrival based on container shipping case study in the port of Shanghai
Get PDFRerearch on impact of Covid-19 on Chinese international shipping companies and countermeasures der the promotion of government
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Revista de la Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Marítimo. Nr 16 – 5 De La Segunda Etapa
No full textEditors: Juan José Itriago; José Alfredo Sabatino Pizzolante; Gustavo Adolfo Omaña Parés; Julio Peña Acevedo; Cristina Mujica Perret-Gentil; Ricardo Maldonado Pinto; Juan Carlos Querales
La segunda etapa de la revista de la Asociación Marítima Venezolana busca, a través de la participación de articulistas venezolanos y extranjeros, examinar los problemas marítimos tanto de una perspectiva local como universal, a través de ensayos, que se ubican en la sección de doctrina, como de comentarios que se encuentran en la sección de actualidad