The Norwegian Coastal Administration's (NCA's) C-Scope vessel traffic service (VTS) systems will be able to work on mobile devices from June following the integration of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT's (KNC) advanced C-Scope Web and Mobile Application module. "The C-Scope Mobile Applications are a significant addition to our VTS systems. They ensure that our VTS operators and managers can access vital, real-time VTS data on their tablets and smartphones on a 24/7 basis, which is particularly relevant to enhancing incident management, should key personnel be off-site," said Jon Leon Ervik, head of the Pilotage and VTS Department at NCA. The C-Scope Mobile Application provides the VTS Traffic Image with electronic navigation charts (ENCs), bathymetric ENCs, with live fused radar and Automatic Identification System tracks, shore-based radar video, weather and hydro data, and information source data.
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Cruise safety dominates regulations following Concordia tragedy
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RINA's highlights on cruise ship stability challenges
Market conditions as well as green regulations have been pushing the cruise lines to further explore energy efficiency measures and technology to reduce their eco-footprint.
RINA's conference on design and operation of passenger ships in November last year, highlighted some of the challenges faced by the passenger shipping industry in terms of their approach to assessing cruise ship stability, as well as practical steps that can be taken to improve evacuation procedures in the event of a casualty and risk assessment for passenger ships.
David Ridden, principal consultant at Burness Corlett Three Quays, highlighted the practical difficulties of assessing the stability of cruise ships, which have been increasing in size and in numbers during the
The importance of onboard management to vessel's safety
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Seafarer attitude-change as loss-prevention strategy
Attitude change is key to boosting shipping's professional image, says Rajaish Bajpaee, Chief Executive Officer of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM).
Ensuring a robust and dependable safety culture onboard ship is essential to reducing large scale accidents at sea, which is why BSM has placed seafarer attitude-change at the heart of its loss-prevention strategy.
“Getting your onboard and shore-based management teams to embrace a loss-prevention mind-set is crucial to the industry goal of no injuries or loss of life, no damage or loss to cargo, no damage or loss to the ship, and no damage or loss to the environment,” said Rajaish Bajpaee.
He added: “In BSM, we have an elaborate process to select our seafarers with the
PLAN TERRITORIAL DE CONTINGENCIAS POR CONTAMINACIÓN MARINA ACCIDENTAL EN LA CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CEUTA
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Developments on Ballast Water Management at IMO and in the US
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Ballast water management is probably one of the biggest environmental issues facing the entire shipping industry not just the tanker industry but the entire shipping industry. INTERTANKO is the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, a non-profit Shipping Association whose aim is to work for the safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment to further the interests of the independent Tanker Owners and to promote the free and competitive trade tanker market.
Two years ago, INTERTANKO developed a five-year strategic plan which included 8 specific issues that were most important to our members and one of them was ballast water. The desired outcome that we wanted to achieve for our members on ballast water was to allow them to comply with the
Norwegian Coastal Administration to boost vessel traffic service
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