VGP & MLC LATEST

COMING TO AMERICA

Vessel General Permit (VGP) is a system of environmental regulation to reduce pollution by vessels visiting US ports or operating in US waters. It is comprehensive and deals with many areas previously unregulated. Yet even for the best managed vessels it provides a significant challenge, requiring a detailed review of environmental protection procedures, vessel inspection schedules, manning levels, crew training and qualifications, recording and documentation. Videotel’s training package, Vessel General Permit, provides everything you need to know.

RIGHTS ON TIME

With the IMO announcing 2010 as the ‘Year of the Seafarer’, the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 is in the offing. The Convention will provide seafarers with fair terms of employment and guarantee them safe and decent living and working conditions wherever they are in the world.
It has already achieved the number of ratifications needed to satisfy the tonnage requirements for entry into force (33% of the world fleet) and in only a matter of months it is expected to have reached the required number of individual country ratifications (30). All ships trading internationally will then be inspected to ensure they meet the standards set by the Convention.

Visit www.mlc2006.com for MLC 2006 news and a full copy of the Convention.