Code No: 629
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Time is short to meet the new, demanding standards of operation
defined by new conventions such as STCW and ISM. Operators failing
to meet these standards will soon incur considerable extra costs,
delays and penalties. Getting into shape is now a priority for all
owners, operators and suppliers of labour.
The maritime industry is experiencing a sustained period of
rapid change. Greater quantities of potentially dangerous or
polluting materials are being carried by ever more specialised
vessels in increasingly congested shipping lanes. So the spotlight
is on the standards of operation, the quality of crews and their
vessels. Through the IMO, owners, operators, and seafarers'
unions have worked together to frame new legislation and operating
standards contained in conventions such as ISM and STCW. To ensure
effective policing, and new powers and responsibilities have been
given to Port States, Flag States and Labour Supply States.
A staged schedule of implementation is underway, culminating in
the 2002 deadline for compliance with the new Standards for
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).
Many vessels, currently free to trade globally, will be confined
to trade between ports of states outside the Convention.
Unscrupulous owners and sub standard operators will have to cease
operations. The key to enforcement is Flag State Control.
In this new environment, it's important that everyone
involved in the maritime industry understands the relationship
between Flag State and Port State Implementation, the new ISM and
STCW codes and existing conventions such as SOLAS and MARPOL.
This video, explains these relationships and goes on to outline
the business case for compliance. It provides a variety of
perspectives on the new conventions, with comments from a vessel
owner, Flag State Inspector, the IMO, ISF, master of a chemical
tanker and a Flag State. These contributions highlight what the new
environment means to them, and what each is doing to prepare for
the new, more demanding inspection regime.
If you are a vessel owner or operator, or represent a Flag
State, Port State or Labour Supply State and need to get your
people up-to-speed rapidly on the significance of STCW ྛ
and Flag State Implementation, this video is essential viewing.
