Circular 1: Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships (From GARD)
We refer Members to previous circulars on the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships (“the Regulations”), and the postponement of the requirement that owners/operators of (a) any ship carrying polluting and hazardous cargoes in bulk or (b) any other vessel above 10,000 gt enter into a pollution clean-up contract with a Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) approved pollution response company before the vessel enters a PRC port. Details please refer to attached circular 1.
Circular 2: Ship to Ship transfer of Personnel – worldwide (MCA Guidance Note) (from UK)
Ship to ship transfers of personnel are day to day occurrences in the shipping industry and have been for centuries. Therefore it is alarming that in this day and age of safety culture, regulation and inspection that catastrophic injuries and even fatalities still occur. Following a recent highly publicised case of a severely injured woman passenger being medically evacuated to a coast guard rescue vessel only to be dropped into arctic waters the UK Maritime authority, the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have recently issued a Marine Guidance Notice (MGN 432(M+F)) on the Safety during Transfers of Persons to and from Ships. This guidance note is issued to supplement regulation already in force in the United Kingdom but is good guidance to the maritime sector in general highlighting some of the important areas and provision that should be addressed prior to a vessel undertaking this type of operation. The Club would like to take this opportunity to highlight the severity of these cases and promote good working practices in this area Details please refer to circular 2.
防损通函速递
通函一：中华人民共和国船舶污染海洋环境防治规定（From GARD）
中华人民共和国船舶污染海洋环境防治规定第五章规定：载运散装液体污染危害性货物的船舶和1万总吨以上的载运非散装液体污染危害性货物的船舶，其经营人应当在船舶进港前或者港外装卸、过驳作业前，按照要求与相应的船舶污染清除单位签订船舶污染清除协议。该要求于2012年1月1日起实施。同时附上船舶污染清除协议供参考。具体请查看通函一。
通函二：船到船的人员转移－全世界（From UK）
船到船的人员转换在当今的航运业是经常发生的事情，也已经存在了好几百年。所以，在当今注重安全文化、规章和检验的年代，灾难性的人身伤害甚至死亡事故仍然发生，是很令人担忧的。继近来一起被广泛报导的事故，一名女性乘客因跌入冰冷的水中严重受伤，被转送到海岸警卫治疗船上救治，英国海运当局、海上和海岸警卫部最近签发了关于船舶人员转移安全的航运指引通知（MGN 432 (M+F)）。指引通知是对已经在英国生效实施的有关规定的补充，指引航运部门特别留意某些区域以及在船舶进行这类型业务前应了解的规定。协会希望籍此机会再次强调这些事故的严重性，促进实践工作更好地进行。具体请查看通函二。
