22.07.2021
ALERT 7 — DESIGN AND USABILITY

You know, technology has made the whole business of ship design so much simpler. Those of you who are familiar with key series of our program, know that Alert! is concerned with the human element - a critical but often overlooked feature of all aspects of ship or system design operation.

So, in any ship design plan focus should be on the people who are going to use it; and here, of course, we are talking about seafarers. So, how we get the design which focuses on making the ship and the systems usable? We do that through the process called the Human Centered Design, or HCD. The film will supplement this Alert booklet.

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22.07.2021
ALERT 14 — COMMUNICATION

Let us find out today, what is it that makes our ships fully operational and what it is that makes the vessels safe to operate? Rules and regulations? Certainly. Proper management systems? Those too. Reliable well maintained machinery and equipment? Essential, obviously. But... you know there is something else that maritime industry relies on, and this is maybe most important thing of all - this thing is called "communication", and communication is something that will be communicated in the present fourteenth issue of Alert.

The ability of the people on board to effectively and properly communicate in writing and/or through verbal conversation is so important to both safety and wellbeing of the vessel's crew, ship passengers and visitors. We have to clearly understand that communication is not only something about talking and writing - it is about exchanging ideas, information and knowledge between individuals and between crew and management ashore, and for problem solving. Owners and operators of the ship provide tools for communicating on board, such as the phones, e-mail and internet facilities that should allow the crew members to keep in touch with their families... This short video film is to supplement the associated release of the Alert bulletin dedicated to the same problem.

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22.07.2021
ALERT 15 — AUTOMATION

When you look at our business, there are one or two things that are absolutely clear. It is a business responsible for over ninety percent of the world commerce, a business operated by skilled professional people; it is also clear that it is a business experiencing rapid changes, massive technological advances, including automation.

But when we look at the impact automation has on the ship's personnel, the people who actually make the business work, the things may not be so clear, and that is something we will be looking at in the present issue of Alert. If you are familiar with this series, you will know that Alert is the forum for discussing the many human element issues in the maritime industry and it features contributions from maritime professionals around the world. So, what about automation?... Well, it should make life easier for the seafarer, and it should make operations safer.

But what happens if the automated system is not fit for purpose, what happens if it is not set-up correctly and properly maintained? This could result in huge losses after ship's grounding, ships delaying due to the engine failure, record insurance call follows high risk year... At sea, operators of equipment and systems need to be constantly aware of anything not being exactly alright. This short video is intended to supplement the relevant Alert booklet.

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22.07.2021
LEGAL BRIEFING — CARGO CLAIMS UNDER US LAW

Another UK P&I Club publication belonging to the Legal Briefing series. This particular one is dealing with the cargo claims under United States law. The intention of the authors of this booklet was to provide the Club members with the guidance on those claims.

The law which governs the ocean transportation of the cargoes shipped both to and from United States ports is the COGSA 1936, standing for the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act - it is in fact the American enactment of the Hague Rules of 1924, however there are some differences.

Among other relevant laws there are Harter Act and Carmack Amendment as well as the Federal Bills of Lading Act and, of course, individual state laws. The content of this publication will be of some interest to the people dealing with the above mentioned cargo claims and willing to have a clear picture...

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22.07.2021
RISK FOCUS — ENGINE ROOM FIRES

This P&I publication is devoted to the fires occurring in the engine room of the vessel. Taking into account a very broad range of fuel and ignition sources existing in the engine room of any ship, it appears quite understandable that this is a place where huge proportion of fires happening on board ships originates. These are maybe the most common types of fires.

In fact, a substantially extended time onboard vessel with no fire incidents could actually lead to complacency which would in turn result in a failure to duly prioritize appropriate fire prevention measures and practices. This paper is intended to provide some information on the shipboard engine room fires.

The material contained in it is arranged in several sections covering the measures to be taken in order to reduce the risk of fire in the machinery room, ignition processes and fire essentials, solid and gaseous fuels, electrical, oil and scavenge fires, incinerators and boilers, fire detection and suppression, visual inspections of the equipment, limiting the spread of fire, QCV, i.e. quick closing valves, shipboard fire safety systems etc. In spite of its compact size, this booklet covers virtually all important aspects and is recommended for familiarization.

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22.07.2021
RISK FOCUS — CONSOLIDATED 2016

This is a special consolidated release of the "Risk Focus". This issue specifically highlights the enclosed spaces, the master pilot exchange, power loss and moorings, slips, trips and falls, and mental health. The information contained in this booklet will definitely be practical for the ship crew members, operators and owners in their efforts to reduce the number of accidents happening on board vessels. Apart from focusing on the statistics and listing the major reasons of the shipboard accidents, the authors of this book try to analyze what has happened and what measures shall to be implemented to avoid same things in the future.

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22.07.2021
LEGAL BRIEFING — CARGO CLAIMS UNDER THE TURKISH COMMERCIAL CODE

This compact booklet published by the UK P&I Club last year provides information about the cargo claims under the Turkish Code of Commerce. When developing the content of this document, the UK P&I Club specialist collaborated with the leading Turkish experts in the field. The ultimate goal of the booklet is to give the Members all required guidance on the specific matters related to the cargo claims.

The TCC mentioned above contains complete and unified rules dealing with all important aspects of the vessel arrests and tackling the unique demands of the maritime shipping industry. Subject Code was originally enacted in 2011 and subsequently entered into force next year. In this booklet we will have a glance at the administrative and legal effect of this Code. The provisions of the Code regulate all maritime shipping matters together with all other commercial transaction fields.

The document covers such aspects as precautionary aspects and application for ship arrest, agreement made between parties involved for the extension of time, challenging an arrest and limitation of liability, judicial sale of ships under arrest, arbitration and jurisdiction clauses, etc. Recommended for the people who wish to be up-to-date will the latest happening in the industry.

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22.07.2021
RISK FOCUS — CYBER — CONSIDERING THREATS IN THE MARITIME SUPPLY CHAIN

A couple of years ago, AP Moller Maersk – one of the world’s leading companies did become a victim of the serious malware attack. It was a really global threat, the name of the virus was NotPetya; however they also referred to it as ExPetr. The attack directly impacted the online cargo booking system. As a result, the staff of the company was forced to use their private email addresses when responding to the critically important messages.

Due to the fact that the essential work processes mainly relied on the IT, people had to resort to the old-school manual system. The whole process of resuming all services and getting the whole system back into operation took more than a week and resulted in significant losses. The present information booklet was officially released by the UK P&I Club in order to give some insight on the use of the cyber crimes and cyber safety.

You will get to know the most basic threats commonly existing in the modern shipping industry associated with cyber technologies. The impact of these threats to the whole maritime supply chain has been discussed in detail. The document will be of practical interest to all people dealing with the safety and security aspects of day-to-day operations of their companies and ships.

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