Safety & Risk Management
26/04/2024
Our full-time, worldwide loss prevention team provides Members with proactive and inclusive loss prevention support
Each year, the Port State Control (PSC) regimes establish a specific focus area during regular inspections, and this year, the Paris and Tokyo MoUs decided to run a CIC on the topic of fire safety.
Condition Surveys
23/06/2022
As well as ship visits the Club organises condition surveys to enable managers to determine whether entered ships conform to acceptable standards.
Safety Assessment
23/06/2022
The UK P&I Club retains 6 risk assessors, including ex masters and chief engineers
Sulphur 2020 PSC inspections
28/10/2019
The new IMO global sulphur cap requirements enter force on 1st January 2020 and a robust and consistent approach to compliance is expected by all Port State Control (PSC) regimes.
Chinese law requires owners of ships carrying oil or other hazardous cargo in bulk, or any vessel over 10,000gt, to have made a contract with a qualified clean up company prior to calling at any Chinese port. The requirement has been in force since 1st January 2012. Ministry of Transport published a Notice on 18th March 2015, abolishing the SPRO qualification approval process. The IG has been informed by its legal advisor in Beijing that the abolition of the approval process will take effect following the formal amendment of the regulation, which is currently awaiting the State Council's approval.