Flag State Summary - Jamaica

Members are advised that effective 12:00pm, Thursday 22 July, South Australia transitioned from a 'low risk' state to a ‘medium risk’ state, advance warning of a FIC has also been given which will run in Australia from 1 August to 31 September 2021 to determine the level of compliance with the safety of navigation requirements of International Conventions and familiarity of the masters and officers with their processes for ensuring safety of navigation.

There have been many collisions between cargo ships and fishing vessels near Japan due to the large number of fishing vessels that operate in the waters in this region, the following tragic accident happened in May, 2021.

For the last four years, hard copies of the UK Club's Rules and Correspondents books have been limited to reduce our impact on the planet.

Please note that our Japan offices will be closing for four days to celebrate a collection of National holidays known as 'Golden Week'.