Alert! 26 - HSEQ - the essentials of an Integrated Management System

In this report, the UK Club examines potential issues that can arise and even contribute to the cause of an accident when using ECDIS.

Members are often asked to accept letters of indemnity (LOIs) from their shippers or charterers in return for the delivery of cargo without presentation of original bills of lading, the delivery of cargo at a port other than that named in the bill of lading (or both) and in various other circumstances.

Burns can be some of the most painful and dangerous personal injuries that may be inflicted both at work and in domestic situations.

The UK Club’s Correspondents in China, Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd, would like to alert Members to recent cases where crewmembers onboard ships were required to perform antibody testing in addition to NAT (swab) tests prior to entering shipyards in Shanghai and Zhoushan.