Enclosed Space Entry Regulation Changes
17/03/2022
Many lives have been lost unnecessarily when seafarers or shore-based personnel enter enclosed spaces on board ships.
In 2016, the SOLAS convention on enclosed space entry was amended requiring all ships to carry portable atmosphere testing equipment on board. The regulation aimed at protecting seafarers who need to enter enclosed spaces entered into force on 1st July 2016.
New SOLAS requirement for the carriage of atmosphere testing instruments entered into force 1st July 2016