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🙏 May the Holy month of Ramadan bring to our maritime colleagues, crews and their families around the world, good health, peace and countless blessings. Ramadan Mubarak #NauticalInstitute #RamadanMubarak #Seafarers

🛟 Maritime life-saving equipment and ship’s fire safety systems have been the focus of the eleventh session of the International Maritime Organization sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment, held this week in London. 🚗 One topic under consideration related to dealing with electric vehicle (EV) fires in Ro-Ro passenger ships. It was noted that EVs have a lower fire rate of just 25 fires per 100,000 vehicles sold, compared to 1,530 fires per 100,000 sold for petrol cars. A variety of proposals were submitted for future fire-systems development to address growing concerns about fire protection, detection and extinguishing arrangements onboard ships that carry ‘new energy’ vehicles. These have been developed into a roadmap through which proposed regulatory amendments will drafted. ⚓ During the discussion on arrangements for the testing of FreeFall Lifeboats without actual launching of the lifeboat, The Nautical Institute, along with various states and other consultative organisations, supported an intervention by InterManager seeking at least two separate safety mechanisms to prevent any possibility of inadvertent launch, with associated risk to seafarers, during such testing. However, some historic caution regarding the use of Fall Prevention Devices (FPDs) on lifeboats excluded this provision from the amendments to the LSA Code (and various linked MSC Circulars) that will be presented to the Maritime Safety Committee for approval.  🌫️ The meeting agreed new rules regarding ship’s atmospheric oil mist detectors, which will be sent to June’s Maritime Safety Committee for formal approval. 🧯 The sub-Committee also validated IMO Model Course 3.05 on Survey of Fire Appliances and Provisions, which will be published by the IMO once brief editorial and cross-references checks have been completed. 🌐 A more comprehensive report on this meeting will be published in the April edition of our members’ magazine, Seaways. For more updates, visit https://shorturl.at/9OL7e #NauticalInstitute #IMO #MaritimeSafety

⚓ The OCEAN Navigation Awareness Project is in an exciting stage of development testing, 🌐 David Patraiko, FNI Director of Projects at The Nautical Institute and his team are proud to be part of this initiative. 💡 Learn more about the OCEAN Project: https://shorturl.at/OJuiI #NauticalInstitute #Technology #Navigation

🌐 The eighteenth meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18) was held last week at the International Maritime Organization. 💬 This session of ISWG-GHG 18 debated many proposed refinements of the planned amendments to MARPOL Annex VI. The discussions focused on advancing the IMO's 2023 GHG Reduction Strategy, which commits Member States to adopting mid-term Green House Gas reduction measures by late 2025. Such measures include a goal-based marine fuel standard to reduce GHG intensity and a maritime GHG emissions pricing mechanism. ⚓ The many draft amendments, based on the IMO net-zero framework from MEPC 82, incorporate inputs from Member States, International Organisations and non-Governmental Organisations. 📝 Topics covered included marine fuel intensity, the economic mechanism, the ‘IMO Net-Zero Fund', revenue distribution and food security impacts. The group agreed to keep proposals for the pricing mechanism under review and acknowledged potential 'bridging options'. The goal remains the finalization of amendments for consensus approval at MEPC 83 in April 2025 - further discussions are scheduled for ISWG-GHG 19 in early April 2025 ahead of MEPC 83. Keep up to date with our news from the IMO https://shorturl.at/ryuBS #NauticalInstitute #GHG #MaritimeSafety

⏰ Four days left! Offer ends on the 28th of February! ‼️ Take advantage of our members-only offer and get your hands on one (or more!) of our technical publications and guides. 👉 Login to the members’ area, visit our bookshop and the discount will automatically apply. 📚 Happy reading! Visit our bookshop: https://shorturl.at/U4p3l Become a member: https://shorturl.at/EEdVd #NauticalInsitute #NauticalPublications #NIMembership

⛽ Do you have technical understanding of fuels? 👷 Are you responsible for the crew who manage and engage with fuelling? 🤓 Explore the technical aspects of next generation fuels with The Nautical Institute Academy’s Alternative Fuels: Technical Insights course   ⚓ The maritime industry is increasingly turning to alternative fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with stringent environmental regulations. 🚢 Among the promising options are ammonia and methanol, both of which offer unique benefits and challenges. Join us on a journey to better understand the technical aspects of these two new fuels. 📅 Dates: 26-28 February, 09:00-14:00 UTC 👉 Book your place here: https://shorturl.at/U5Lo1 #NauticalInstitute #AlternativeFuels #Safety 

⚓ Last week the International Maritime Organization considered many regulatory updates focussed on the Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping. 🌐 The sub-committee approved five new IMO Model Courses covering GMDSS training, company and port security officers and prevention of piracy. Work then commenced on updating four courses for fishing vessel personnel, with volunteers from The Nautical Institute representing the interests of our fisheries members. 🚢 The delegation from Saudi Arabia used this meeting to announce their ‘NextWave Seafarers Project’, which is a fully funded initiative to provide cadet training berths in Bahri Shipping Line vessels. The project is focussed on getting to sea cadets from small island developing states and least developed countries. 🎓 The revision of the STCW code was progressed through a separate working group. All proposals for amendments have now been assessed, with about 500 separate subject or line items being taken forward for detailed review. These range from modernising astronavigation training, use of bridge simulators to enhance watchkeeper learning (including some allowances towards cadets’ sea-team), engineer training in propulsion systems other than marine diesel/HFO engines, updates to rules regarding medical first aid requalification, mental health training, Dynamic Positioning training and many more. The associated workplan was also updated to reflect the large volume of proposed changes. Formal amendments to STCW are now expected to be ready for adoption in 2031 or 2032. ☕ On Tuesday morning, The Nautical Institute was delighted to host the maritime attachés and other delegates at the IMO for a coffee reception. During this event we were able to increase their awareness of our Institute values as well as our partnership opportunities for seafarer research and publication. 🌐 The Nautical Institute was represented at HTW11 Capt. Chris O'Flaherty AFNI, Capt. Aly Elsayed AFNI, Prof. Malek Pourzanjani FNI, Capt. Bekir Sitki Ustaoglu FNI and Mr Cor Blonk (AFNI). #NauticalInstitute #HTW #STCW

🔎 Are you involved in investigating marine incidents and accidents? 📖 The Nautical Institute Academy Marine Incident Investigation course is aligned with the IMO Assembly Resolutions A.849(20) and A.884(21) and covers the Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents. 📝 Participants will gain competency in understanding investigation objectives, handling evidence, applying root cause analysis, and writing impactful reports. 🌟 CPD Credits: 17 🎓 Lecturer: Captain Peter Werner AFNI 📅 Dates: 17-20 February, 12:30-17:00 UTC 🔗 Book here: https://shorturl.at/ZzmPW #NauticalInstitute #MaritimeSafety #CPD

⚓️The International Maritime Organization is in session this week, hosting the sub-Committee on Human element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW). 🌐 Reinforcing our global role in the provision of continuing professional development (CPD), seafarer certification and the promotion of high professional standards, The Nautical Institute was honoured to host yesterday's morning coffee session for the Maritime Attachés and delegates from over 100 maritime nations. 🎓 Our staff seized this opportunity to highlight our global branch network which sees members of The Nautical Institute gather regularly in over 50 countries, providing seafarers with outstanding professional collaboration opportunities as well as a superb network of colleagues.  ✅ We also highlighted to delegates that The Nautical Institute accredits maritime training centres in over 30 countries, delivering a high and consistent quality of maritime training together with industry-recognised certification. 📖 Our publishing team displayed (and sold) many books from of our range of professional publications and our research team reminded delegates that The Nautical Institute is the perfect partner of choice for maritime research that involves seafarers.  🛳️ The Nautical institute remains honoured to be an accredited NGO with consultative status at the IMO, where we continue to advocate on behalf of all our members.  Capt. John Lloyd FNI, Captain Trevor Bailey MNM CMMar FNI, David Patraiko, FNI, Capt. Chris O'Flaherty AFNI, Capt. Aly Elsayed AFNI #NauticalInstitute #HTW #MaritimeTraining

🔎 Are you actively involved in Dry Bulk Carrier inspections? 📖 The Nautical Institute Academy’s Preparing for Success: RightShip Dry Bulk Carrier Inspections course is s designed to equip industry professionals with an in-depth understanding of the RightShip Inspection (RISQ) process and the associated ship questionnaire. 📝 Participants will gain insights into key inspection areas such as assessing a vessel’s condition, the effectiveness of its Safety Management System (SMS), best practices adoption, and crew well-being. 🌟 CPD Credits: 10 🎓 Lecturer: Captain Sarabjit Butalia FNI, Anant Sahasrabudhe AFNI 📅 Dates: 19-21 February, 9:00-13:45 UTC 🔗 Book here: https://shorturl.at/KC0du #NauticalInstitute #BulkCarriers #CPD