Other news from this ISM News Update:

• Paris MoU joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Ballast Water Management
• Update of Ballast Water Management System Convention (BWMC) 2004
• MLC 2006 amendments 2022 updated by Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate
• Safety improvement sheet no. 08 – Hotwork and fire
• Revised IMO guidelines for means of embarkation and disembarkation

The Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate has updated some legislation on manning and on alternative fuels

In NeRF, the following updates have been published:

• Manning of the ship in port
• Manning of the ship in inland waters
• Declaration of communication
• Seaman’s book
• Limitations on Dutch CoC’s in regards to the ‘international coast’
• PSCRB for CoP for sailing vessels <500 GT
• Alternative IGF experience
• Other alternatives in relation to new fuel technologies
• Dual-fuel ships not sailing on low-flashpoint fuels
• No low-flashpoint fuel on board at all
• Low-flashpoint fuel on board, only in bunkertanks
• Regulation regarding experimentation in the case of (demonstrable) technological innovation

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