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
• The Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate has updated some legislation on Manning and on Alternative Fuels
• MLC 2006 amendments 2022 updated by Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate
• Safety improvement sheet no. 08 – Hotwork and fire

Revised IMO guidelines embarkation and disembarkation

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has revised the Guidelines for the Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection/Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation (gangways).

Through MSC.1/Circ.1331/Rev.1, it is the aim to bring the Guidelines in line with the latest international standards and introduce clearer definitions and safety practices. Several ISO standards have been used for new definitions, such as ‘Safety Net’, but there are also Mandatory safety practices added.

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