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NLIN #3 - 2014

The following M - Notices are available at www.dft.gov.uk if you have problems call 023 8032 9391


MIN 475 (M+F) UNESCO Commemoration of the First World War Centenary.

MGN 501 (F) Codes of Practice for Fishing Vessels of 24 metres and over - Standards which may be used to prepare for your MCA Surveys.

MGN 502 (F) The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels - Standards which can be used to prepare for your MCA Inspection.

MGN 505 (M) Human Elements Guidance - Part 1 Fatigue and Fitness for Duty: Statutory Duties, Causes of Fatigue and Guidance on Good Practice.

Good Watch.
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C S I (CONTINUED)

As the second day of the NTSB hosted cruise ship safety forum continued cruise line executives described what steps have been taken for safety.  NTSB Chairperson Deborah Hersman asked how would this work in real life?  It is a much needed question which past experiences by NAUTICAL LOG, a former cruise line Safety Officer and the industry itself in more recent times has shown not too well.  The attempted abandon ship when the MS Costa Concordia was put on the rocks through careless navigation being a recent example with the loss of 32 persons both passengers and crew.

During the second day NTSB Deborah Hersman pointed out this evacuation did not even begin until the ship was listed.  Most passengers managed to escape, some in lifeboats and life rafts some by jumping into the water and swimming ashore.  She asked the question:

"Do we have the capability to evacuate, launch and rescue the number of people that can be on a cruise ship?  The simulations are good but we had real-life sc…
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CRUISE SHIP INSPECTIONS

Always of interest in South Florida is the Cruise Ship Industry and of particular interest to NAUTICAL LOG is cruise ship safety.  As a result of numerous incidents in the Carnival Group vessels not least of which was the tragedy of the MS Costa Concordia the Harmonized VerificationProgram (HAVEP) was initiated for passenger ships.  This program was carried out between January 01, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  The results showed that:

Two passenger ships were detained over the 12 month period as a direct result of HAVEP for deficiencies related to operation control and emergency preparedness.While the results of HAVEP indicate reasonable overall compliance with SOLAS requirements for passenger ships, both from an operational point of view and hardware it should be noted that:in 19 out of 232 inspections a deficiency was recorded against a fire drillin 20 inspections a deficiency was recorded against an abandon ship drill
The objective of HAVEP was to obtain a view of emergency preparedne…
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MEDIA MADNESS

With the tragedy of flight MH 370 the Media has had flights of fancy indeed at times madness led by CNN which has nonstop 24/7 coverage.  There are a few experienced pilots who try to give accurate information.  This is almost immediately overridden by some bimbo reporter determined not to be educated by the professionals.  So the most incredible speculation has taken place since there is nothing else available.

To this is added the incompetence of the Malaysian Government which does not normally have either press conferences or a public relations department as usually the Malaysian Media uses only the government press handouts since all media is government controlled.

This Ad from Malaysian Airlines introducing the Boeing777 two years ago landed on my desk this morning and it is to say the least unfortunate.  It is an example of carefully wording an advert so as not to find oneself in this awkward position at a later date.  However a further e-mail from a resident in France informed N…
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FLIGHT MH 370

For those of you who are following the at present very confused search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370 here is a list of United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) marine navigational charts covering the apparent area of searching.  Since NAUTICAL LOG is not familiar with aeronautical chart numbers these can be researched on Google®.  However for this type of search tracking NAUTICAL LOG believes the nautical charts of the 4700 Series would be more practical to use.
There is a link in our list of blogs to the UKHO website which has full information about their products.  It also has some excellent links to its other websites and partner websites well worth a look.

Sailing Charts: (these cover broad areas)

UKHO 4706  Bay of Bengal

UKHO 4707  Maldives to Sumatra

UKHO 4708  Indian Ocean Australia West Coast

UKHO 4710  Cape Leeuwin to Southeast Indian Ridge (this one covers the debris area)

UKHO 4713  Ile de la Reunion to Ile Saint-Paul

UKHO 4714  Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Ile Saint-Paul


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UNTIL NEXT YEAR

The Southern Ocean whaling season of 2014 is over. 


As the weather conditions decrease the Japanese Whaling Fleet (JWF) has left for its home port in Japan with the MS Nisshin Maru seen on AIS crossing 60° South latitude at just after 0200 AEDT March 13, 2014.

As to the number of whales slaughtered this season as of yet there is no published count. However it would seem to be a from the Japanese point-of-view a reasonably successful season.  The anti-whaling efforts were less than effective with a poorly led, highly confused, disorganized, preventative operation.  One of the anti-whaling vessels left early and is already berthed in Australia with the other two still at sea on passage. 


NAUTICAL LOG has learned from a source within the anti-whaling community that there was strong conflict between the ships captains as to the leadership of the anti-whaling operation.  No doubt in the weeks ahead as those on board the vessels talk to friends and Twitter® and Facebook® it will, as it alwa…
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NLIN #2 - 2014

M-Notice Notification

The following M-Notices are now available at www.dft.gov.uk/mca If you have any problems call 023 8032 9391 for assistance.

MIN 474 (M) Training and Certification - Changes to IAMI Officer of the Watch Written Examinations.

MIN 476 (M+F)Codes of Practicefor Controlling Risks due to Noise and Vibration on Ships.

MGN 504 (M) Maritime Passenger Rights: Role of the National Enforcement Body.

Good Watch.
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