The Safety of Navigation, implementing SOLAS - Chapter V has been prepared to help ship-owners, masters, crews and industry to understand and comply with the SOLAS Regulations and offers practical guidance on how they should be implemented. It is important that all parties fully understand the requirements of Chapter V and the associated documents and recognise their own specific responsibilities under each Regulation. Of all the international conventions dealing with maritime safety, the most important is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which covers a wide range of measures designed to improve the safety of shipping.

On 5 January 1993 the 'Braer' oil tanker ran aground on Garths Ness in South Shetland in some of the worst weather conditions ever recorded there. Over a period of up to 12 days the entire cargo, 84,700 tons of light Gulfaks crude oil, was discharged at an unknown rate into the turbulent sea. It has been estimated that up to 1500 tons of heavy bunker oil was also lost. All oil spill incidents are unique, but the singular nature of this oil spill in Shetland was the product of an unparalleled combination of circumstances. In this volume, a team of international experts examine all aspects of this spill - from the detail of the incident itself to its environmental impact on the area.

The 2007 Noise Regulations has ensured new protections for merchant seamen and crews. The provisions include checking for daily and weekly exposure to noise and reduction of exposure to noise, plus information, instruction and training for noise-exposed workers. The 'Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Noise on Ships' downloadable PDF version of the book helps explain the duties of operators and managers regarding the assessment and control of hearing risk due to noise in the maritime environment and it provides sufficient information to enable employers to assess the risks of noise injury to seafarers.

The objectives of the 'Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Hand-transmitted Vibration on Ships' are to: Explain the duties of employers regarding the assessment and control of health risks associated with exposure to hand-transmitted vibration in the maritime environment. Provide sufficient information to enable employers to assess the risks of injury to seafarers from hand-transmitted vibration. Set out measures to be taken to control that risk, either by appropriate design and use of equipment or by the use of methods to limit exposures to hand-transmitted vibration. Set out the requirements to monitor the health of seafarers. Discuss the employer's duties to inform seafarers of the risks and consequences of exposure to hand-transmitted vibration, and to provide adequate training for the safe use of vessels, machinery and tools.

The objectives of the 'Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Whole-body Vibration in Ships' are to: Explain the duties of employers regarding the assessment and control of health risks associated with exposure to whole-body vibration in the maritime environment. Provide sufficient information to enable employers to assess the risks of injury to seafarers from whole-body vibration. Set out measures to be taken to control that risk, either by appropriate design and use of equipment or by the use of methods to limit exposures to whole-body vibration Set out the requirements to monitor the health of seafarers. Discuss the employer's duties to inform seafarers of the risks and consequences of exposure to whole-body vibration, and to provide adequate training for the safe use of vessels and machinery.

This 'Codes of Practice for Controlling Risks on Board Ships - 3 Book Pack' contains the three most up-to-date Codes of Practice related to controlling risks on board ships. The three codes are:

• Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Hand-transmitted Vibration on Ships

• Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Noise on Ships

• Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Whole-body Vibration in Ships.

'Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Hand-transmitted Vibration on Ships' deals with the:

• assessment of risk from hand-transmitted vibration onboard ships.

• measurement and evaluation of hand-transmitted vibration.

• assessment of the severity of exposures to hand-transmitted vibration.

• identification of controls to eliminate or reduce exposures to hand-transmitted vibration.

• involvement of crew members in the control hand-transmitted vibration risks, including the provision of information and training.

• provision of health monitoring and surveillance for hand-transmitted vibration.

'Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Noise on Ships' deals with the:

• assessment of noise risk onboard ships.

• measurement of noise levels.

• determination of noise exposure levels for individual workers, or classes of workers performing the same tasks but on different watches.

• means of protecting the seafarer from the risk of noise-induced hearing damage when it is not technically feasible or reasonably practicable to limit noise exposure to a non-harmful level.

Code of Practice for Controlling Risks due to Whole-body Vibration in Ships deals with the:

• assessment of risk from whole-body vibration onboard ships

• measurement and evaluation of whole-body vibration

• assessment of the severity of exposures to whole-body vibration

• identification of controls to eliminate or reduce exposures to whole-body vibration

• involvement of crew members in the control of whole-body vibration risks, including the provision of information and training

• provision of health monitoring and surveillance for whole-body vibration.

The Seaway Code is for dinghy sailors, windsurfers, motor boaters, jet skiers or yacht sailors, whether prospective or practising, leisure use of coastal waters is becoming ever more popular. Quite apart from the technicalities of sailing or driving your craft, a grounding in the safety measures, custom and practice, legal requirements and weather and water conditions can not only boost your confidence but increase your enjoyment as a result. It should also help to keep or get you out of a tight spot, should the need arise. This book covers all the background you should be familiar with before you venture out on the water. It ties in with the 'seamanship' aspects of basic training contained in the courses provided by the Royal Yachting Association, with whom the Seaway Code has been produced. It is therefore a great pre-sailing season read to refresh the memory of those already afloat as well as a thorough overview for new entrants to almost any form of boating or boarding. Highly illustrated in full colour, just as the Highway Code gives you the complete 'rules of the road' for any road user, the Seaway Code is a straightforward presentation of the 'nitty gritty' for use of inshore waters. Written in a non-technical style it is designed to be accessible to teenage readers as well as adults

This Code of Practice, which includes the standards developed by the International Maritime Organisation, provides guidance and information on safe procedures to be followed during roll-on/roll-off operations in order to reduce the safety risks to people and ships. The Code is addressed to all parties associated with either the design or the operation of the ship or with the design of freight vehicles or with the presentation of vehicles for loading. Sections deal with: principal sources of danger; the safety of personnel; vehicle decks, ramps and lifting appliances; vehicle suitability for transport by sea; stowage and securing; specialised freight vehicles and cargoes; and the cargo securing manual.

Amendment 1 to the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP) 2015 provides updated safety signs and a new chapter on Ships Serving Offshore Renewables. COSWP provides guidance on improving health and safety on board vessels and articulates how statutory obligations should be fulfilled. The Code details the regulatory framework for health and safety on board ship, safety management and statutory duties underlying the advice in the Code and the areas that should be covered when introducing a new recruit to the safety procedures on board. It is a statutory requirement for the current edition of the Code to be carried on board all UK ships other than fishing vessels and pleasure craft. The Code contains essential health and safety information and it must be made available to any seafarer on board the ship who requests it. Key Features Amendment 1 includes the following: New chapter (Chapter 32) covering Ships Serving Offshore Renewables. Updated signs in Chapter 9, Safety Signs. This title amends the Code of Safe Working Practice for Merchant Seafarers, ISBN: 9780115534027, published 4 September 2015. The amendment consists of loose-leaf pages that replace select pages from the main edition binder.

The sequel to the best-selling The Human Element - A Guide to Human Behaviour in the Shipping Industry written by Dik Gregory and Paul Shanahan How people create safety, what stops them and what to do about it: 1) How to improve operational safety via human behaviour 2) How to build individual and organisational resilience 3) Explores everyday issues of people at work and what can go wrong 4) Practical guidance for all safety-critical industries 5) Real-life stories If human error only starts to explain how accidents happen in complex, adaptive systems, what does the rest of the explanation look like? And what can be done as a result? If complex systems are fundamentally different from merely complicated ones, what does this mean for us - the people who have to live and work in them? Through a reanalysis of real events, this book integrates recent thinking from psychology, resilience engineering, complexity theory and cybernetics. Intimidated? Don't be. The result is a clear story of why people do what they do, how they mostly get it right, why they sometimes get it wrong, where safety really comes from, and why and how organisations need to fundamentally change their assumptions about people if they want to become safer.