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IMO PUBLICATIONS
SOLAS
- SOLAS. Consolidated edition 2004. (IM0-ID110E). Language(s): E, F, S

Consolidated text of the Convention and its 1988 Protocol, incorporating all amendments in effect on 1 July
2004.
Articles of SOLAS 1974

Articles of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol
Chapter I (General provisions)
Chapter II-1 (Construction: Subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations)
Chapter II-2 (Construction: Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction)
Chapter III (Life-saving appliances and arrangements)
Chapter IV (Radiocommunications)
Chapter V (Safety of navigation)
Chapter VI (Carriage of grain)
Chapter VII (Carriage of dangerous goods)
Chapter VIII (Nuclear ships)
Chapter IX (Management for the safe operation of ships)
Chapter X (Safety measures for high-speed craft)
Chapter XI- 1 (Special measures to enhance maritime safety)
Chapter XI-2 (Special measures to enhance maritime safety)
Chapter XII (Additional safety measures for bulk carriers)
1997/1998 Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974.. 1999 Edition. (IMO-
158E). (New Chapter XII Additional safety measure for bulk carriers)
Resolutions of the 1997 SOLAS Conference relating to bulk carrier safety - Solas – International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 :. 1999 Edition. (IMO-I160E)
This publication contains the remaining resolutions of the 1997 SOLAS Conference, i.e. resolutions 2 to 9. They include amendments
to the Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (resolution A.744(18), as
previously amended by resolution MSC.49(66)), which are mandatory under regulation XI/2 of the Convention.
2001 and 2002 Amendments to Solas. 2003 Edition (IMO-I117E)

Chapter XII - Additional safety measures for bulk carriers
IMO CODES
BC CODE - Code of safe practice for solid bulk cargoes. 2004 Edition (IMO-ID260E)
BLU CODE - Code of practice for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers. 1998 Edition. (IMO-I266E). Language(s):
E,S
The BLU was approved by the MSC at its 68th session (June 1997) and adopted by the Assembly at its 20th session (November
1997) by resolution A.862(20). The Code, which provides guidance to masters of bulk carriers, terminal operators and other parties
concerned with the safe handling, loading and unloading of solid bulk cargoes, is also linked to regulation VI/7 of the 1974 SOLAS
Convention, as amended by resolution MSC.47(66).
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IBC CODE : International Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk
2007 edition. Language(s): E (IMO-IC100E)
IGC CODE - International Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk : IGC
Code. 2nd. Ed.. 1993 Edition. (IMO-I104). Language(s): E, F, S, A.
IGC CODE : Gas carrier code : 1994 and 1996 amendments. 1998 Edition (IMO-I165)
- 1994 amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases
in Bulk (IGC Code) : Adopted in accordance with Article VIII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea, 1974 : Resolution MSC.32(63) adopted on 23 May 1994 : Certified true copy** signed on October 5th, 1994.
Language(s): E/S/F/C/R/A.
- 1996 amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying liquefied gases in
bulk (IGC Code) : Adopted in accordance with article VIII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,
1974 : Certified true copy** signed on 20 January 1998. Language(s): E/ F/S/ A/C.
- 2000 amendments to the International Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk
(IGC Code). Adopted in accordance with article VIII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974).
Certified true copy** signed on 27 March 2002. . Language(s): E/F/S/A/C/R
International Grain Code - International code for the safe carriage of grain in bulk. 1991 Edition. Language(s): E, F, S, R,
A, C. (IMO-I240).
IMO GUIDELINES
Guidelines on surveys required by the 1978 SOLAS Protocol, the IBC Code and the IGC Code . 1987 Edition.
(IMO-I858)
Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys on bulk carriers and oil tankers. 2001 Edition
(IMO-I265)
The above were adopted in 1993 by Assembly resolution A.744(18) and made mandatory in 1996, under SOLAS regulation XI/2,
which requires that bulk carries and oil tankers be subject to an enhanced programme of inspections in accordance with the
Guidelines. The Guidelines are also mandatory under MARPOL regulation I/13G for oil tankers to which that regulation applies.
This publication contains, in part 1, a consolidated text of the Guidelines including the amendments in force at the time of
publication, and, in part 2, the amendments not yet in force at the time of publication.
- 1996 amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers
and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18)) (Adopted in accordance with article VII of the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974) : Certified true copy** signed on March 18th, 1997. Language(s): E/F/S
- Amendments to the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 and amendments
to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers
(Resolution A.744(18)) – Resolutions 1 and 2 of the Conference of contracting parties governments to SOLAS 1974
adopted on 27 November 1997. Certified true copy** signed on 4 September 1998. Language(s): E/F/S/R/A/C
- 2000 Amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during survey of bulk carriers
and oil tankers. (Resolution A.744(18), adopted in accordance with article VIII of the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974). Certified true copy ** signed on 27 March 2002. Language(s): E/F/S/A/C/R
- 2003 Amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk
carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18)) (adopted in accordance with article VIII of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974). Certified true copy ** signed on 5 April 2005. Language(s): E/F/S/A/R
** Certified true copy is not a sales item
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IMO DOCUMENTS*
Abbreviations: Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), International Association of Classification
Societies (IACS),International Bulk terminals Association (IBTA), International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
(ICFTU), International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Association Of Dry Cargo Shipowners
(INTERCARGO), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
PS. Working Groups’ documents are not listed below
Resolutions
A.184(VI) Adoption of grain regulations as an equivalent to chapter VI of the International Convention for the Safety
of Life at sea, 1960. 1969.
A.713(17) Safety of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes. 1991.
A. 744(18) Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil
Tankers. 1993
A.797(19) Safety of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes. 1995.
A.798(19) Guidelines for the selection, application and maintenance of corrosion prevention systems of
dedicated seawater ballast tanks. 1995.
A.862(20) Code of practice for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers 1997
A.886(20) Guidance to ships' crews and terminal personnel for bulk carrier inspections 1997
MSC.49(66) Adoption of amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of
bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18)
bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18), as amended)
MSC.145(77) Performance standards for water level detectors on bulk carriers
MSC.146(77) Application of IACS unified requirements S26, S27, and S31 to bulk carriers
MSC.215(82) Performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships
and double-skin spaces of bulk carriers
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Circulars
BC
BC/Circ.57 Contact names and addresses of the offices of designated national competent authorities
12/12/00 responsible for the safe carriage of grain and solid cargoes
MSC
MSC/Circ.531 Instability of ships resulting from shifting or liquefaction of bulk cargo.
12/06/90
MSC/Circ.611 Questionnaire on the condition of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes.

18/06/93
MSC/Circ.628 Guidelines on the enhanced programme of surveys for bulk carriers

17/06/93
MSC/Circ.646 Recommendations for the fitting of hull stress monitoring systems for improving the safe 06/06/94
operation of ships carrying dry cargo in bulk.
MSC/Circ.655 Guidance for planning the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk
06/06/94 carriers and oil tankers.
MSC/Circ.665 Duties of chief mate and officer of the watch (OOW) at loading and discharging ports.
22/12/94 Containers and cargoes : loading and unloading of bulk cargoes
MSC/Circ.666 Cargo operation form. Containers and cargoes : loading and unloading of bulk cargoes.
22/12/94
MSC/Circ.667 Safe practice on board bulk carriers.

22/12/94
MSC/Circ.686 Guidelines on the means of access to structures for inspection and maintenance of oil
02/06/95 tanker and bulk carriers.
MSC/Circ.690 Ship/shore safety checklist for loading or unloading dry bulk cargo carriers.
01/06/95
MSC/Circ.742 Amendments to the Code of safe practice for solid bulk cargoes (BC Code).
14/06/96
MSC/Circ.815 List of IMO safety-related requirements and recommendations applicable to all ships and certain
13/11/1998 types of ships http://www.imo.org/Circulars/mainframe.asp?topic_id=333
MSC/Circ.908 Uniform method of measurement of the density of bulk cargoes

04/06/99 http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=827/908.PDF
MSC.Circ.921 Amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code)
04/06/99 http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=842/921.PDF
MSC/Circ.947 & Safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers

FAL/Circ.91 http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=844/947.pdf
01/06/00
MSC/Circ.962 Amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for solid bulk cargoes (BC Code)
01/06/00 http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=865/962.pdf
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MSC/Circ.1013 Interim application of paragraph 4.6.1.1, 4.6.2.2 and 15.7 of the survey
23/07/01 guidelines under the harmonized system of survey and certification
(Resolution A.746(18)
MSC/Circ.1051 Interim application of paragraphs 4.6.1.1, 4.6.2.2 and 15.7 of the survey guidelines under
19/07/02 the harmonized system of survey and certification (Resolution A.746(18))
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=2294/1051.pdf
MSC/Circ.1071 Guidelines for bulk carrier hatch cover surveys and owner’s inspections and maintenance
MSC/Circ.1084 Principles for hot work on board all types of ships

MSC/Circ.1095 Revised minimum safety standards for ships carrying liquids in bulk containing benzene
MSC/Circ.1100 Recommendation for the use of a standard format for the cargo information required by
& MEPC/Circ.407 chapter 16 of the IBC Code http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=3188/1100.pdf
27/08/2003
MSC/Circ.1107 Application of Solas regulation II-1/3-6 on access to and within spaces in, and forward of,
25/05/2004 the cargo area of oil tankers and bulk carriers and application of the technical provisions for
means of access for inspections
MSC/Circ.1108 Guidelines for assessing the longitudinal strength of bulk carriers during loading, unloading
25/05/2004 and ballast water exchange
MSC/Circ.1117 Guidance for checking the structure of bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.1119 Ship/terminal interface improvement for bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.1143 Guidelines on early assessment of hull damage and possible need for abandonment of bulk
13/12/2004 carriers http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=4581/1143.pdf
MSC/Circ.1146 Lists of solid bulk cargoes for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or
15/12/2004 for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system is ineffective
MSC/Circ.1159 Guidelines on the provision of stability-related information for bulk carriers

24/05/2005
MSC/Circ.1160 Manual on loading and unloading of solid bulk cargoes for terminal representatives
16/05/2005
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Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment
43rd Session (10 – 14 April 2000)
DE 43/5 Casualty analysis. Overheating of belt rollers on self-unloading bulk carriers. Extracts from the
casualty report (case 391) reviewed by the correspondence group on casualty analysis
44th Session (5 – 9 March 2001)
DE 44/2/3 Decisions of other IMO bodies. Surveys of large bulk carriers and tankers : Making ships survey
friendly. Submitted by the Bahamas
DE 44/19 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Annex 9 – Draft amendments to the guidelines on
the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers
(Resolution A.744(18) as amended)
DE 45/14 Matters related to bulk carriers safety. Outcome of MSC 74
DE/45/14/1 Idem. Outcome of SLF 44
DE 45/14/2 Idem. Proposal for the fitting of high level alarms and level monitoring systems on bulk carriers.
Submitted by the United Kingdom
DE 45/27 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 14 – Matters related to bulk carriers; Annex
9 – Draft MSC Resolution on adoption of amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced
programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18),
as amended)
DE 46/18 Performance standards for water ingress alarms on bulk carriers. Recommendation on
performance standard for water ingress monitoring. Submitted by the United Kingdom
DE 46/18/1 Idem. Draft performance standard for water ingress detectors. Performance and testing of water
ingress detectors for bulk carriers. Submitted by IACS
DE 46/18/2 Idem. Basic contents of performance standards for the water ingress alarm. Submitted by Japan
DE 46/19 Guidelines on early abandonment of bulk carriers. Guidance on early abandonment – Draft
MSC Circular. Heavy cargoes : early assessment of hull damage and need for abandonment.
DE 46/19/1 Idem. Guidelines for early abandonment of bulk carriers. Submitted by ICS
DE 46/22 Standards for hatch cover securing mechanisms on bulk carriers. Hatch cover operation and
maintenance guidelines. Guidelines for bulk carrier hatch cover maintenance and survey.
DE 46/23 Alternate hold loading ban for bulk carriers. Proposal to ban alternate hold loading for existing
bulk carriers. Submitted by the United Kingdom
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DE 46/23/1 Idem. Comments on the proposal to ban alternate hold loading for bulk carriers. Submitted by
ICS
DE 46/23/2 Idem. Banning alternate hold loading of heavy cargoes in the full load condition. Submitted by
Japan
DE 46/23/3 Idem. Consideration of the possibility of restricting heavy cargoes. Submitted by Japan
DE 46/24 Double-side-skin construction of bulk carriers. Opinion and proposals. Submitted by Japan
DE 46/24/1 Idem. Proposal for determination of the double hull width of new bulk carriers. Submitted by
BIMCO
DE 46/25 Application for structural standards in SOLAS Chapter XII. Proposed amendments to SOLAS
Chapter XII and Chapter IX. Submitted by the United Kingdom
DE 46/25/1 Idem. Vulnerability of existing bulk carriers with inadequate post flooding structural strength.
DE 46/25/2 Idem. Comments on the application of SOLAS Chapter XII structural standards to bulk carriers.
Submitted by ICS
DE 46/32 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 18 – Performance standards for water
ingress alarms on bulk carriers; Section 19 – Guidance on early abandonment of bulk carriers;
Section 20 – Application of IACS URs S26, S27 and S31 to bulk carriers; Section 22 –
Standards for hatch cover securing mechanisms on bulk carriers, Section 23 – Alternate hold
loading ban for bulk carriers; Section 24 – Double side skin construction of bulk carriers;
Section 25 – Application of structural standards in SOLAS Chapter XII; Section 26 – Improved
loadings/stability information for bulk carriers; Annex 17 – Draft MSC Resolution on
performance standards for water level detectors on bulk carriers; Annex 19 – Draft MSC
Circular on guidelines on early assessment of hull damage and possible need for abandonment
of bulk carriers; Annex 20 – Draft MSC Resolution on application of IACS unified
requirements S26, S27 and S31 to bulk carriers; Annex 22 – Draft MSC Circular on guidelines
for bulk carrier hatch cover surveys and owner’s inspections and maintenance; Annex 23 –
preliminary draft amendments to SOLAS Chapter XII))
DE 46/INF.6 Amendments to resolution A.744(18). A study on hull condition assessment for aged double
hull tankers. Submitted by Japan
DE 46/INF.9 Application of IACS URs S26, S27 and S31 to bulk carriers. IACS UR S26 – Strength and
securing of small hatches on the exposed fore deck. Submitted by IACS
DE 46/INF.12 Alternate hold loading ban for bulk carriers. IACS UR S1 – Requirements for loading
conditions, loading manuals and loading instruments and UR S1A – Additional requirements
for loading conditions, loading manuals and loading instruments for bulk carriers, ore carriers
and combination carriers. Submitted by IACS
DE 46/INF.13 Standards for hatch cover securing mechanisms on bulk carriers. Cargo hatch cover securing
arrangements. Submitted by IACS
47th Session (25 February – 5 March 2004)
DE 47/15 Double-side skin construction of bulk carriers. Consideration on sufficient strength of double
side skin bulk carriers against flooding accidents (Submitted by Japan)
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DE 47/16 Alternate hold loading ban for bulk carriers. Application of structural standards in SOLAS
Chapter XII. Preliminary draft amendments to SOLAS Chapter XII. Submitted by the Republic
of Korea
DE 47/16/1 Idem. Double-side skin cons construction of bulk carriers. Application of structural standards in
SOLAS Chapter XII. Proposed new text of SOLAS Chapter XII. Submitted by Japan
DE 47/16/2 Application of structural standards in SOLAS Chapter XII. Draft amendments to SOLAS
Chapter XII. Submitted by BIMCO, ICS and Intercargo
DE 47/16/3 Idem. Comments on documents DE 47/16/1 and DE 47/16/2. Submitted by ICS
DE 47/25 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Sections 14 – Alternate hold loading ban for bulk
carriers; Section 15 – Double-side-skin construction of bulk carriers; Section 17 – Improved
loading/stability information for bulk carriers, Annex 1 – Proposed amendments to the
guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil
tankers (Resolution A.744.(18), as amended), Annex 14 – Draft MSC Resolution on
performance standards for water level detectors on bulk carriers and single hold cargo ships
other than bulk carriers, Annex 18 – Draft MSC Resolution on standards and criteria for side
structures of bulk carriers of single-side skin construction, Annex 19 – Draft MSC Resolution
on standards for owners’ inspections and maintenance of bulk carrier hatch covers, Annex 20 –
Draft MSC Circular on guidelines for assessing the longitudinal strength of bulk carriers during
loading, unloading and ballast water exchange, Annex 23 – Draft amendments to Solas
regulation II-1/3-6 on access to and within spaces in the cargo area of oil tankers and bulk
carriers)
DE 47/INF.5 Double-side skin construction of bulk carriers. Revision of IACS Unified requirement Z 10.5.
Submitted by IACS
DE 47/INF.6 Alternate hold loading ban. . Double-side skin construction of bulk carriers. Application of
structural standards in Solas Chapter XII. Permeability of a cargo hold occupied by grain.
Submitted by Japan
DE 47/INF.7 Double-side skin construction of bulk carriers. Structural requirements for bulk carriers of
double-side skin construction. Submitted by IACS
DE 47/INF.9 Idem. Consideration on sufficient strength of double-side skin bulk carriers against flooding
accidents – Investigation on weather condition of collision accidents. Submitted by Japan
DE 47/INF.10 Idem. Consideration on sufficient strength of double-side skin bulk carriers against flooding
Accidents. Investigation on hull girder strength in flooded condition. Submitted by Japan
48th Session (21-25 February 2005)
DE 48/3 Amendments to Resolution A.744(18). Double side skin construction of bulk carriers :
Revision of IACS Unified Requirement Z 10.5. Submitted by IACS
DE 48/12 Performance standards for protective coatings : Draft performance standards for protective
coatings. Submitted by BIMCO, IACS, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko). (Annex: (Draft)
performance standards for protective coatings of the double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers
and of ballast tanks)
DE 48/12/1 Idem. Comments on the verification methods in the draft performance standards for protective
coatings. Submitted by Japan
DE 48/12/2 Idem. Comments on alternative procedures in the draft performance standards for protective
coatings. Submitted by Japan
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DE 48/12/3 Idem. Comments on removal of pre-construction primer in the draft performance standards for
protective coatings. Submitted by Japan
DE 48/12/4 Idem. Comments on the definition and record of coatings in the draft performance standards for
protective coatings. Submitted by Japan
DE 48/12/5 Idem. Comments on the draft basic coatings system requirements in the draft performance
standards for protective coatings. Submitted by Japan
DE 48/12/6 Idem. Draft performance standards for protective coatings. Submitted by the Republic of Korea
DE 48/25 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee
49th Session (20 – 24 February 2006)
DE 49/11 Consideration of IACS unified interpretations. (Unified Interpretations SC136 - Connecting

means by which the main bus bars of the main source of electrical power are normally
connected; and SG180 - Hold, ballast and dry space water level detectors (Chapter XII,
Regulation 12 (Resolution MSC.134(76)) and Performance Standards for Water Level
Detectors on Bulk Carriers (Resolution MSC.145(77)).Submitted by IACS
DE 49/20 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Annex 15 – Draft MSC Resolution on performance
standard for protective coastings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks on all new ships and
double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers; Annex 16 – Draf MSC Circular on application of
SOLAS regulation XII/6.3 on corrosion prevention of double-side skin spaces and dedicated
seawater ballast tanks of bulk carriers and application of the performance standard for protective
coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks on all new ships and double-side skin spaces of
bulk carriers)
DE 50/3/1 Amendments to Resolution A.744(18). Comparison between resolution A.744(18), as amended,

and IACS Unified Requirements Z10.2 on the provisions for single-side skin bulk carriers (Part
of the report of the correspondence group on amendments to resolution A.744(18). Submitted by
Japan
DE 50/3/2 Idem. Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspection during surveys of bulk carriers and
oil tankers: provisions for double-side skin bulk carriers (Part of the report of the
correspondence group on amendments to resolution A.744(18). Submitted by Japan
DE 50/25/1 Any other business. Definition of bulk carrier and approval for the carriage of dry cargoes in
Bulk
DE 50/25/10 Idem. Definition of the term “bulk carrier”. Submitted by the United Kingdom
DE 50/27 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 3 – Amendments to Resolution A.744(18);
Annex 1 – Draft amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections
during surveys of bulk carriers and oil pollution (Resolution A.744(18), as amended); Annex 3 –
Draft MSC resolution on performance standard for protective coatings for void spaces on bulk
carriers and oil tankers
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Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers
8th Session (22 – 26 September 2003)
DSC 8/10 Ship/terminal interface improvement for bulk carriers
DSC 8/11 Alternative hold loading ban for bulk carriers
DSC 8/11/1 Idem. Outcome of DE 46
DSC 8/15 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 10 – Ship/terminal interface
improvement for bulk carriers; Section 11 – Alternative hold loading ban for bulk carriers;
Annex 3 – Draft MSC Circular ship/terminal interface improvement for bulk carriers)
11th Session (11 – 15 September 2006)
DSC 11/INF.3 Casualty and incident reports and analysis. Report on the investigation of the total loss of
the bulk carrier “Adamandas”. Submitted by France
Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation
FSI 12/14 PSC officer training for bulk carriers. Submitted by the United Kingdom
FSI 13/23 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection
Committee
Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation
49th Session (30 June – 4 July 2003)
NAV 49/19 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 15 – Guidance on early abandonment
for bulk carriers)
Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety

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45th Session (22 – 26 July 2002)
SLF 45/4/3 Revision of technical regulations of the 1966 LL Convention. Status of reverse buoyancy of
forward parts of existing bulk carriers. Submitted by China
SLF 45/4/9 Idem. Influence of reduced freeboard on bulk carrier safety. Submitted by Germany
SLF 45/9 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of DE 45.
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SLF 45/14 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 9 – Matters related to bulk carrier safety)
46th Session (8 – 12 December 2003)
SLF 46/12 Improved loading/stability information for bulk carriers. Outcome of MSC 76 and DE 46
SLF 46/12/1 Idem. Stability information for bulk carriers and general cargo ships of less than 150 metres in
length. Proposed amendments to Solas Chapter II-1, part B, regulation 22. Submitted by the
United Kingdom
SLF 46/16 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 12 – Improved loadings/stability
information for bulk carriers)
47th Session (13-17 September 2004)
SLF 47 3/15 Development of revised Solas chapter II-1 parts A,B and B-1. Comparative computational
evaluation of energy intensity and damage penetration depth under accident collision for cruise
vessels, bulk carriers and tankers of 50,000 tonnes displacement. Submitted by Italy
SLF 47/12 Improved loading/stability information for bulk carriers. Proposals for improved load/stability
data for bulk carriers. Submitted by Australia
SLF 47/INF.13 Improved loading/stability information for bulk carriers. IACS Unified requirement L5.
Onboard computers for stability calculations. Submitted by IACS
SLF 47/17 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 12 – Improved loading/stability information
for bulk carriers; Annex 10 – Draft MSC Circular on guidelines on the provisions of stability-
related information for bulk carries)
Maritime Safety Committee

Please note that documents listed below are from the year 2000 onwards only.
72nd Session (17 – 26 May 2000)
MSC 72/4 Bulk carrier safety
MSC 72/4/1 Idem. Green sea loads on hatch covers and deck wetness derived from seakeeping model tests
on a range of bulk carriers. Principal conclusions drawn from seakeeping tests. Submitted by
the United Kingdom
MSC 72/4/1/Add.1 Idem. Further green sea loads results of seakeeping model tests on a range of bulk carriers.
MSC 72/4/2 Idem. Comments on the United Kingdom paper MSC 72/4/1 on “Green sea loads on hatch
covers and deck wetness derived from sea keeping model tests on a range of bulk carriers.
Submitted by IACS
MSC 72/4/3 Idem. Safety of bulk carriers – progress report on the International Collaborative Formal Safety
Assessment Study. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 72/22/7 Any other business. Inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom of cargo ships under the
enhanced programme of inspections and the harmonized system of survey and certification
(HSSC) during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (paragraph 4 of MSC 67/21/6).
Submitted by France
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MSC 72/INF.2 Bulk carrier safety. Bulk carrier casualty report. Analysis of vessel losses and fatalities in 1998,
including data from 1990 to 1998. Submitted by Intercargo
MSC 72/INF.4 Idem hazard Identification (HAZID) on the watertight integrity of the fore end of bulk carriers.
Submitted by IACS
MSC 72/INF.7 An interim report on FSA study on bulk carrier safety. Submitted by Japan
MSC 72/INF.8 Idem. An interim report on the part of HAZID of FSA study on bulk carrier safety. Submitted by
Japan
MSC 72/INF.11 Any other business. Revised IACS Unified Requirements UR Z10.1 “Hull surveys of oil
tankers” and UR Z10.2 “Hull surveys of bulk carriers”. Submitted by IACS
MSC 72/INF.14 Bulk carrier safety. ISO standards for bulk carriers, ISO 15401 and ISO 15402. Submitted by
ISO
MSC 72/INF.18 Idem. Safety of bulk carriers – Basis of the International Collaborative Formal Safety
Assessment Study. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 72/INF.21 Idem. IACS interpretation of SOLAS regulation XII/9.3 – SC154 – Provision of detailed
information on specific cargo hold flooding scenarios. Submitted by IACS
MSC 72/23 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 72nd Session (Section 4 – Bulk carrier safety;
Annex 21 – Draft amendments to Annex B to Resolution A.744(18) on guidelines on the
enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers)
73rd Session (27 November – 6 December 2000)
MSC 73/5 Bulk carrier safety.
MSC 73/5/1 Idem. Bulk carrier model test programme. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 73/5/2 Idem. Outcome of the 43rd session of the SLF Sub-Committee
MSC 73/31 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 73rd Session. (Section 5 – Bulk carrier safety;
Annex 13 – Resolution MSC.105(73) – Adoption of amendments to the guidelines on the
enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution
A.744(18) as amended)))
MSC 73/INF.7 Bulk carrier safety. Hazard identification of life-saving appliances for bulk carriers. Progress on
a hazard identification (Step 1 of FSA) carried out in Norway. Submitted by ICFTU
MSC 73/INF.8 Any other business. Investigations by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate into the sinking of
the bulk carrier “Leros Strength”. Submitted by Norway
MSC 73/INF.10 Bulk carrier safety. An interim report on Formal Safety Assessment study on bulk carriers.
Submitted by Japan
MSC 73/INF.15 Bulk carrier safety. Revised IACS unified requirements S17, 18 and 20. Submitted by IACS
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74th Session (30 May – 8 June 2001)
MSC 74/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 73
MSC 74/5/1 Idem. Bulk carrier model test progress report. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 74/5/2 Idem. Recommendations of the re-opened formal investigation into the loss of the MV
Derbyshire. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 74/5/2 Idem. Report on FSA study on bulk carrier safety. Submitted by Japan
MSC 74/5/4 Idem. Formal Safety Assessment. Fore-end watertight integrity. Submitted by IACS
MSC 74/5/5 Idem. Formal Safety Assessment of life saving appliances for bulk carriers FSA/LSA/BC.
Submitted by Norway and ICFTU
MSC 74/5/6 Idem. Precautions against flooding of forward spaces. Proposed draft MSC Circular – Dangers
of flooding of forward compartments. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 74/5/7 Idem. International collaborative FSA study – Progress report. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 74/24 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 74th session. (Section 5 – Bulk carrier safety;
Annex 17 – Draft amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections
during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18)))
MSC 74/INF.4 Bulk carrier safety. International Collaborative FSA Study – Screening of generic hazards. The
susceptibility of bulk carriers to generic accidents. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 74/INF.5 Idem. International Collaborative FSA hazard Identification and Screening. Report on step 1 of
the International Collaborative FSA Study into bulk carrier safety : Hazard Identification.
MSC 74/INF.5/Add.1 Idem. International Collaborative FSA hazard Identification and Screening. FSA of bulk carriers
– Appendix A – Consolidated hazard list. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 74/INF.9 Idem. Report on FSA study on bulk carrier safety carried out in Japan. Submitted by Japan
MSC 74/INF.10 Idem. Step 2 of FSA on bulk carrier safety (risk analysis). Submitted by Japan
MSC 74/INF.11 Idem. Step 3 of FSA study on bulk carrier safety – Risk control options (RCO). Submitted by
Japan
MSC 74/INF.12 Idem. Step 4 of FSA Study on bulk carrier safety – Cost effective analysis. Submitted by Japan
MSC 74/INF.14 Idem. A trial application of FSA methodology to No. 1 cargo hold flooding of bulk carriers.
Submitted by the Republic of Korea
MSC 74/INF.15 Idem. A trial application of FSA methodology to the hatchway watertight integrity of bulk
carriers. Submitted by the Republic of Korea
MSC 74/INF.19 Idem. Bulk carrier casualty report for 2000. Note by Intercargo
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75th Session (15 – 24 May 2002)
MSC 75/3/2 Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments. Amendments to the
guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil
tankers (Resolution A.744(18)). Draft resolution MSC.[…](75) – Adoption of amendments to
the Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and
oil tankers (resolution A.744(18))
MSC 75/3/3 Idem. Amendments to the Guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys
of bulk carriers and oil tankers (resolution A.744(18)). Submitted by IACS
MSC 75/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 74 and SLF 44
MSC 75/5/Add.1 Idem. Outcome of COMSAR 6 and DE 45
MSC 75/5/1 Idem. International Collaborative FSA Study – Progress report. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 75/5/2 Idem. Report on FSA Study on bulk carrier safety. Submitted by Japan
MSC 75/5/3 Idem. Bulk carrier model test progress report. Report on results to date of the model tests
initiated following the re-opened formal investigation into the loss of the m.v. Derbyshire.
MSC 75/5/4 Idem. Precautions against flooding of forward spaces and improved life-saving appliances.
Submitted by ICFTU
MSC 75/5/5 Idem. International Collaborative FSA Study. Step 2 of FSA (Risk analysis). Submitted by
France
MSC 75/24 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 75th Session (Section 5 – Bulk carrier safety;
Annex 4 – Resolution MSC.125(75) – Adoption of amendments to the Guidelines on the
enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution
A.744(18) as amended))
MSC 75/INF. 6 Idem. Step 2 of FSA on bulk carrier safety (Risk Analysis). Submitted by Japan
MSC 75/INF.9 Idem. Bulk carrier casualty report for 2001. Submitted by Intercargo
MSC 75/INF.18 Stability, load lines and fishing vessel safety. Hatch cover scantling requirements for bulk
carriers (IACS UR S21). Submitted by IACS
MSC 75/INF.22 Bulk carrier safety. International Collaborative FSA Study. Step 2 of FSA (Risk Analysis). WP
11 Develop risk contribution tree components. Submitted by France
MSC 75/INF. 23 Idem. IACS takes action to improve the safety regime for bulk carriers. Submitted by IACS
MSC 76/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 75 and SLF 45
MSC 76/5/1 Idem. International FSA study on bulk carrier safety. Interface between ships and the loading-
unloading terminal. Analysis of the problems interface ship/terminal. Submitted by Spain
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MSC 76/5/2 Idem. International FSA study on bulk carrier safety. Practical difficulties in the on-board
implementation of previously identified risk control options. Impact assessment of risk control
options for bulk carriers. Submitted by Spain
MSC 76/5/3 Idem. Effect of URS21 on existing hatch covers of bulk carriers. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 76/5/4 Idem. Application of Solas Chapter XII to double skin bulk carriers. International Collaborative
FSA Study – WP6 Task b: Impact of SOLAS Chapter XII on double-skin bulk carriers – Ship
Design Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 76/5/5 Idem. International Collaborative FSA Study – Final Report. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 76/5/6 Idem. Development of a final list of recommendations for decision-making and double side skin
construction. Submitted by Intercargo
MSC 76/5/7 Idem. Comments to proposed new regulations 12 and 13 to SOLAS Chapter XII. Submitted by
BIMCO and ICS
MSC 76/5/8 Idem. International Collaborative FSA Study – Transverse watertight bulkheads. Submitted by
the United Kingdom
MSC 76/5/9 Idem. Pros and cons of double side skin constructions for bulk carriers. Submitted by Greece.
MSC 76/5/10 Idem. Building of robust ships. Submitted by Greece
MSC 76/5/11 Idem. International FSA study on bulk carrier safety. Comments on the report submitted by
Spain entitled: “Interface between ships and the loading-unloading terminal”. Submitted by
IBTA
MSC 76/5/12 Idem. Consideration on decision-making process using independent FSA studies. Submitted by
Japan
MSC 76/5/13 Idem. Investigation on hatch cover-related casualties. Submitted by Japan
MSC 76/5/14 Idem. Carriage of immersion suits. Submitted by Japan
MSC 76/5/15 Idem. Life-saving appliances. Recommendations to the conclusions of document MSC 74/5/5
submitted by Norway and ICFTU. Submitted by Japan
MSC 76/5/16 Idem. Hull envelope structural failure of m/v Lake Carling. Submitted by the Marshall Islands
MSC 76/5/17 Idem. Comments on the International Collaborative FSA Study final report and a review of
proposals. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 76/5/18 Idem. Consideration of decision-making process. Submitted by ICS
MSC 76/5/19 Idem. Policy issues and comments on recommended Risk Control Options and recommended
actions. Submitted by Greece
MSC 76/5/20 Idem. IACS Unified Requirement UR S21. Evaluation of scantlings of hatch covers and hatch
coamings of bulk carrier cargo holds. Submitted by IACS
MSC 76/8/3 Ship design and equipment. Proposed amendments to “Guidelines on the enhanced programme
of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers” (Resolution A.744(18). Submitted
by India
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MSC 76/13/2 Dangerous goods, solid cargoes and containers. Comments concerning development of a manual
on loading and unloading of solid bulk cargoes for terminal representatives. Safety and
efficiency matters at the bulk terminal/bulk carrier interface. Submitted by IBTA
MSC 76/23 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee on its 76th Session (Section 5 - Bulk carrier safety,
Annex 7 – Draft MSC Resolution – Adoption of amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced
programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18),
as amended)
MSC 76/INF.3 Bulk carrier safety. FSA Glossary. Submitted by IACS
MSC 76/INF.5 Bulk carrier safety. International Collaborative FSA Study – Task inventory and performance
influencing factors. Submitted by United Kingdom
MSC 76/INF.10 MARIN Model test – Green seas hatch loading on bulk carriers. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 76/INF.15 Bulk carrier safety. Innovative bulk carrier design. Submitted by Norway
MSC 76/INF.17 Bulk carrier safety. Estimated number of casualties caused by hatch cover failures and those
caused by side shell failures and fatalities in them of bulk carriers. Submitted by Japan
MSC 76/INF.19 Bulk carrier safety. Update on IACS actions to improve the safety regime for bulk carriers.
Submitted by IACS
MSC 76/INF.21 Bulk carrier safety. Bulk carriers – Side shell integrity evaluation of risk control options.
Submitted by IACS
77th Session (28 May – 6 June 2003)
MSC 77/3 Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments. Amendments to the
1974 SOLAS Convention and guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during
surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (resolution A.744(18)). Draft MSC resolutions
MSC 77/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 76 Recommendations agreed at MSC 76 for
decision-making work schedule.
MSC 77/5/1 Idem. Outcome of DE 46
MSC 77/5/2 Idem. FSA study of bulk carrier less than 150 metres in length. Submitted by Cyprus and
the United Kingdom
MSC 77/5/3 Idem. Safety of bulk carriers less than 150 metres in length. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 77/5/4 Idem. FSA study of bulk carriers: Review of risk reduction resulting from combining risk
control options and associated risk reduction following selection of options agreed at MSC
76. Submitted by United Kingdom
MSC 77/5/5 Idem. Continued vulnerability of existing bulk carriers. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 77/5/6 Idem. Various measures for improving bulk carrier safety. Submitted by Japan
MSC 77/13/3 Ship design and equipment. IACS views on the significant improvements provided by
IACS UR 31 relative to the structural and renewal criteria of the side shell frames on
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existing single side skin bulk carriers. Submitted by IACS
MSC 77/13/4 Idem. Additional recommendation as to the proposed performance standards for water level
detectors on bulk carriers. Submitted by IACS
MSC 77/26 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 77th Session. (Section 5 – Bulk carrier
safety; Annex 4 – Resolution MSC.144(77) – Adoption of amendments to the guidelines on
the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers
(Resolution A.744(18), as amended); Annex 5 – Resolution MSC.145(77) – Performance
standards for water level detectors on bulk carriers; Annex 6 – Resolution MSC.146(77) –
Application of IACS Unified Requirements S26, S27, S30 and S31 to bulk carriers)
MSC 77/INF.8 Bulk carrier safety. Bulk carrier casualty report for 2002. Submitted by Intercargo
MSC 77/INF.15 Idem. Revision of IACS Unified Requirement S27. Submitted by IACS
78th Session (12 – 21 May 2004)
MSC 78/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of NAV 49, SLF 46 and DSC 8
MSC 78/5/Add.1 Idem. Outcome of STW 35, DE 47 and FSI 12
MSC 78/5/1 Idem. Comparative study of single and double side skin bulk carriers. Submitted by Greece
MSC 78/5/2 Idem. Comments on documents MSC 78/5/1 and MSC 78/Inf.6. Submitted by ICS
MSC 78/5/3 Idem. Observations on document MSC 78/Inf.6 : Comparative FSA study on single- and
double-side skin bulk carriers. Submitted by IBTA
MSC 78/5/4 Idem. Cost benefits of double side skin bulk carriers. Submitted by UK
MSC 78/26 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 78th Session (Section 5 – Bulk carrier
safety; Annex 11 – Draft MSC Resolution on standards and criteria for side structures of
bulk carriers of single-side skin construction; Annex 12 – Draft MSC Resolution on
standards for owners’ inspection and maintenance of bulk carrier hatch covers; Annex 15 –
Draft amendments to the International Code for the Construction and equipment of ships
carrying liquefied gases in bulk (IGC Code); Annex 16 – Draft amendments to the
International Code for the Construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous
chemicals in bulk (IBC Code)
MSC 78/INF. 6 Idem. Comparative FSA study on single- and double-side skin bulk carriers. Submitted by
Greece
MSC 79/23 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 79th Session (Annex 1 – Resolution
MSC.168(79) – Standards and criteria for side structures of bulk carriers of single-side skin
construction; Annex 2 - Resolution MSC 169(79) – Standards for owners’ inspection and
maintenance of bulk carrier hatch covers; Annex 22 – Draft amendments to the guidelines
on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers
(Resolution A.744(18) as amended; Annex 26 – Performance standards for water level
detectors on bulk carriers and single hold cargo ships other than bulk carriers
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80th Session (11 – 20 May 2005)
MSC 80/3/4 Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments. Amendments to the
1974 Solas Convention, the ISM and ISPS Codes and the guidelines on the enhancement
programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (resolution
A.744(18)
MSC 80/18/2 Implementation of instruments and related matters. New Solas regulation XII/6.5.
Submitted by IACS
MSC 80/18/5 Idem. New Solas regulation XII/6.5. Submitted by BIMCO, ICS and Intercargo
MSC 80/24 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on is 80th Session. (Annex 4 – Resolution
MSC.197(80) – Adoption of amendments to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of
inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers (Resolution A.744(18), as
amended)
MSC 80/INF.5 Any other business. Bulk carrier casualty report. Submitted by Intercargo
81st Session (10 – 19 May 2006)
MSC 81/7/1 Ship design and equipment. Urgent maters emanating from the 49th session of the Sub-
Committee (Annex : Draft resolution MSC…(82) – Performance standard for
protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks on all new ships and
double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers)
MSC 81/7/Add.1 Idem. Urgent matters emanating from the 49th session of the sub-committee
MSC 81/8/3 Flag state implementation. Definition of bulk carriers and approval for the carriage of dry
cargoes in bulk. Submitted by IACS
MSC 81/25 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 81st Session (Annex 21 : Draft MSC
Resolution on performance standard for protective coatings on dedicated seawater ballast
tanks in all new ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers)
MSC 81/INF.11 Bulk carrier casualty report. Submitted by INTERCARGO
82nd Session (29 November 8 December 2006)
MSC 82/24 Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 82nd Session (Annex 1 – Resolution
MSC.215(82) – Performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast
tanks in all types of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers)
83rd Session (3 – 12 October 2007)
MSC 83/5/17 Goal-based new ship construction standards. Comments on the report of the Correspondence
Group on GBS for bulk carriers and tankers. Submitted by the Republic of Korea
MSC 83/9/1 Ship design and equipment. Definition of the term “bulk carrier”. Submitted by Austria,
Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK and the European Commission
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MSC 83/INF.6 Any other business. Bulk carrier casualty report. Submitted by INTERCARGO.
SOLAS Conferences
SOLAS/CONF.4 (24 – 28 November 1997)
SOLAS/CONF.4/3 Consideration and adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at sea. Draft text of amendments.
SOLAS/CONF.4/4 Consideration and adoption of amendments to Resolution A.744(18) – Guidelines on the

enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers. Draft text of
amendments.
SOLAS/CONF.4/5 Consideration and adoption of resolutions and recommendations and related matters
& SOLAS/CONF.4.8/Corr.1 Life at sea, 1974. Proposed amendments to the draft text of amendments. Submitted by Baltic
and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
SOLAS/CONF.4/9 Idem. Draft text of new chapter XII. Submitted by Japan.
SOLAS/CONF.4/10 Idem. Modification of Regulation XII/3. Submitted by the Republic of Korea
SOLAS/CONF.4/12 Idem. Comments on the draft text of new chapter XII. Submitted by Japan.
SOLAS/CONF.4/13 Idem. Note by Germany
SOLAS/CONF.4/15 Idem. Interpretation of the definition of “bulk carrier” in Solas regulation IX/1.6; application of the
proposed new requirements in Solas chapter XII. Note by Norway
SOLAS/CONF.4/14 Idem. Proposed amendments to the Convention. Submitted by Australia
SOLAS/CONF.4/17 Idem. Submitted by Cyprus
SOLAS/CONF.4/18 Idem. Note by Cyprus
SOLAS/CONF.4/19 Idem. Submitted by Cyprus
SOLAS/CONF.4/20 Consideration and adoption of amendments to Resolution A.744(18) – Guidelines on the enhanced
programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers. Note by Cyprus
SOLAS/CONF.4/21 Consideration and adoption of resolutions and recommendations and related matters. Proposed
draft Conference resolution on the interpretation of the definition of bulk carrier. Submitted by
the Netherlands and Norway
Life at sea, 1974. The lower size limit for application of the new chapter XII of SOLAS 1974.
Submitted by Norway
SOLAS/CONF.4/23 Consideration and adoption of resolutions and recommendations and related matters. Submitted
by Cyprus
SOLAS/CONF.4/24 Adoption of the Final Act of the Conference. Final Act of the Conference on Contracting
Government to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. Text adopted by
the Conference
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SOLAS/CONF.4/25 Conference resolution 1 and related amendments to SOLAS; Conference resolution 2 and
related amendments to resolution A.744(18); and Conference resolution 3 to 9 as adopted by the
Conference.
SOLAS/CONF.4/25 Conference Resolution 2 and related amendments to Resolution A.744(18) - Amendments

to the guidelines on the enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk
carriers and oil tankers.
SOLAS/CONF.4/INF.3 Consideration and adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at sea, 1974. Note by Cyprus. This document advises the Conference on the investigation
into the loss of the single skin bulk carrier “Albion Two”
SOLAS/CONF.4/INF.4 Consideration and adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at sea, 1974. Note by Cyprus. This document advises the Conference on the investigation
into the loss of the single skin bulk carrier “Leros Strength”
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ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE (RINA)
- Design and operation of bulk carriers - International Conference (30 April - 1 May 1998 : London) . London : RINA, 1998
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Architects (RINA) Formal safety assessment - International Conference (18-19 September 2002). London : RINA,
2002, pp 89-108
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contingency planning for marine terminals handling liquefied gases in bulk. 2nd ed.. London : Witherby & Co. Ltd,
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EUROPEAN UNION
Common Position (EC) No 28/2001 of 28 June 2001 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council establishing harmonised requirements and procedures for the safe loading and
unloading of bulk carriers (2001/C 301/03). (OJ, Vol. 44/C 301, pp 22-38, 26/10/2001)
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council establishing requirements and harmonised procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers"
(2001/C 14/08). (O.J. Vol. 44/C 14, pp 37-40, 16/01/2001)
Safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers (http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l24240.htm )
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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing requirements and harmonised procedures
for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers. Brussels : Commission of the European Communities, 2000
(COM(2000) 179 Final)
Directive 2001/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 establishing harmonised
requirements and procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers. (OJ, L 13, pp 9-15 16/01/2002)
(http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=en&numdoc=32001L0096&model=g
uichett)
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USEFUL ADDRESSES
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
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1st Floor
Paramus, NJ 07652
United States of America
Tel.: +1 201 909 5300
Website: http://www.eagle.org
International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)

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London SW1H 0BH
Tel.: +44 20 7976 0660
Fax.: +44 20 7808 1100
E-mail: permesec@iacs.org.uk
Website: http://www.iacs.org.uk
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International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo)
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Tel.: +44 20 7638 3989
Fax.: +44 20 7638 3943
E-mail: 100672-2311@compuserve-com
Website: http://www.aise.com/icargo.html
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Tanker Owners (Intertanko)
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0308 Oslo
Norway
Tel.: +47 22 440340
Fax.: +47 22 563222
Email: postmaster@intertanko.wwis.no
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United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 1444 236 552
Fax.: +44 1444 239 572
Email: info@drybulkterminals.com
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International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

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Tel.: +44 20 7417 8844
Fax.: +44 20 7417 8877
Website: http://www.marisec.org/
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International Collaborative Bulk Carriers Study
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Spring Place, Commercial Road
Southampton SO15 1EG
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 1962 846027
Website: http://www.fsa.mcga.gov.uk
International Salvage Union (ISU)

PO Box 32293
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Fax: +44 (0)20 7345 5722
Email: isu@randell.fsnet.co.uk
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Tel.: +44 20 7709 9166
Fax.: +44 20 7488 4796
Website: http://www.lr.org./news
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

Shipping Safety Branch
Bay 2/11
Srping Place
105 Commercial Ropad
Southampton SO15 1EG
United Kingdom
Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)

27 Queen Anne's Gate
London SW1H 9BU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7654 1200
Fax: + 44 20 7654 1205
E-mail:
ocimf@compuserve.com
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17 St. Helen's Place
London EC3A 6DE
Tel.: +44 20 7628 1124
Fax.: +44 20 7628 3163
Website: http://www.sigtto.org
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ARTICLES FROM THE PRESS
Articles dated earlier than 2002 are available upon request..
LEGAL PERIODICALS
'Casualties in dry bulk shipping (1963-1996)'. (In recent years, bulk carriers have been identified with high risks of
catastrophic structural failure and foundering, and with heavy loss of human life. This study, based upon Lloyd's of
London casualty records, identified four risk factors that had significant, independent effect upon the likelihood of a
bulk carrier foundering) - MARINE POLICY, November 2002, pp 437-450
TECHNICAL/TRADE PERIODICALS
'Editorial: Fatal weakness'. (All the regulatory progress that seemed to be taking place to make bulkers rather safe last
year took a hard knock in the run-up to Christmas. On Christmas Day the search was called off north of the Azores for
the capesize "Christopher", lost with her crew of 27, after reporting she was flooding forward with hatchcover
damage) - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 January 2002, p 5
'Bulker safety is not improving'. (Concern that the bulk carrier casualty rate is not showing any improvements was
expressed at a seminar on the Bulk Carrier for the Future held at the end of last year) - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS,
January 2002, p 4
'Time to act on safety'. (A multilateral agreement is the way forward for any potential bulk carrier design
improvements) - THE MOTOR SHIP, January 2002, pp 32-35
'All hands lost'. (The tragic loss of the capesize bulker "Christopher" and its entire crew of 27 this Christmas will add to
mounting pressure on the industry's regulatory bodies to introduce another set of enhanced rules for bulk carriers) -
TRADEWINDS, 4 January 2002, pp 6-7
'Call for action to save lives on bulk carriers'. (The death of 27 seafarers with the loss of the "Christopher" in the week
before Christmas has prompted Lloyd's List to call for fresh vigour in efforts to improve bulk carrier safety) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 7 January 2002, p 1
'Err on the side of caution for a change'. (The scandal of the "Christopher" is that exactly such an accident is thought to
have caused the loss of the "Derbyshire" three years before the last ship from Hoboken was delivered ) - LLOYD'S
LIST, 7 January 2002, p 7
'Nothing pressing about bulk safety?'. (Who is responsible for the sinking of the "Christopher" with the loss of its 27
crew members?) - TRADEWINDS, 11 January 2002, p 2
'In Christopher's wake'. (Special Report) - TRADEWINDS, 11 January 2002, pp 6-7
'DNV cracks down on problem ships'. (Leading Norwegian class society DNV has identified up to 68 possible
substandard ships on its books, 21 of which are bulkers ) - TRADEWINDS, 11 January 2002, p 34
'Not good enough!'. (The tragic loss of the "Christopher" over the holiday period a bare three months after the fatal
sinking of another capesize bulk carrier underlines the urgency with which the various parties working on the bulker
safety problem need to reach a conclusion) - SEATRENDS WEB, 11 January 2002, p 3
'Measures to give inspectors better access'. (Technical provisions that will require designers to provide sufficient means
of access to all parts of a ship inspection have been developed by the IACS) - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 January 2002, p 3
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'Editorial: Deserves a closer look'. (There will an unqualified welcome for the measures developed by the IACS that will
require adequate access to be provided to enable all these distant and difficult structural elements of big ships to be
given a closer look) - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 January 2002, p 7
'Lost: another bulker - So how was your Christmas?'. (the sinking of the bulk carrier "Christopher") - FAIRPLAY, 17
January 2002, pp 3-4
'Colman attacks IACS on bulker safety delay'. (A High Court in the UK has slammed the IACS and Lloyd's Register for
lack of urgency on bulker safety rules, after the death of 27 seafarers on the "Christopher") - LLOYD'S LIST, 21
January 2002, p 1
'Letter: Class societies must get together'. (Anthony Colman, Royal Court of Justice, Strand, WC2A 2LL) - LLOYD'S
LIST, 21 January 2002, p 5
'Nothing being done is the real bulk risk'. (Families of the 65 seafarers who tragically lost their lives in bulker casualties
last year are unlikely to be comforted to hear that - statistically – they were incredible unlucky) - TRADEWINDS, 18
January 2002, p 2
'ABS head is calling for robust bulkers'. (American Bureau of shipping president Robert Somerville is calling for more
robust ships. In the light of recent accidents, he wants bulk owners to back moves to toughen rules for bulk carrier
construction) - TRADEWINDS, 18 January 2002, p 6
'IACS acts to close loophole on scantling and corrosion criteria'. (The IACS intends to land a probing counter punch on
the constant critics of the pace at which it has developed improved bulker safety, by closing a key loophole in
procedural requirements applied to vessel construction) - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 January 2002, p 2
'Editorial: Existing risks'. (The intervention in the Lloyd's List by Mr Justice Coman, whose impatience at action on bulk
carriers following his Derbyshire report is understandable, following the recent loss of the capesize Christopher with 27
man crew just before Christmas, is significant) - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 January 2002, p 7
'Letter: We will nor let this vital safety matter rest'. (Re: Bulk carrier safety. Vernon Hince, Acting General Secretary
RMT and Brian Orrel, General Secretary Numast) - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 January 2002, p 3
'Charterers fan flames with claim that system would weed out "Christopher"'. (Two major dry bulk charterers have
added fuel to the debate over bulker safety by claiming their in-house vetting system would not have accepted the
"Christopher") - TRADEWINDS, 25 January 2002, p 27
'Tsavliris battles bulker blaze as warship keeps watch'. (An Omani warship that tried to intervene in the salvage
operation of a burning bulk carrier backed off when the salvors produced its LOF contract) - TRADEWINDS, 25
January 2002, p 42
'Raise forecastles to protect bulker bows'. (A Dutch naval architect has suggested that many large ships have
insufficient freeboard at the bow and that a raised forecastle should be fitted to prevent green water landing on the
forward hatches) - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 January 2002, p 1
'Editorial: Green seas'. (There appears on the face of it to be a number of worrying similarities between the awful fate
that befell the Derbyshire 22 years ago and that which doomed the Christopher and her crew in the Atlantic just before
Christmas) - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 January 2002, p 7
'Safety proposals would split bulkers into three categories'. (Bulk carriers could be divided into three categories
according to their specification and classification society notation under a new initiative by the IACS designed to
enhance bulker safety) - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 February 2002, p 3
'Bulk carrier death toll mounts as shipping industry procrastinates'. (Mr Justice Colman deems societies as too slow and
cumbersome, putting more lives at risk) - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 February 2002, p 5
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'Editorial: Rough stuff'. (Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued an important Marine Guidance Note
specifically outlining the obligations and responsibilities placed on those who operate solid bulk cargo terminals) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 4 February 2002, p 7
'Editorial: Double hulls for bulkers may be best for safety'. (The UK Maritime Coast Guard's and two-an-a-half year
formal safety assessment of bulkers safety offers the best chance the industry has to address a problem that has cost
hundreds of lives) - TRADEWINDS, 1 February 2002, p 2
'Bulker safety study backs double hulls'. (A mandatory double hull for bulk carriers newbuildings and a host of
measures aimed at prevention bulk losses are under serious consideration in the wake of the most comprehensive and
revealing study into bulker safety eve made. The MCA, which is coordinating the survey, says it has covered every
possible cause of bulker fatalities and is pushing for a comprehensive package of reforms) - TRADEWINDS, 1
February 2002, p 9
'"Derbyshire" relatives see fruit of fight'. (The determination of the grieving families of 42 seafarers lost on board the
"Derbyshire" to find out the cause of the tragedy could at long last see more concrete results, more than 20 years after
the accident) – TRADEWINDS, 1 February 2002, p 9
'IACS answers Colman blast on bulker safety progress'. (High court judge Mr Justice Colmam's call for the IACS to get
its act together on hatch cover safety has provoked a detailed defence from the international body. Writing in today's
Lloyd's List IACS permanent secretary Robin Bradley said he recognised Mr Justice Colman's impatience" but said "it is
also important to appreciate the extensive ISCS work now in progress to improve bulk carrier safety") - LLOYD'S
LIST, 7 February 2002, p 1
'Letter: Colman's strong words valued by IACS as spur to global bulker action'. (Robin m Bradley, Permanent
Secretary, IACS) - LLOYD'S LIST, 7 February 2002, p 5
‘MCA urges care on bulker loading’. (The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published a Marine Guidance Note
in order to draw attention to the need for care when loading and discharging ships at solid bulk cargo terminals) –
LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2002, p 6
‘Industry bodies call for stronger bulkers’. (The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association is set to call for immediate action
to strengthen existing bulk carriers in an effort to stop seafarer fatalities) – TRADEWINDS, 8 February 2002, p 13
'Conferences: Design and Operation of Bulk Carriers post mv Derbyshire'. (The purpose of this Royal Institution of
Naval Architects' conference held in October 2001 was to spread the knowledge gained from the model test programme
recommended by the Derbyshire inquiry, to consider its implications and to establish its likely consequence for bulk
carrier design, operation and regulation)- SEAWAYS, February 2002, p 26
'Side frame failure blamed in recent bulk carrier loss'. (The Hong Kong Shipowners's association has sounded an urgent
warning for owners and ship managers to strengthen the side frames of bulk carriers. This follows fears that the failure
of the side frames, which causes side shells to detach and cargo holds to subsequently flood, may have bee a
contributing factor in several recent losses (the "Triumph Kaoshsiung" and the "Christopher")) - LLOYD'S LIST, 18
June 2002, p 3
'Class looks past hatch cover for bulk losses'. (Leading class societies are to review the strength of side frames and
plating in bulk carriers as evidence grows that these areas are major contributory factors in sinking over the past
decade)- TRADEWINDS, 15 February 2002, p 6
'And still the bulk carriers sink...'. (Paul Lambert, chairman of the MV Derbyshire Family Association, makes a personal
plea for the classification societies to get their act together - and act now)- LLOYD'S LIST, 25 February 2002, p 5
'Safety official hits out at hold rinsing habits'. (A South African safety official has condemned the practice of cleaning
bulker holds with large amounts of seawater, saying it contributes to weakening hulls)- TRADEWINDS, 22 February
2002, p 9
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'Bulker rout after Cyprus flag tests'. (An elderly panamax bulk carrier that was deemed a risk to her crew has been
scrapped as a result of the Cypriot maritime administration's first longitudinal strength test, which got under way last
year)- LLOYD'S LIST, 26 February 2002, p 1
'Progressing harmonised class standards for bulkers'. (In April, the IACS steering committee on bulk carriers safety will
meet in Tokyo, Japan, to further progress draft unified requirements for harmonised notations and associated standard
loading conditions. Common notations will, it is hoped, make it easier for owners and charters to make clear the loading
capabilities of their ships)- THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, February 2002, p 83
'Editorial: Grandfather's footsteps'. (The Cyprus administration is coming to its own conclusions about the continuing
safety of certain existing ships and requiring what amounts to enhanced structural inspections of these vessels. While
one can only admire Cyprus for this tough stance, it is a unilateral approach that may prove premature if IACS and
IMO, along with the industry, decide on completely different criteria)- LLOYD'S LIST, 28 February 2002, p 7
'"Christopher" loss exposes class failings'. (A High Court judge blames weaknesses in classification societies' regulatory
procedures for the sinking of the bulk carrier)- LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER, March 2002, pp 16-17
'Japanese owners find ESP wanting'. (Powerful association calls for further research into corrosion)- LLOYD'S LIST,
15 March 2002, p 1
'IACS announce new dry bulker safety rules'. (The IACS has surprised shipowners by announcing a new and detailed
set of requirements for dry bulkers that IACS chairman Igor Ponomarev claimed had been formulated to "address
continued public and industry concerns over bulk carrier safety following recent losses)- LLOYD'S LIST, 18 March
2002, p 1
'Industry backlash over snub by class'. (Shipping interests expressed astonishment at the decision by the IACS to go
public on new bulker regulations on Friday)- LLOYD'S LIST, 18 March 2002, p 1
'IACS’s mans a united front on bulkers'. (Michael Grey looks at IACS's bulker safety initiative and commends the
association for presenting an united front on the matter)- LLOYD'S LIST, 18 March 2002, p 7
'Yet another case of holes in the bulker safety net'. (The discovery of severe structural faults in the hull of the
Transmed-managed bulker "Nasia" in Rotterdam will raise the alarm bells on bulker safety once again)- TRADEWINDS,
15 March 2002, p 2
'Spanish bulker pulled off sand bar and safely refloated'. (A Spanish-owned bulker, "Faro 1", that ran aground on a sand
bar off Miami after losing propulsion has been safely refloated and towed to the Miami River)- TRADEWINDS, 15
March 2002, p 43
'Editorial: timing and tactics'. (Everyone is tremendously keen to see something done about the shameful issue of
sinking bulk carriers; it is just nobody can agree about the best way to do it. Last week's initiative by the class societies,
which showed them looking decisive and united for once, was criticised by Intercargo, which has been co-ordinating
industry action)- LLOYD'S LIST, 19 March 2002, p 7
'O'Neil to rap IACS over safety snub'. (IMO boss brands class "discourteous" over bulk carrier initiative)- LLOYD'S
LIST, 20 March 2002, p 1
'Letter: Grey gets it right on bulker safety'. (Frank J Iarossi, Chairman and CEO ABS)- LLOYD'S LIST, 20 March
2002, p 5
'Letter: IACS speaks with forked tongue on bulker rules'. (Dr Nikos Mikelis)- LLOYD'S LIST, 21 March 2002, p 5
'IACS moves on bulker safety'. (IACS is to expedite improvements to bulk carrier safety by introducing a series of eight
measures, with the first three being implemented on January 1, 2003)- FAIRPLAY, 21 March 2002, p 15
'Swedish Club's river warning'. (The recent grounding of two bulk carriers in Venezuela's Orinoco river highlights the
need for special precautions when vessels navigate rivers in the fully laden condition, the Swedish Club has warned)-
FAIRPLAY, 21 March 2002, p 33
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'Chorus of approval on bulker safety'. (A resounding three-part harmony rang out on bulker safety following Friday's
informal meeting between the IMO, IACS and Intercargo, on a day when events in IMO session amplified the way
procedure and protocol can affect seafarer safety directly)- LLOYD'S LIST, 25 March 2002, p 3
'Cool response to Japanese effort to tone down safety measures'. (An apparent attempt to tone down on the key
measures designed to promote safer tanker and bulker construction at the IMO on cost grounds looks to have been
headed off at last week's 46th Sub-committee on Ship Design and Equipment)- LLOYD'S LIST, 26 March 2002, p 5
'Letter: Speedy and positive safety action vital'. (C R Kelso, 5 Bursledon Heights, Bursledon, Hants)- LLOYD'S LIST,
26 March 2002, p 6
'New thinking on bulker design'. (Owners' organisation Intercargo is hoping to promote the design of an optimum bulk
carrier which could provide the basis for new thinking in the development of this class of ship)- LLOYD'S LIST, 28
March 2002, p 5
'Editorial: Back to basics on bulkers'. (There might be some small cynicism in maritime circles about the attempt by
Intercargo to develop what chairman Frederick Tsao describes as "benchmark" bulk carrier)- LLOYD'S LIST, 28
March 2002, p 7
'No excuses for slow bulker progress'. (Just over 10 years ago William O'Neil caused eyebrows to be raised at IMO
when he personally intervened on the issue of bulk carrier sinkings. But recent losses, including the Christopher, have
steeled his resolve)- LLOYD'S LIST, 5 April 2002, p 7
'Letter: Why no report on bulker stress tests?'. (P M Budgen, Partner, Hardwick Stallards, Solicitors, Jewry St,
London, EC3N 2ER)- LLOYD'S LIST, 9 April 2002, p 5
'Bulker rules upset owners - Mystery of ordering spree solved'. (Ship owners it seems are more than a little upset over
IACS's go-it-alone decision to bring in new measures aimed at improving bulk carrier safety, despite their own calls for
more robust ships)- FAIRPLAY, 4 April 2002, pp 3-4
'Bocimar backs controversial IACS bulker regulations'. (Leading operator Bocimar has given its full backing to
controversial new regulations for improving bulker safety)- TRADEWINDS, 22 March 2002, p 6
'Maverick measures on safety mar unity'. (Measures proposed by IACS to make bulk carriers safer have been met with
a loud chorus of criticism from other industry bodies)- TRADEWINDS, 28 March 2002, p 12
'Initiatives on bulker safety'. (The major shipowner associations, class societies and regulatory bodies are all working
toward improving bulker safety. But some say the welter of initiatives - sometimes conflicting - is hampering progress)-
TRADEWINDS, 28 March 2002, p13
'Buns are flying in bulker safety'. (The extraordinary bun fight taking place between owners, governments and class
societies over bulk carrier safety is a frightening insight into how the confidence between all parties reached rock
bottom)- TRADEWINDS, 12 April 2002, p 2
'IACS ploughs own furrow on bulker safety'. (Last week IACS announced a series of new requirements for existing
bulk carriers leading with earlier implementation of Solas Chapter XII requirements for bulkheads and double bottom
strengthening)- SEATRENDS WEB, 22 March 2002, p 1
'IACS to accelerate unified standards for scantlings'. (The development of new class requirements for more robust
newbuildings is to be accelerated by the IACS. One objective is to review existing standards in the light of recent
developments, and to prepare new and improved unified scantling standards for bulk carriers and oil tankers)-
LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER, April 2002, p 8
'Global work programme'. (The introduction last month by the IACS of a series of measures concerned with the safety
of existing bulk carriers is only one of a series of significant new initiatives concerned with ship safety to be taken this
year)- SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, April 2002, pp 62-63
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'IACS to improve bulk carrier safety' - SAFETY AT SEA, April 2002, p 10
'IMO urges unity'. (IMO's leader William O'Neil has urged the industry to remain united in the drive to improve bulk
carrier safety)- TELEGRAPH, April 2002, p
'Intercargo calls for firm action on bulker losses'. (A report looking at the past 10 years of bulk carrier casualties have
criticised the lack of public information on these accidents, which it suggests prevents the discovery of reasons for
their occurrence. The number of lives lost in 2001, Intercargo reports, was higher than the average number of 62 over
the past 10 years)- LLOYD'S LIST, 26 April 2002, p 5
'Editorial: Need to know'. (The lack of public information on casualties points out Intercargo in its latest report on bulk
carrier casualties, continues to be a serious barrier to the understanding of why they occur)- LLOYD'S LIST, 26 April
2002, p 7
'IACS hatches bulker safety plan - Owners count the cost of safety'. (When IACS announced details of its latest
initiative on bulk carrier safety in the middle of last month, it was taken aback by the howls of protest that followed
from the various organisations of ship owners and operators. The top class societies' club was particularly surprised
since all sectors in a rare display of unity had, at least until then, been making encouraging noises about improving
strength and design)- FAIRPLAY, 25 April 2002, pp 16-19
'The eight IACS commandments' - FAIRPLAY, 25 April 2002, p 19
'The right direction'. (Intercargo's bulk carrier safety report on 2001 records four total losses of bulkers over 10,000
dwt, three of which sank in deep water, and the loss of 64 lives. Two of the vessels went down with all hands)-
SEATRENDS WEB, 26 April 2002, p 3
'One out of ten - Corrosion, chaos and antique charts'. (Bulk carrier safety: everyone is talking about and finally doing
something to improve. But that is only true if the ship in question fits neatly in to the very narrow description, drawn up
back in the early days of the ISM, of what constitutes a bulk carrier)- FAIRPLAY, 2 May 2002, p 6
'IMO panel tackles bulker safety'. (An informal meeting to consider bulk carrier safety issues has agreed that the
approach being taken by the IMO is the right one at this juncture, but that more work needs to be done to prevent
continuing losses)- LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER, May 2002, p 53
'O-J Libaek unveils new bulk carrier design'. (O-J Libaek & partners, project development engineers associated to the
Oslo shipbrokers of the same name have developed a design for a double hulled bulk carrier of an open hatched
configuration with a centred line bulkhead)- LLOYD'S LIST, 13 May 2002, p 5
'Unusual progressive collapse characteristics of bulk carrier structures'. (Jeom Kee Paik discusses a subject of great
interest, in light of ongoing proposals for improved bulk carrier safety)- THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, May 2002, pp 37-
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'Bimco Spring Meeting: A broad church with a global view'. (A year into his Bimco presidency and on the eve of next
week's Spring Meeting, Michael Everard reviews progress with Michael Grey) - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 May 2002, p 14
'New design counters bulker flaws'. (After almost fifty years of variations on the conventional bulk carrier design
introduced in the 1950s, there is now an alternative design which claims to address the weaknesses of conventional
bulk carriers, to be more robust and to reduce the risks associated with structural failure, as well as offering operational
savings via designs improvements) – SEATRENDS WEB, 17 May 2002, p 2
'Double vision for a new capesize design'. (Real progress is being made at IMO and by class in applying the relative
new science of risk management and formal safety assessment to bulk carrier design) - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 May 2002,
p7
'Vessel transparency is a question of design'. (At last the IMO has recognised what every surveyor worth his salt has
been saying for years - that it is almost impossible to look at the internal spaces of a large ship in the time allowed. The
lack of detailed requirements is preventing the regulation from being fully implemented, claims the IMO) -
TRADEWINDS, 17 May 2002, p 2
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'Fresh fears for bulkers'. (ClassNK has called for "additional inspection" to be carried out on capesize bulkers between
10 and 15 years old during enhanced special survey following the tragic loss of the "Kamikawa Maru" last year) -
TRADEWINDS, 17 May 2002, p 3
'Top owners sued in sinking dispute'. (Many top Greek shipowners could find themselves in court as a result of a long-
running dispute over the Hellenic Mutual War Risk association's rejection of a claim for the loss of a bulk carrier, "
Demetra Beauty", allegedly sunk by a mine in 1991) - TRADEWINDS, 24 May 2002, p 8
'Double-hull bulker idea hits resistance'. (A proposal to introduce mandatory double hulls for bulk carriers along the
lines of tankers took a battering at the IMO this week. A formal safety assessment submitted by Japan and South Korea
into the double hull issue is said to be "inconclusive" and prompted a heated debate) - TRADEWINDS, 24
May 2002, p 13
'Tanker Safety'. (Special Report) - LLOYD'S LIST , 27 May 2002, pp 16-18
'Flags unite to find cause of capesize loss'. (The UK and Cyprus maritime authorities are working on an ambitious
international project to locate and survey the wreckage of the stricken capsize "Christopher") - TRADEWINDS, 31 May
2002, p 4
'IACS in united front on bulker safety'. (Leading class societies are poised to introduce common new ratings that will
more clearly define the cargo loading capabilities and safe operating limits for new bulk carriers of different designs and
strengths) - LLOYD'S LIST, 7 June 2002, p II
'Editorial: Greek dig in on bulker safety'. (Last week's intervention by the Union of Greek Shipowners on the bulk
carrier safety issue might be thought typical. As others were queuing up to deplore the incidence of bulk carrier
casualties and the vulnerabilities of present designs for this class of vessels, the Greek owners' body has urged people
to leave designs well alone) - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 June 2002, p 7
'Greek owners under attack on double hulls'. (The Union of Greek Shipowners, which last week attacked proposals for
requiring bulkers to be fitted with double hulls, has been accused of using "misleading" comparisons with double hull
tankers as they sought to discredit the design proposals) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 June 2002, p 3
'The case for double hull bulk carriers'. (Greek shipowners body is wrong to make comparisons with recently
introduced rules for tankers, write Dennis Barber and David Wright in a letter to Lloyd's List) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11
June 2002, p 6
'Time for owners to support bulk safety'. (Owners are intelligent people who know that perception is at least as
important as reality these days. So why do they continue to behave as if the avoidance of accidents to bulk carriers is
just a matter of clever ship operation and an occasional lick of paint?) - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 June 2002, p 7
'Letter: Fresh fears for bulkers'. (Teruo Akahori, Managing Director Class NK) - TRADEWINDS, 14 June 2002, p 2
'No news is good news'. (Not a great deal happened on bulk carrier safety at last week's meeting of the IMO's MSC.
For the industry that was a good thing) - SEATRENDS WEB, 31 May 2002, p 3
'Battle is on in the bulk carrier safety arena'. (Both the Union of Greek Shipowners and the Greek Shipping Co-
operation, representing the London Greeks, have raised strong reservations about the general direction of the bulk
carrier safety efforts, as well as the specifics, as it becomes clearer what outcome is likely to be within IACS and
within the IMO) - SEATRENDS WEB, 14 June 2002, pp 1-2
'Swift sends societies' ideas to top of the class'. (Peter Swift, managing director of Intertanko, has given a warm
welcome to recent initiatives by class societies to develop tougher unified requirements for vessels) - LLOYD'S LIST ,
18 June 2002, p 16
'Tank tests highlight green water pressure on bulker hatches'. (The tank experiments on the effect of boarding green
seas on the hatches of bulk carriers have shown that forward hatch coamings and forecastle structures can come under
heavy loading as water comes aboard. The model tests undertaken at the Maritime Research Institute
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Netherlands (MARIN) were summarised in London by the chief hydrodynamicist of Lloyd's Register, Dr Xing Zheng) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 3 July 2002, p 3
'Capesize cover rules "inadequate"'. (Four of every five Capesize bulkers will need their forward hatches replaced or
strengthened according to new proposals being discussed by IACS, it has been revealed) - FAIRPLAY, 4 July 2002, p
14
'Market Forecast'. (Special Report) - FAIRPLAY, 4 July 2002, pp 31-45
'IACS nears new unified requirements'. (The 10 members of the IACS are progressing technical programmes that, it is
said, will lead to more uniform scantling requirements) - SAFETY AT SEA, July 2002, pp 18-19
'Big class frowns at dual-hull bulk rule'. (An IACS joint working group has recently completed a study comparing
single-hull tankers built under Solas XII against double hull designs. The report concludes that the safety and operational
merits of the double-hull design are significant but do not justify its mandatory introduction by the IMO) -
TRADEWINDS, 2 August 2002, p 9
'Owners go ahead ordering twin skins'. (Regulators are still considering whether to make double skins a requirement for
bulk carrier newbuildings but more shipowners are thinking seriously about ordering such tonnage voluntarily) -
'MSC - 75th session' - BIMCO BULLETIN, June 2002, pp 16-18
'A new concept for a Capesize - Optimum 2002 Capesize - a radical departure from the conventional configured large
bulk carrier' - BIMCO BULLETIN, June 2002, pp 28-29
'Ultimate strength analysis of bulk carrier corrugated bulkheads' - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, July/August 2002, pp 51-
53
'Bulker grounds near Great Barrier Reef; damage thought minimal'. (The Doric Chariot, with 62,000 tonnes of coal, 375
tonnes of fuel oil and 37 tonnes of diesel oil ran aground on a sandbar early on the morning of 29 July 2002 on the
southern end of Piper Reef, 600 km north of Cairns) - OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 1 August 2002, pp 2-3
'Designing better bulkers'. (Bulk carrier designs remain under scrutiny in the wake of continuing casualties) -
SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, July/August 2002, pp 47-50
'Satisfying the demand'. (New initiatives from IACS should enhance the leadership role of class in relation to vessel
strength) - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, July/August 2002, p 83
'Comment: Bulk sector needs to up safety standards'. (Incidents involving bulk carriers are becoming less frequent but
more stringent safety measures need to be put in place to satisfy the demands of the IMO) - LLOYD'S SHIP
MANAGER, July/August 2002, p 3
'Do IACS bulker safety proposals go far enough?'. (The IACS has put forward a series of proposals aimed at curbing
the continuing loss of bulk carriers) - LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER, July/August 2002, pp 12-13
'O'Neil urges unified action on bulk carrier safety' - IMO NEWS, Issue 2, 2002, p 8
'Bulk carrier safety - proposal to fit water ingress alarms agreed in principle'. (Sub-committee on Ship Design and
Equipment, 45th Session, 18-22 March 2002) - IMO NEWS, Issue 2, 2002, pp 20-23
'Maritime security, bulk carriers and large passenger ships under spotlight at IMO safety meeting'. (Marine Safety
Committee, 75th Session, 15-24 May 2002) - IMO NEWS, Issue 2, 2002, pp 29-34
'MSC acts on safety'. (The MSC of IMO, at its 75th session in May, covered a number of areas concerning bulk carrier
safety) - SAFETY AT SEA, August 2002, p 24
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'BV (Bureau Veritas) looks to FSA (Formal Safety Assessment)'. (Identifying the cause and effect of catastrophic
failure can go a long way to making sure it doesn't happen again, according to an extensive study of bulk carrier safety)
- THE MOTOR SHIP, September 2002, pp 26-28
'Are double hulls the answer?'. (The various groups that have been established to debate the IACS recommendations on
bulk carrier safety have expressed concerns as to whether double hulls are the best route to take) - LLOYD'S SHIP
MANAGER, September 2002, pp 12-13
'Double-hull bulkers'. (A new double-hulled bulk carrier design, the "Optimum 2000" design produced by Norway's O-J
Libaek & Partners, has re-ignited controversy over the whole concept) - SEATRADE, July/August 2002, p 80
'Intercargo urges team effort on bulker safety'. (The association's latest review call for co-ordination when
implementing safety changes) - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 October 2002, p 6
'Intercargo pushes "bulker benchmark"'. (Intercargo chairman Frederick Tsao is working with Chinese shipyards to
produce an optimum design for bulk carriers that will provide a "benchmark" for quality in the industry) -
TRADEWINDS, 4 October 2002, p 12
'Shipping in the Round'. (Quality, safety and responsibility are the key themes preoccupying the bulk carrier scene,
judging by a recent question and answer session between Intercargo chairman Frederik Tsao and a team of shipping
journalists. He is right behind the so-called Round Table, which brings together Intercargo, Intertanko, Bimco and
the ICS in a bid to generate enough muscle to row against the tide) - SEATRENDS WEB, 4 October 2002, pp 4-5
'Bulk carriers - Bulkheads and survivability' - SEAWAYS, October 2002 , pp 10-12
'New bulk carrier guidelines from ClassNK'. (The Japanese class society ClassNK has published new technical
guidelines on bulk carriers structures, covering direct calculation, fatigue strength evaluation and ultimate longitudinal
strength assessment guidelines to realise transparency, rationality and consistency in all these processes in each design
stage from load estimation to final strength evaluation) - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, October 2002, p 5
'ClassNK publishes its new Guidelines on Bulk Carriers Structures' - NAUTICAL MAGAZINE, October 2002, pp 263-
264
'Double hulls on bulkers may be a big cost-cutter'. (The concept of double-hull bulk carriers is winning support from
owners even though a mandatory regulation is still at the discussion stage. Supporters of the concept claim that on top
of the safety benefits, the new design will give owners savings of up to half a million dollars a year) - TRADEWINDS,
11 October 2002, p 12
'"Cape Kestrel" lifeboat accident'. (The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has just published a report into the lifeboat
accident aboard a 161,475 tonne dw bulk carrier last year) - SAFETY AT SEA, October 2002, p 25
'Bulker refloated at Bluff'. (The stranded bulker "Tai Ping" was pulled off rocks in Bluff Harbour, New Zealand on
October 17 after a week of disagreements about salvage plans between New Zealand's Maritime Safety Authority and
Hong Kong owner's representative Fenwick Shipping services. The salvage by four tugs came nine days after the
bulker ran aground) - FAIRPLAY, 24 October 2002, p 11
'Bulk carriers: bulkheads and survivability'. (Without a holistic approach, bulk carrier failures and losses will continue,
Captain Dennis Barber, principal consultant with Marine & Risk Consultants, alleges, especially in the high-tensile-steel
hulls that have dominated since the mid-1980s) - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, October 2002,
pp 9-12
'Greek owners bid to delay IACS plan'. (Greek shipping's premier think-tank is urging IACS to postpone its eight-point
plan to improve bulk carrier safety) - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 October 2002, p 6
'US Customs grants bulkers exemption from Final Rule'. (Bulk carriers have been exempted from the Final Rule
published by US Customs obliging merchant ships coming to the US to file their cargo manifests 24 hours before
loading the cargo onboard) - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 November 2002, p 3
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'Editorial: Two hulls good?'. (In a month's time, the IMO MSC will start to work its way through an awesome agenda
and the issue of bulk carrier safety will be high on this list of important items. Earlier this week, D Hand Payer of
Germanischer Lloyd, in putting the case for more robust ships, suggested that there were many virtues in considering a
double-hulled configuration) - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 November 2002, p 7
'Doubling up proves of benefit beyond safety'. (More operators are warming to the operational advantages of double
skins on larger bulkers as experience shows good charter demand) - THE MOTOR SHIP, November 2002, pp 19-21
'Double hulls - the way forward for bulkers?'. (Two new designs of bulk carrier are intended to be future proof) - THE
MOTOR SHIP, November 2002, pp 22-24
'Quarterpoints: Like the Delphic Oracle, formal safety assessment is no panacea' - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 November 2002,
p6
'Bulker safety call'. (Owners' association calls for "chain of responsibility to improve accountability in shipping) -
TELEGRAPH, November 2002, p 12
'Maritime safety: To be or no to be proactive'. (The main thesis of this paper is that there is some way to achieve a truly
proactive maritime safety regime, and there even seems to be recent progress towards this end) - WMU JOURNAL OF
MARITIME AFFAIRS, October 2002, pp 3-16
'Japan rejects IMO bulker moves'. (Japanese owners have firmly rejected the IMO's proposed introduction of double-
hull bulkers and IACS' retrofit hatch cover strengthening measures as unnecessary) - FAIRPLAY, 14 November 2002,
p7
'Class taking softer line on hatch covers'. (Class societies are set to water down proposals to strengthen bulk hatch
covers. The softer line comes after consultation with shipowners) - TRADEWINDS, 15 November 2002, p 23
'Editorial: Licensing the drivers'. (Should reefer officers, who have it in their power to wipe out a whole cargo with an
inadvertent temperature setting, be required to do special training? Should not the special vulnerabilities of ro-ro ships or
car and truck carriers demand license endorsement? Or should the basic elements of cargo care and carriage, stability
and ship construction taught in all the professional certificates suffice?. The issue has arisen and will be debated next
week at the IMO MSC in connection with the sort of training given to those handling dry bulk carriers) - LLOYD'S
LIST, 28 November 2002, p 7
'Tokyo scorns IMO double-hull plans'. (Megumi Masuda, MD of the Japanese Shipowners Association, has fired an
early shot in the war of words that now appears inevitable about bulk carrier safety measures proposed by IACS and
the IMO) - FAIRPLAY, 28 November 2002, p 27
'Bulkers take centre stage in IMO debate'. (A whole raft of new proposals to improve the safety of bulk carriers will
take centre stage on Monday as the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO meets for two crucial weeks for the
international shipping community) - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 November 2002, p 1
'Tough choices on bulker safety' - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 December 2002, p 7
'DNV seeks to keep concrete sandwich on bulker safety menu'. (Plans to develop new international rules enforcing
double hulls on the dry bulker sector should not exclude the possibility that new technology could offer even greater
levels of ship safety, IMO delegates heard last night) - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 December 2002, p 1
'Will IMO action plan put and end to this?'. (Bulk carrier safety has become a major test of the IMO's resolve to act
more rationally in the interests of a fairer cost distribution) - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 December 2002, p 7
'Editorial: Sinking ships with politics'. (Nobody can say that the issue of bulk carrier sinkings has not been taken
seriously. Since the IMO secretary general intervened personally to urge concerted action to make this numerous class
of ship safer, an enormous amount of work has been done. And now, hopefully, we will see something of a payoff
with some practical ideas, which will make both new and existing ships less likely to take their crews to the bottom in
the event that the water gets in) - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 December 2002, p 7
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'Editorial: IMO has chance to pull bulker safety off back burner'. (European politicians' post-Prestige rage against
tankers looks to be leading to quick decisive action against substandard shipping. Sadly there has never been the same
urgency following bulker accidents. Bulker casualties may not pollute beaches buy they have killed 700
seafarers since 1991) - TRADEWINDS, 28 November 2002, p 2
'Billions for safety in UK bulker plan'. (A controversial raft of new proposals from the UK Maritime and Coast Guard
Agency to strengthen bulk carriers will cost the industry billions, the International Chamber of Shipping is warning) -
TRADEWINDS, 28 November 2002, p 50
'IACS firmly behind bulk carrier safety'. (The IACS is to press ahead with a number of its unified requirements
designed to enhance the safety of bulk carriers. Of the eight points included in the initial IACS package of measures,
three are now being implemented) - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 December 2002, p 3
'DNV adds bite to its sandwich hull concept'. (The DNV division has been working on a two-year study to launch a
new bulker construction method that exploits the claims made for steel plates sandwiching bonded to lightweight
concrete) - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 December 2002, p 5
'Japan loses out in bid to trim bulker safety regulations'. (AN 11th hour intervention by Japan's delegation to the IMO
opposing one section of proposed new regulations on bulker safety was crushed at yesterday's meeting of the Maritime
Safety Committee. While supporting the swathe of new bulker measures, based on a formal safety assessment prepared
by the UK, Japan lodged formal opposition over new rules demanding permanent access points for inspectors at key
points of bulker structures, a measure transposed from existing tanker rules) - LLOYD'S LIST, 13 December 2002, p 1
'Evaluation de la sécurité des vraquiers'. (La Maritime Coastguard Agency estime que depuis 1978 quelques 500
vraquiers on été perdus dans le monde en entraînant la mort de 2000 personnes) - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE
MARCHANDE, 13 December 2002, p 23
'Editorial: Double-hull ruling causes surprise'. (There has been plenty guesswork as to why the IMO's bulk carrier
safety working group voted in favour of double hull requirement for newbuildings) - TRADEWINDS, 13 December
2002, p 2
'Bulk's day dawns for double hulls'. (Bulkers built after 2004 will have to be fitted with double hulls after the IMO
adopted a package of safety measures this week. It will apply to bulk carriers over 150 metres in length) -
TRADEWINDS, 13 December 2002, p 3
'Tight schedule reflects urgency attached to bulk carrier measures'. (The very tight, two-year schedule for additional
work to be done by the IMO on bulk carrier safety reflects the urgency attached to all agreed regulatory
recommendations for both existing and new ships) - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 December 2002, p 3
'Editorial: Future perfect, present uncertain'. (Despite the numerous distractions from the contemporary world of
shipping and international law, the IMO stuck manfully to its last, last week. Substantial progress was made on the
important issue of bulk carrier safety, while sufficient was clearly accomplished at the diplomatic conference on
maritime security to leave the US delegation satisfied that the world was taking terrorism sufficiently seriously) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 18 December 2002, p 7
'IMO cargo plan to hit ageing bulkers'. (Owners of bulk carriers over 15 years old could see asset values tumble if the
IMO goes ahead with plans to ban such vessels from carrying high-density cargoes) - TRADEWINDS, 20 December
2002, p 23
'Alarm deadline alarms Bimco'. (The early phase-in programme for water-ingress alarms on bulk carriers is potentially
dangerous, warns the Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco)) - TRADEWINDS, 20 December 2002, p 35
'IACS eases bulker rules'. (Some revisions to the controversial eight measures for bulk carriers announced by IACS in
March this year have been made and not all of the measures will now come into force as originally intended. No
changes have been made to the requirement to reinforce the corrugated transverse bulkhead between No.1 and No.2
cargo holds and the double bottom of No.1 cargo hold or the application of enhanced survey programmes for ships of
10-15 years) - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, January 2003, p 4
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'New rules for bulk carriers'. (Last month's IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting made some important decisions
that will affect both future and existing bulk carrier designs) - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, January 2003, p 12
'Market Forecast'. (Special Report) - FAIRPLAY, 2 January 2003, pp 14-50
'Ambitious targets set for bulkers'. (Bulk carrier casualties rarely receive the attention given to incidents involving
tankers, but the stark fact remain that over 500 ship casualties resulting in the loss of 2,000 lives have occurred since
1978. Following years of research into the subject, the IMO's MSC finally adopted a range of new measures on
December 13 that promise to save the lives of hundred of seafarers) - FAIRPLAY, 2 January 2003, p 53
'Portugal open arms to stricken bulker'. (An elderly bulk carrier, "Nestor C", has been allowed a port of refuge after
running into trouble off Portugal) - TRADEWINDS, 3 January 2003, p 34
'Tankers good; bulkers bad'. (Operators of sub-standard tanker tonnage can run, but they won't be able to hide their
vessels from rigorous scrutiny in Australian ports, the CEO of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has
warned. However it appears that bulkers are the real menace) - FAIRPLAY, 9 January 2003, p 29
'IACS eases bulker rules'. (Some revisions to the controversial eight measures for bulk carriers announced by IACS in
March this year have been made and not all of the measures will now come into force as originally intended. No
changes have been made to the requirement to reinforce the corrugated transverse bulkhead between No.1 and No.2
cargo holds and the double bottom of No.1 cargo hold or the application of enhanced survey programmes for ships of
10-15 years) - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, January 2003, p 4
'New rules for bulk carriers'. (Last month's IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting made some important decisions
that will affect both future and existing bulk carrier designs) - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, January 2003, p 12
'Evaluation de la sécurité des vraquiers'. (La Maritime & Coastguard Agency estime que depuis 1978 quelques 500
vraquiers on été perdus dans le monde en entraînant la mort de 2000 personnes) - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE
MARCHANDE, 13 December 2002, p 23
'Surge in enquiries for double-hull bulk carriers'. (Enquiries are coming in for what would be the first double-hull
bulkers in response to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)´s moves to tighten up bulk-carrier safety. But
shipyards are keener to fill scant remaining berth space with higher-value tanker orders.) - TRADEWINDS, 17 January
2003, p 4
'Costing the safety of bulk carriers'. (Potential costs of measures to improve safety revealed as IMO debates options) -
SAFETY AT SEA, January 2003, pp 18-19
'Double sides and raised bow in '07'. (The IMO has agreed in principle to mandate for double-sided bulk carriers with
new requirements for bow height and forward buoyancy as of 2007) - THE MOTOR SHIP, February 2003, pp 22-23
'IACS: mesures de sécurité des vraquiers' - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 31 January 2003, p 18
'IMO tones down IACS bulker rules' - FAIRPLAY, 20 February 2003, p 18
'Float-free accommodation modules - a radical solution to bulker safety'. (Former master mariner and marine
superintendent Capt Dennis Barber, considers current lifeboat design and operation to be inadequate, particularly for the
unique operating conditions of bulk carriers. IMO's new recommendations for float-free freefall lifeboats go some way
to addressing the problems but he suggests instead that the industry should switch to float-free accommodation
modules (FOAMs)) - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, February 2003, pp 54-56
'Fracture in ship structures - life after initiation?'. (Guy Gibbons, following his article on fatigue in the January issue,
continues with a discussion of ship fractures that initiate at a stress concentration or other defect. In particular, he
examines fractures from fatigue-induced cracks) - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, February 2003, pp 59-62
'Multraship averts disaster on Scheldt'. (Following the grounding, salvage tugs from Multraship and URS Salvage
Maritime Contracting, on constant standby in the Scheldt, proceeded immediately to the location, which was in the
vicinity of buoy 49. In the meantime, Multraship dispatched a salvage team using Multraship's rescue and
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communication vessel Patrol. After the salvage team's initial check to ensure no ingress of water, Multraship's salvage
tugs, along with those from URS, hauled Sibotura off the bank at 1840 hrs local time. The vessel was then safely
anchored. Sibotura was released after a dive inspection team revealed no damage.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 February
2003, p 1
'Opinion: Bulker fatalities plummet in 2002'. (Fatalities from bulk-carrier accidents slumped last year from an average of
60 lives lost annually over the last decade to no more than a handful . It is welcome news even if it is ironic that in the
same year in which the IMO and IACS finally approved a raft of measures to make bulk carriers stronger and safer,
loss of life should hit an all-time low. But it should be no surprise if the average number of seafarer fatalities should start
to fall from now on. ) - TRADEWINDS, 28 February 2003, p 2
'Double trouble for bulk owners'. (Shipowners are not sure whether they should hold back or jump onto the double-hull
bandwagon. In a little over three years owners are unlikely to have any choice about whether or not to build double-hull
bulkers as the regulatory framework will be in place. But for now they face a dilemma. Should they order now, berth
space permitting, while design details remain something of a moving target? Or should they hold back on order plans
until International Maritime Organisation (IMO) deliberations are clear, and risk piling into a potentially expensive crush
at yards? ) - TRADEWINDS, 28 February 2003, p 6
'New IMO rules look to be held up until 2006'. (A mandatory double hull for bulk carriers built under strict technical
guidelines is now unlikely to be enforced until 2006. An IMO meeting early next month will go some way to deciding on
technical details and dates after hearing key submissions from Japan, the UK and the International Association of
Classification Societies (IACS). Bimco and the International Chamber of Shipping have also submitted papers for
consideration after lengthy industry consultation. But the upcoming IMO schedule is likely to mean that the mandatory
requirement for double-hull bulk carriers is delayed until 2006. ) - TRADEWINDS, 28 February 2003, p 7
'Double-hull discount in China'. (Chinese shipbuilders are offering owners double-hull panamax bulker newbuildings at
temptingly small premiums over existing single-skin ships. Newbuilding experts in China tell TradeWinds that one yard
has a design for an 82,000-dwt double-hull panamax bulker that will cost less than $500,000 more than the price of a
conventional ship. ) - TRADEWINDS, 28 February 2003, p 6
'Bulkers' deadly numbers falling'. (About 60 seafarers die each year in bulker accidents. Only four died in 2002 -- but
what does this mean? The latest statistics from bulker owners' association Intercargo are to reveal a massive drop in
seafarer fatalities from bulker accidents. Figures about to be published by the London-based group will show that only
five major bulker accidents occurred in 2002, taking four lives. ) - TRADEWINDS, 28 February 2003, p 38
'Letter: Why did it take so long to wake people?'. (Paul Lambert: Sir, I attended Maritime Safety Committee 75 and 76
on the working group concerned with bulk carrier safety.I noted with extreme sadness that, whereas many of the
recommendations made by Justice Colman (who presided over the Re-Opened Formal Investigation into the Loss of
Derbyshire) were adopted in respect of new bulk carriers, as regards the existing bulk carrier fleet little or no progress
was made to improve safety.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 March 2003, p 5
'Bulker owners count the cost'. (Bulk-carrier owners could be faced with the cancellation of charter parties and reduced
cargo capacity if controversial new rules to be discussed at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) are adopted.
The proposals for existing bulk carriers will be put to the IMO's subcommittee on ship design and equipment next week
for adoption in 2004. ) - TRADEWINDS, 7 March 2003, p 3
'Bulkers to bear warning labels'. (Older bulk carriers could soon be embossed like cigarette packets with stark warnings
to crew about their chances of going down suddenly. That is one of the radical proposals under consideration at the
IMO next week to make seafarers aware of the need to evacuate quickly if water ingress occurs. ) - TRADEWINDS, 7
March 2003, p 38
'UK to push for stronger line on bulker safety at IMO'. (The UK government is to press for additional, mandatory safety
measures for existing bulk carriers as a crucial eight-day meeting gets under way at the International Maritime
Organisation today. The UK remains concerned that while the host of high-priority regulatory recommendations agreed
by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee in December "significantly improve" the safety of new bulk carriers, "little was
done" to reduce the vulnerability of the existing fleet.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 March 2003, p 3
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'Editorial: Something for existing ships'. (It's a bit like the opposing camps over the likely war with Iraq, with sincere
views being held on both sides, but both being somewhat confused by a mass of conflicting detail. Bulk carrier safety
rightly attracts strong feelings; too many seamen have died in this class of ship not to feel strongly about them. There
has been much regulatory and classification society progress, but arguably, this has been focused on new vessels, and
there has been much less unanimity about the measures which can produce a formula to make existing ships less
vulnerable. But doing nothing, or even very little, for existing ships is not an acceptable option.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11
March 2003, p 7
'Row erupts on rules for bulkers'. (Common ground on safety regulations of existing ships disintegrates as delegates
clash over ban on alternate hold loading and flooding requirement. Early accord on bulker safety at the IMO Design and
Equipment Subcommittee crumbled yesterday, as delegations fell out over rules governing existing ships. The UK
delegation, which oversaw the formal safety assessment on bulkers, described opposition to two of its key proposals on
existing bulkers as "illogical, inconsistent and indefensible", claiming at one point that resistance was "immoral".) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 12 March 2003, p 3
'We cannot shy away from the crucifying truth'. (It may seem extraordinary that early action to abandon ship should be
a top priority item on the agenda of the International Maritime Organisation. Nonetheless, this is the hard reality of
shipping as we know it, and which the IMO's ship design and equipment subcommittee, under its newly elected
chairman, Russia's highly respected Igor Ponomarev, must tackle head-on during this and next week as part of its most
pressing agenda on bulk carrier safety. It is to the credit of the organisation, whose mission it is to safeguard life at sea,
that it has chosen not to ignore the more ugly truths revealed by both long-term accident experience and an intensive
collaborative research programme based on formal safety assessment.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 March 2003, p 16
'Alternate-hold loading ban put off a year'. (A decision on controversial proposals to ban alternate-hold loading on
bulkers over 10 years old looks set to be put off another year. At debate this week, the design and equipment sub-
committee at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) decided to carry the matter forward for one further
meeting. The proposed ban now looks as if it will be sent to a working group and could it take years to process. ) -
TRADEWINDS, 14 March 2003, p 38
'DNV veur accroître la securité des vraquiers' - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 14 February 2003, p 15
'Lifeboat problems on bulk carriers'. (Two accidents involving lifeboats aboard bulk carriers ("Washington Trader" and
"Alianthos") have been subject of detailed investigations by the Australian Transport Safety Board) - SAFETY AT SEA,
March 2003, pp 16-17
'Bulker safety spat at IMO'. (The bulk carrier safety issue raised some steam at the IMO's ship design
equipment sub-committee this week. The UK, which has been taking a lead on this issue, found itself unable to
persuade the committee to adopt key changes it was proposing to requirements for existing bulk carriers) -
SEATRENDS, 14 March 2003, pp 1-2
'IMO experts agree bulk cargo safety measures'. (A range of measures to make both new and existing bulk carriers
safer when carrying heavy cargoes has been agreed by the IMO's ship design and equipment subcommittee. In the final
day of an eight- day meeting, work was divided between matters which must be submitted to the Maritime Safety
Committee meeting in May for final endorsement, and those upon which work will continue in the specialist D
E committee for a further period.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 March 2003, p 3
'UK welcomes progress on bulk carrier safety agreement'. (International agreement on new measures to safeguard life
at sea has been welcomed by Britain for contributing to the safety of existing bulk carriers in particular. Maritime and
Coastguard Agency representative Paul Sadler praised the "good work" done by the bulk carrier working group of the
International Maritime Organisation during a further week of intensive discussions. The group's decisions, agreements
and recommendations, which were endorsed by the ship design and equipment sub-committee earlier this week, will be
submitted to the parent Maritime Safety Committee in May for review, approval or further action as appropriate.) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 21 March 2003, p 5
'DNV warns on two tier market for bulkers'. (It would be wrong to conclude that single-skin bulk carriers are
intrinsically unsafe, despite IMO requirements for new ships to be constructed with double hulls, Det Norske Veritas
has warned. Commenting on last week's decisions of the IMO ship design and equipment sub-committee, Tor Svensen,
recently appointed as maritime chief operating officer of the classification society, warned that an early phase out of
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single-skin ships "would create a two-tier market and push safe bulk carriers into oblivion.") - LLOYD'S LIST, 25
March 2003, p 3
'Class still a key player in bulker safety debate'. (The pivotal safety role of the major classification societies is reaffirmed
by the latest IMO recommendations on bulk carriers. Like it or not, and those wary of recurring class-related
shortcomings may well not like it, the safety of bulk carriers will continue to be determined by a carefully balanced mix
of statutory and class requirements, in particular the unified requirements of the International Association of
Classification Societies.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 March 2003, p 7
'Opinion: Looking to class'. (Classification societies are starting technical guidelines for double-hull bulkers well in
advance of mandatory application in 2006. Lloyd's Register, for one, has outlined what pitfalls may lurk in new double-
hull designs coming onto the market. Class has often been accused of being compliant with yards on cutting back on
scantling strength and mild steel. So it is reassuring to hear Lloyd's Register pushing enhanced strength in certain
sections of double-hull bulkers and urging that safety features not be lost to optimisation. ) - TRADEWINDS, 4 April
2003, p 2
'Classification trio unite in double-hull design study'. (Three European classification societies have combined forces to
study the design of double-hull bulkers. Rina, Bureau Veritas (BV) and Germanischer Lloyd have teamed up to give
guidance to shipowners and yards on impending new legislation for double-hull bulkers, says Roberto Cazzulo, deputy
director of Rina's marine division. The launch of the project, which is expected to be ready by the end of the year,
comes at a time when the design of double-hull bulkers is coming under increased scrutiny. ) - TRADEWINDS, 4 April
2003, p 8
'Double-hull worry'. (Lloyd's Register (LR) is concerned that yards may cancel out the safety benefits of double-hull
bulkers by optimising designs. The London-based classification society is also warning owners current double-hull
designs may not match the technical criteria that will eventually be specified by the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO). ) - TRADEWINDS, 4 April 2003, p 9
'Shipping 2003: les armateurs au pétrole et au vrac face aux nouvelles exigences de sûreté'. (Re: Connecticut Maritime
Association conference) - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 4 April 2003, pp 15-16
'Quarterpoints: We may yet have to look for alternatives to ISM Code'. (If ships could talk, what would they say to us?
Surely, it should not surprise us a bit if they declared they feel hard done by. I can think of at least two vessel types for
which we have been making life particularly trying - an uphill struggle to meet escalating regulatory demands with
unpredictable outcomes. The oil tanker will have to be on its way out as a single-skin vessel much sooner than it was
twice led to believe. First, there were the Marpol transitional provisions adopted post- Exxon Valdez. Then came the
post- Erika amendments to 'Marpol 13G', adopted barely two years ago, which mandated an accelerated global phase-
out. Thanks to the Prestige disaster, existing single-hull vessels are holding their breath once again. The European
Council of Ministers wants to accelerate yet further the double-hull timetable.) - LLOYD'S LIST , 9 April 2003, p 16
'Letter: Tradition must not halt moves to improve bulk carrier safety'. (Sir, While tradition can be a fine custodian of
best practice, it can also, if deferred to inappropriately, act as a sheet anchor on progress. The relatively new industry
of powered flight didn't get off the ground until 1903, but, unfettered by preconceived notions, it put a man on the
moon just 66 years later. In February's Naval Architect magazine Capt Dennis Barber gives an excellent explanation of
his Float-Off Accommodation Module (FOAM) idea - emphasising also its cost effectiveness. Paul Lambert, MV
Derbyshire Family Association, 24 Sergrim Road, liverpool L36 2QD) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 April 2003, p 5
'Bulk Carrier Design'. (Special Report) - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 April 2003, pp 12-13
'Pros and cons of seeing double'. (A number of commercial and technical considerations still need to be addressed if the
double-hull bulker is to be seen as the favoured way forward. Legislators have set out with determination on the road
towards mandatory double-hulling of new bulk carriers of 150 metres length and above. However, although there are
already a significant number of double side-skin bulkers already in service, views vary considerably within the shipping
industry and bulk commodity trades as to the case for a wholesale shift from conventional, single side-skin structures.)
- LLOYD'S LIST, 17 April 2003, p 12
'BV warns about double-hull bias'. (Bureau Veritas (BV) head of marine Bernard Anne has added his voice to concerns
about the upcoming mandatory double hulls for bulk-carrier newbuildings. Earlier this year Det Norske Veritas'
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technical director Tor E Svensen spoke up in favour of quality single-hull bulkers. ) - TRADEWINDS, 2 May 2003, p
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'Double jeopardy - Are double-hulled bulkers any safer?' - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2003, pp 9-12
'Much more than magical - Hidden costs of double hulls' - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2003, p 12
'Carriage of steel coils - Tanktop loadings when carrying steel coils' - SEAWAYS, May 2003, pp 22-23
'Surveying, safety and accident prevention'. (Bimco was represented at the 46th Session of the IMO Subcommittee on
Ship Design and Equipment, held from 10-19 March 2003) - BIMCO BULLETIN, April 2003, pp 12-16
'Bureau Veritas gets to the bottom of bulk carrier standards'. (Bureau Veritas will shortly publish a new set of Guidelines
for Bulk Carriers, aimed at helping owners to decide on structural configuration and assist them in negotiations with
yards. The new rules are being developed to build on BV's experience with bulk carrier structures, and extensive
consultation with industry, both yards and owners, "to help clear up the current confusion over standards", says BV.) -
LLOYD'S LIST, 7 May 2003, p 13
'Comment: Double the odds?'. (New regulations making double hulls mandatory for bulk carriers are the culmination of
a concerted effort to improve safety but there is concern about their interpretation) - SHIPPING WORLD AND
SHIPBUILDER, April 2003, p 5
'Yards accused of exaggerating cost of new rules'. (Asian shipbuilders facing new class and International Maritime
Organisation bulk carrier design rules intended to enhance safety are exaggerating cost implications in a bid to extend
the life of existing ship types, Det Norske Veritas has claimed. DNV senior vice-president Hans Viig said shipbuilders
had suggested that adopting unified rules on design loading conditions, plus mandatory double side skins and reinforced
holds, could add 3 per cent-5 per cent to a vessel's price.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 May 2003, p 3
'Comment: Double-skin bulkers: paradise or problem?' - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, May 2003, p 3
'IACS and industry join forces for more transparent bulker design'. (Between 2001 and 2003, the Council of the IACS
took a major step towards increased transparency in the design of bulk carriers. The Council adopted a new Unified
Requirement for bulk carrier harmonised Class notations and design loading conditions. These measures, recently
finalised, form part of a much wider IACS programme relating to strength issues and the safe operation of this vessel
type (both in the case of newbuildings and existing ships)) - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, May 2003, p 46
'Upgrading existing bulkers'. (In December 2002, at its 76th session, IMO's Maritime Safety Committee adopted
amendments to Solas Chapter XII and also agreed to a number of recommendations to further improve bulk carrier
safety) - SAFETY AT SEA, April 2003, pp 18-19
'Editorial: Volunteers or pressed?'. (There is an argument which is probably as old as shipping itself which has raised its
head again this week. It is all to do with the difference between "recommendations" and "regulation" and whether
technical advances can be implemented by willing volunteers, or reluctantly must be made mandatory and put into
effect by pressed men.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 May 2003, p 7
'Port Kembla pursues collision damages'. (After several months of speculation and rumour, Port Kembla (Australia)
Coal Terminal's insurer has confirmed that the terminal is engaged in legal proceedings against Braverus Maritime of the
Marshall Islands, the owner of the bulk carrier SA Fortius, which collided with a Port Kembla berth and shiploader last
year. Port Kembla Port Corp has also launched a cross-claim against the ship's owner, and it is possible that other
claims and/or counter-claims by the owner may be involved.) - FAIRPLAY, 15 May 2003, p 7
'IMO juggles demands for ship safety and security'. (The need to satisfy a wide range of top priority safety issues will
be foremost in the minds of International Maritime Organisation delegates at the start of their eight-day meeting in
London today. Speaking to Lloyd's List, Rear Admiral Thimio Mitropoulos, IMO assistant secretary general and
maritime safety director, said that the heavy workload of the Maritime Safety Committee will mean that "many priorities
will be dealt with and given equal attention". New items on the agenda concerning the safety of passenger ships and
bulk carriers include, respectively, a correspondence group's search and rescue report with 35 "substantive
recommendations" and a formal safety assessment study of smaller bulk carriers.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 May 2003, p 3
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'Structural failure not an issue in 2002 losses of five bulkers'. (No bulk carrier losses in 2002 were attributable to
structural failure, capsize or a loading/unloading activity, the dry cargo owners' organisation Intercargo has reported. In
its annual report on bulk carrier casualties to ships of more than 10,000 dwt, the organisation notes that five bulk
carriers were lost during the year, one more than were lost in 2001. Two significant casualties, described as "near
misses" were that of the Nasia, detained with serious structural deterioration in Rotterdam, and the Lake Carling, which
was given a safe refuge in Canadian waters after experiencing a major side shell fracture while at sea.) - LLOYD'S
LIST, 29 May 2003, p 3
'Rules reducing bulker casualties'. (The number of seafarers and bulkers lost at sea is continuing to fall while the
average age of the ships sinking is rising, according to bulk shipowners' association Intercargo. The association says
the introduction of new bulker-safety rulings from 1996 to 1999 is starting to have a major impact, adding that it sees
no reason why these trends should not continue. Intercargo said: "This current round of rule-making at the IMO and
IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) can only reinforce the improving situation for bulk carriers
and their crews," ) - TRADEWINDS, 30 May 2003, p 10
'Safety assessments "cut bulker risk 75 per cent"'. (Bulk carriers "remain the most heavily stressed ships at sea", but
formal safety assessment has brought a crucial breakthrough. By promoting implementation of "risk control based on
sound technical evidence and cost benefit analysis", formal safety assessment will make a total risk reduction of 75
achievable for new ships. These were the main conclusions of John Riding, UK manager of an international
collaborative study of bulk carrier safety that has resulted in 16 International Maritime Organisation recommendations
for additional regulation.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 June 2003, p 3
'General cargoships and small bulker next in line for IMO safety probe'. (Safety risks to general cargoships and smaller
bulk carriers deserve greater attention in International Maritime Organisation regulations, concluded the IMO bulk
carrier working group. The decision has prompted the maritime safety committee to include the two vessel types in the
work programme over the next two years. Accidents to general cargo vessels amount to 90 ships and 170 lives lost
every year, according to casualty data provided by the Royal Institute of Naval Architects.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 June
2003, p 3
'Opinion: Bulker sinking raises the flag'. (It is ironic that the sinking of the 70,000-dwt Fu Shan Hai (built 1995) came
just as the UK was arguing at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that more action should be taken to
improve the structural integrity of existing bulk carriers. An underwater survey of the wreck has revealed that the ship
was holed in the No 3 cargo hold by the small, 380-teu containership Gydnia (built 2000). Presently only the bulkhead
in No 1 holds in existing bulk carriers have been strengthened to survive flooding. But the UK's contention has always
been that all the bulkheads should have sufficient strength to survive flooding in every hold. And that criteria is even a
stipulation in the Load Line Convention. ) - TRADEWINDS, 6 June 2003, p 2
'Editorial: Knives and butter'. (The loss in the Baltic last week of the Chinese bulker Fu Shan Hai, while the Maritime
Safety Committee coincidentally was debating issues of bulker safety, was an unfortunate occurrence, which on a
number of grounds should not have happened. The bulker was a sizeable ship, while the containership which acted like
a tin-opener was but a small feeder. The bulker was filled with fertiliser, a volumetric cargo which, one might have
thought, would have taken rather longer to admit water than if the ship had been loaded with iron ore.) - LLOYD'S
LIST, 11 June 2003, p 7
'Tougher bulker rules "diluted"'. (The great bulk carrier debate at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has
come to an end with a final decision to ban alternate-hold loading on some bulk carriers. The Maritime Safety Council
(MSC) resolved at last week's meeting that bulk carriers that do not comply with the structural conditions laid out in the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) will not be allowed to load cargo by the alternate-hold
method. ) - TRADEWINDS, 13 June 2003, p 38
'Double trouble'. (Large bulk carriers will soon have to be double hulled but crucial details remain to be decided) -
SEATRADE, May/June 2003, pp 19-21
'New bulker rules go live on 1 July'. (An International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) council meeting
last week agreed that the introduction of new unified rules for the construction of bulk carriers will come into force
from 1 July. The new rules, named Unified Requirement (UR) S25, S11 and S17, set the standard for bulker design and
loading criteria. ) - TRADEWINDS, 20 June 2003, p 38
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'Multiple measures set for discussion, adoption, implementation at MSC'. (The 77th meeting of the IMO's MSC is
addressing a host of safety-related topics at its 28 May-6 June 2003 meeting in London) - OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE
REPORT, 29 May 2003, pp 1-3
'Class societies rooting for new bulk carrier safety rule'. (Classification societies believe the latest unified rules for bulk
carriers will help stem the trend toward optimisation in shipbuilding design. The new International Association of
Classification Societies (IACS) URS25 requirement is set to add 5 to the steel in bulk-carrier hulls and for the first time
set a minimum standard for loading conditions. ) - TRADEWINDS, 27 June 2003, p 39
'Lloyd's start coating tank'. (Lloyd's Register maritime boss Alan Gavin says he wants to open dialogue with owners
about new coatings and inspection rules for tankers and bulkers. In a letter to shipowners' associations reporting on the
International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) council meeting earlier this month, Gavin said mandatory
coatings for cargo oil tanks had been discussed. ) - TRADEWINDS, 27 June 2003, p 39
'Market Forecast'. (Special Report) - FAIRPLAY, 3 July 2003, pp 29-49
'Owners rush to beat safety rule'. (The prospect of paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars for extra safety
features for bulkers ordered after 1 July has led yards to sign an unprecedented number of contracts in June. Japanese
trading houses and owners with letters of intent at yards for operators such as Zodiac, Mitsui OSK Lines, Yasa
Shipping and JJ Ugland have signed deals before the deadline (See pages 8, 10 and 12). One Tokyo broker described
June as "the best month ever for bulker orders". ) - TRADEWINDS, 4 July 2003, p 3
'Class NK gives bulk loophole'. (Shipowners can still order bulk carriers without complying with the new International
Association of Classification Societies (IACS) URS25 harmonised rules if they class their newbuildings ClassNK this
year. The classification society was the only IACS member not to make URS25 compulsory from 1 July when the
matter was discussed at a council meeting last month. ) - TRADEWINDS, 4 July 2003, p 3
'Greek professionals speak out against double hulls for bulkers'. (Prominent Greek naval architects and marine engineers
have voiced strong objections and reservations to the mandatory provision of double hulls for new bulk carriers, citing
safety and technical reasons. In a paper published through the professional body, the Piraeus-based Marine Technical
Managers Association, they emphasise that their concern stems from purely technical reservations "without agendas for
commercial matters".) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 July 2003, p 5
'Editorial: Strong views on weak ships'. (Radical changes to any tried and tested ship design are always hedged around
with hazard and uncertainty. It is one reason why the marine industry is naturally cautious and conservative, which
ought to be regarded as positive attributes rather than cause for condemnation. It is not that innovation is feared. It is
just that, in the professional memory of every naval architect and plenty of mariners and marine engineers, there are to
be found instances of innovative ships which brought only grief to their owners.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 July 2003, p 7
'Making bulkers better by design'. (Bulk carriers have high risk profile - the risk for crews is five times higher than on
tankers - but efforts over recent years by IACS, IMO, and the major class societies to refine designs and operating
procedures, and to tighten the regulatory regime, are now beginning to paying dividends) - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT,
July/August 2003, p 8
'Bureau Veritas expresses concerns over rush to double hulls'. (While presenting its annual results for the 2002-2003
financial year, BV has announced that it will shortly publish a set of guidelines for bulk carrier construction) - SAFETY
AT SEA, June 2003, p 29
'The Forum debate'. (The debate over the adoption of double hulls for tankers and bulk carriers continues apace though
it seems more and more people in the industry have increasing reservations about this approach to reducing accidents
and pollution) - SAFETY AT SEA, July 2003, pp 14-15
'IACS and ship safety'. (Classification societies and especially their expanding auditing and advisoty services have come
in for some criticism in the pages of Seaways recently. Here, in his keynote speech to the 2003 Command seminar,
IACS Chairman Alan Gavin makes the case for the unique expertise and knowledge that class can contribute in the
quest for high standards of ship safety) - SEAWAYS, August 2003, pp 6-8
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'Water ingress detection for bulk carriers'. (Bulk carrier operators tasked with fitting water ingress detection systems on
their vessels in compliance with Solas regulation XII/12, can finally start to progress their procurement plans after the
IMO recently defined a firm performance standard for this equipment) - SHIPPING WORLD
SHIPBUILDER, June 2003, pp 54-55
'Crew rescued as bulker sinks'. (All 21 crew members of a Panamanian flagged bulk carrier Jubilee were rescued after
the 6,000-DWT vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast on July 23. A spokesman for Chahaya Shipping
Trading, the Singapore-based operator/manager of the vessel, said the crew was taken to Kolkata last week and was to
be repatriated. ) - FAIRPLAY, 7 August 2003, p 12
'Footing the bill for owners that cut corners'. (In today's brave new world, responsible shipowners must be wondering
what they have done to deserve the dramatic increase in ship surveys and inspection requirements over the past few
years. No matter how many times people say that these are targeted at substandard operators, blue chip companies
always feel the brunt. The situation will not get easier either. If anything, the amount and scope of ship inspections and
surveys will grow and owners will have to accommodate more demands to satisfy the criteria.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 8
August 2003, p 12
'Efythmiou lashes out at response to Prestige disaster'. (As expected, the Union of Greek Shipowners has given pride of
place in its latest annual report to venting the industry's frustration over Europe's response to the Prestige. In his
preface to the 2002-03 report, circulated this week, owners' president Nicos Efythmiou voiced the organisation's "deep
concern" at the manner in which measures followed the accident, adding that the accelerated phasing out of single hull
tankers amounted to "a confiscation of assets". But, if anything, the Greek owners' leader reserved his harshest
language for the debates about bulk carrier, rather than tanker, safety. ) - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 August 2003, p 3
'ITF helps Cyprus pay for probe of Christopher wreck'. (Cyprus is to commission an underwater expedition to
investigate the wreck of the Christopher, the bulk carrier which sank with the loss of all hands in December 2001.
While the Cypriot government will pick up most of the bill, which is expected to come in at under $1m, the plan will
also receive a six-figure sterling donation from the International Transport Workers' Federation. According to a
spokesman for the country's maritime authorities, a tender has been received from Limassol-based company EDT
Towage, which will be assessed over the next few days. Normally such a process could take months, but procedures
are being accelerated in view of the urgency of the task.) - LLOYD'S LIST, 13 August 2003, p 1
'Greek owners slam new rules'. (The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has slammed recent safety rules on both
tankers and bulkers. A single-side bulker of robust construction would provide an equal, if not higher, levels of safety
than a double-hull ship, says the UGS in its annual report. Measures taken following the Prestige sinking were "hastily
instigated by political expediency and adverse publicity", says UGS president Nicos Efthymiou, who believes the
disaster could have been contained or prevented if the ship had been towed early on to an area of refuge) -
'Brits awake to loose logs on deck'. (Maritime authorities in the UK are becoming increasingly concerned about a spate
of accidents involving bulk carriers with sawn-timber deck cargoes. A series of eight accidents around the UK over a
two-year period has prompted the Marine Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) to urge owners this week to be more
cautious with these cargoes. The accidents all involved bulk carriers carrying sawn timber cargoes loaded on top of
hatch covers from North Russia and the Baltic to the Mediterranean via the UK. ) - TRADEWINDS, 5 September 2003,
p 34
'Focus on bulkers'. (Now that all the commotion has died down over tankers the focus is again on bulk carriers. The
IMO and IACS are bringing in new regulations for implementation such as water ingress alarms in cargo holds and
forward spaces. Later on there are likely to be regulations requiring double side shells on newbuilding larger than 150m)
- THE MOTOR SHIP, October 2003, pp 38-39
'IACS plans global standards for bulkers and tankers by end-2004'. (A new set of global fabrication and safety
standards for bulk carriers and tankers could emerge before the end of next year. Following a tripartite forum of
shipowners, shipbuilders and class in Seoul last week, International Association of Classification Societies chairman
Ugo Salerno told a Hong Kong Shipowners Association meeting that he was confident that IACS would develop new
common rules for tankers and dry bulk ships by the end of 2004.) - LLOYD'S LIST ISSN s, 8 October 2003, p 1
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'Lender frowns on twin-hull bulkers'. (The commercial life of double-hull bulkers may be shorter and the consequent
additional cost will be borne by shipowners, a shipping banker warns. Sjur Agdestein, managing director of Nedship
Financial Consultants in Greece, has come out strongly against double-hull bulkers, saying that his bank is completely
against them and would prefer the money to be used for thicker steel in single-hull vessels. ) - TRADEWINDS ISSN s,
17 October 2003, p 24
'Associations in race against time to block Solas access requirement'. (Leading flag states will be urged this week to
overturn amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (Solas) which would require new tankers and bulkers to
be designed with so-called 'permanent means of access' to facilitate tank inspection. Industry associations mounting the
campaign yesterday admitted they faced a "race against time" to gather sufficient support from flag administrations to
kill the new requirements, which have been described as "blatantly flawed" and "dangerous". ) - LLOYD'S LIST ISSN
s, 21 October 2003, p 1
'Salerno bullish on achieving new bulker safety standards'. (Ugo Salerno, chairman of the International Association of
Classification Societies and chief executive of Rina, is confident a new set of global fabrication and safety standards for
bulk carriers and tankers can emerge before the end of next year.) - LLOYD'S LIST ISSN s, No.58527, p 1
'Ship life set for a stretch'. (Class societies are ready to agree on a move to require bulk carriers and tankers to be built
stronger to live longer. New common rules from classification societies for tanker and bulker construction will extend
fatigue-life standards significantly . TradeWinds understands that International Association of Classification Societies
(IACS) members are close to settling on a 25-year fatigue-life standard for newbuildings based on North Atlantic
trading, one of the harshest environments for ships. This marks a significant leap up from today's norm of 20 years
based on the less severe worldwide trading pattern.) - TRADEWINS, Vol.14, No.45, 7 November 2003, pp 26-27
'Bulker hangovers'. (Higher newbuilding standards are throwing the weaknesses of today's bulkers into relief.
Campaigners for safer bulk carriers are confident that newbuildings will finally be built to a safer standard with the
adoption of new regulations at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). They even claim shipowners will gain
commercially, pointing to practical advantages of the mandatory double hull for new bulk carriers.) - TRADEWINS,
Vol.14, No.45, 7 November 2003, p 38
'Counting the cost of safer bulk carriers'. (Stiffer safety requirements for new and existing bulk carriers are likely to
cost shipowners more than $1m extra per ship. Bulk-carrier owners earning huge profits on the booming trading market
will be brought back down to earth by shipyard estimates that show they will have to pay more for building and
operating their vessels.) - TRADEWINS, Vol.14, No.45, 7 November 2003, p 39
'Measures to strengthen bulk carriers take effect'. (ABS has updated and re-released its widely used Guide for Ship
Security to reflect clarifications issued by the IMO and the latest US requirements issued by the US Coast Guard
(USCG). ABS was the first classification society to issue guidance on meeting the ship security code and has distributed
thousands of the first edition of the Ship Security Guide in response to industry demands.) - LLOYD'S LIST,
No.58532, 12 November 2003, p 10
'Greece launches bid to change "dangerous" bulker access rule'. "Greece has tabled amendments to proposed changes
to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention which it believes resolve concerns over new permanent means of access
requirements being dangerous. Captain Alex Carcantzos of the Greek ministry of merchant marine said he believed the
Greek amendments were a "great improvement" on changes already tabled relating to new tankers and bulk carriers
having permanent means of access to make tank and hold inspections easier. The Solas changes, which are due to
come into force in 2005, have been strongly criticised by a number of industry bodies as being dangerous" - LLOYD'S
LIST, 17 November 2003 (No.58535) , p 1
'Structural weakness claims bulker'. "New regulations to improve the structural strength of bulk carriers came too late
for the 26,700-dwt Svyatoy Panteleymon (built 1977). The vessel grounded in the Bosporus in stormy weather on
Monday evening at 23:00 and snapped in half two hours later. Its crew of 24 were all rescued." - TRADEWINDS, 14
November 2003 (Vol.14, No.46) , p 43
'Market Forecast'. "Special Report" - FAIRPLAY, 1 January 2004 (Vol.350, No.6257) , pp 14-49
'BV nod for double hull plans'. "Bureau Veritas has given preliminary approval to three designs for double-hull bulk
carriers that are expected to meet future revisions to IACS and IMO regulations. The designs, two for capesizes and
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one for a panamax bulk carrier, will all give consideration to the anticipated revisions to IACS UR S17 (longitudinal
strength), S18 (transverse bulkheads) and S20 (double-bottom)." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 January 2004 (No.58570) , p 16
'Double-hulled bulkers - trouble ahead?'. "The issue of double hulls for dry bulk carriers continues to produce strong
feelings. The Greek Marine Technical Managers' Association (Martecma), has expressed strong reservations about the
proposed mandatory provision of double hull for bulkers of more than 150 metres in length" - BIMCO BULLETIN,
December 2004 (Vol.98, No.6) , pp 50-51
'Bulkers to gain definition'. "The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is set to come up with a brand new
definition of a bulk carrier. A design and equipment subcommittee meeting planned for March and headed by Japan has
been tasked with answering the seemingly straightforward question, What is a bulk carrier? The new definition is
needed to identify which vessels should be covered by the new enhanced structural rules for bulk carriers that are set to
be approved this year." - TRADEWINDS, 16 January 2004 (Vol.15, No.3) , p 39
'Date set for inquiry into capsize of Rocknes'. "NORWEGIAN authorities have called an initial court inquiry in Bergen
on Monday to investigate why the specialist bulk carrier Rocknes capsized earlier this week with the loss of 18 lives.
Bergen's court has set aside two days for the hearing to set down the facts that led to the 26,000 dwt bulker/stone layer
up-turning at dusk on Monday in a fjord near the west Norwegian port city.
District police yesterday also confirmed that the body of a fourth crewman was found by a miniature submarine in 50
metres of water near the bulker wreck, which leaves 14 seafarers missing and presumed dead" - LLOYD'S LIST, 23
January 2004 (No. 58,580) , p 3
'Search for 19 crew of capsized bulker'. "NORWEGIAN coast guards were searching for 19 missing crew as Lloyd's
List went to press yesterday after a German-owned bulk carrier capsized off Bergen, writes Jerry Frank. More than 15
vessels searched for survivors after answering a mayday call at 1630 hrs as the 2001-built Rocknes went down near
Vatlestraumen, West Norway " - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 January 2004 (No. 58,577) , p. 1
'Strong currents delay search of Rocknes'. "DIVERS yesterday delayed their search of the capsized Rocknes off Bergen
as salvors pumped air to stabilise the wreck and strong currents continued to make underwater inspection hazardous.
Salvage teams filled ballast tanks of the capsized 26,000 dwt specialist bulk carrier with more air to keep it afloat and
tethered to the fjord shoreline. Four specialist Smit salvage divers waiting to go into the up-turned vessel will be joined
by a team of 10 fire department divers tasked with the search for 15 entombed crew members." - LLOYD'S LIST, 22
January 2004 (No. 58,579) , p. 3
'Rocknes capsized after cargo moved'. "DOOMED bulk carrier Rocknes listed heavily after its gravel cargo shifted
during a turn and failed to right itself before it capsized, taking the lives of 18 seafarers, it emerged in a Norwegian
court. Norwegian pilot Vermund Halhjem told a packed hearing in Bergen that he felt the 26,000 dwt offshore stone
layer shake twice followed by a large vibration that indicated the vessel had hit rocks or shoals." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28
January 2004 (No. 58,583) , p. 2
'Rocknes death toll set to rise as rescue operation is called off'. "Fifteen crew members still missing in freezing fjord as
mystery surrounds cause of worst accident for Jebsen since 1945. THE death toll from the capsize of the specialist
bulk carrier Rocknes looked certain to rise to 18 last night after emergency teams abandoned their search for the
missing crew in the freezing fjord near Bergen. Rescue teams had worked around the clock to find survivors among 15
crew members who were unaccounted for since the 26,000 dwt vessel overturned on Monday at about 1630 hrs." -
LLOYD'S LIST, 21 January 2004 (No. 58,578) , p. 1
'Inquiry faces mystery of bulker capsize'. "NORWEGIAN authorities are poised to launch an inquiry to find out why the
three-year-old bulk carrier Rocknes capsized on Monday in shallow water off Bergen. Dutch salvage expert Smit is also
waiting for the ship to be moved to a nearby port before its diving team can enter the upturned hull. Mystery surrounds
the reason why the ship capsized only a year after it was converted into a state-of-the-art subsea stone and gravel
discharge bulker for the undersea pipelines connecting oil platforms." - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 January 2004 (No. 58,578)
, p. 3
'Rocknes towed by "funeral procession" tugs'. "THE capsized specialist stone carrier Rocknes was slowly towed to a
salvage base yesterday by tugs with their flags at half mast in remembrance of the 18 dead crewmen believed to be
trapped in the overturned hull, AP reports. "We are part of a funeral procession," said Ole Arvesen, spokesman for the
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Norwegian government's Coastal Service. "That is why all the ships involved are at half-staff." - LLOYD'S LIST, 29
January 2004 (No. 58,584) , p. 3
'Look to Norway for probe model'. "The Norwegian Maritime Directorate should be applauded for the speed and
transparency with which it conducted its investigation into the Rocknes disaster, which claimed 18 seafarers' lives." -
TRADEWINDS, 30 January 2004 (Vol. 15/No. 5) , p. 2
'Inquiry into "Rocknes" sinking heard in Bergen'. "A picture is slowly emerging of how an unfortunate chain of events
tragically combined to suddenly sink the 26,000-dwt bulk carrier Rocknes (built 2001) with the loss of 18 lives last
week. A Bergen inquiry heard that the factors that contributed towards the accident appear to have started when a stone
cargo was loaded at Eikefet in Bergen on Monday 19 January." - TRADEWINDS, 30 January 2004 (Vol. 15/No. 5) , p.
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'Families mourn victims of Rocknes tragedy'. "About 30 relatives of Filipino crewmen killed when their freighter
capsized braved the cold of the Norwegian winter to join a shipboard memorial service at the accident site, reports AP.
Eighteen of 30 crew members died when the stone carrier Rocknes ran aground and capsized in a western Norwegian
inlet last week. Most of the crew were from the Philippines.
" - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 February 2004 (No. 58,586) , p. 6
'IMO gets tough on safety'. "Efthimios Mitropoulos underlines the IMO's commitment to protecting the lives of
seafarers at sea" - LLOYD'S LIST SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, p. 3
'Getting to grips... at long last'. "For more than two decades the bulk carrier safety record had too many stains on it to
be proud of, but now improved casualty statistics and spate of new measures indicate that the problems are being
seriously addressed" - LLOYD'S LIST SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, pp 5-6
'An industry divided'. "Even more than for tanker double-hull a decade ago, perceived pros and cons of the concept
have sparked passionate debate in the bulk carrier sector" - LLOYD'S LIST SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, pp 9-10
'IMO calls for structural changes'. "Alex Johnston of Lloyd's Register looks at the perceived structural problems with
bulk carriers built in the mid-1980s that led to the evolution of the double-hull concept" - LLOYD'S LIST
SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, pp 13-15
'Not just a matter of double-hulls'. "As a major operator with a reputation for quality, Anangel has strong views on bulk
carrier safety - and the numerous factors that must come together to achieve this goal" - LLOYD'S LIST
'Making bulk carriers safer'. "Robert Somorville of ABS explores some of the technical aspects of the IACS' new
requirements regarding bulk carriers" - LLOYD'S LIST SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, pp 23-24
'Building in a rules vacuum'. "Hugh O'Mahony looks at how market considerations require shipyards and class to
second-guess the design requirements of the future" - LLOYD'S LIST SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, pp 27-28
'Initial tests give positive response'. "Christian Strobel of Det norske Veritas looks at double-hull designs through the
years and assesses the operational and safety experiences of those vessels actually built" - LLOYD'S LIST
'Progress in loss prevention'. "Michael Grey attempts to unearth the causes of the alarming trend for bulk carriers
casualties in the 1980s and early 1990s" - LLOYD'S LIST SUPPLEMENT, January 2004, pp 32-33
'Stability, load lines and fishing vessel safety at IMO'. "The IMO Sub-Committee on Stability, Load Lines and Fishing
Vessels Safety (SFL) met for its 46th session in London from 8-12 September 2003. Delegates from BIMCO
participated together with 53 Member Governments and 12 non-governmental organizations and UN agencies" -
BIMCO BULLETIN, October 2003 (Vol. 98/No. 5) , p. 9
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'Dangerous goods, solid cargoes and containers at IMO'. "BIMCO representatives attended the 8th session of the
International Maritime Organization's Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC 8) held
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from 22 - 26 September 2003 at IMO's London headquarters" - BIMCO BULLETIN, October 2003 (Vol. 98/No. 5) ,
pp 10-12
'Two more bodies found in Rocknes'. "DIVERS have located the bodies of a further two seafarers locked inside the
wreck of the Norwegian specialist bulk carrier the Rocknes that capsized a fortnight ago in a freezing fjord off Bergen.
Local fire rescue divers discovered the bodies mid-afternoon on the second day of their investigation of the interior of
the 26,000 dwt Jebsen-owned vessel now towed to shelter." - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 February 2004 (No. 58,589) , p. 6
'Swift "Rocknes" inquiry still has week to go' - TRADEWINDS, 6 February 2004 (Vol. 15/No. 6) , p. 38
'Rocknes crew still missing'. "16 crew members of the Rocknes, which capsized in Norway, were still missing" -
FAIRPLAY , 22 January 2004 (Vol. 350/Issue 6260) , p. 4
SEGRETAIN, J-F - 'Evolutions techniques récentes concernant la sécurité des vraquiers'. "Au cours des années
récentes, les pertes de vraquiers ont poussé les societés de classification et l'OMI à édicter de nouvelles règles pour la
conception et l'inspection périodique de ces navires" - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 14 November 2003
(No. 4378) , pp 21-22
'IFAW responds to oil spill in Norway'. "IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) has begun
a wildlife rescue operation at an oil spill caused by the capsizing of the bulk carrier Rocknes off the coast of Bergen,
Norway" - OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 5 February 2004 (Vol. 27/No. 5) , p. 1-2
'Bulk carriers - Safe loading and unloading: whose rules apply?' - SEAWAYS, February 2004, p 14
‘Old bulkers face significant bills as new rules take effect. SHIP REPAIR JOURNAL, Vol. 1/Issue 6, February/March
2004, pp 25-27
'IMO meeting stalls on double hull bulker debate'. "An attempt by shipping industry representatives to question whether
new dry bulk carriers should be double hull by international law has been ruled out of court by the International
Maritime Organization's Ship Design and Equipment subcommittee, but Greece has served notice that it plans to reopen
the entire debate on bulk carrier construction. The International Chamber of Shipping yesterday introduced a paper to
the subcommittee suggesting that the Maritime Safety Committee's provisional decision to make double hulls mandatory
for all new bulk carriers of more than 150 m in length had been taken prematurely." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 February
2004 (No.58604) , p 3
'Industry concerns not discussed at subcommittee'. "Industry concerns about the requirement for double hulls for new
bulk carriers have not been discussed at this week's IMO meeting of the ship design and equipment subcommittee. The
meeting is considering details of double side skin construction for bulk carriers of more than 150 m in length which the
Maritime Safety Committee last year elected to mandate." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 February 2004 (No.58604) , p 3
'Editorial: Fit for purpose'. "In a full agenda for the current meeting of the International Maritime Organization's
subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment, two important items leap off the page. First, the question of whether
new bulk carriers require to be double-hulled is one where the committee needs to exercise some caution and no small
amount of wisdom. Because there are convincing arguments both for and against the issue of a second skin for these
maritime workhorses." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 February 2004 (No.58604) , p 7
'IMO has legal means to tackle tricky Solas amendment'. "Rejection of convention's requirement for permanent means
of access to a ship's internal structures can be overcome. The International Maritime Organization can resolve the
awkward legal issue created by the proposed last-minute rejection of the currently applicable Safety Of Life At Sea
Convention amendments concerning permanent means of access to ships' internal structures. The amendments will
enter into force on July 1 for new oil tankers (500gt and over) and bulk carriers (20,000 gt and over) constructed on or
after January 1, 2005." - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 March 2004 (No.58607) , p 3
'Six missing off Colombia as bulker sinks after blast'. "Six seafarers were still missing off the coast of Colombia
yesterday following the sinking of the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, Ythan, at the weekend. An explosion in one
of the cargo holds of the 35,310 dwt ship has been identified by surviving crew members as the cause of the sinking.
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The Colombian coast guard continues to search for survivors but there is little hope of finding the six remaining crew,
including the master." - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 March 2004 (No.58609) , p 1
'IMO ready to adopt additional bulk carrier safety measures'. "Additional bulk carrier safety measures are on track for
formal adoption by the International Maritime Organization later this year and subsequent entry into force on July 1,
2006. New draft amendments to Chapter XII of the International Safety Of Life At Sea Convention gained general
consensus in the IMO ship design and equipment sub-committee at the end of "the most intensive working week ever"
of the bulk carrier working group, according to an IMO source." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 March 2004 (No.58611) , p 3
'Letter: Single or double hull - that is the question for bulk carrier industry'. "SIR, The question of the double-sided bulk
carrier has become another divisive issue which confronts the international shipping community today. The reason for
the debate stems from the appalling losses in seafarers lives during the past decades starting with the disappearance
with all on board, of the 3-year old bulk carrier Bolivar Maru in January 1969, in the North Western Pacific. Andrew G
Spyrou" - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 March 2004 (No.58613) , p 6
'Opinion: Double hulls past point of no return'. "The Greek government and shipowner lobby groups are desperate to
stop the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from mandating double hulls for bulk-carrier newbuildings. An
independent report has been commissioned by Greece (see story page 54) that challenges the findings of a formal safety
assessment recommending the double hull as the best protection from side-shell failure and water ingress. The
recommendation was approved by the IMO in December 2002." - TRADEWINDS, 12 March 2004 (Vol.15, No.11) , p
2
'Bulker safety sceptics die hard'. "Greece has commissioned a new report that rubbishes the UK Maritime and
Coastguard Agency´s influential three-year study of bulk-carrier safety. The 250 pages of research produced by
Scotland´s Strathclyde University form part of a Greek-led attempt to block mandatory double hulls. The International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) has followed UK recommendations to mandate double hulls for bulker newbuildings" -
TRADEWINDS, 12 March 2004 (Vol.15, No.11) , p 54
'Improving bulk carrier safety with electronic logbooks' - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, March 2004, pp 36-37
'Water ingress monitoring for bulk carriers'. "The Unitor water ingress monitoring system is a monitoring system for
bulk carrier cargo hold and strategic void spaces forward of the collision bulkhead. This unit monitors water levels and
provide warning at two levels in the cargo holds" - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, March 2004, p 56
'IACS teams working on design rule frameworks "on schedule"'. "The two International Association of Classification
Societies teams working on new common rules for tanker and bulker design are on schedule to complete the new
frameworks by the end of the year, with their introduction into the market tentatively pencilled in for July 1, 2005." -
LLOYD'S LIST, 30 March 2004 (No.58627) , p 6
'Double-or-quits bid to change the deck on bulker hulls'. "A last-ditch effort to revisit making double hulls mandatory
for future dry bulk carriers longer than 150 m is gathering momentum, as Alexander D Carcantzos, of the Hellenic
Ministry of Mercantile Marine, explains to Hugh O'Mahony" - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 March 2004 (No.58627) , p 7
'Cost per fatality averted: a mind-boggling $130m'. "The European Union's yardstick for road safety risk control
measures is around $1m. In dealing with the bulk carrier safety issue, the International Maritime Organization tacitly
agreed a far more generous $3m per fatality averted. However, the new analysis from Strathclyde University suggests
that if IMO heads down the mandatory double-skin route, it will be sanctioning an unprecedented level of cost per
fatality averted." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 March 2004 (No.58627) , p 7
'IMO Design and Equipment Sub-committee meeting, 47th Session, 25 February- 5 March 2004' - BIMCO BULLETIN,
April 2004 (Vol.99, No.2) , pp 16-17,19
'Editorial: are two always better than one?'. "The International Maritime Organization's upcoming Maritime Safety
Committee meeting in May looks like being a lively place, as the issue of double-side skins for bulk carriers, which
many had thought done and dusted, is disinterred." - LLOYD's LIST, 2 April 2004 (No.58630) , p 5
'EC raspberry for six members'. "The European Commission (EC) has put six European Union (EU) member states on
notice that they face legal action over failing to implement maritime legislation. Finland, Italy, Belgium, France, the
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Netherlands and Austria have failed to adopt EU legislation on bulker safety. The official warning is the Commission's
last step before a formal complaint to the Court of Justice" - TRADEWINDS, 2 April 2004 (Vol.15, No.14) , p 35
'Second thoughts demanded on access and bulker hulls'. "Two current proposals, which are in the process of becoming
internationally accepted at the IMO, are causing considerable concern among ship operators. The provision for
requiring permanent means of access to the internals of bulk carriers and tankers, has caused great concern, while the
provisional agreement by members of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee to mandate double-hulled construction for
bulk carriers over 150 m in length has provoked a growing furore among owners and operators of this class of ship" -
LLOYD'S LIST MARITIME ASIA, Spring 2004, p 55
'Greeks bucking IMO hull decision'. "The UK says a Greek challenge may derail the IMO's double-hull bulk-carrier
plans. The UK is warning that the decision-making process at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) could be
thrown into crisis if the Greek government blocks an earlier ruling to make double hulls mandatory for bulk carriers." -
TRADEWINDS, 8 April 2004 (Vol.15, No.15) , p 38
'Letter: Greek experience should be taken seriously'. "Sir, I refer to the front page article and editorial comment on
mandatory double-hull bulk carrier requirements, (Lloyd's List, April 2). You presume a "rivalry" between the UK and
Greece on this issue and report that the UK has submitted a paper to IMO which "rubbishes" the position put forward
by the Greek government in its recent submissions MSC 78/INF.6 and MSC 78/5/1. Nicos D Efthymiou, President
Union of Greek Shipowners" - LLOYD'S LIST, 14 April 2004 (No.58636) , p 7
'Scots seek Numast support over danger ships'. "Following Numast's strong reaction to the Salvage Association's
annual report highlighting the discovery of hull cracks in tankers only 10 years old, the seafarers' union is to be asked to
join a campaign against the threat posed to Scotland's High-lands and Islands by dangerous shipping." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 15 April 2004 (58637) , p 5
'Unidentified floating object said to have cracked bulker'. "A crack in the hull of the 158,000-dwt capesize bulk carrier
CSK Tribute (built 1991) may have been caused by a collision with an unidentified object. Greek salvage company
Tsaviliris, which towed the Tai Chong Cheang-managed vessel from anchorage off southern Mozambique to a repair
yard in Nacala, says it was told the damage was "allegedly due to collision with a floating object". Cracks had earlier
been attributed to an inherent structural weakness in bulkers of that vintage." - TRADEWINDS, 16 April 2004 (Vol.15,
No.16) , p 34
'Scantlings rules herald new era within IACS says policy head'. "Class competition on newbuilding scantlings will no
longer be possible under newly drafted, unified rules and procedures, according to Mario Dogliani, chairman of the
general policy group of the International Association of Classification Societies. Addressing the Royal Institution of
Naval Architects in London, Mr Dogliani said that the new IACS common rules for uniform structural scantlings of
tankers and bulk carriers "create a level playing field" with far-reaching implications for the IACS organisation." -
LLOYD'S LIST, 4 May 2004 (No.58650) , p 3
'"Africa" turning single-hull tide'. "The stricken Cape Africa is tipping the IMO's scales on its way down. The 149,000-
dwt Cape Africa (built 1991) accident has added fuel to a heated debate between the Greek and UK maritime authorities
over double hulls for bulk carriers. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) could mandate double hulls for
newbuildings next week." - TRADEWINDS, 7 May 2004 (Vol.15, No.19) , p 38
'Young tanker steel rife with cracks'. "Tankers and bulk carriers built in the last two decades are continually blighted by
cracking in areas of high-tensile steel, say surveyors. TradeWinds has been sent photographs of young, Korean-built
VLCCs and suezmax tankers spotted with potentially hazardous fatigue cracks. All the vessels are classed by top IACS
classification societies. The photos all date from the last six months, even though classification societies have been
aware of the problem since the early 1990s." - TRADEWINDS, 7 May 2004 (Vol.15, No.19) , p 38
'Bimco plea for IMO rethink on mandatory hull for bulkers'. "The largest of the shipping organisations, BIMCO, has
urged the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee not to make double hulls for dry bulk
carriers mandatory as it meets in London this week. The shipping organisation has reached this conclusion after
extensive internal discussions within its committee structure at which it has attempted to reach, a factual and unbiased
assessment of the proposed mandate." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 May 2004 (No.58656) , p 1
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'Editorial: a shot across the bows'. "It is a testament to the importance placed on the International Maritime
Organization's Maritime Safety Committee that so many industry bodies are willing to put out their stalls on issues of
some gravity. The two issues raised in today's edition amount to nothing less than a shot across the bows of IMO
nations before they go ahead and set their ideas in stone." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 May 2004 (No.58656) , p 5
'Embiricos warns of hidden peril in double hull bulkers'. "A leading Greek shipping figure has warned of the "very real
dangers" of double-hull bulk carrier construction as the question of mandatory double hulls is deliberated by the
Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization this week. Epaminondas Embiricos, chairman of
the London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee, underlined the gravity of the issue before the MSC "if the
bulk carriers of the future were to be built to a faulty design"." - LLOYD'S LIST, 13 May 2004 (No.58657) , p 5
'British IMO team rejects bulker double hull critics'. "A rebuttal of plans to block making post-2007 bulkers double
skinned emerged yesterday as the British delegation to the International Maritime Organisation questioned criticisms
levelled at the formal safety assessments that prompted the decision. An extended debate over security ensured that the
simmering bulker row would have to wait. However, Simon Milne, Maritime and Coastguard Agency head of shipping
safety branch, told Lloyd's List that a Greek ministry of mercantile marine-fostered bid to reverse IMO thinking resulted
from looking at things entirely from a shipowner's viewpoint." - LLOYD'S LIST, 14 May 2004 (No.58658) , p 1
'Opinion: Toughest test still ahead for the IMO'. "Efthimios Mitropoulos's promise to make the International Maritime
Organisation (IMO) more proactive will face its toughest test so far at crucial safety meeting this week. The Maritime
Safety Committee (MSC) sits over two weeks and is under pressure to come up with some much needed solutions,
particularly on the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS) issue." - TRADEWINDS, 14 May 2004 (Vol.15.
No 20) , p 2
'Fewer bulker losses in 2003'. "Delegates assembling for a crucial bulk-carrier safety meeting at the International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) this week will be told that there were no fatalities from bulk-carrier accidents last year.
The figures compiled by dry-bulk shipowner association Intercargo are bound to be used to make the case against new
regulation. Opponents of mandatory double hulls will argue that enhanced surveys and new strength requirements have
had a positive effect on the safety of bulk carriers." - TRADEWINDS, 14 May 2004 (Vol.15. No 20) , p 34
'Countering pollution'. "Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) recovered 605 00t of potential pollutants
during salvage operations in 2003. emergency assistance was provided worldwide for 218 vessels with cargoes and
bunkers threatening pollution, as against 268 ships in 2002" - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, April 2004
(Vol.205, No.4201) , p 4
'All change for class?'. "Class has heeded the call fore change. This means redefinition of the roles of both the IACS
and the IMO" - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, April 2004 (Vol.205, No.4201) , pp 20-24
'IMO in U-turn over double-hull bulkers'. "The International Maritime Organization threw itself into reverse gear on dry
bulkers, ditching plans to make double side skins mandatory from 2007. The dramatic U-turn followed an intense
session of debate at the Maritime Safety Committee, where opinion was so divided that a show of cards proved
necessary. Available delegates voted by a 32 to 22 majority to scrap the mandatory double-skin provision, with 15
abstentions." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 May 2004 (No.58661) , p 1
'Letter: More professionalism will stem bulk carrier losses'. "Sir, In the early 70s I commanded a bulk carrier of some
30,000 dwt - tiny by today's standards. The introduction of two reduced scantling hulls (with all the associated
maintenance problems) is unlikely to stem the losses and structural failures incurred by vessels of this type unless the
owners and charterers revert to a more professional "modus operandi". Captain C R Kelso" - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 May
2004 (No.58662) , p 3
'Editorial: Diplomatic games and bulker safety'. "On the 'better late than never' principle, it is perfectly legitimate for
regulators to change their minds on key issues once they get their hands on new information. However, the
International Maritime Organization's efforts to use the formal safety assessment as the tool for seamlessly driving new
rules on ship safety have been badly holed, following an abrupt about turn on making double hull bulk carriers
mandatory." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 May 2004 (No.58662) , p 7
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'Harmonised shipbuilding rules ready by year end'. "The harmonised shipbuilding rules that will determine the future
design of tankers and bulkers acceptable to class and underpin the International Maritime Organization's drive towards
goal-based standards will be ready by the end of 2004." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 May 2004 (No.58662) , p 13
'ITF condemns U-turn on double hull bulk carriers' - LLOYD'S LIST, 24 May 2004 (58664) , p 1
'Double-hull ruling gets overturned'. "The IMO member states have dramatically overturned a decision to make double
hulls mandatory for bulker newbuildings after a last-minute appeal by the Greek maritime administration" -
TRADEWINDS, 21 May 2004 (Vol.15, No.21) , p 6
'IACS makes rulemaking bid at IMO'. "Class is mapping out the part it wants to play in regulating shipbuilding.
Classification societies have laid out their ideas for developing future rules to delegates at the International Maritime
Organisation (IMO). The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) told IMO member states this week
that its work on common construction rules for tankers and bulk carriers could provide a template for the process.
IACS chairman Ugo Salerno said his members want to be involved in providing the know-how." - TRADEWINDS, 21
May 2004 (Vol.15, No.21) , p 38
'Editorial: Second thoughts'. "There can be no surprise at the reactions of some to the International Maritime
Organization Maritime Safety Committee decision to "unmandate" the provision of double hulls for new bulk carriers.
Seafarers' and their representative organisations are understandably concerned at the suggestion that existing single-
hulled designs will remain as the most popular configuration for these ships,despite questions as to their survivability." -
LLOYD'S LIST, 25 May 2004 (No.58667) , p 7
'Divisive votes on sensitive matters are IMO's new nightmare'. "Perhaps it is a sign of the times we live in, but all is not
well with the 'spirit of compromise' on which the International Maritime Organization has long prided itself and which
has served it in good stead. In recent months, the organisation's two leading standard-setting bodies - the maritime
safety and marine environment protection committees - have had to resort to voting in order to progress key issues or
to accept, when the dreaded 'show of cards' could be avoided, that individual countries not happy with decisions chose
to reserve their position." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 May 2004 (No.58666) , p 16
'Greece leads the fight'. "Win or lose, Greece's request that IMO "re-examine" the case for double-hull bulkers carries a
great significance" - SEATRADE, May/June 2004, pp 19-23
'Editorial: Second thoughts'. "The vote that sank the proposed International Maritime Organization mandate for double-
side bulk carriers did much more than expose the depth of unresolved differences over a range of technical issues. It
had been the IMO's hope that by using formal safety assessment, decision-making on new measures to improve bulk
carrier safety could be a neat and rational affair, based on the scientifically obtained results of the various formal safety
assessment studies." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 May 2004 (No.58667) , p 7
'Lookout: IMO doubles back - where now for FSA after bulker rules thrown out?'. "Last week, the IMO narrowly
threw out proposals for double hulls to be made mandatory on bulk carriers. While the Greeks celebrate, the IMO will
have to reassess how it makes decisions. There's no doubt about it: the decision to abandon mandatory double-hulls for
bulkers has been a huge blow to the IMO's prestige. It leaves the issue itself in crisis, but more importantly it leaves the
IMO's entire decision-making -process in question" - FAIRPLAY, 27 May 2004 (Vol.351, No.6278) , pp 1-2
'U-turn over double skin threatens FSA'. "A dramatic U-turn by the IMO last week on plans to make double skins on
bulk carriers mandatory by 2007 has been welcomed by industry organisations - but left many questioning the
credibility of the IMO's 'scientific' decision-making. Despite two years of development within the committee and a UK-
led formal safety assessment (FSA) on the issue, the mandatory provisions of new bulker double-skin rules were
rejected following intense debate within the committee." - FAIRPLAY, 27 May 2004 (Vol.351, No.6278) , p 6
'IMO decision is step backwards'. "The United Nations' shipping arm failed to do its job on bulkers. The International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) has made a major blunder by ditching plans to make double hulls mandatory on new
bulkers. Coming as it does within the first six months of a new secretary general, the misstep also sets the group off on
completely the wrong course." - TRADEWINDS, 28 May 2004 (Vol.15, No.22) , p 2
'Double hull retreat forces class to redraft bulker regime'. "Classification societies will be forced to rethink their much-
hyped new unified rules for bulk carriers following last week's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) meeting. The
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IMO's decision not to mandate double-hull bulk carriers has put a wrecking ball through work at the International
Association of Classification Societies (IACS) on improved construction standards." - TRADEWINDS, 28 May 2004
(Vol.15, No.22) , p 34
'Cape Africa fuel removal is completed without incidents'. "After multiple weather-related delays, a Smit salvage team
completed the removal of approximately 1,900 tonnes of bunker fuel from the bulk carrier Cape africa on 14 May" -
OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 20 May 2004 (Vol.27, No.21) , p 2
'Permanent means of access made simpler'. "IMO has had to amend its permanent means of access requirements for
new tankers and bulk carriers even before the provisions have entered into force" - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, June
2004, p 11
'How Greek bulkers defeated hull rule'. "Shipowners delivered a high-tech Trojan horse to the IMO to wrest a U-turn on
the requirement for double hulls on bulk carriers, Petros Aivatzidis discovers. Change would cause more problems than
it solves, their video claims. One in four bulk carriers afloat is Greek. So any change in rules for these ships raises the
alarm in hundreds of shipmanagement offices in Piraeus and Athens. This call to arms resulted in a high-technology
Trojan horse being delivered to the International Maritime Organization to foil its attempt to impose double hulls in the
bulk carrier industry. Greece mustered a 2004 version of launching 1,000 ships against the regulation change, which it
called dangerous and wasteful. The concerted lobbying efforts by the Greek government and shipowners proved
successful when the IMO opted to make a U-turn on the double-hull requirement." - FAIRPLAY, 3 June 2004
(Vol.351, No.6280) , pp 58-61
'New version of SafeHull developed for IACS Common Rules'. "IACS is committed to the introduction of Common
Structural Rules for tankers and bulk carriers that will encourage more robust designs in the future. It is expected that
the new Rules will enter into force in mid-2005, ushering in one of the most fundamental changes in the system of
classification since the inception of self regulation. A draft of the new tanker Rules is scheduled to be released for
industry review in two weeks on June 14." - LLOYD'S LIST, 7 June 2004 (No.58673) , p 8
'ABS addresses some common question about the new Common Rules'. "ABS is a member of the Joint Tanker Project
(JTP), together with DnV and LR, charged with developing new Common Structural Rules for tankers, to be adopted
by IACS. The following discussion with ABS chairman and chief executive Robert D Somerville addresses some of the
more immediate questions raised by the advent of IACS Common Rules, with particular emphasis on those being
developed for tankers." - LLOYD'S LIST, 7 June 2004 (No.58673) , p 8
'Twin-hull bulkers keep their appeal'. "Interest in double-hull bulkers is not reliant on an IMO directive. Far Eastern
shipyards are continuing to market double-hull bulk carriers despite the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)'s
recent turnaround on making the design mandatory." - TRADEWINDS, 4 June 2004 (Vol.15, No.23) , p 5
'Posidonia: Ships "must be built more robustly"'. "The leader of UGS opens his heart to Nigel Lowry about bulker safety
and the British, Brussels and bias in the media." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 June 2004 (No.58675) , p VII
'Class to seek common tanker and bulker rules'. "Leading classification societies will next week embark on a global
consultation campaign with shipowners regarding proposed common structural rules for tankers and bulk carriers. The
draft rules have been developed in the forum of the International Association of Classification Societies, which is
undertaking the presentations in key shipping locations around the world such as London, Tokyo, New York and Hong
Kong." - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 June 2004 (No.58577) , p I
'IACS meets to decide on common rules'. "A STRATEGIC plan on common rules for tankers and bulk carriers is to go
before the International Association of Classification Societies meeting, which opened yesterday in Genoa, with a view
to implementation as a harmonised set of rules on July 1 next year, IACS chairman Ugo Salerno has told Lloyd's List."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 16 June 2004 (No.58,680) , p. 5
'Japanese owners wary'. "Some Japanese shipowners and operators have been complaining about new common
construction rules from classification societies during a presentation in Tokyo and Yokohama last week. The Japan
Shipowners Association voiced its concern that the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), which
developed the rules, should have worked in parallel with a similar project at the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO)." - TRADEWINDS, 25 June 2004 (Vol.15, No.26) , p 35
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'Comment: It's make-your mind-up time'. "The IMO's dramatic volte-face on mandatory double hulls for bulk carriers
has raised serious questions over the credibility of its decision-making process for maritime safety rules" - SAFETY
AT SEA, June 2004 (Vol.38, No.424) , p 11
'Baltic to launch demolition benchmark'. "The Baltic Exchange is to launch an independent benchmark on the demolition
values of bulk carriers and tankers. The exchange's chief executive Jeremy Penn revealed that testing of the data for the
Baltic Demolition Assessments would begin on July 12, with an official launch expected in the autumn." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 5 July 2004 (No.58693) , p 1
'Owner facing 5 per cent extra steel with new rules'. "An unidentified shipowner is taking a gamble by ordering bulkers
based on draft standards that could mean an extra 5 per cent steel. The owner is placing a series order at a Korean yard
under the provisional common rules on bulker construction, which have been drawn up by the International Association
of Classification Societies (IACS)." - TRADEWINDS, 2 July 2004 (Vol.15, No.27) , p 39
'EC takes legal action on members' safety failures'. "The European Commission (EC) is taking court action against
several of its member states and reprimanding others for not falling into line on passengership and bulker safety and for
failing to comply with a series of other measures. The EC says it has decided to lodge a complaint with the Court of
Justice against Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland for failure to respect European Union (EU) maritime
legislation on safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers." - TRADEWINDS, 9 July 2004 (Vol.15, No.28) , p 21
'IMO MSC deliberates; develops plans and recommendations on multiple issues' - OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE
REPORT, 10 June 2004 (Vol.27, No.24) , pp 2-4
'Bulk carrier safety at MSC 78' - BIMCO BULLETIN, June 2004 (Vol.99, No.3) , p 6
'IACS Common Rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers' - BIMCO BULLETIN, June 2004 (Vol.99, No.3) , p 16
'Bulker design talks head for improved rules'. "Initial industry feedback appears positive over common rules proposed
by the International Association of Classification Societies on dry bulker construction, but modifications look likely to
flow from what is an unprecedented external review. Ugo Salerno, the Rina chief executive who gave way as IACS
chairman on June 30 to Bureau Veritas' Bernard Anne, said owners welcomed common rules on tanker and bulker
construction, particularly on scantling thicknesses." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 July 2004 (No.58671) , pp 1,3
'Bulker experience applied to new rules'. "With the largest number of bulk carriers under class of any IACS
classification society, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai has been using its wealth of technical experience to develop IACS common
structural requirements (CSR)." - FAIRPLAY, 15 July 2004 (Vol.351, No.6285) , p 30
'Owner alarm over IACS bulker rules'. "Industry fears are starting to emerge that draft common structural rules for
tankers and bulkers, first presented by the International Association of Classification Societies barely a month ago, may
not be good enough. First to air its concerns publicly is the London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee,
which has praised IACS for entering a dialogue with the industry but questioned whether safety margins embodied in
the proposals are high enough." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 July 2004 (No.58706) , p 1
'Early abandonment of ship cited in IMO guidelines on bulk carriers'. "Urgent guidance stressing the possible need for
immediate abandonment of bulk carriers following early assessment of hull damage has been finalised by the
International Maritime Organization. The new guidelines are designed to avoid the catastrophic loss of life experienced
from the mid-1970s by bulk carriers carrying high-density cargoes as a result of rapid hold flooding." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 23 July 2004 (No.58706) , p 3
'Editorial: Getting off fast'. "Nobody who has seen the photographs last Monday in this newspaper of the gigantic
aperture in the port side of the capsize bulk carrier Cape Africa can be in any doubt that the crew of this ship was in
deadly danger when the damage was first reported. This particular vessel seems to have been stronger than some, as its
survival over nearly three months has demonstrated, but it nevertheless underlines the importance of treating any such
accident as potentially fatal, with early abandonment of such a vessel strongly recommended." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23
July 2004 (No.58706) , p 5
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'Better times for bulkers'. "Intercargo's Bulk Carrier casualty report for 2003, which covers total losses of bulk carriers
over 10 000dwt, identifies four such losses, the lowest level of annual loss since 1994" - SHIPPING WORLD AND
SHIPBUILDER, June 2004 (Vol.205, No.4203) , p 5
'New IACS URs address bulk carrier safety'. "IACS has addressed the issue of bulk carrier safety by recently
introducing a new Unified Requirements on Strength that are applicable to the existing fleet of bulk carriers" -
SURVEYOR, Summer 2004, pp 14-18
'An operator's personal view on double-hull bulk carriers'. "Stavros Hatzigrigoriz, Kristen Navigation, outlines his views
on the benefits of double skin bulk carriers" - SURVEYOR, Summer 2004, pp 19-21
'Letter: Joint interest in bulker rules'. "Sir, I refer to your article "Owner alarm over IACS bulker rules" (Lloyd's List,
July 23). In fact, the scantlings of a bulk carrier designed according to the requirements of the Joint Bulker Project are
increased in comparison with the same ship built in accordance with the current requirements of IACS members. Jean
François Segretain, Member of JBP steering committee, Regional manager, Bureau Veritas" - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 July
2004 (No.58711) , p 5
'IMO sinks hopes of mandatory double hulls'. "Melanie Dayasena reports on the strengths and weaknesses surrounding
the debate on double hulled bulkers" - LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER , July/August 2004, pp 41-42
'Achieving consensus on safety'. "a round up of the decisions agreed at the 78th session of IMO's Maritime Safety
Committee held in London in May" - TANKER OPERATOR, July 2004 (Vol.3, No.6) , pp 6-7
'Uncommonly strict rules'. "More robust ships designed to withstand 25 years of operating in the North Atlantic: that is
the declared goal of the IACS teams working on common rules for tanker and bulk carrier construction, but Malcolm
Latarche finds a number within the industry who feel that this an case of overkill" - FAIRPLAY, 26 August 2004
(Vol.351, No.6291) , pp 27-28
'Safety of navigation issues discussed at IMO'. "The IMO Safety of Navigation Subcommittee met in London for its
50th session from 5-9 July 2004" - BIMCO BULLETIN, August 2004 (Vol.99, No.4) , pp 13, 15
'Security measures under spotlight at Maritime Safety Committee'. "MSC 78th Session, 12-21 May 2004" - IMO
NEWS, 2004 (Issue 3) , pp 27-30
'Pilot's slip on bulk carrier results in claim for $2m'. "A claim for more than $2m was lodged by a US pilot who slipped
when leaving a bulk carrier, London P&I Club has revealed. Ship owning interests represented by P&I were able to
negotiate a more modest, but undisclosed settlement." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 October 2004 (No.58774) , p 2
'IACS extends deadline for construction rules'. "Following a flood of response from shipowners and shipbuilders who
wished to comment on proposals for common construction rules for tankers and bulk carriers, the Council of the IACS
has agreed to extend its deadline for comments on the rules from September 30 to December 31" - LLOYD'S LIST, 2
November 2004 (No.58779) , p 1
'New structural rules get delayed'. "The introduction of new classification rules to improve the robustness of modern
ships will be delayed by another six months. The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has
dropped the original July 2005 schedule for the introduction of its common rules for tankers and bulkers and is now
targeting 1 January 2006." - TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2004 (Vol.15, No.45) , p 46
'Transparency need behind common rules - Anne'. "The six-month delay in implementing drafts of the common
structural rules for tankers and bulk carriers was to foster a full and transparent exchange of views with the industry.
This was the message that Bernard Anne, chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies, told a
gathering of Hong Kong shipowners last week." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 November 2004 (No.58783) , p 3
'Intertanko urges action on rules'. "After news that its common-rules regime will be delayed, Intertanko has urged the
International Association of Classification Societies to act quickly. More than 3,000 industry comments on its new rules
have been received by IACS. After an emergency meeting last week, its council extended the consultation period to 31
December 2004." - FAIRPLAY, 11 November 2004 (Vol.352, No.6302) , p 10
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'Salvors free handymax after four-month battle'. "The salvage of the handymax bulk carrier Ken Explorer (built 1997) is
finally over and its owner is hoping to drydock the vessel nearly four months after the ship first grounded off India.
The 45,000-dwt bulker had suffered what has been described as "severe damage" after it grounded in the Gulf of
Khambat in mid-August." - TRADEWINDS, 12 November 2004 (Vol.15, No.46) , p 39
'Propulsion trends in bulk carriers' - BIMCO BULLETIN, October 2004 (Vol.99, No.5) , pp 35-43
'Ballast-free design is now a reality'. "A bulk carrier which does not require water ballast when empty has been designed
by US naval architects. The design, outlined in the latest Ballast Water News by the Global Ballast Water Management
Programme, has been developed by a group from the University of Michigan as an alternative to ballast water exchange
-mechanical, chemical or ultra violet systems of preventing the transfer of harmful marine organisms in ballast water."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 10 December 2004 (No.58807) , p 3
'Editorial: A river runs through it'. "The problem of ballast water management and the prevention of harmful aquatic
organisms is generally thought to be one of the most obdurate difficulties facing ship and equipment designers. At
present, ballast water exchange is the only feasible solution, and is generally recognised to be the best available. Given
the demands for far greater security against the transfer of alien species from one part of the world to another, work is
proceeding on a number of levels on methods of sterilising the ballast, either by chemicals or ultra-violet light. There are
promising signs coming from research, but the sheer scale of the problem, with the quantities of ballast that need
treatment makes solutions neither easy nor cheap." - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 December 2004 (No.58807) , p 5
'Revamped bulk carrier regime to come into force next year'. "A completely overhauled bulk carrier safety regime that
includes, for the first time, a goal-based standard for side shell failure, is expected to enter into force in 18 months time.
The inclusion of the standard, proposed to the International Maritime Organization at the last minute by the UK, was
agreed unopposed and even attracted the wholehearted support of countries such as Greece and Japan, which have
been wary of any attempt to introduce a global mandate for compulsory double side-skin construction." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 14 December 2004 (No.58809) , p 3
'Applying a little science to the regulatory arena'. "Pragmatism and a dogged determination not to let go of a last
opportunity to fast-track both a holistic and cost effective package of measures to enhance bulk carrier safety lay
behind the UK's ingenious submission to the International Maritime Organization last week. The UK's last minute
proposal to the maritime safety committee convinced Greece and Japan, the two countries at the centre of the double-
hull controversy, that a mandatory safety goal-oriented construction standard for new buildings was an appropriate
solution to address the specific problem of side shell failure." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 December 2004 (No.58810) , p 5
'UK delegation scores bulker safety coup at IMO'. "Shipowners could soon be persuaded to order double-hull bulkers in
droves after unexpected developments at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Just months after a proposal to
make double hulls mandatory was thrown out of the IMO at the 11th hour, the champions of bulker safety at the UK
delegation have managed a surprise coup." - TRADEWINDS, 17 December 2004 (Vol.15, No.51) , p 8
'Federal probe begins into Alaska grounding'. "THE master of the Selendang Ayu and three crew members were
expected to remain in Alaska at the weekend as a US federal inquiry began to piece together the events that led to the
bulk carrier's fatal grounding off Unalaska Island on December 8" - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 December 2004 (No. 58,813)
, p. 3
'Major players join debate 50th meeting of IACS'. "PROGRESS on common structural rules for tankers and bulk
carriers, goal-based standards and issues of liability and the relationship between classification societies and other
agencies were just some of the many industry issues discussed at the International Association of Classification
Societies' council, which held its 50th meeting in London last week" - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 December 2004 (No.
58,813) , p. 3
'Smit team deployed for Selendang Ayu clean-up'. "SMIT is flying a team of 10 out to the scene of the stricken
Selendang Ayu, which ran aground off Alaska" - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 December 2004 (No. 58,813) , p. 3
'Call for Aleutian protection controls'. "Alaska's Aleutian Island chain, where the Selendang Ayu ran aground, split and
has spilt fuel oil, needs the type of environmental protections that is given to better-known areas, according to a marine
wildlife activist" - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 December 2004 (No. 58,814) , p. 5
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'Removal of Selendang Ayu lies with owner say Alaska officials'. "The removal of the Selendang Ayuwreck is the
shipowner's responsibility under state statutes, senior Alaska officials have claimed, setting up a potential flashpoint
even as the parties tackling the disaster bask in the present atmosphere of trust and co-operation." - LLOYD'S LIST,
22 December 2004 (No. 58,815) , p. 1
'Greeks urge IACS rethink on corrosion "mistake"'. "The body has urged the International Association of Classification
Societies to reconsider "drastically reduced corrosion allowances" within the proposals of the Joint Tanker Project and
Joint Bulker Project that were released earlier this year." - LLOYD'S LIST, 22 December 2004 (No. 58,815) , p. 3
'Selendang salvage attempt thwarted by bad weather'. "A storm that broke over the remote Alaskan region yesterday
was expected to hold up the Selendang Ayu salvage effort for three days, even as a team of salvors deputed by Smit
America arrived on the scene for assessment." - LLOYD'S LIST, 22 December 2004 (No. 58,815) , p. 3
'Goal-based standards under review at IMO's Maritime safety Committee' - OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 2
December 2004 (Vol.27, No.49) , pp 2-4
'Markets Forecast 2005'. "Special Report" - FAIRPLAY, 6 January 2005 (Vol.353, No.6309) , pp 14-52
'Lady Bountiful and the Third World ferry.'. "The safety of Bulk Carriers." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 January 2005
(No.58833) , p 12
'IMO "safety guidelines" for bulkers'. "Masters on bulkers are being encouraged to take immediate emergency action
when it is suspected that a ship may have structural problems or water ingress while at sea. The International Maritime
Organisation (IMO) has issued safety guidelines to stem the loss of lives caused because masters are unaware of the
imminent danger facing the crew." - TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2005 (Vol.16, No.5) , p 38
'Class chiefs set out on Asian mission'. "Classification-society chiefs are on a mission to win over sceptical Far Eastern
shipyards to new, tougher construction standards for ships. International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
representatives are on a four-day tour of Japan and South Korea this week to address mounting concerns about the
proposed so-called common rules for tankers and bulk carriers." - TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2005 (Vol.16, No.8) ,
p 47
'Bulkers could have been saved with steel standards'. "TwntyY-three bulk carrier losses in cold waters over the past 20
years may have been avoided if minimum standards had been set for the steel commonly used for the side shell of
ships, the International Maritime Organization has heard. In a submission to the Subcommittee of Design
Equipment introduced last week, Canada's delegation said investigations of a specific incident suggested a powerful
risk control option had been overlooked in the casualties - lost for reasons unknown because the wrecks were
unreachable. The position was built around investigations into Lake Carling, now Ziemia Ciesynska, which suffered a 6
m brittle fracture in its port side shell transiting the Gulf of St Lawrence in March 2002 in benign wind and wave
conditions." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 February 2005 (No.58860) , p 1
'Goal-based standards and bulk carrier safety top MSC agenda'. "Bimco joined IMO member states and observers at the
79th session of the IMO's MSC which met in London from December 1-10. Several issues of importance were
discussed, including goal-based construction standards, bulk carrier structures, and passenger ship safety" - THE
NAVAL ARCHITECT, February 2005, pp 68-70
'IMO set with standards'. "Containerships and bulk-carrier newbuildings ordered from August 2007 onwards must be
built with additional protection around the fuel tanks, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has agreed. The
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is set to approve a new proposal at its July meeting that was
hammered out at an IMO meeting last week." - TRADEWINDS, 4 March 2005 (Vol.16, No.9) , p 39
'IMO sends out safety guidance for bulkers'. "Special safety advice and guidance on emergency procedures has been
issued to bulk carrier masters in a bid to cut the number of lives being lost in vessel founderings" - TELEGRAPH,
March 2005 (Vol.38, No.3) , p 13
'IMO wary of allowing class to verify common scantlings'. "The International Maritime Organization is reluctant to
allow the classification industry the power to unilaterally verify and validate its initiatives on common ship scantlings, a
senior IMO official said in Stamford last week. However, the official warned Lloyd's List on the sidelines not to
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construe this reluctance as a conflict or incompatibility between the scantling initiatives and the IMO's yet to be
articulated "goal based standards" for ship structure." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 March 2005 (No.58880) , p 14
'IACS buckles under industry call to delay new ship rules'. "Fresh four-month postponement to unified structural rules
for tankers and bulk carriers" - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 April 2005 (No.58888) , p 1
'GL launches database for cargo compliance'. "German classification society Germanischer Lloyd has introduced a new
database for bulkers. The cargo compliance tool Protos checks whether the structural and equipment requirements of a
vessel comply with the intended cargo." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 April 2005 (No.58893) , p 6
'Cracks appear in structural rules'. "Moves to create common structural rules for tankers and bulkers suffered another
setback this week after industry pressure forced another delay. Now there are serious doubts as to whether agreement
can ever be reached" - FAIRPLAY, 14 April 2005 (Vol.353, No.6323) , pp 4-5
'Bulker blast hurts rating'. "A seafarer suffered serious burns after an apparent explosion on the 38,000-dwt bulk carrier
Hui Shun Hai (built 1984). The accident happened about 100 kilometres northwest of Carnarvon, Australia, on Monday
afternoon." - TRADEWINDS, 29 April 2005 (Vol.16, No.17) , p 38
'Loading boom collapses onto bulk carrier in Geelong'. "A giant loading boom has collapsed onto the deck and into the
hold of a Panamanian bulk carrier loading woodchips in the Australian port of Geelong. An eyewitness to the incident,
which occurred yesterday, told Lloyd's List that he believed that either a wire had parted or the brake on the boom had
failed, bringing the apparatus down hard on the hatch coaming." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 May 2005 (No.58903) , p 3
'Side shell failure proposals face a broadside at IMO'. "New proposals for prescriptive class rules to address side shell
failure in large bulk carriers carrying high-density solid cargoes will meet stiff resistance at the International Maritime
Organization next week. Of greatest concern to shipowners is the need to ensure safety equivalency for the structural
strength levels of bulk carriers of single-side skin and double-side skin construction, such equivalency being a
cornerstone of the comprehensively revised Chapter XII of the International Safety Of Life At Sea Convention, which
will enter into force in mid-2006." - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 May 2005 (58905) , p 5
Rina warns of ageing bulker fleet'. "Rina boss Ugo Salerno is warning of the "challenge" of an ageing bulker fleet. He
believes that large panamax and capesize bulkers of 20 years or older will need to be closely monitored. Salerno is
responding to an independent forecast that states ageing bulkers acquired at today's inflated prices will need to be
operated for several years if their new owners are to make any money." - TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2005 (Vol.16,
No.21) , p 19
'Industry greets common rules accord'. "Shipping industry leaders have welcomed the agreement between members of
the International Association of Classification Societies on an implementation date for common rules for tankers and
bulk carriers, writes Michael Grey. Concern had been expressed that the difficulty in reconciling the views of different
societies was threatening to split the association. However, the meeting in Paris which announced that the common
rules will take effect on April 1 next year has been widely welcomed." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 June 2005 (No.58933) , p
1
'New rules are top of the class'. "Stephen Van Dyck, chairman of the independent tanker owners organisation
Intertanko has welcomed the agreement between the members of the International Association of Classification
Societies that will lead to the adoption next year of new common structural rules for tankers and bulk carriers. In
commending the agreement, reached on Monday in a meeting in Paris between IACS members, Mr van Dyck said that
this represented "an efficient and above all a thoroughly workable solution that forms part of the industry's ongoing
commitment to raise standards"." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 June 2005 (No.58935) , p 14
'New rules get pasting from expert'. "Guidelines developing at the International Maritime Organization that aim to meet a
15-year ballast tank coating life target are so ambiguous that they may do no good in the end, a leading consultant has
claimed. Ballast tank coating standards for tankers and dry bulk carriers are out to an IMO correspondence group, and
are due to resurface early next year at the design and equipment subcommittee." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 June 2005
(No.58942) , p 3
'Bulker safety action shows'. "Regulations are proving their worth in declining casualty figures. Bulk-carrier losses and
fatalities continue to decline as the effect of regulatory measures to improve structural safety makes an impact. Figures
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compiled by Industry association Intercargo show that only 13 seafarers died in a total of five bulker loses in 2004.
That is up on an "exceptional" year in 2003, when there were zero fatalities from bulk-carrier losses." -
TRADEWINDS, 1 July 2005 (Vol.16, No.26) , p 38
'Tanker and bulker rules on schedule for November'. "New combined structural rules dealing separately with dry
bulkers and tankers look to be on schedule but the work will continue towards harmonisation. Bureau Veritas marine
division managing director Bernard Anne, who headed the joint bulker project to develop CSRs, said yesterday that the
IACS schedule for both tanker and bulker rules envisaged finalisation in November, with entry into force due by April 1,
2006. Ships contracted after that time would have to abide by new IACS structural rules, he said." - LLOYD'S LIST,
20 September 2005 (No.59001) , p 3
'BV says new rules ready'. "The new unified rules for bulk-carrier construction are ready to go and will not be delayed
by ongoing technical discussions, says French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV). Talks aimed at harmonising
the new bulker rules with parallel tanker rules now seem unlikely to be resolved by the time they are scheduled to be
implemented." - TRADEWINDS, 23 September 2005 (Vol.16, No.38) , p 38
'Greek owners see class position cementing sub-standard shipping'. "Greece's shipowners were to the fore in
welcoming the development by members of the International Association of Classification Societies of common
structural rules for tankers and bulkers, as well as the new challenge of producing goal-based standards for ship
construction put forward by the International Maritime Organization." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 October 2005 (No.59021)
,p3
'Double-hull bulker rule plea'. "Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, chairman of French bulker operator Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs,
has issued a plea for the adoption of double hulls as the standard for large bulkers, arguing that they could help the
sector to get rid of the 15 per cent-20 per cent of sub-standard vessels which he claimed were still in circulation in the
world bulker fleet. Mr Louis-Dreyfus, whose company is due to take delivery of the second of two double hull capesize
ships from Korea's DSME shipyard tomorrow, said that the imposition of double hulls could reduce the competition
imposed on operators of quality tonnage by operators of sub-standard vessels, who would have difficulty finding the
resources to convert to the new norm." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 November 2005 (No.59036) , p 3
'Editorial: Double thinking on double hulls'. "It should be mandatory to build bulk carriers with double hulls, says
Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, whose company is taking delivery of a brace of capesizes with such structural facilities. Such
regulatory strictures, he suggests, will be just the job to purge the dry bulk market of the proportion of sub-standard
tonnage that is still lurking about." - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 November 2005 (No.59038) , p 7
'Greek bulk fleet'. "Special Report" - LLOYD'S LIST, 14 November 2005 (Vol. 59,040) , p Supplement
'Union says safety measures are being confused with built-in obsolescence'. "GREEK shipowners have been closely
involved in the debate on improving bulk carrier safety for many years, and made their presence felt notably last year
with a successful campaign to revoke an International Maritime Organisation agreement making double side skin
construction mandatory for new bulkers. Following this, the Union of Greek Shipowners focused on interpretation of
what was felt to be a "vaguely" worded paragraph 5 of the new Solas regulation XII/6. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 14
November 2005 (Vol. 59,040) , p XI of the Supplement
'Maritime Safety Committee progresses goal-based standards'. "Maritime Safety Committee, 80th session, 11-20 May
2005" - IMO NEWS, 2005 (No.3) , pp 10-14
'Tankers and bulk carriers plot same structural rules course'. "Common structural rules for new tanker and bulk carrier
construction have been harmonised, but the price has been knocking methodology for two key criteria into the long
grass. Talks between International Classification Association Societies' members affiliated to the separate Joint Tanker
and Joint Bulker projects have reached compromise on long-running differences over their respective rules, according
to one of the participants in the JBP group." - LLOYD'S LIST, 25 November 2005 (No.59049) , p 3
'Bulk carriers: Durability and performance'. "Renewal and expansion of the world bulker fleet is underpinned by
significant advances in safety" - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, November 2005 (Vol.206, No.4218) , pp
50-56
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'Chemical code will act as litmus test for what can be carried by sea'. "Independent tanker owners association
Intertanko is warning that more that 120 chemical products may not be able to be carried in bulk by sea from 2007
because safety and pollution information on them has not been given to the International Maritime Organization. The
deadline for submission of data for the missing chemicals, which include coal tar, creosote and white spirit is December
31, 2005, or the products will not be able to be carried in bulk by sea after January 1, 2007. Carriage of chemicals in
bulk is covered by regulations in Solas Chapter VII and Marpol Annex II." - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 November 2005 (No.
59051) , p 7
'Stricken bulker on the rocks at La Spezia'. "The 1976-built Margaret, a 2,600 gt, Georgia-flagged bulk carrier,
foundered in heavy weather off the port of La Spezia last Friday, raising fears of a damaging spill in waters that have
been the focus of a long battle between environmentalists and maritime interests. The ship's 13 crew members were
rescued, but concern remains that the 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board might leak into the shallow water where the
vessel is located." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 December 2005 (No.59056) , p 1
'New guide alerts owners to bulker newbuilding perils'. "Practical advice for owners contemplating newbuilding bulk
carriers is provided by a new publication devised by the Piraeus-based Marine Technical Managers Association in
association with BIMCO. The Bulkcarrier Newbuilding Specification Guide acknowledges the fact that a huge increase
in newbuilding activity has meant that there are shipyards now involved in bulk carrier construction with limited
experience in the sector, and owners, perhaps who have always bought secondhand ships in the past, who are
newbuilding for the first time." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 December 2005 (No.59056) , p 7
'Bulker salvage jobs top agenda'. "Svitzerwijsmuller salvage operations in the third quarter of this year included the
refloating of the grounded bulk carrier Jin An. The 50,786 dwt vessel grounded off Visakhapatnam, on the coast of
India, during the early hours of July 17 laden with 30,000 tonnes of steam coal. Jin An was aground with its double
bottom open to the sea." - LLOYD'S LIST, 14 December 2005 (No.59062) , p 11
'IACS Council agrees new common structural rules in historic move'. "The Council of the International Association of
Classification Societies has unanimously adopted new common structural rules for tankers and bulk carriers, thus
ending competition between classification societies over scantlings. The historic move ended a process that has taken
more than four years of consultation." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 December 2005 (No.59063) , p 1
'Editorial: A novel unity on rules'. "It has taken more than four years of hard and sometimes fraught work with 10
classification societies, each totally convinced that their own rules represented the tablets God issued to Moses,
defending their positions. But yesterday, in the somewhat dramatic surroundings of London's Watermens' Hall, the
Council of the International Association of Classification Societies adopted their Common Structural Rules for tankers
and bulk carriers." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 December 2005 (No.59063) , p 7
'Advanced ship structural strength assessment of double hull tankers and bulk carriers' - JOURNAL OF MARINE
DESIGN AND OPERATIONS, 2005 (No.B8) , pp 21-30
'Bulk carrier newbuilding - A specification guide' - SEAWAYS, December 2005, pp 7-8
'Common logic, common rules, common scantling requirements'. "The ambitious goal of the IACS' common structural
rules initiative is to deliver common scantling requirements - not merely common rules - for tankers and bulk carriers"
- SURVEYOR, Winter 2005, pp 2-7
'Calming casualties'. "With so much bad press about shipping accidents, Bonita Nightingale has a look at the positive
progress being made to limit incidents and at the trends in ship casualties" - LLOYD'S SHIPPING ECONOMIST,
January 2006 (Vol.28, No.1) , pp 24-27
'Common rules boost safety, and IACS'. "Last year was a watershed one for the IACS, with agreements reached on the
Common Structural Rules for Tankers and Bulkcarriers which will come into effect from 1 April this year" - SAFETY
AT SEA, January 2006 (Vol.40, No.443) , p 22
'Seaman lost after three ships collide in Peru fog'. "A casualty involving three ships in heavy fog off the Peruvian port of
Callao near Lima appears to have left one person dead. The chain of events started with a collision at 0717hrs local time
on Friday between the bulk carrier Twin Star (23,701 dwt, built 1998) and bulk/container carrier Pintail (17,949 dwt,
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built 1983). Twin Star split in two as a result, although all 22 of the crew were rescued. Two were sent to hospital for
minor injuries." - LLOYD'S LIST, 31 January 2006 (No. 59093) , p. 1
'Getting to grips with new bulker rules is main challenge for owners and yards, says Bureau Veritas'. "Understanding
the International Association of Classification Societies common structural rules for bulk carriers - which come into
force in April this year - will be one of the most important jobs for shipowners and shipyards in 2006, according to
Bureau Veritas. It is also vital to work out the most cost-effective way to implement them, the French class society
adds. That's just where BV feels it can help." - LLOYD'S LIST, 31 January 2006 (No. 59093) , p. 14
'Editorial: Struggle on'. "The considered response of the Greek shipping industry to the International Association of
Classification Societies' joint tanker and bulk carrier structural rules has been some time coming, but is perhaps
predictable. It is also somewhat disappointing, as it appears that there are certain misconceptions about the joint
structural rules as the Greeks believe them to have been developed." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 February 2006 (No.59112) ,
p7
'Old bulkers cause safety bells to ring'. "Elderly capesizes are being pushed to the limit in the booming bulker market.
Up to 50 capesize bulkers are set to be pushed through fifth special survey this year and next, raising safety concerns
over the age of some vessels. While tankers of this age are being phased out as the result of environmental and safety
regulations, dozens of capesize bulkers built in 1981 and 1982 that have spent their lives carrying high-density cargoes
like iron ore are now set to trade on past the age of 25." - TRADEWINDS, 3 March 2006 (Vol.17, No.9) , p 46
'Implications of common structural rules'. "David Tinsley examines some of the latest technical moves and newest
tonnage on the bulk carrier scene. He starts with a report on the much vaulted, common structural rules (CSR) for bulk
carriers of at least 90m in length. They have now been adopted by IACS and will be brought to bear on newbuildings
contracted on or after April 1 this year" - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, March 2006, p 11
'Appeal Court backs North Star ruling'. "An appeal Court judge has called for the a change in the law to oblige
shipowners to make full disclosures to insurers when seeking cover. The call was contained in a London Appeal Court
ruling in the case of a bulk carrier which sank off Drapetsona near Piraeus in July 1994." - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 April
2006 (No. 59,143) , p. 1
'Frenzy to beat rules deadline'. "More orders timed to avoid tough new class rules for tankers and bulkers are coming
out of the woodwork. Japanese owners Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui OSK Lines placed orders for a total of
five 170,000-dwt capesize bulkers in March ahead of the deadline for the new common structural rules (CSRs) that are
set to come into force for ships contracted from 1 April." - TRADEWINDS, 13 April 2006 (Vol.17, No.15) , p 10
'Herculean task'. "Agreeing the Common Structural Rules for tankers and bulk carriers that will be introduced on April 1
was not joke" - SEATRADE, March/April 2006, pp 37-39
'Ban on alternate hold loading'. "In December 2004, the IMO adopted a new text for Solas Chapter XII, incorporating
revisions to some regulations and new requirements relating to double hulled bulk carriers" - THE MOTOR SHIP, May
2006 (Vol.87, No.1027) , pp 30-32
'Bulk carriers "top of pirate hit list"'. "Bulk carriers are at a significantly higher risk of being attacked by pirates than any
other vessel type, according to new analysis by risk consultancy The Merchant International Group. Figures released by
MIG show that, since the beginning of 2005, bulk carriers around the world have been subjected to nearly 100
attempted or successful pirate attacks. This figure represents just under 30 per cent of all reported pirate incidents over
the sample period." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 May 2006 (No.59161) , p 4
'Editorial: Pressures on masters'. "In a rather cruel double coincidence, the publication of advice from the Nautical
Institute on bulk carrier safety, coinciding with their new poster offering the same, appeared on the day that 26
seafarers were lost from the sinking Alexandros T . It doesn't make the advice, or the poster, any less important, and
indeed may encourage people to look at it." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 May 2006 (No.59161) , p 7
'Robust ships or Achilles heel?'. "For the best part of half a century, any suggestion that Greek shipowners might
concern themselves with acting to improve quality standards in ship design and maintenance would have been laughed
at. Indeed the world's perception of a substandard ship could for most of that time be described as 'a rusting old Greek
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tub'. While it is true that many Greek fortunes have been built up on trading ships in the twilight of their lives, there
have also been Greek owners and operators at the forefront of design innovation with a desire to shake off the uncaring
and mercenary attitude that the country's merchant fleet had been labelled with. Greek owners tend to concentrate their
efforts in operating bulk carriers and tankers, and so it is not unreasonable that they have shown more interest than
some others in the development of common rules for both types undertaken by IACS members over the last couple of
years. Many in shipping have cast doubts on the wisdom of these projects for a variety of differing - and sometimes
contrasting - reasons. For many, the doubts are why new rules are needed at all. After all, haven't the last five to ten
years seen countless new regulations from the IMO and unified requirements from IACS, all aimed at addressing
perceived shortcomings in existing designs and rules? " - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2006 (No.116) , pp 38-43
'Opinion: Fear over bulker strength returns'. "Fears over the structural strength of a whole generation of bulk carriers
now in their teenage years have emerged again following the 171,800-dwt Alexandros T (built 1989) tragedy, which
claimed 26 lives. Two years ago when the 149,000-dwt Cape Africa (built 1991) foundered off South Africa with a
hole in its hull the size of a bus, there were warnings of more casualties to come among bulkers built in the late 1980s
and early 1990s, when the optimisation of design and use of high-tensile steal was reaching its peak. Those concerns
appear to have been realised last week with the loss of the Alexandros T also off South Africa." - TRADEWINDS, 12
May 2006 (Vol.17, No.19) , p 2
'NI launches bulk carrier safety drive'. "Peddling statistics that show heart-warming improvement in bulk carrier safety
is a failure of conscience, according to the Nautical Institute. NI said it was calling for assistance from across the
industry to get the facts regarding bulk carrier safety to shipboard personnel. It has launched a hard-hitting poster to
stress the facts of reacting to water ingress in bulk carriers, after the loss of Alexandros T." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 May
2006 (No.59165) , p 1
'Being good is no loner good enough'. "The Common Structural Rules and the Tanker Management and Self
Assessment Scheme are two of the latest initiatives driving forward tanker safety. As Mike Corkhill reports, these
measures are designed to ensure that operators simply do not just go through the motions when it comes to compliance
" - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 May 2006 (No.59168) , p 10
'New structural rules will drive tanker safety'. "The Common Structural Rules entered into force for new tankers of 150
m and above on April 1, 2006. Established by three leading classification societies - ABS, Det Norske Veritas and
Lloyd's Register - under the Joint Tanker Project banner, the initiative was launched to ensure the construction of
inherently safer and more robust tankers. Competition between class societies over the past decade resulted in pressure
to reduce tanker scantlings. This, in turn, prompted fears that the new generation of double-hull tankers built over the
past decade may be prone to structural damage and failure later in their service lives due to scantlings and corrosion
margins that are not as robust as they should be." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 May 2006 (No.59168) , p 11
'Bulker crews left in safety vacuum'. "IMO emergency procedures have not been made clear to the crew members on
many bulk carriers. Following the loss of 26 lives on the 171,000-dwt Alexandros T (built 1989), it has emerged that
many seafarers are totally unaware of recently introduced emergency procedures for bulker carriers. The Nautical
Institute (NI) has launched an awareness campaign after it was informed by members that many masters have never
heard of the new procedures. The campaign started just before the Alexandros T tragedy." - TRADEWINDS, 19 May
2006 (Vol.17, No.20) , p 42
'Bulk carrier safety'. "This article is timed to coincide with the publication of a bulk carrier safety poster which will be
distributed worldwide and in great numbers" - SEAWAYS, May 2006, pp 3-4
'Summer shake up for bulkers'. "SOLAS Chapter XII brings in new rules that will affect bulker operations from 1 July.
Solutions looks at some of the implications." - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, June 2006 (No.117) , pp 36-37
'Editorial: Derbyshire legacy'. "It was, we are reminded, a quarter of a century ago that the huge bulk carrier Derbyshire
sank with all 44 souls aboard in the midst of a Pacific typhoon. Where have we gone from here, in terms of the
developments that have hopefully made such ships stronger and less vulnerable to extreme weather?" - LLOYD'S
LIST, 14 June 2006 (No.59186) , p 5
'The trouble with moral hazard'. "Chris Zavos, a partner in the marine, energy and trade division of Barlow Lyde
Gilbert, looks at the implications of the recent North Star case" - MARITIME RISK INTERNATIONAL, June 2006
(Vol.20, No.6) , pp 10-11
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'Stress hazard forces ban on alternate hold loads'. "Loading in alternate holds will be barred under SOLAS for certain
bulkers, as of 1 July. The move resulted from industry concern about the stresses involved in bulk carrier loading. In
particular, the spotlight is on seven-hold and nine-hold bulk carriers, typically Panamax and larger. Stresses caused by
loading in alternate holds predominantly occur when a ship is involved in the same trade voyage in and voyage out.
Thousands of tonnes of cargo push down from one hold, while similar upwards pressure or buoyancy pushes in the
opposite direction in the next compartment." - FAIRPLAY, 22 June 2006 (Vol.357, No.6384) , p 6
'Campaigners reopen Rocknes case with demand for inquiry'. "A Norwegian transport safety lobby group has
demanded a full maritime inquiry into the capsize and heavy loss of life of the stone carrier Rocknes off Bergen in
January 2004. The Skaggerak Foundation, formed in March, 2004, to represent the interests of passengers and crew in
all modes of transport, has intervened in the Rocknes case, which occasioned only a partial investigation by the
Norwegian authorities on behalf of the vessel's flag state Antigua and Barbuda. Eighteen of those aboard the specialist
bulk carrier lost their lives when the vessel quickly capsized after striking a rock just outside the channel leading from
Bergen, where the vessel had loaded a cargo of stone." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 June 2006 (No.59198) , p 8
'False alarms put bulkers in peril'. "Alarm bells are ringing about water-ingress in bulk carriers. Cases are emerging of
new water-ingress alarms, recently made mandatory on bulkers, sometimes being switched off because of the irritation
caused by false alarms. One master who contacted TradeWinds in the light of recent accidents caused by water ingress
says there are instances of ill-fitted alarms becoming a headache for ships' officers, who can be distracted by the
sound. He explains that many are now using the traditional measures of checking for signs of water ingress through the
sounding pipe." - TRADEWINDS, 30 June 2006 (Vol.17, No.26) , p 38
'Port-state records are improving for bulk carriers'. "Bulkers' port-state control (PSC) record is improving, according to
a new study that offers owners the chance to "benchmark" their own performance against the industry. The review,
which is first of its kind and compiled by dry-cargo shipowners' association Intercargo, finds that bulker deficiencies
are on their way down." - TRADEWINDS, 30 June 2006 (Vol.17, No.26) , p 39
'Exercise bulker ends with death of crewman'. "One crewman died and two others were in a critical condition yesterday
after an exercise aboard a bulk carrier 400 miles south west of Ireland went wrong. Urgent medical treatment was
requested after Falmouth Coastguard was alerted at 1125 hrs on Saturday by the crew of the Polish Steamship
Company Isa of the serious nature of the injuries." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 July 2006 (No.59210) , p 3
'Piraeus collision spill'. "A bulk carrier collided with a container vessel in the Greek port of Piraeus yesterday, causing
an oil spillage, the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry told Bloomberg. The Bahamas-flag DS Montrose bulker (17,944 gt,
built 2001), contacted the bow of the Ukraine-flag Contaz Carrier (9,548 gt, built 1983) as it was leaving port. No one
was hurt. A crack in the hull of the boxship resulted in a fuel oil spill and water entered one of the holds. A response
unit contained the oil spill which covered an area of 150 sq m, the ministry said." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 July 2006
(No.59211) , p 3
'Revised regs restrict alternate loading'. "Revised Solas Chapter XII mark the end of alternate hold loading for some bulk
carriers. These new and revised regulations are being met with favour by the industry" - SAFETY AT SEA, July 2006
(Vol.40, No.449) , pp 26-27
'Your lives depend on it'. "Captain Nicholas Cooper, president of the Nautical Institute, gives some practical advice to
improve safety on bulk carriers" - MARITIME RISK INTERNATIONAL, September 2006 (Vol.20, No.9) , pp 10-11
'Safety is paramount'. "Captain Dennis Barber looks at the ongoing issue of bulk carrier safety" - MARITIME RISK
INTERNATIONAL, October 2006 (Vol.20, No.10) , pp 11-13
'Structural strength'. "Development of a method of evaluating the local strength of corroded hold framed of bulk
carriers is the aim of an ongoing research project at ClassNK" - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, October
2006 (Vol.207, No.4227) , pp 38-39
'Coatings controversy leads safety debate'. "Implementation of a new, mandatory performance standard for protective
coatings continues to cause controversy ahead of its imminent adoption by the International Maritime Organization.
Greece continues to insist that the major classification societies should be prepared to carry out inspection tasks in
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respect of coatings used for corrosion prevention of dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and in double-
side skin spaces of bulk carriers." - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 November 2006 (No.59305) , p 5
'IACS coating standards to be mandatory'. "International Association of Classification Societies members have agreed
mandatory performance standards for protective coatings under their common structural rules for bulk carriers and oil
tankers. While the IMO requirements, agreed in Istanbul by the Maritime Safety Committee earlier this month, provide
for certain elements to be voluntary, the IACS procedural requirement for bulk carriers and oil tankers contracted on or
after December 8 specifies that reference standards in the IMO guidelines are to be mandatory." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18
December 2006 (No.59318) , p 3
'Bulker loss death toll climbs'. "Two major bulker losses in 2006 gave the loss-of-life figure a disturbing spike. The
death toll from bulker accidents increased sharply last year with 36 lives lost, the highest level in more than five years.
The rise comes at a time when profitable rates are persuading capesize owners to put their ageing vessels through fifth
special surveys and trade them on past the age of 25." - TRADEWINDS, 5 January 2007 (Vol.18, No.1) , p 38
'Common rules but not common standpoint'. "FOR the classification world, 2006 was the year of CSR. Adoption by the
International Association of Classification Societies of Common Structural Rules for tankers and bulk carriers
preoccupied many as the rules came into force. This year the emphasis is on the continuing implementation of CSR and
as Class NK says: "The process of updating, modifying and improving them will be one of the major challenges."" -
LLOYD'S LIST, 30 January 2007 (No.59346) , p 10
'Improving the standard?'. "In the battle over when to adopt the first mandatory standard for protective coatings, IACS
won the day, at least as far it applies to tankers and bulk carriers. But was it a botched job, that will come back to haunt
the classification societies' organisation?" - LLOYD'S LIST MARITIME ASIA, Winter 2006, pp 27-28
'Pappadakis: "no link" with indicted Kassian'. "Shipping industry luminary Nicky Pappadakis through a legal spokesman
has underlined that the shipowner has no involvement with Kassian Maritime Navigation, the latest shipping company to
be charged in the US with alleged offences relating to oil discharges and the onboard oil record book. Speculation about
the relationship between Mr Pappadakis and Kassian arose at the end of last week after the US Justice Department
announced a three-count indictment relating to operation of the panamax bulk carrier North Princess." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 14 March 2007 (Vol. 59377) , p. 3
'IMO to decide on coating standard for void spaces'. "The draft of a new performance standard for corrosion-
protective coatings for void spaces on bulk carriers and oil tankers is ready for adoption by the International Maritime
Organization in October, but IMO opinion remains split on its possible mandatory status. Last week's IMO sub-
committee on ship design and equipment also could not agree on a categorisation of void spaces. This lack of
consensus has implications for deciding which specific void spaces should be subject to the new standard. " -
LLOYD'S LIST, 15 March 2007 (59378) , p. 5
'Editorial: Coating standards, steady on'. "As a golden jubilee event worthy of a festive mood, last week's 50th session
of the International Maritime Organization's ship design and equipment sub-committee was more like the usual hard
slog. While a draft text was completed for a new coating performance standard for corrosion protection of void spaces
pertaining to the steel structure on bulk carriers and oil tankers, it could not command the necessary consensus." -
LLOYD'S LIST, 16 March 2007 (No. 59379) , p. 7
'Tsavliris pulls off Golden Sky mission "impossible"'. "Greek salvage group Tsavliris appears to have pulled off a coup
in the Baltic, successfully refloating the bulk carrier Golden Sky which ran hard aground five miles off Ventspils in
January. Earlier, experts argued that the operation, which took place in harsh, sub-zero conditions, would prove
"impossible"." - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 March 2007 (No.59382) , p 3
'Salvors mull extra help for Pasha Bulker'. "Salvors working to free the grounded panamax bulk carrier Pasha Bulker
from a beach at Newcastle in eastern Australia are weighing up plans to bring in an anchor-handling vessel to help with
the recovery operation. The move was confirmed yesterday by Newcastle Port Corp chief executive Gary Webb who
said: "The use of a vessel capable of carrying large, heavy salvage anchors is also being considered."" - LLOYD'S
LIST, 13 June 2007 (No.59438) , p 4
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'New standards to protect against corrosion'. "Graham Marshall describes the assistance class can provide as
application to tankers and bulk carriers ordered to the Common structural Rules (CSR) nears" - SHIPPING WORLD
AND SHIPBUILDER, May 2007 (Vol.208, No.4233) , pp 24-26
'Recent casualties plant focus on elderly vessels'. "Soaring dry-bulk rates are keeping the ageing capesize and panamax
fleets alive and trading with possible safety problems on the horizon. Two casualties this year raised concerns over the
potential dangers in the ageing bulker fleets. In June, the 27-year-old, 61,000-dwt Clinker Carrier (built 1980) sank off
Mumbai while loaded with coal waste. The ship had changed hands for $13m just six weeks earlier. It had been through
its special fifth survey in 2005 and was fully in class with French classification society Bureau Veritas. This was
quickly followed in the same month by the loss of the South Korean-controlled, 43,000-dwt Orchid Sun (built 1985) off
Oman in heavy weather, leaving 12 missing. " - TRADEWINDS, 7 September 2007 (Vol.18, No.36) , p 3
'Class considers safety record'. "Incidents such as the Pasha Bulker grounding in June have concentrated minds within
class societies" - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, September 2007 (Issue 132) , p 12
'Break bulk : New flame under the knife'. "GREEK salvor Tsavliris is poised to begin the next phase of the New Flame
salvage operation off Gibraltar, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens. It will remove the partly-submerged bulker that stranded
after a collision with a tanker in August. The company estimates it can begin cutting the vessel, which cannot be
extracted whole due to structural damage, in the next few days. - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 October 2007 (Issue No. 59,519)
, p. 1
'Intercargo says age not "key indic ator" of ship safety'. "The dry-bulk fleet is ageing while the market booms and
structural deficiencies persist among older ships, according to the latest statistics from industry association Intercargo.
But it says the situation should improve. Intercargo's report, called Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2007, found that the
average age of the fleet rose from 14.76 years in 2005 to 14.91 years last year." - TRADEWINDS, 5 October 2007
(Vol. 18/No. 40) , p. 47
'"Evangelia" slips through the cracks'. "Shipping is supposed to have cleaned up its act and emerged as a safe modern
industry. And yet in these times when rates have never been so high and owners more prosperous, there are still plenty
of ships that hark back to the bad old days. One such vessel has been caught out by European port-state control (PSC).
TradeWinds reports on the detention of a panamax bulker the Evangelia (built 1982) found in a condition so bad that it
made the crew ill." - TRADEWINDS, 21 October 2007 (Vol.18, No.41) , p 2
'Cutting it fine New Flame warning'. "Salvors waiting to cut the stranded bulker New Flame in two have given the
Gibraltar government until tomorrow evening to allow the operation to proceed. Tsavliris Salvage warned that an
expected window of good weather early next week could be the last chance to remove two-thirds of the vessel safely.
Otherwise work may be postponed until spring, while the New Flame, may break up by itself, endangering navigation."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 18 October 2007 (No.59,528) , p 1
'Diamond I sinks following collision'. "A Greek dry bulk carrier sank after it collided with a general cargo vessel off the
northern port of Thessaloniki yesterday morning, Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry said, writes Paul Tugwell in
Athens. The Panamanian-flagged Dubai Guardian, which was carrying 46,000 tonnes of nickel ore, rammed the Greek-
flagged Diamond I as it was approaching Thessaloniki port. The reason for the accident, which resulted in the sinking
of the Diamond I, is still unknown. The 1969-built Greek ship had just set sail from Thessaloniki and was transporting
1,470 tonnes of lignite coal." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 October 2007 (No.59,528) , p 3
'"Rustbucket" is back on the job'. "The 25-year-old "ruskbucket" panamax bulker Evangelia , which was highlighted by
the Paris MOU, is trading under a new name and management company.European port-state-control (PSC) authorities
branded the bulker a "rustbucket" after the ship was detained in Hamburg for 17 days in August and found to be in poor
condition." - TRADEWINDS, 19 October 2007 (Vol. 18/No. 42) , p. 12
'"Whistleblower" seafarers get fine rewards'. "A US court has awarded a Filipino cook and a wiper a total of $460,000
for a "whistle-blowing" about the illicit oily waste dumping from a Maltese-flag bulk carrier" - TELEGRAPH, October
2007 (Vol. 40/No. 10) , p. 14
'Special Report: Greek Bulk'. "Special report." - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 October 2007 (No.59,535) , pp 13-21
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Articles of SOLAS 1974

2001 and 2002 Amendments to Solas. 2003 Edition (IMO-I117E)

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PS. Working Groups’ documents are not listed below

A.713(17) Safety of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes. 1991.

A.797(19) Safety of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes. 1995.

MSC.145(77) Performance standards for water level detectors on bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.611 Questionnaire on the condition of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes.

MSC/Circ.628 Guidelines on the enhanced programme of surveys for bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.667 Safe practice on board bulk carriers.

MSC/Circ.908 Uniform method of measurement of the density of bulk cargoes

MSC/Circ.947 & Safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.1084 Principles for hot work on board all types of ships

MSC/Circ.1117 Guidance for checking the structure of bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.1119 Ship/terminal interface improvement for bulk carriers

MSC/Circ.1159 Guidelines on the provision of stability-related information for bulk carriers

43rd Session (10 – 14 April 2000)

44th Session (5 – 9 March 2001)

45th Session (18 – 22 March 2002)

DE 45/14 Matters related to bulk carriers safety. Outcome of MSC 74

DE/45/14/1 Idem. Outcome of SLF 44

46th Session (10 – 19 March 2003)

47th Session (25 February – 5 March 2004)

DE 47/16/3 Idem. Comments on documents DE 47/16/1 and DE 47/16/2. Submitted by ICS

48th Session (21-25 February 2005)

DE 48/25 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

49th Session (20 – 24 February 2006)

DE 49/11 Consideration of IACS unified interpretations. (Unified Interpretations SC136 - Connecting

50th Session (5 – 9 March 2007)

DE 50/3/1 Amendments to Resolution A.744(18). Comparison between resolution A.744(18), as amended,

8th Session (22 – 26 September 2003)

DSC 8/10 Ship/terminal interface improvement for bulk carriers

DSC 8/11 Alternative hold loading ban for bulk carriers

DSC 8/11/1 Idem. Outcome of DE 46

11th Session (11 – 15 September 2006)

Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation

12th Session (11 – 19 March 2004)

13th Session (7 – 11 March 2005)

Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation

49th Session (30 June – 4 July 2003)

Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety

45th Session (22 – 26 July 2002)

SLF 45/9 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of DE 45.

46th Session (8 – 12 December 2003)

47th Session (13-17 September 2004)

Maritime Safety Committee

72nd Session (17 – 26 May 2000)

MSC 72/4 Bulk carrier safety

73rd Session (27 November – 6 December 2000)

MSC 73/5 Bulk carrier safety.

MSC 74/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 73

MSC 75/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 74 and SLF 44

MSC 75/5/Add.1 Idem. Outcome of COMSAR 6 and DE 45

76th Session (2 – 13 December 2003)

MSC 76/5 Bulk carrier safety. Outcome of MSC 75 and SLF 45

MSC 76/5/10 Idem. Building of robust ships. Submitted by Greece

MSC 76/5/13 Idem. Investigation on hatch cover-related casualties. Submitted by Japan

MSC 76/5/14 Idem. Carriage of immersion suits. Submitted by Japan

MSC 76/5/18 Idem. Consideration of decision-making process. Submitted by ICS

MSC 76/INF.3 Bulk carrier safety. FSA Glossary. Submitted by IACS