Safety at Sea International 2007 - Abstracts

Safety at Sea International 2007
TitleSubjectAuthors
Access all areas.(feature: VDR)(role of voyage data recorders expands)Transportation industry 
Adventure's icy grip.(our say)(natural events threaten tourist safety)(Editorial)Transportation industryAllen, Penny
A flying start?(employee selection management)Transportation industry 
A head for safety.(face to face)(Hilmar Snorrason of the International Association for Safety and Survival Training)Transportation industry 
Anatomy of a service.(feature: lifesaving appliances)(liferaft's annual service)Transportation industry 
An attractive career?(career at sea)Transportation industry 
Anchor handlers get safer deck systems.Transportation industry 
A new post for the postman.(St Helena ship)Transportation industry 
Anxiety for motor yacht.Transportation industry 
Arctic co-operation.(feature: navigation and bridge systems)(Non-Commercial Partnership for Northern Sea Route Usage Coordination)(Transas Group)Transportation industry 
A safer slide to sea.(SealSlide)Transportation industry 
Audit scheme under way.(International Maritime Organization)Transportation industry 
A word from an ice man.(our say)(Patrick Toomey)Transportation industry 
Ballasting act.(ship safety)Transportation industryAllen, Penny
Beyond the expiry date.(Safety of Life at Sea guidelines)Transportation industry 
Big buoy handler.(Northern Lighthouse Board's new ship Pharos)Transportation industry 
Broadband signals new dawn.(marine vessels)Transportation industry 
Bush moves to deter international piracy.(Bush, George W.)Transportation industry 
Call for action on fatigue.(seafarers)Transportation industry 
Calling home.(seafarers' safety)Transportation industry 
Carbon dioxide can kill.(feature: fire)Transportation industry 
Champion for seafarers.(United Kingdom seafarers' union Nautilus)(Interview)Transportation industry 
Chart updates when and where you need it.(feature: ecdis)(C-Map licenses electronic chart display and information systems data to ships)Transportation industry 
Close-quarters situation.(REPORT NUMBER 200706)(mars marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
Collision regulations.Transportation industry 
Collision with fishing vessel.Transportation industry 
Conflicting priorities.(feature: colregs update)(new proposal to prioritize commercial shipping over leisure craft)Transportation industry 
Conflicting standards under fire: a common international standard for fire-fighters' clothing is still some years away, SASI learns.(feature: safety clothing)(safety at sea international)Transportation industry 
Container stack toppled.(mars)(marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
Controlling work, reducing accidents.(BP Shipping develops control of work system)Transportation industry 
Costly company values: training ships demand a heavy cash commitment. So is it money well spent?(feature: training and education)Transportation industry 
Counting them on and off.(safety of ship passengers)Transportation industry 
Crippled container ship beached off Devon.(MSC Napoli)Transportation industry 
Crisis at sea.(labor shortage in maritime industry)Transportation industry 
Crunch time for containers, says MAIB.(news)(UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch)Transportation industry 
Culture clash.(cultural differences over mergers)Transportation industry 
Damage stability worries MCA.(feature: tanker safety)(Maritime and Coastguard Agency)Transportation industry 
Defining your position.(feature: navigation and bridge systems)Transportation industry 
Disability awareness.(new DVD)Transportation industry 
Disaster heralded a new era.(1987 Herald of Free Enterprise catastrophe)Transportation industry 
Does size matter?(utility of computer-based and full-mission bridge simulators)Transportation industry 
Don't forget who is in charge.(ship pilots)Transportation industry 
Don't learn the hard way.(using hard hat for head protection)Transportation industry 
ECDIS directory.(Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems)(Directory)Transportation industry 
ECDIS plots the future of navigation.(Electronic Chart Display and Information System)Transportation industry 
Eight dead as anchor handling tug sinks.(Bourbon Dolphin)Transportation industry 
End-users voice concerns.(use of lifeboats)Transportation industry 
Erratic encounter.(a near collision at sea caused by careless navigation)Transportation industry 
Errors led to capsize.(Stellamare)Transportation industry 
Exercise & training.(testing of marine evacuation systems)Transportation industry 
Extending the range.(feature: evacuation and distress systems)(new slide from Liferaft Systems Australia can be installed at greater heights)Transportation industry 
Exxon's oil spill damages halved.(Exxon Mobil Corp.'s supertanker Exxon Valdez oil spill)Transportation industry 
Fast and crafty.(feature: lifesaving appliances)(fast rescue craft Beihai Dolphin)Transportation industry 
Feeling the heat.(feature safety clothing)Transportation industry 
Ferry fire kills five.(accidents)Transportation industry 
Fire extinguisher explosion.(mars)(marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
'Force' needed in sensitive area.(comprehensive full mission bridge simulation by FORCE Technology for the Embridge Gateway Pipelines project)Transportation industry 
Forward thinking at Nor-Shipping.(Nor-Shipping 2007)Transportation industry 
France offers security for food cargoes.(security news)Transportation industry 
Free ENCs are not a dream.(feature: ecdis)(US Economic Exclusion Zone electronic navigational charts available for download)Transportation industry 
Frozen waters put navigators to the test.(feature: navigation and bridge systems)Transportation industry 
Gas giant hits the trade routes.(ship focus)(the Al Gattara liquefied natural gas tanker is delivered to the Overseas Shipholding Group)Transportation industry 
Gathering chart data goes full circle.(feature: ecdis)Transportation industry 
Getting ENCs to the market.(feature: ecdis)(electronic navigational charts)Transportation industry 
Getting physical.(feature: manning and crewing)(obesity in seafarers)Transportation industry 
Glacier injures cruisers.(news)(glacier in Hornsund, Spitsbergen)(Cover story)Transportation industry 
Good news from Bon Voyage.(Applied Weather Technology)Transportation industry 
Grappling with the lifeboat issue.Transportation industry 
Green water cleaning.Transportation industry 
Handling craft can come at a cost.(qualitative assessment of lifeboats and training of sailors)Transportation industry 
Has ISM made a difference?(Maritime Safety Committee's International Safety Management Code)Transportation industry 
Have your say about LSA.(life-saving appliances)Transportation industry 
High and mighty.(safety aspects of designs of container ships)Transportation industry 
How simple is IT?(information technology-based shipboard management systems)Transportation industry 
Hypochlorite warning.(feature: fire)(calcium hypochlorite in cargo containers)Transportation industry 
IBIA: common sense on air emissions.(International Bunker Industry Association)Transportation industry 
If there's a fire onboard.(fire on ships)Transportation industry 
IMEC set for more training.(training news)(International Maritime Employers Committee to train more Filipino ship officers)Transportation industry 
IMO in hot pursuit of pirates.( International Maritime Organization)Transportation industry 
IMO revisits safety data sheets.(feature: tanker safety)(International Maritime Organization reviews rules on material safety data sheets)Transportation industry 
IMO tackles noxious substances.(International Maritime Organization)Transportation industry 
Inadvertent lifeboat hook release.Transportation industry 
Increased manning could combat piracy.Transportation industry 
Inert gas: a wake up call.(feature: tanker safety)(inert gas systems to be installed in tankers)Transportation industry 
Injury to cadet from bunker hose.(mars)(marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
Innovative jacket in demand.(Air Pocket Plus from Shark Group)Transportation industry 
Insecure seas.(the gloomy waters of Horn of Africa)Transportation industry 
Just keep moving.(marine navigation)Transportation industry 
Keeping crew content.(news)(seafarers need better welfare provision)Transportation industry 
Leading from the front.(David Tandy of Barwill Unitor Ships Service)(Interview)Transportation industry 
Learning from mistakes.(benefits of using ship simulators to train aspiring sailors)Transportation industry 
Let's get serious about lifeboat drills.Transportation industryPearce-Smith, Philip
Let's put ourselves in the media spotlight.(shipping industry and media)(Editorial)Transportation industryAllen, Penny
Level standards.Transportation industry 
Lifeboat fatality.(accidents)Transportation industry 
Lifeboat mishap.(REPORT NUMBER 200769)(mars marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
Life-expired or safety-critical?(feature: lifesaving appliances)(extension of life rafts' annual service interval)Transportation industry 
Life outside IACS.(International Association of Classification Societies)Transportation industry 
LNG boom spurs courses.(feature: ship handling)(training courses for ship pilots and masters of liquefied natural gas carriers)Transportation industry 
Lock and load.(safety aspects of the designs of container ships)Transportation industry 
Looking forward with LRIT.(Long Range Identification and Tracking system)Transportation industry 
LRIT moves forward IMO.(news)(International Maritime Organization approves temporary long-range identification and tracking system)Transportation industry 
LRIT offers schope to raise efficiency.(long-range identification and tracking)Transportation industry 
Maersk hits out at ECDIS.(Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems)Transportation industry 
Maintaining a monopoly of ENC data.(feature: ecdis)(electronic navigational chart)Transportation industry 
Malaysia's Seagull opens a can of worms.(news)(Malaysian ferry Seagull Express 2 destroyed by fire)Transportation industry 
Mama's home cooking.(feature: manning and crewing)(Fratelli Crosulich)Transportation industry 
Marine evacuation systems in demand.(demand for and information on marine evacuation systems)Transportation industry 
Maritime business "vulnerable to fraud."(security news)Transportation industry 
Maritime Safety Committee - how it affects you.(Safety of Life at Sea regulations amended)Transportation industry 
MCA's new maritime man.(face to face)(Maritime and Coastguard Agency)(Peter Cardy)(Interview)Transportation industry 
MEPC study probes ships' pollution.(news)(Marine Environment Protection Committee)Transportation industry 
MOL starts CBT project.(Mitsui OSK Lines, computer-based training)Transportation industry 
MSC gets hot on passenger ship safety.(Maritime Safety Committee)Transportation industry 
Multiplying MES.(feature: evacuation and distress systems)(enhancing capacity of marine evacuation system)Transportation industry 
Near collision.(A near sea collision in the Northern North Sea is described)Transportation industry 
Nearer to the limits.(feature: ship handling)(the impact of increasing number of container ships and design and availability of tugboats)Transportation industry 
New charts to the Pole.(feature: navigation and bridge systems)(autonomous underwater vehicle)Transportation industry 
New ENC to benefit high-speed ferries.(electronic navigation charts)Transportation industry 
New initiative for fitter crew.(feature: manning and crewing)(The Physical Initiative)Transportation industry 
New InterManager committee to tackle training.Transportation industry 
New tanker training scheme.(Tanker Officer Training Standards project)Transportation industry 
No date for mandate.(news)(electronic chart display and information system)Transportation industry 
No ticket, no worries.(sea safety)Transportation industry 
Not safe at sea editorial.(sailing through storm)(Editorial)Transportation industryAllen, Penny
No wage distinction.(news)(sailors ask for higher wages)Transportation industry 
NTSB reveals liferaft failures.(United States National Transportation Safety Board finds defects in liferaft system of Empress of the North)Transportation industry 
Older but not tougher.(design of hulls of container ships)Transportation industry 
Operators win control in the battle of the bilge.Transportation industry 
OSG fined for pollution.(Overseas Shipholding Group)Transportation industry 
Paperwork the unwanted cargo.(information technology-based shipboard management systems)Transportation industry 
Paying for safety.(marine safety)Transportation industry 
Philippines ferry sinks after hitting reef.(sinking of the cruise liner Blue Water Princess)Transportation industry 
Pilot ladder injury.(REPORT NUMBER 200735)(mars marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
Poachers pilloried.(news)Transportation industry 
Poorly maintained on-load hooks.Transportation industry 
Precision movement.(feature: ship handling)(navigation equipment)Transportation industry 
Pressure from the port side.(control on sub-standard shipping)Transportation industry 
Proper drills saved lives.(impact of sailors' training on the rescue of sailors from MSC Napoli)Transportation industry 
Prospects for global coverage still distant.(feature: ecdis)(electronic navigation chart)Transportation industry 
Protect your eyes on PSVs.(Platform Supply Vessels)(Shell Exploration and Production Ltd. mandates eye protection for vessel personnel)Transportation industry 
Put two cadets onboard.(training news)(shortage of sailors in the maritime industry)Transportation industry 
Rapid regulation response.(maritime industry regulations)Transportation industry 
Recovery prompts rethink.(voyage data recorder)Transportation industry 
Regulations rethink required for small islands.Transportation industry 
Regulators tackle risk of box ship fires.(feature: fire)Transportation industry 
Replacing the written word.(voyage data recorders)Transportation industry 
Report throws light on tanker accidents.(Inter Industry Working Group and Human Factors Task Group reports)Transportation industry 
Rescue at sea.(marine accident reporting scheme)(REPORT NUMBER 200766)Transportation industry 
Risks reduced with REBUS.(fast rescue boat)Transportation industry 
Rotterdam fact file.(EUROPORT MARITIME 2007)Transportation industry 
Safe science at sea.(cooperation among mariners and scientists for the design and operation of the research ship James Cook)Transportation industry 
Safety accusations fly over Indonesian ferry tragedy.(Senopati Nusantara disaster)Transportation industry 
Safety fear as crew famine bites.(news)(supply shortage of marine crew and officers)Transportation industry 
Safety innovations win awards.(marine safety)Transportation industry 
Safety strategy ignored.(zinc ore carrier Wunma's damage)Transportation industry 
Salty air stymies TWIC.(security news)(Transportation Worker Identification Credential)Transportation industry 
Salvors plan for larger headaches.(safety of passengers ships)Transportation industry 
Santos pirates break into container ships.(security news)(port of Santos in Brazil)Transportation industry 
Saving ships and surveying the seabed.Transportation industry 
Sea Diamond's VDR is recovered.(voyage data recorder)Transportation industry 
Ship bosses face a design dilemma.Transportation industry 
Shouting Nigeria's praises.(Mfon Usuro)(Interview)Transportation industry 
Simulating recovery.(recovery of small craft)Transportation industry 
Sink or swim.(cruiselines sinking)Transportation industry 
Skills upgrade for pilots.(training news)(ship handling course for Dominican Republic ship pilots)Transportation industry 
Slow start for interting systems.(International Maritime Organization's tanker safety proposal)Transportation industry 
Smaller but still smart VSAT.(feature: communications)(very small aperture terminal systems to be installed on more ships)Transportation industry 
Smaller ships get VDRs.(feature: VDR)(voyage data recorders)Transportation industry 
Solutions in hand.Transportation industry 
Somalian raiders extend their horizons.Transportation industry 
Spoken word at SASMEX 2007.Transportation industry 
Start-up cash required to realise LRIT.(feature: communication)(long-range identification and tracking)Transportation industry 
Stay safe and keep up: immersion suits.(feature: regulation update)(boost in demand and concerns on quality and correct usage)Transportation industry 
Stay safe and keep up: lifeboats.(feature: regulation update)(amendment stipulated only minimum crew needed in lifeboat drill)Transportation industry 
Stay safe and keep up: liferafts.(feature: regulation update)(suggestion to extend interval between liferaft services)Transportation industry 
Stay safe and keep up: VDR comes of age.(feature: regulation update)(voyage data recorders useful in marine accident investigation)Transportation industry 
Storms pound Pasha.Transportation industry 
Strait duty calls.(Dover Strait)Transportation industry 
Streamlining solutions.(feature: ecdis)(Maris introduces Maritime Digital Service)Transportation industry 
Stretching crews too far.(seafarers' fatigue)Transportation industry 
Strong nerves needed for electronic gamble.Transportation industry 
SVDR as a training tool.(simplified voyage data recorders)Transportation industry 
SVDR is 'servant' to semi-submersible.(simplified voyage data recorder)Transportation industry 
Take care of your kit: caution should always be the guiding principle in deciding when to replace a fire suit, SASI is told.(feature: safety clothing)(safety at sea international)Transportation industry 
Taking Colregs head-on.(our say)(Italian initiative on Collision regulations)Transportation industryGunton, Paul
Taking the bilge out of separators.(International Maritime Organization's plans to revise regulations on pollution control by seafarers)Transportation industry 
Tanker operators increase their commitment to safety.(feature: tanker safety)Transportation industry 
Tankers can be good movers.(Bro Deliverer's Azipull propulsion system)Transportation industry 
Testing for real?(feature: evacuation and distress systems)(mock exercise of ship fire turns real after people were overwhelmed by smoke)Transportation industry 
Testing times for lashings.(Marine Research Institute)Transportation industry 
The broader way from ship to shore.(ship-to-shore communications)Transportation industry 
The engine that drives the boat.(lifeboat engine)Transportation industry 
The future of ECDIS training.(Electronic Charting and Display Information Systems)Transportation industry 
The Irish odyssey.(all-weather passenger and car ferry Ulysses)Transportation industry 
The privileges of wealth.(Simrad's Glass Bridge GB60)Transportation industry 
Thermal cameras aid safety and security.(product news)Transportation industry 
The software that manages safety.Transportation industry 
The value of ECDIS.(electronic chart display information system)Transportation industry 
Tide of lost oppurtunities?(Maritime Incident Response Group)Transportation industry 
Tighter ferry security for western Canada.(BC Ferries' security measures)Transportation industry 
Time out with Modin.(Lars Modin, chief executive officer and president of ITM)(Interview)Transportation industry 
Time to face reality.(our say)(Editorial)Transportation industryAllen, Penny
Training institutions talk training ships.(feature: training and education)Transportation industry 
Training moves with the times.(Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Convention)Transportation industry 
Training ship for MOL.(Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. acquires Spirit of MOL)Transportation industry 
Training ships change course: there is no substitute for onboard experience when you are preparing for a life at sea, some trainers believe.(feature: training and education)Transportation industry 
Transferable davits.(feature: lifesaving appliances)Transportation industry 
TV system improves life onboard.Transportation industry 
Two new simulator options.(product news)(for engine-room and cargo-handling)(Kongsberg Maritime)Transportation industry 
UK minister defends new license.(Stephen Ladyman supports Boatmaster's License scheme)Transportation industry 
UK plans to curb Filipino drop-out rate.(news)(ship officers drop-out)Transportation industry 
Unsafe sampling method.(mars)(marine accident reporting scheme)Transportation industry 
Up to scratch?(Safety of Life at Sea standards)Transportation industry 
USCG failed COSCO Busan.(news)(United States Coast Guard knew COSCO Busan was to hit San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge but did not warn)Transportation industry 
'User-friendly' radio completes comms range.Transportation industry 
US is now monitoring shipping from space.Transportation industry 
US urges LNG terminals to intensify security efforts.(liquified natural gas)Transportation industry 
Wake wash.(wake accidents could be caused by fast ships on low water)Transportation industry 
Watching the watchkeeper.(marine navigation)Transportation industry 
Watch out for the sea snake?(hurdles to mariners movement)Transportation industry 
Water ingress monitors come aboard smaller ships.(International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee)Transportation industry 
Weather routeing cuts risk of roll.(voyage routeing software)Transportation industry 
Weather routeing in at planning stage.(Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine)Transportation industry 
Welcome back to the future.(ship focus)(evolution of watch-keeping practices)Transportation industry 
Welfare needs changing.(feature: manning and crewing)(seafarers)Transportation industry 
What lies inside the tanker?(inert gas applications)Transportation industry 
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