Maritime Mutual Club Circulars

Transferring crude oil and petroleum products from one tanker to another at sea has been a common practice for many years. STS transfers involving tankers of 150 gross tons or above have since 1 January 2011 been regulated by MARPOL, Annex 1, Chapter 8 (Regulations 40 to 42). Such vessels are required to carry an STS operations plan which complies with these regulations and has been approved by the flag state of the vessel.

20th July 2021 To All Members whose vessels trade in Indonesian Waters IMO CONVENTION LIMITS AFFECTING THE ASSOCIATION’S MEMBERS TRADING IN INDONESIAN WATERS There are

To the Members It should be noted that the following amendments to Rules will be effective from the 20th February 2021 GENERAL RULES Rule 33(d)

To the Association’s Members You may be aware that for foreign flagged vessels 100 GT and above entering or leaving Japanese waters and its Exclusive

To the Members 

It should be noted that the following amendments to Rules will be effective from the 20th February 2020 

December 2016, To all Members: MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION 2006 (MLC). The MLC entered into force on 20 August 2013. To date it has been ratified by some 80 states. These states are listed in alphabetical order on the International Labour Organization (ILO) MLC database which can be accessed on the ILO website.

December 2015. To all Members: It should be noted that the following amendments to Rules will be effective from the 20th February 2016.

The UK’s Marine Safety Agency (MSA) publication, Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COWSP), originated in 1974. It provides best practice guidance that