Safety at Sea – Maritime

Lifeboat drill accident injures two crew members in Vancouvers’ English Bay

Leave a Comment / Canadian Coast Guard, Crewmwmbers, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

According to a CBC report, two crew members on the Panamanian-flagged 78,819 DWT bulk carrier Blue Bosporus, were seriously injured in English Bay, Vancouver. The 12-year-old vessel was conducting a routine drill when the lifeboat unexpectedly released. The Coast Guard’s Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) issued a mayday. The Canadian Coast Guard responded, along …

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New technology may weaken seafarers’ professional judgment (Forum)

Leave a Comment / Crewmwmbers, Feature, Forum EN, International, Post, Research, Safety at Sea, Technology / By Maritime Magazine

By Guro Kulset Merakerås A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship, cargo and crew are safe. Good seamanship has not been synonymous with following procedures and doing everything by the book. Maybe just the opposite. Opposing a set of rules that are perceived as irrelevant or …

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Canada’s first Indigenous-led Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary begins operations in British Columbia

Leave a Comment / Canadian Coast Guard, First Nations, Government, Ports, Post, Safety at Sea, St-Laurent, St. Lawrence River, Trois-Rivières / By Maritime Magazine

Mr. Robert Stacey Paul Johnson, Heiltsuk CN-CGA Zone Coordinator Victoria, BC, – The Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary (CN-CGA) commenced on-water operations this fall in the territorial waters of Ahousaht and Heiltsuk First Nations, becoming the first Indigenous-led Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary in Canada. CN-CGA response units in Nisga’a, Gitxaala, and Kitasoo/Xai’xais territorial waters will …

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Shocking WMU report underlines why seafarers work such long hours

Leave a Comment / Associations, Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, Human rights at sea, International, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

New research from a team at the World Maritime University (WMU) underlines systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for seafarers’ hours of work and rest, undermining the credibility of international regulations relating to working hours. ‘A culture of adjustment’, by Dr. Raphael Baumler, Ms. Yvette deKlerk, Dr. Michael Ekow Manuel and Dr. …

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New Canada regulations to improve marine safety, security and the protection of marine environments

Leave a Comment / Government, Ocean protection, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

OTTAWA -The Government of Canada has reached another milestone in its commitment to keep improving the safety of Canada’s transportation sector by modernizing legislation and regulations. The Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, today announced that the Government of Canada has published the new Marine Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020, which now apply to commercial vessels of all sizes, including fishing vessels, workboats, water taxis and …

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New marine safety equipment for Nunavut and Manitoba communities

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Photo of Pond Inlet by Nunatsiaq News OTTAWA, ON – Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to improve marine safety and responsible shipping to protect Canada’s marine environment. As part of this $1.5 billion plan, in 2017 the Canadian Coast Guard launched the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program. Under …

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Too easily forgotten heroes under COVID-19 (Forum)

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, Feature, Forum EN, Humanitarian, International, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily forgotten heroes of COVID-19. “Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future” might seem somewhat an obvious observation – a bit like suggesting that the sea is a necessary adjunct to …

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The Philippines open new crew change hubs

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Manila-The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Ports Authority, Philippine Coast Guard, MARINA, and the Office for Transportation Security, have worked together to activate crew change hubs in the Philippines, in order to help address the worldwide need to provide maritime vessels the avenue to refresh their manpower, especially given the current situation and the array …

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Chantier Davie establishing Arctic icebreaking research centre

Leave a Comment / Arctic, Canadian Coast Guard, Government, Ocean protection, Post, Safety at Sea, Shipbuilding, St Lawrence / By Maritime Magazine

LÉVIS, QC – Chantier Davie, Canada’s premier builder of polar and ice-capable ships, today launched the National Icebreaker Centre (NIC) – reflecting its leadership role in the rejuvenation of Canada’s entire icebreaking fleet under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. “Davie’s National Icebreaker Centre puts Canada in the global vanguard of ultra-modern, versatile and sustainable polar and ice-capable vessel construction,” said James Davies, …

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Seafarers still in crisis: a new survey reveals a drop in the happiness index of seafarers

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, International, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

By Alizée Dussault The well-being and mental health of seafarers have been a topic seen in the media for a few years now, although the maritime industry remains largely unknown to the general public. However, the subject has never been as hot as it is today, as the Covid-19 pandemic has left more than 300,000 …

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