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ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)30

LAUNCH OF NEW ICS AND ISF WEBSITE

Action required: to note that the new ICS and ISF website has been loaded on the internet and to check that there is a link to www.marisec.org from your own website, and that the contact details listed for your association on the membership page are correct.   

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)18

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE REVISION OF THE HNS CONVENTION – ADOPTION OF A PROTOCOL 

Action required:  Members are invited to note the attached report of the International Conference on the Revision of the 1996 HNS Convention which adopted a Protocol to the Convention on 30 April 2010.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)29

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)28

ICS AND ISF WEBSITE

Action required: to note ICS and ISF are about to install an updated (and hopefully improved) website, but that there may be some disruption this week as the old website is taken down.  

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)12

PROPOSAL TO MODIFY THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS

Action required: Members are requested to consider the additional analysis and issues raised by the Secretariat in respect of the formal proposal, published by the ACP, to modify the Panama Canal tolls with effect from 1 January 2011. Members are requested to provide input by 13 May to guide the ICS response to the ACP.

ICS All Members

ICS(10)06

EU ADVANCE CARGO DECLARATION SYSTEM - UPDATE

Action requested: to note the updated information on the EU advance cargo declaration regime, in particular regarding amendments to Exit Summary Declaration (EXS) requirements.

CSG – US DIALOGUE MEETING 15-16 JUNE, WASHINGTON 

Action required: to note that the next CSG/US Dialogue Meeting will be held in Washington from 15-16 June 2010, and to consider attendance.

ICS MEMBERSHIP AT ICC – RECOMMENDATION 

Action required: Following comments from members as to whether or not ICS should continue to participate in ICC, to note that the majority view of the SPC appears to be that ICS should remain in membership, at least for the reminder of 2010, when any decision to continue membership can be reviewed.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)27

US PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER – UPDATED INFORMATION

Action required:  Members are invited to note the further questions posed by the Insurance market on 28 April and subsequent answers provided on 4 May by the US State Department on questions raised by ICS et al seeking greater clarity on the US Executive Order concerning Somali piracy.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)15

IMO CORRESPONDENCE GROUP – DEVELOPMENT OF A MANDATORY POLAR CODE.

Action required: Members, particularly those with polar and or ice operational experience, are invited to contribute towards an ICS position that will be used as input to the IMO Correspondence Group developing the mandatory Polar Code. 

ICS All Members

ICS(10)05

EU ADVANCE CARGO DECLARATION SYSTEM

Action requested: to bring the requirements of the EU advance cargo declaration system to the attention of member companies, and to note the attached information on the current status of implementation of EU Member States’ IT systems.

ICS VIDEO ON CO2 ISSUES

Members will recall that at the last SPC meeting there was discussion of a proposal that ICS should produce a short film, of 3 or 4 minutes in length, on shipping and CO2 reduction. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)38

TRAINING OF TRAINERS AND MARINE INSPECTORS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ILO MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006 - COURSE SCHEDULE 2010

Action Required: Please find attached a letter and details of the Turin Course on the application of the MLC.  We have received some positive feedback on this course and would certainly encourage people who are new to the convention to consider attending 

ICS All Members

ICS(10)04

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE REVISION OF THE HNS CONVENTION: PRESS RELEASE

Action requested: to forward as soon as possible to National Press Contacts the attached press release issued following the conclusion of the Diplomatic Conference to adopt the Protocol to the 1996 HNS Convention. Please also circulate among your member shipping companies for information.

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(10)13

URGENT-STCW REST HOURS- EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS

Action Required: Members are requested to note the latest European developments and are requested to continue to lobby hard for an acceptable outcome of the STCW review process.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)47

MSC 87– ICS BRIEF

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached ICS brief compiled for the MSC 87 meeting.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)21

ADVANCE NOTICE – 2010 ISF MANNING AND TRAINING CONFERENCE 

Action required: All Members are requested to note that the date of the 2010 ISF Manning and Training Conference is confirmed for Thursday 30 September 2010

GUIDELINES FOR TANK ENTRY PROCEDURES ON CHEMICAL TANKERS

Action required:  Members are invited to contribute to the further development of draft guidance developed by IPTA regarding tank entry procedures on chemical tankers with the aim of producing joint industry guidelines.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)46

EU DIRECTIVE 2005/33/EC - 0.1% Sulphur Content Fuel for Ships at Berth

Action required: Members are invited to note an updated matrix of EU Sulphur Directive implementation experience in EU member States compiled by ECSA, and to distribute it to members as appropriate.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)16

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE REVISION OF THE HNS CONVENTION

Action required:  Members’ are invited to note that the International Conference taking place this week at the IMO has agreed that shipowners’ limits of liability for packaged goods should be increased by 15% and that there should be no change to the tacit amendment procedure.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)16
ICS Insurance Committee

IC(10)04

SALVAGE CONVENTION REVIEW/ENVIRONMENTAL SALVAGE

Action required:  Members’ are invited to note the attached final ICS Position paper on Environmental Salvage which has been expanded now to also include the ICS position on the proposal to revise the Salvage Convention such that in the case of containerships, shipowners become solely responsible for payment of cargo’s portion of salvage with a right of recourse against the party ultimately responsible. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)14

C&E MEETING TO DISCUSS IACS CSR DEVELOPMENT WITH IACS - 4 MAY 2010 – UGS COMMENTS TO THE SECOND ROUND OF RULE CHANGE.

Action required: Members are invited to review the detailed comments to the second round Proposal for Bulk Carriers provided by UGS, and attached as Annex to this circular.  These comments provide a valuable critique and assessment of a number of the rule changes that have already been taken forward and accepted by IACS. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)13

IACS CSR CHANGES AND CORREGENDA WITH FULL REVISION HISTORY 

Action required: Members are invited to review the IACS provided CSR rule change history table for the Bulk Carrier and Tanker Rules attached as Annex to this circular. 

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)11

PROPOSAL TO MODIFY THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS

Action required: Members are requested to note the attached formal proposal, published by the ACP today, to modify the Panama Canal tolls with effect from 1 January 2011, and to given initial consideration to ICS’s response.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)26

Action required: Members are invited to note answers provided by the US State Department on questions raised by ICS et al seeking greater clarity on the US Executive Order concerning Somali piracy.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)25

ICS AND ISF ANNUAL MEETINGS IN SINGAPORE

Action required: to note the confirmation that the Annual Meetings in Singapore will go ahead.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)45

ICS REPORT ON FP 54

Action required: Members are invited to note a report on the outcome of the IMO FP 54 Sub-Committee meeting.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)15

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE REVISION OF THE HNS CONVENTION

Action required: Members’ are invited to note that the IMO has confirmed that the Conference will take place as scheduled next week.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)44

PORT STATE CONTROL – VINA DEL MAR CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN

Action required: Members’ attention is drawn to the concentrated inspection campaign currently underway in South and Latin American ports. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)24

REMINDER- NEW EDITION OF ICS/ISF GUIDELINES ON THE ISM CODE - MEMBERS' DISCOUNT ORDER FORM

Action required: REMINDER to circulate the attached Members’ Discount Order Form for the new edition of the ICS/ISF ISM Code Guidelines, publication of which is expected in May. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)23

ICS AND ISF ANNUAL MEETINGS IN SINGAPORE – TRAVEL SITUATION 

Action required: to note the much improved situation in respect of flights to/from North Europe.

ICS Bulk Carrier Panel

BCP(10)01

Action required:  Members are requested to comment on the appropriateness of ICS co-sponsoring the Intercargo submission to FSI 18, attached as annex to this circular, seeking guidance from IMO on the potential requirements for demonstrating compliance with the IMSBC Code.  Members’ consideration of support is invited to be forwarded to the undersigned by 29th April 2010; this will enable co-sponsorship if considered appropriate.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)22

Action required:  Members are invited to note further information on the US Executive Order concerning Somali Piracy. This information includes a list of outstanding questions agreed yesterday with the London insurance market and the International Group. Members may wish to refer to the list in discussion with their Administration.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)21

Action required: to forward copies of the attached electronic PDF of the new Annual Review to delegates at the ICS/ISF Annual Meetings. When printed copies arrive by post, national associations are also requested to forward them to their member companies, ideally with a covering letter explaining the benefit derived from ICS/ISF membership.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)20

Bulgaria is the 9^th country to have filed its instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, with the International Labour Organisation. Members will be advised as and when we are aware of further ratifications being deposited.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)43

Action required: Members’ attention is drawn to the additional requirements regarding ballast water treatment and grey water discharge that apply from January 1 2012 for all vessels in New York state waters. 

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)10

Action required: Members are requested to note the attached Round Table letter to the Panama Canal Authority concerning the proposed increases in Panama Canal tolls, which was despatched today.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)20

Action required: to note the present problems being encountered in flying anywhere from North Europe, due to a cloud of volcanic ash. 

ISF All Members

ISF(10)19

Further to Circular ISF(10)07 this note is to remind members that the ISF Secretariat has booked 20 rooms at the Epsom Hotel in Geneva on a first reserved first allocated basis.  All bookings must be made direct to the hotel on the booking form attached and notification of the booking also advised to Natalie Shaw.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)19

Action required:  Members are invited to note and to distribute a letter from maritime forces engaged in counter-piracy operations off Somalia.

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)09

Action required: Members are asked to consider the following information from the ACP, and advise any comments on the stance which ICS should take in responding to the points raised.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)37

SOMALI PIRACY– US NATIONAL EMERGENCY

Action Required: Members are requested to note the attached for information.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)12

CALLING NOTICE FOR AD-HOC C&E MEETING TO DISCUSS IACS CSR DEVELOPMENT WITH IACS - 4 MAY 2010

Action required:   Members are invited to attend an “ad-hoc” C&E meeting to discuss with IACS the development of the CSR for Tankers and Bulk Carriers, the IACS CSR rule harmonisation schedule and consequential implications to the IMO GBS verification work at the ICS offices on the 4^th May 2010.  

ISF All Members

ISF(10)18

ILO/IMO/WHO MEETING ON GUIDANCE FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICALS OCTOBER 2010

Action Required: Members are requested to note the information below and to nominate suitable representatives who can participate in the Joint ILO/IMO/WHO meeting on Guidance for Pre-Employment Medicals to take place in Geneva in October 2010.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)18

Action required:  Members are invited to note an Executive Order of the President of the United States on the situation in Somalia and piracy of its coast that may have an effect on the payment of ransoms.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)17

Action requested: Council members are asked to consider the attached papers for the meeting of the ISF Council on 29 April in Singapore.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)42

Action required: Members are invited to note an updated matrix of EU Sulphur Directive implementation experience in EU member States compiled by ECSA, and to distribute it to members as appropriate.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)17

Action required: ICS and ISF Members, together with members of the ICS Executive Committee and ISF Council, are asked to consider the attached financial papers which will be discussed at the ICS Executive Committee, the ISF Council, and the Joint Annual General Meeting on 28/29 April. Delegates to those meetings are asked to bring this package of financial papers with them.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)16

Action required: to prepare for the ICS/ISF Annual Meetings in Singapore using the attached notes on agenda. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)14

ICS Insurance Committee

IC(10)03

Action required: Members’ comments on the attached draft ICS position paper on Environmental Salvage are invited by 23 April so that it can be finalised and circulated to members in advance of the CMI International Sub-Committee meeting to be held on 12 May.  Comments are also invited on the detailed discussion paper for the CMI meeting.

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(10)12

Action Required: Members are requested to review the report of a meeting held with the European Commission on STCW Rest Hours in conjunction with ECSA. Members are also requested to use Annex A to urgently lobby their governments.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)15

Action: Please find attached the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)13

Action: To note the attached final ICS submission to the IMO Diplomatic Conference on possible increases to shipowners’ limits of liability for incidents involving packaged HNS and to pass a copy to governments for their information in advance of the Diplomatic Conference.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)16

Action Required: Members are invited to note the potential impact on Seafarers of EU Council Regulation 883/2004 in respect to national insurance contribution requirements for mariners.  This information has kindly been provided by the UK Chamber of Shipping.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)15

Action Required: Members are encouraged to print off the attached handbook which highlights visa requirements for EU member countries and also to take note of the EU visa issues website address.  Hopefully this will address some of the questions raised in regard to visa requirements when entering EU states.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)14

Action required: Council members are asked to consider the attached application for Associate Membership of ISF, and to advise their views.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)36

Action Required: Members are requested to note a report on a meeting held between the IACS secretariat and Arthur Bowring, the LAC Chairman and the ISF secretariat on the subject of the Maritime Labour Convention, following requests from members that such a meeting be convened.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)13

Action required: Council members are asked to review the report of the ISF Strategy Review Group and its recommendations, in preparation for discussion at the Council Meeting on 29 April 2010.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)12

Action Required: Members are invited to note the attached report on Convention 185 on Seafarers Identity documents and to be aware of the requirement for ISF to have a team present in Geneva in September to discuss proposed amendments. ISF is also seeking input from member associations to ascertain where their own administrations stand on this issue.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)09

Action required:  Members are invited to note that the current IALA publication ‘IALA Maritime Buoyage System’ has been replaced with an updated publication ‘IALA –AISM Maritime Buoyage System and other Aids to Navigation’.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)12

ICS Insurance Committee

IC(10)02

Action required: To note the information below on draft legislation presently proceeding through the US legislature seeking to impose sanctions on the development of petroleum resources of Iran and exportation of refined petroleum products to Iran and related services and the potential impact of such sanctions on the Industry.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)08

Action required:  Members are invited to note an outline schedule and draft agenda for the navigation centered workshop and for the next meeting of the R+N Sub-Committee on 1 and 2 June respectively.

Action required:  Members are invited to note the proposed date for the Chemical Carriers Panel meeting of 13 October and also the formation of a work group to review the Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals).

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)11

Action: To note the attached draft ICS submission to the IMO Diplomatic Conference on possible increases to shipowners’ limits of liability for incidents involving packaged HNS and to provide comments/confirm approval of the same by Tuesday 6 April.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)11

Action required:  Members are invited to note a report on the outcome of MEPC 60.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)10

Action required:  Members are invited to review and comment on the attached IACS submission to IMO related to the scheduled submission date of IACS CSR to IMO for GBS verification.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)41

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached brief compiled for the FP 54 meeting.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)11

Action required: Executive Committee and Council Members are asked to comment on the proposal that in principle ICS/ISF and its members should support an industry campaign against piracy and in particular a proposed electronic petition to governments calling for further action. 

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)07

Action required: Members are invited to note that the 17^th IALA conference (Aids to Navigation– a Global Approach) took place between 22–27 March in Cape Town. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)14

Action required: Members are invited to a seminar on the 11 May 2010 held at IMO on the shortage of seafarers and the role of the shipping industry through CSR activities.  Members are also requested to circulate this information and invitation to their members and any other interested parties. 

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)08

Action required: Members are requested to note the attached letter to the Panama Canal authority concerning the proposed increases in Panama Canal Tolls.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)10

Action Required: Members are requested to note the clarification kindly provided attached from the FSA that as a clarification to POEA Circular No. 02, the Anti-Piracy Awareness Seminar shall only be taken once and prior to the deployment of the seafarers.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)35

Action Required: Members are required to note the information given below that the final draft third WHO Guide to Ship Sanitation has now been produced and is available for download from the WHO website. Members who wish to provide comments need to send them to the ISF Secretary for feedback to the WHO by 20 April 2010.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)40

Action required:  Members are invited to note some first impressions on the outcome of GHG discussion at MEPC 60

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)07

Action required: Members are asked to consider the attached draft response to the ACP’s informal proposal, and to provide comments no later than 0900 hours on Monday 29 March.

Action required: Following a recent decision by the ICC Executive Board to charge international associations to participate at future ICC meetings, members are requested to provide advice on whether ICS should agree to pay a membership fee or withdraw from direct participation in future ICC work.

Action required: To note the attached observations on the recently adopted African Maritime Transport Charter and to comment as appropriate.

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)06

Action required: Members are invited to note the attached letter from the Suez Canal Authority.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)39

Action required: Members are invited to note an updated matrix of EU Sulphur Directive implementation experience in EU member States compiled by ECSA, and to distribute it to members as appropriate.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)34

Action Required: Members are requested to note the attached update kindly forwarded by the Filipino Shipowners Association.  

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)38

Action required:  Members are invited to note and to disseminate widely the attached MAIB Safety Bulletin on a failure of a high expansion foam fire-fighting system.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)09

Action required: Council members are asked to note the agenda for the ISF Council Meeting to be held in Singapore on 29 April and to confirm their attendance.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)13

Action required: to note the arrangements and agenda for the ICS/ISF Annual Meetings (28-30 April in Singapore) and to complete and return Annex 5 concerning attendance at the meetings and social events before 6 April.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)33

Action Required: Members are invited to note that a new vessel inspection guide has been produced by the USCBP.   Please find below a note from Cheryl Peters of  in the US Customs and Border Protection, providing a  link to a new USCBP Inspection User Guide that operators and onboard personnel may find useful to navigate the shoals of entry/exit  and the USA.  This information has kindly been provided by Mr Crye on behalf of CLIA. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)32

Action Required: Members are invited to note the comments below and attachments regarding ships that may operate in Australian waters and current actions being taken by the Australian Seafarers Unions.

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)05

Action required: Members are asked to consider the attached notes of the meeting held with the ACP on 17 March, and advise their thoughts on what comments ICS should submit on the informal toll proposals tabled at the meeting by Wednesday 24 March, in order to influence the formal proposals which ACP intends to publish in early April.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)10

Action required: To note the latest information from the Hong Kong Shipowners Association concerning the regulation on the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, which entered into force in the People’s Republic of China on 1 March 2010.

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)04

Action required: Members are asked to note that the Panama Canal Administrator, Mr. Alemán, is unable to attend the meeting scheduled for tomorrow due to family matters which prevent him from travelling to London.  However the ACP will still be represented by Mr. Sabonge and Ms Langoni.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)31

Action Required: Members are requested to note the latest version of the ISF Human Element Piracy Guidance and to comment on the annexed BIMCO document.  Members are also requested to note recent industry developments which may have an effect on the development of the attached draft guidance.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)37

Action required:  Members are invited to note the anticipated programme for the North American ECA and clarifies a statement made in the ICS brief.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)36

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached ICS brief compiled for the MEPC 60 meeting.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)35

Action required:  Members are invited to note that ICS has been granted observer status at HELCOM.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)30

Please find attached a copy of Philippine Shipping Update - March 9, 2010 produced by Ruben Del Rosario, President, Del Rosario Pandiphil Inc., March 9, 2010 and kindly provided for other members information by Steve Yoshida of JSA.

ICS Insurance Committee

IC(10)01

Action: To note that the Joint War Committee’s Hull War, Strikes, Terrorism and Related Perils Listed Areas have been amended.  The new list is attached.

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(10)11

Action Required: Members are requested to note more information on the Diplomatic Conference scheduled to adopt the amendments to the STCW Convention and Code.

Action required: To note the attached paper on Panama Canal tolls  prepared by the Japanese government and (for members whose maritime administrations are represented at the CSG) to bring these issues to the attention of their respective governments in advance of the imminent CSG meeting in Korea.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)29

Action Required: Members are invited to review the meeting minutes of the recent Labour Affairs Committee. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)28

Action Required: Please find below a press release issued by GL re The Marshall Islands choice of Recognised Organisation.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)34

Action required:  Members are invited to review and comment on the attached draft submission to MSC 60 before 15 March.

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)03

Action required: Members are asked to note the change to the date and time of the meeting with the Panama Canal authority back to the 17 March at 1030. 

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)02

Action required: Members are asked to note the change to the date and time of the meeting with the Panama Canal authority to 16 March at 1300 and are reminded to advise the secretariat by 11 March if they wish to attend the meeting.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)33

Action required:  Members are invited once again to look for officers who could be deployed for three months or so to Northwood (near London) to assist in the MNLO roster at MSCHOA.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)09

Action required: Members are invited to note information provided on the outcome of DE 53.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)09

Action required: To note the attached P&I Club circular, which advises that it is the International Group’s understanding that the requirement for shipowners and operators to contract with a PRC Maritime Safety Agency approved pollution response company before entering a PRC port is not presently being enforced.  Publication of the list of MSA approved contractors is awaited and the IG understands that shipowners might have a further 3 months in which to comply with the requirement.

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(10)01

Action required: Members are invited to provide any input for the meeting with ACP scheduled for 17 March, and advise by 11 March if they wish to attend the meeting.

Action required: to note the recent statement issued by the ASF Shipping Economics Review Committee (SERC).

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)27

Action Required: Members are advised that the ILO now plans to extend the meeting on Seafarer Identity Documents in relation to convention 185 from 1 day to 2 days ie:- on 23rd and 24th September 2009 immediately following the discussions on the Implementation of the MLC.

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(10)10
ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)26

Action Required: Please find attached several documents produced by IMO in relation to the IMO year of the seafarer.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)12

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)32

Action required:  Members are invited to note and to disseminate as required information on a possible terrorist threat to tankers and other ships in the Malacca Strait.

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)09

Action Required: Members are requested to note a high priority outcome from the Manning and Training Committee on the subject of rest hours.  Members are invited to consider the below information and are invited to join a correspondence group established at the meeting. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)31

Action required: Members are invited to note a report on the outcome of IMO BLG 13.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)30

Action required:  Members are invited to note the minutes of the meeting held on 15/16 February and to comment as required.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)29

Action required: Members are invited to note an updated matrix of EU Sulphur Directive implementation experience in EU member States compiled by ECSA, and to distribute it to members as appropriate.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)06

Action required: Members are invited to note that following representations from members the Chairman has agreed to amend the proposed dates of 2nd and 3rd June, for a navigation centred workshop and for the next meeting of the R+N Sub‑Committee to 1^st and 2^nd June, respectively. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)11

Action: The invoices covering the ICS/ISF membership fees for the first call of 2010 will be sent out to members under separate cover.  In line with previous practice, the first call amounts to 50% of the total fees paid during 2009.  Attached is a summary sheet showing this calculation.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)08

Action required: Members are invited to note the attached document for information.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)28

Action required:  Members are invited to note an update on the possible ban on ransom payments to Somali pirates and particularly to note a letter by the Chamber of Shipping of America to US authorities.  Any further information on government positions would be welcomed by the secretariat.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)25

Action Required: Members are invited to note the outcome of an audio conference regarding issues related to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 held between the Chairman of the Labour Affairs Committee and the ISF Secretary with Mrs Doumbia Henry and Mr Dominic Devlin of the ILO Secretariat.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)24

Action required: Members attention is drawn to the recent findings of the UK High Court which clarified the legality of ransom payments.  Members may find this of particular benefit following on from concerns expressed that the UK and US government may be planning to outlaw ransom payments to Somali Pirates. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)27

Action required:  Members are invited to note that the possibility that an attempt to ban ransom payments to Somali pirates appears to be gaining in credibility.  Information is requested from members on positions that may be taken by governments if this becomes a matter of debate within the UN.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)08

Action required: the attention of members of the ICS Executive Committee and ISF Council is drawn to the attached notes of the meeting held on 31 January 2010. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)10

Action required:  Members who have not yet done so are reminded to make a hotel booking as soon as possible using the attached form, at the Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, for the duration of the ICS and ISF Annual Meetings in April. 

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)08

Action Required: Members are requested to review the revised agenda for the next Manning and Training committee on the 2 March 2010 at 0930.  Members are also requested if they have not done so already to advise Julie Rogers (julie.rogers@marisec.org) if they plan to attend.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)08

Action: To note the attached ICS Position Paper for National Associations on possible increases to shipowners’ limits of liability under the draft Protocol to the HNS Convention

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(10)05

Action required:  Members are invited to note the minutes of the meeting held on 2 February and to comment as appropriate.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)23

Action Required: Members are advised to note the eighth ratification of the MLC by Croatia on 12th February 2010.  The ISF secretariat will continue to advise members as other ratifications are advised to us.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)07

Action required: To note the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on 2 February 2010. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)26

Action required: Members are invited to note concerns held by the secretariat with the IACS CSR process and its current development.  Examples are given from the IACS response to questions raised by ICS in 2006 and from the most recent 2^nd round of rule change proposals.  Members are invited to decide whether a formal response should be sent to IACS and, if so, to comment on the content of such a letter.  Outline draft text is provided.

Action required: to note the minutes of the last SPC meeting

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)25

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached brief for the COMSAR 14 meeting.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)05

Action required:  Members are invited to note that the Chairman has agreed to the proposed dates of 2nd and 3rd June, for a navigation centered workshop and for the next meeting of the R+N Sub-Committee. 

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)06

Action Required: Members are requested to note the provisional agenda notes for the next Manning and Training Committee meeting.  Additionally, members are requested to advise of their anticipated attendance to the meeting and send any items for the agenda or areas they wish to discuss related to the current STCW revision to Julie Rogers (julie.rogers@marisec.org) by 25 February 2010. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)23

Action Required: Members are requested to review and comment on the attached draft ‘Human Element Piracy Guidance for the Company’ by Friday 5 March 2010.  It is then intended that this guidance will be presented to other Round Table body representatives for support.  

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)22

Action Required: Members are requested to review and comment on the attached draft ‘Human Element Piracy Guidance for the Company’ by Friday 5 March 2010.  It is then intended that this guidance will be presented to other Round Table body representatives for support. 

Action requested: To note that the issue of a potential ban on the payment of ransoms to pirates may be brought to the UN Security Council, and to brief your foreign ministry officials accordingly.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)24

Action required:  Members are invited to review and to distribute information provided on exemptions to Californian low sulphur requirements.  Members are further invited to continue to report experience with low sulphur requirements.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)23

Action required:  Members are invited to review and to comment as required on a letter received by the ICS Chairman on the European 0.1% sulphur at berth requirement.

Action Required: Comment is invited on the IDAGC proposals to add a third definition of bulk carrier to the UN Model Regulations.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)07

Action required: The ICS Brief for DE 53 is attached. Comments and suggestions for improvement will be welcomed by the undersigned. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)09

Action requested: to circulate the programme for the free ICS/ISF Seminar being held in Singapore immediately prior to the Annual Meetings.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)06

Action required:  Members are invited to review the attached submissions to IMO and to revert with comments and proposals for further development of the requirements of the SCF in the context of GBS.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)21

As requested at last week’s Labour Affairs Committee please find below the list of names of people who were appointed to the ILO JMC in February 2006 .ISF is not allowed to remove the places of non ISF members but I could suggest that some changes be made as per my proposals in red to take into account deaths, retirements etc. I would be grateful if the respective national association confirms if they still wish to be on the JMC by the end of next week and if so if the replacement person proposed is endorsed by the Association.  If any member steps down the deputies will then be first prioritised to become JMC members. Once I have the changes I can request ILO to help in this regard.  

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)20

The ISF Secretariat has booked 20 rooms at the Epsom Hotel in Geneva on a first reserved first allocated basis. All bookings must be made direct to the hotel on the booking form attached and notification of the booking also advised to Natalie Shaw. If we use up all our allocation we will then try and request further rooms but any rooms not requested by Monday 16th August 2010 will be released.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)19

Action Required: Further to the discussions at last week's Labour Affairs Committee, I attach for your information a response sent by Arthur Bowring, Hong Kong Shipowners Association with regard to the question of sleeping accommodation for cadets.  I hope this may also be of value to other members who may hit the same challenge during their national discussions.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)07

The ISF Secretariat has booked 20 rooms at the Epsom Hotel in Geneva on a first reserved first allocated basis. All bookings must be made direct to the hotel on the booking form attached and notification of the booking also advised to Natalie Shaw. If we use up all our allocation we will then try and request further rooms but any rooms not requested by Monday 16th August 2010 will be released.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)08

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)22

Action required:   Members are invited to note the attached paper by SSA giving the association’s position on GHG MBI that ICS has been invited to circulate.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)06

Action Required: Members are invited to review the attached press cuttings which have come from the Fairplay Magazine of 4 February 2010.  The first is an article entitled “IMEC warns shipowners of MLC Complacency and the latter “Owners weigh up the price of crewing costs” makes reference to the recent IBF negotiations.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)05

Action Required: Members are requested to note that on 4 February 2010 Spain ratified MLC, 2006 as the first EU country. Members are also advised that Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the MLC on 18^th January 2010.  This brings the total number of ratifying states to 7.

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)05

Action Required: Members are requested to note preliminary information on the Diplomatic Conference scheduled to adopt the amendments to the STCW Convention and Code.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)18

Action Required: Members are invited to note the comments which have been submitted to ILO in response to the request for feedback on the Article 22 report form for the MLC 2006. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)17

Action Required: Please find attached a copy of a circular which has been produced by Simon Bennett early last week for the Shipping Policy Committee but which I think also has relevance to the Labour Affairs Committee given the discussions at last week’s meeting.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)16

Further to discussions at last week’s Labour Affairs committee meeting regarding payment of crew ransoms please find attached a copy of the US development document which has the comments from the Chamber of Shipping in this regard.  I hope this is of value to members.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)21

Action required:  Members are invited to review and to comment upon agenda notes for the forthcoming meeting on 15/16 February.  Any additional attendees should be notified immediately to ICS. 

Action requested: To approach CSG/Cotton Club representatives with regard to a potential US ban on the payment of ransoms to pirates that might apply to non-US shipping companies.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)05

Action required: Members are invited to note information provided on the outcome of SLF 52.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)04

Action required: Members are requested to note concern expressed by the UK MAIB that in a number of recent incidents, a breakdown in the conduct of bridge team management has been identified as a major factor.  It should also be noted that ICS strongly supports training for relevant navigation officers in bridge team management. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)15

Action Required: Members are requested to use the annex to lobby contacts and member governments on the proposed content of the Paris MOU text on guidelines for port State control of the MLC.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)03

Action required:  Members are requested to provide information regarding the implementation of electronic navigational charts for use with ECDIS together with advice on their availability, adequacy and the associated licensing arrangements. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)20

Action required:  Members are invited to note the attached ISF report on STW  41  (11-15 January).

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)19

Action required:  Members are invited to note a report of the 5^th Plenary session of the International Contact Group on Piracy off the coast of Somalia.   

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)04

Action Required: Members are requested to note the ISF report of the forty first session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW 41).

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)07

ICS/ISF NEWS – JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 

Action requested: To distribute the attached ICS/ISF newsletter to member shipping companies, administrations, unions, press and other national maritime contacts. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)14

Action Required: The next meeting of the ISF Labour Affairs Committee will take place on 4th February 2010 from 9.30am at the ISF offices in London. It is envisaged we should at the latest be finished by 2pm.  A buffet lunch will be served at the end of the meeting.  Members are asked to confirm their attendance or provide apologies to Julie Rogers Julie.rogers@marisec.org by Monday 1 February 2010.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)13

Action Required: Please see the note received today from VDR.  Members are invited to review this in conjunction with the earlier circular on this topic and be prepared to discuss at next weeks meeting.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)12

Action Required: Please find attached a document we have only just received from ILO with the proposed draft text on guidelines being put together by Paris Mou. The ISF secretariat are going to go through the text but we would also be grateful if members could also take a look and identify any concerns to James Langley James.langley@marisec.org by close of business this Friday.

Action requested: to note the attached updated summary of market access issues for consideration at the forthcoming SPC meeting on 29 January.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(10)04

Action required: Members are invited to consider the agenda notes provided at the annex.  Additional nominations for attendance are welcomed and should be reported to the secretariat without delay.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)11

Action Required.  Members are required to read the note from Cleopatra Doumbia Henry regarding the MLC report and to feedback their comments to ISF by close of business on 8^th February 2010. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)10

Action Required: Please find attached a question posed by Mrs Ordemann of the German Shipowners. I would be grateful if members could review this and be prepared to come with responses on the points raised at the next Labour Affairs Committee.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)04

Action Required: Please see the attached circular regarding the above subject and to note that the date for completion has now been extended to 15 February 2010.  Members are requested to contact all their member companies and to invite them to feedback to this important survey. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)06

Action required: At the next meeting of the Maritime Law Committee on Tuesday 2 February, the Committee will be invited to discuss the attached revised version of a draft paper on the relevance of limitation of liability in today’s insurance market with a view to finalising the paper.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)18

Action required:  Members are invited to review further information provided for the informal GHG meeting on 3 February, to nominate any additional attendees and to comment on the proposed agenda if required.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)17

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached brief for the BLG 14 meeting.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)03

Action required: Members of the ICS Executive Committee and ISF Council arerequested to consider the provisional budgets for 2010, with the former to be prepared to discuss the budgets at the Executive Committee meeting on1 February, and the latter to raise comments or queries directly with the Secretariat.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)16

Action required:  Members are invited to circulate the attached information on the Malacca Strait MEH hydrographic survey work that will commence on 9 February.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)06

Action required:  Members are advised that the Marisec server will be out of service on Saturday 6 February.

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)03

Action Required: Members are requested to note the next meeting of the manning and training committee meeting on the 2 March 2010 at 0930 in the ISF Offices, London and advise attendance for this important meeting, the last before the STCW revision Diplomatic Conference in June 2010.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)05

Action required: To note the attached briefing on the background to and possible changes to the present 1993 IOPC Fund policy on definition of “ship”. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)15

Action required:  Members are advised that due to clerical error MC(10)13 has been cancelled.  Members are requested to consider the current version of the BMP provided at its Annex, and advise of any perceived errors or omissions in the document, as well as any editorial changes that would assist in the proposed change of focus.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)05

Action required: to note the final arrangements for the meeting on 31 January 2010, and the attached agenda notes and papers. Members are also kindly requested to check that the list of ICS/ISF attendees is correct and advice any errors or omissions by return. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)04

Action required:  Members are invited to attend the next combined meeting of the ICS Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee and the Bulk Carrier Panel to be held 16 February 2010 from 13:00 pm.  This has been arranged to follow the Marine Committee meeting that is anticipated to end at lunchtime on the same day.  Members are requested to inform the secretariat whether or not they intend to attend the meeting as soon as convenient. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)09

Action Required: The next meeting of the ISF Labour Affairs Committee will take place on 4th February 2010 from 9.30am at the ISF offices in London.  It is envisaged we should at the latest be finished by 2pm.  A buffet lunch will be served at the end of the meeting.  Members are asked to confirm their attendance or provide apologies to Julie Rogers Julie.rogers@marisec.org.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)02

Action required: to note the final arrangements for the meeting on 31 January 2010,and the attached agenda notes and papers. Members are also kindly requested to check that the list of ICS/ISF attendees is correct and advice any errors or omissions by return.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)02

Action required:  Members are invited to note that IALA has produced a supplement to its Aids to Navigation Guide (NAVGUIDE) that addresses e-Navigation. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)03

Action required: Members are requested to note the summary of discussions held by the “ad hoc” group meeting held consequent to the cancellation of the scheduled combined meeting of the Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee and the Bulk Carrier Panel that was to be held on the 13^th January 2010.  Members may wish to note the proposal for the next combined meeting of the Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee and the Bulk Carrier Panel to be held on the afternoon following closure of the next Marine Committee meeting on the 16^th February.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)04

Action required: To note the attached proposal on possible increases from the Danish Government, referred to in MLC(10) 01 of earlier today. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)03

Action required: To note the attached agenda and notes for the Committee meeting on 2 February 2010 and to advise attendance at the meeting.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)02

Action required: To advise attendance at the Committee meeting to be held 2 February 2010.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(10)01

Action: To note the report below of a government proposal for modest increases to shipowners’ limits of liability for damage caused by packaged HNS and to seek support for the proposal from Members’ respective governments.  To inform shipowner members, as soon as possible, of the proposal, and request them to bring it to the attention of Club Boards to ensure its widest possible support in preference to any other proposals that may be discussed.

ICS All Members

ICS(10)03

Action required: to note that Interferry are now Associate Members of ICS.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)14

Action required:  Members are invited to note an updated matrix of EU Sulphur Directive implementation intentions in EU member States compiled by ECSA and to distribute it to members as appropriate.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)13

Action required: Members are requested to consider the current draft of the BMP provided at the Annex, and advise of any perceived errors or omissions in the document, as well as any editorial changes that would assist in the change of focus.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)08

Action Required: Please be advised that the Philippines Senate has adopted the Bicameral Report on the amendments to the Migrant Act.  The next step is for the Senate President and the House Speaker to sign the enrolled bill.  Once done this will be sent to Malacanang Palace for the President to sign.  

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)12

Action required: Members are requested to review a draft paper by CLIA opposing a proposal by HELCOM for IMO to establish a MARPOL Annex IV special area in the Baltic and to advise if co-sponsorship by ICS is supported.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)11

Action required: Members are invited to note new submissions for consideration at MEPC 60

Action required: To prepare for the meeting of the SPC on Friday 29 January using the attached notes on agenda.

ISF All Members

ISF(10)01

Action Required: Please find attached a revised copy of the minutes of the last Council meeting which have been amended to reflect comments made by Mr. Bowring (Hong Kong).  The only changes made are in relation to comments made during the Hong Kong Country report.

ICS All Members

ICS(10)02

Action required: To note the addition suggested to the model press release for the delivery on Monday 18 January (and the version that will be issued by ICS).

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)04

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)03

Action required:  Using the attached form, to make a hotel booking, as soon as possible and no later than 12 February, at the Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, for the duration of the ICS and ISF Annual Meetings in April. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)10

Action required: Members are invited to review arrangements for an informal discussion on GHG related matters to be held at ICS on 3 February.  The secretariat should be notified of any additional attendees that are nominated and any additional agenda items to be considered.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)09

Action required:  A final version of the ICS submission to MEPC 60 on GHG MBI is forwarded.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)08

Action required: ICS has compiled a spreadsheet showing the IMO meeting calendar for 2010 with the submission deadlines.  This is forwarded for the information and use of members.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)07

Action required: IMB piracy figures for Somalia for 2009 are forwarded for information.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(10)03

Action required:  Members are invited to consider the draft agenda attached to this circular. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)07

Action Required: Following a request for clarification by a member on Insurance provisions in relation to the Migrant Workers Act please find attached a response received from Mr Borromeo of the Filipino Shipowners Association.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)06

Action Required: Members are asked to note the comments in the attached document which contains a copy of a Joint Communique produced by attendees at a recent government called conference on Piracy in the Philippines

ESTABLISHING LOWER LIMIT VALUES FOR DAMAGED CONTAINERS

Action required: Members are invited to provide recommendations for starting values and criteria that could be used as lower limits on which remedial actions could be recommended. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)02

ICS BRIEF FOR SLF 52

Action required: The ICS Brief for SLF 52 is attached. Comments and suggestions for improvement will be welcomed by the undersigned. 

ICS All Members

ICS(10)01

Action required: To prepare for the delivery of a co-ordinated publicity campaign on Somali piracy using the attached model press release.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)06

Action required:  Members are invited to comment on the proposed agenda for the Marine Committee’s next meeting and to nominate a representative.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)05

Action required: Members are invited to give a final opinion on the proposed ICS submission to MEPC 60 on GHG MBIs by close of business on 13 January.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)05

Action Required: Please find attached copies of documents produced by ABS with regard to compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention 2006.  These were kindly provided for your information by the Committee Chair.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)04

Action Required: Please find attached an article published today in Lloyds List following concerns expressed by ISF and others over the denial of free practique, which is contrary to the International Health Regulations.  It is expected that this issue will also be followed up by other areas of the maritime press.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)04

Action required: Members are invited to distribute information on a new website that has been developed for the Malacca MEH project.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)02

NEW EDITION OF ICS/ISF GUIDELINES ON THE ISM CODE – MEMBERS’ DISCOUNT ORDER FORM  

Action required: to circulate the attached Members’ Discount Order Form for the new edition of the ICS/ISF ISM Code Guidelines, publication of which is expected in April. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(10)01

Action required: Members are requested to note the draft agenda for the forthcoming combined meeting of the Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee and the Bulk Carrier Panel. This may be changed dependant upon Members requirements on the day. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)03

Action Required: Members are invited to note that the situation within Australia is continuing to cause concern to the Australian Shipowners Association.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(10)02

Action required: Members are invited to note and further distribute the Guide for Good Practice for Port Reception Facility Providers and Users.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(10)01

Action required: Members are invited to note information concerning sewage water regulation in Ukraine and to report on any related incidents experienced in the region.

Action required: Members are invited to note the attached documents for information and to disseminate as appropriate.

Action required: Members are invited to note the attached document for information and to disseminate as appropriate.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(10)01

Action required: Members are invited to note advice from the United States Coast Guard regarding the termination of the Loran-C signal.

Action required: To prepare for the delivery of a co-ordinated publicity campaign on Somali piracy.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)03

Action required: Members are reminded that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Vessel General Permit Scheme (VGP), that entered into force 6 February 2009, contains annual requirements that must be met prior 6 February 2010. 

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)02

Action Required: Members are encouraged to take note of the continued Maritime Strike in Australia and request for intervention from Fair Work Australia kindly notified to us by the Australian Shipowners Association.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)02

Action required: Members are invited to approve an amended draft submission to MEPC 60 on MBI analysis. Members are also invited to comment on a number of related issues.

ISF Labour Affairs Committee

LA(10)01

Action Required: Members are required to take note of the information provided by the Filipino Shipowners Association regarding the Migrant Workers Act.  Thanks are extended to Messrs Salinas and Borromeo for their successful assistance on behalf of ISF members and for communicating the feedback so promptly.

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)02

Action Required: Members are requested to note the final STW 41 brief and submissions made by ISF and ICS for information

Action required: To prepare for the above meeting using the attached notes on agenda and (if you have not already done so) to advise attendance.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(10)01

Action required: Members are invited to note a matrix of EU Sulphur Directive implementation intentions in EU member States compiled by ECSA and to distribute it to members as appropriate.

Action required:  Members are invited to note the attached joint submission to FP 54 providing information requested by the Sub-Committee on the application of inert gas (IG) to sub 20,000 dwt oil tankers and to chemical tankers.

ISF Manning & Training

Committee

MT(10)01

Action Required: Members are requested to note further information on the PROMSEA project

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(10)01

Action required: To allow ICS/ISF to comply with EU law, members based in the EU are kindly requested to advise shantel.ryan@marisec.org of their VAT registration numbers before 22 January.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)140

Action required: Members are invited to contribute information on the practical application of the European 0.1% sulphur fuel requirement at berth.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)139

Action required:  Members are invited to review and to comment upon a number of questions posed in this circular that are designed to shape ICS preparations for MEPC 60, including two conceptual submissions that would have to be submitted to IMO by the 15 January deadline.  Comments should be submitted at members’ earliest convenience.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)138

Action required: Members are invited to note the information attached at annex to this circular and to disseminate as appropriate.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)137

Action required: Members are invited to note the information attached at annex to this circular and to disseminate as appropriate.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)136

Action required:   Members are invited to note the information attached at annex to this circular and to disseminate as appropriate.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)28

Action Required: To note the attached provisional agenda for the Committee meeting on 2 February 2010 and to advise attendance at the meeting.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)81

Action required: To complete and return the attached tonnage declaration form by 2 March 2010.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)80

MARISEC - OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD

ICS All Members

ICS(09)39

Action required: to forward the attached press release to your national press contacts.

Action required: to comment, as appropriate, on the attached draft ICS comments to the Arctic Council on matters relevant to international shipping. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)135

Action required: Members are invited to review the text of the Copenhagen Accord, to note the absence of ‘shipping’ or bunkers’ in the text and to comment in principle on an ICS submission to MEPC 60.

Action Requested: To brief administrations on issues to be considered by the CSG at its next meetings in Korea and the United States. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)134

Action required: Members are invited to note that as discussed by the Marine Committee a small working group has been formed to review the draft revised ICS/ISF Guidelines on the Application of the IMO International Safety Management (ISM) Code.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)133

Action required: Members are invited to note that the Finnish Government is writing to IMO stating that it will not apply the amendments to MARPOL Annex VI in Finland. Comment is invited on any other government thought to be considering a similar line and on the development of an ICS response.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)132

Action required: Members are invited to note a third interim report on UNFCCC COP 15 progress on aviation and marine bunker fuel.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)131

Action required: Members are invited to review and to give full distribution to a new leaflet giving guidance to ships’ crew on ‘surviving piracy’.

Action required: To note the report on the recent OECD workshop on market distorting factors in the shipbuilding sector, at which ICS participated.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)130

Action required: Members are invited to note outline information on the InterManager KPI project.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)129

Action required: Members are invited to note a further interim report on UNFCCC COP 15 progress on aviation and marine bunker fuel.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)30

Action required:  Members are invited to attend the next combined meeting of the ICS Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee and the Bulk Carrier Panel to be held 13 January 2010 from 13:00 pm.  Members are requested to inform the secretariat whether or not they intend to attend the meeting as soon as convenient. 

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached document in conjunction with the comments below and to comment as appropriate by Monday 4^th January.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)38

Action requested: to forward the attached press release to your national press contacts.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)128

Action required:   Members are invited to note an outline interim report on UNFCCC COP 15 progress on aviation and marine bunker fuel.

ICS Oil Tanker Sub-Committee 

OT(09)03

BLENDING ON BOARD OIL TANKERS – ISSUE ARISING FROM MEETING OF THE CHEMICAL CARRIERS PANEL – WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2009

Action required:  Members are invited to consider the issue of blending cargoes when not engaged on a sea voyage and comment as appropriate.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)127

Action required: Members are urged to advise owners to place documentary evidence of efforts to comply with Directive 2005/33/EC on board ships trading to European ports.

Action required:  Members are invited to review the attached draft Chemical Carrier Panel meeting minutes that have been agreed with the Chairman. Members’ comment is invited.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(09)14

Action required:  Members are invited to note that Member States of the IHO have adopted S-100 – the Universal Hydrographic Data Model as an active standard to be effective from 1 January 2010

Action required:  Members are invited to note the MSC circulars at Annex for Information and comment as appropriate.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)79

US DEVELOPMENTS – NOVEMBER 2009

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)78

REQUEST FOR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ICS/ISF ANNUAL REVIEW

Action required: to encourage member companies to submit photographs for use in the ICS/ISF Annual Review for 2010. 

ICS Canals Sub-Committee

CAN(09)19

Action required: Members are invited to note the attached summary of the informal meeting between the ACP and the Round Table of Shipping Associations.

Action required: To advise attendance at the ICS PR Working Group before 7 January. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)126

Action required:   Members are invited to note information provided on the outcome of the 26^th IMO Assembly.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)77

Action required: to note the plans to hold a number of meetings consecutively in the period 29 January – 4 February 2010.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(09)18

Action required: Members are invited to note that the Sub-Committee will now meet from 13.00.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)29

Action required: ICS has received a number of Guidance notes and notices on the use of low sulphur fuels that may be of interest to Members, these various documents are attached as Annexes to this circular; Members may wish to further distribute this guidance as they find appropriate.

ICS Insurance Committee

IC(09)05

Action:To note that the Joint War Committee’s Hull War, Strikes, Terrorism and Related Perils Listed Areas have been amended.  The new list is attached.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)76

IMO COUNCIL ELECTIONS

To note the result of the elections to the IMO council.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)37

Action requested: Members are reminded to issue a press release on 1 December, based on the ‘model’ attached to ICS(09)36 of 23 November, to national mainstream media contacts.  Alternatively, members are requested to circulate the attached ICS press release which will also be issued tomorrow.  

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)124

Action required:   Members are invited to note information arising from a recent UK MAIB investigation concerning the release of cargo vapours and to distribute the attached flyer widely to the appropriate companies.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)75

ICS/ISF NEWS – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009

Action requested: To distribute the attached ICS/ISF newsletter to member shipping companies, administrations, unions, press and other national maritime contacts.  

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)28

Action required:   Problems have been reported with the implementation of the requirement to fit protective grills to deck drains on Ro-Ro decks in accordance with the new SOLAS regulation 20.6.1.5.  Members are invited to comment to enable an understanding of the extent of this issue and how it may be addressed.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)27

Action required: Members are requested to provide information on the number, age and type of ships extant in their national fleet that utilise steam main propulsion plant.  This information is requested to facilitate an assessment of the extent of the potential negative impact of the MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14 requirements for the burning of reduced sulphur fuels on such ships.  It would be greatly appreciated if this information could be provided to the undersigned prior to the end of December 2009 as this would enable a submission to MEPC 60 if this is found desirable

ICS All Members

ICS(09)36

Action requested: To prepare and issue a press release, based on the attached ‘model’, to national mainstream media contacts on Tuesday 1 December.

Action required: To inform ICS of any developments with respect to Indonesian Terminal Handling Charges, and to advise if there are any reasons why it might not be advisable for the Consultative Shipping Group to make a further intervention on the issue.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)26

Action required: Members are invited to review and comment on the IACS proposed Draft “Interim Guideline for the validation of the Electric Power Tables for EEDI.  

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)123

Action required: Members are requested to note actions taken to date on the subject of European ‘at berth’ low sulphur requirements, to comment on possible further action and to inform the secretariat of individual EU member State positions with regard to enforcement. 

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)25

Action required: Members are invited to note information relating to lifebuoys that have been found to be unsafe.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)27

Action required: To note the attached draft paper on the relevance of limitation of liability in today’s insurance market for discussion at the next Committee meeting, and to send any suggestions for improvement to the Secretariat by Friday 18 December 2009. 

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(09)17

Action required: Members are invited to review the attached paper and respond to the secretary as requested. 

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(09)16

Action required: Members are invited to note that the Sub-Committee will next meet on 2 February 2010.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)122

Action required: Members are invited to note and to disseminate as widely as possible new advice on the area in which ships should report to UMTO Dubai.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(09)13

Action required:  Members are invited to note and comment on concerns expressed by the Nautical Institute regarding ‘in port’ passage planning.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)26

Action required: To note the attached P&I Club circular, which summarises the key provisions of new regulations on marine pollution from ships effective in the People’s Republic of China from 1 March 2010.  Further information will be circulated when available.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)121

Action required:  Members are invited to note the content of a letter to the EC on safety concerns with regard to low sulphur operation of boilers in EU ports.  Members are invited to bring the letter to the attention of their Administration.  Members are further invited to comment in principle on a proposed submission to the IMO Assembly and to ensure that shipping companies are aware of fuel switching training needs and other concerns.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)25

Action: To note the information below on “Conditions of Use” imposed on shipowners by some liquid cargo terminals and the Secretariat’s request for information on shipowners’ experience of such Conditions. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)74

Action Required:  Members are asked to be vigilant of emails received from ICS/ISF staff as forged emails have been received from an unknown source.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)35

Action required: To forward the attached link – www.marisec.org/containers - to your member companies and administration, place the link on your own association website and (when they arrive by post) to forward printed copies of the ICS/WSC Guidance to your member companies.  Members are also requested to forward the attached press release to national press contacts.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)73

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)120

Action required: Members are invited to note the information provided and to comment as required.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)119

Action required: Members are invited to seek volunteer officers to work at the Operation Atalanta Headquarters at Northwood UK for December and January.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)118

Action required: Members are invited to review the minutes of the Marine Committee (21/22 Oct) and to comment.  Members are also invited to inform the secretary if they plan to be represented at COP 15 in Copenhagen

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)72

Action Required: To note the press release issued by the Chairmen of the Round Table of international shipping associations following their recent meeting.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)117

Action required:   Members are invited to comment on some further thoughts on the citadel concept.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)116

Action required:   Members are invited to note a letter received from the European Commission with regard to boiler safety and the low sulphur requirement at berth in European ports.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)24

Action required: Members are invited to review the second set of rule changes, proposed for the IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) for Bulk Carriers and Double Hull Oil Tankers provided as annex to this circular. Comments should be forwarded to the undersigned for compilation into an ICS response for submission to the IACS secretariat.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)115

Action required: Members are invited to note information on the use of citadels on board ships that have been boarded by pirates.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)34

Action required: To forward the attached press release to national press contacts and, as appropriate, to forward the link – www.marisec.org/recycling to your member companies and administration, place the link on your own association website and (when they arrive by post) to forward printed copies of the Guidelines to your member companies.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)71

ICS/ISF NEWS – OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009

Action requested: To distribute the attached ICS/ISF newsletter to member shipping companies, administrations, unions, press and other national maritime contacts.  

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)70

Action required: to forward the attached ICS/ISF comments on the EU Maritime Strategy to maritime administrations. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)24

Action required: To note the following ICS report of the meetings of the IOPC Funds’ Governing Bodies, held in London from 12 to 16 October 2009.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)114

Action required:   Members are invited to note and to distribute unofficial information on new Chinese anti-pollution regulations.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)112

Action required:  Members are invited to note a short report on this week’s meeting of the Malacca Strait Cooperative Forum.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)23

Labour Affairs

LA(09)66

Action required: To note the attached ICS/ISF report of the 96^th session of the IMO Legal Committee.

Action required:  Members are invited to review the FSA “Container Fire on Deck”, attached as Annex to this circular, that has been performed on behalf of the German Administration. This FSA has been carried out consequent to the concerns raised by Germany relating to the availability of fire fighting water at the top of stacks of containers on the deck of large container ships that has resulted in the IMO FP Sub-Committee agenda item “Review of fire protection requirements for on-deck cargo areas”.  It is understood this FSA will be presented to FP 54 in April 2010 for information together with a recommended action paper that is yet to be developed.  Any comments on this work should be forwarded to the undersigned.  

Action Required: to advise if there are any further suggestions on the latest draft comments on the EU Maritime Transport Strategy, by close of play 13 October.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)111

Action required: Members are invited to review and comment on the United States proposed rulemaking on treatment standards for the allowable concentrations of living organisms in ballast water and its proposed implementation schedule attached as Annex to this circular.  Members are requested to provide their comments to the undersigned by Wednesday 11^th November 2009 to enable a suitable ICS position to be gained for comment on this rulemaking prior to the deadline of November 27^th 2009.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)110

Action required: The ICS Marine Committee will meet in London on 21/22 October.  Revised Minutes for the previous meeting and Agenda Notes for the next meeting are forwarded.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)109

Action required: Members are invited to note a letter from Military Commanders engaged in anti-piracy operations.  Members are also invited to note the continuing need for ICS to assured that all ships in the ICS membership operating in the Gulf of Aden are doing so in accordance with the BMP.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)108

Action required: Members are requested to distribute the attached MAIB flyer to appropriate operators of high speed ferries.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)22

Action required: The ICS Secretariat attended a meeting at the USCG Headquarters in Washington D.C. to discuss the further development of the working draft ISO 13613 “Ships and marine technology – Critical systems for propulsion and manoeuvrability – Maintenance and testing guidelines” as advised by CE(09)21.   Members are invited to review and comment upon the report of the meeting and the revised draft now titled “Critical systems for propulsion – Important considerations” together with a draft paper developed for submission to the 14^th session of the IMO Bulk Liquids and Gases Sub-Committee (BLG14) that are attached as annexes to the circular. All comments on this work are requested to be provided to the undersigned by the 28^th October 2009 to enable additional input to this work. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)107

Action required: Members attention is drawn to the attached MEPC.1/Circ.688 “Guidance on managing spoilt cargoes” that has been prepared to clarify boundary issues between the London Convention and MARPOL Annex V. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)106

Action required: Members are invited to review the draft report of the intersessional correspondence group established to further consider issues related to the development of international measures for minimising the transfer of invasive aquatic species through bio-fouling of ships.  Members are requested to provide their comments on the report, and in particular the draft guidelines to the undersigned by Friday 23^rd October 2009. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)105

Action required: Members are invited to review the proposed new US requirements for non-tank vessel oil spill response plans and revert to the secretariat with comments by Monday 16^th November. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)104

Action required: Members attention is drawn to revised additional equipment requirements regarding dispersant platforms and aerial tracking that are to be included to existing tank Vessel Response Plans (VRP) prior February 22^nd, 2011.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)69

Action required: to circulate the updated Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table as widely as possible amongst member companies, and to bring it to the attention of your administration.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)33

Action required: To note the attached press release and, as appropriate, to forward to national press contacts. 

Action required: to note the press release issued by last week’s meeting of the Global Shipper’s Forum.  

Action required: to note the European Commission has now adopted its new block exemption regulation on consortia. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)22

Action: To note the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on 10 September 2009.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)103

Action required: Members are invited to review background briefing material on the InterManager KPI project.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)102

Action required: Members are invited to note a Merchant Shipping notice issued by DG Shipping India on escort advice for transits off the coast of Somalia

ICS All Members

ICS(09)32

Action required: To distribute the updated version of the ICS DVD film (arriving by post) to member shipping companies and interested parties. 

Action required: to note the minutes of the last SPC meeting.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)31

Action required: To forward the attached press release to national press contacts.

Action required: to note that it has been decided not to issue the proposed press release concerning banks.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)101

Action required:   Members are invited to review a brief report on the key outcomes of the 2009 Tripartite meeting.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)100

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(09)39

Action required: Members are invited to note a secretariat report on the 2^nd ad hoc intersessional working group of the STW Sub-Committee concerning the STCW review process

ICS All Members

ICS(09)30

Action required: to note the launch of a new ICS website www.shippingandco2.org which members are requested to bring to the attention of member companies and administrations, and to consider placing an internet link from their own website.  Members are also requested to forward the attached press release to their national press contacts.

Action required: To note that US Customs is withdrawing its proposed changes affecting offshore operators. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)99

Action required: Members are invited to note the date of the World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit in 2010 and to inform ICS if they are interested in presenting papers.  

Action required: to note the attached DRAFT press release which it is our intention to send to the press on Tuesday 22 September, and to provide any comments, as appropriate, by Monday 21 September. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)98

Action required:   Members’ attention is drawn to the JSTRA website for an example of the ‘Emergency Towing Procedure’ required in some ships from 1 January 2010 (SOLAS II-2 regulation 3-4).

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)97

Action required: Members are invited to nominate their attendee(s) for the next Marine Committee meeting and to comment on the draft agenda by 2 October.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)68

Action required: members are invited to review the entry for their flag state in the attached working draft of the 2009 update of the Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, for comment before the end of September.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)29

Action required: To note the date of the next OECD ITF Conference of World Transport Ministers with a view to sending representatives, and to make early contact with relevant government officials in order to promote the profile of maritime issues at the Conference. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)96

Action required: Members are invited to review and to comment upon European Commission papers on international climate finance.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)67

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)28

Action required: to note and forward the attached ICS press release to national press and other contacts.  

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)95

MEMBERS’ TECHNICAL RESPONSES TO CIRCULARS 

Action required: Members are requested to provide an urgent technical response on the requirement for, and use of inert gas systems, on chemical tankers and oil tankers (<20,000 DWT).  This particular subject is a good example of where the lack of technical advice from ICS members is seriously inhibiting the ability of the secretariat to intervene in regulatory developments. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)21

Action required: To note the attached Australian submission to the next session of the IMO Legal Committee calling for increases to the 1996 LLMC Convention amounts, and the attached International Group of P&I Clubs submission on the historic costs of pollution damage claims arising from bunker oil spills.  To note further that the industry’s response to calls to increase the 1996 LLMC Convention limits will be discussed at the MLC meeting on 10 September.  Please inform the Secretariat of your attendance if you have not done so already.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)94

Action required: Members are invited to note and to distribute the attached MAIB flyer on the grounding of a Ro-Ro cargo ship.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(09)15

Action required: Members are invited to note that the Sub-Committee will not meet in September, and that a date for the next meeting will be arranged in due course.

Action required: to prepare for the SPC meeting on Monday 7 September, at the BALTIC EXCHANGE, using the attached notes on agenda, and (if you have not yet done so) to advise anita.pow@marisec.org by return whether you will be attending.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)20

Action required: Members are requested to urge governments to attend and sign the UNCITRAL Convention at the signing ceremony in Rotterdam on 23 September and to ratify the Convention thereafter.

ICS All Members

ICS(09)27

Action required: To distribute by email a final notice about the ICS conference (in London on 9 September) to all member companies and other interested parties as soon as possible.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)66

Attached to this circular is a summary sheet outlining the ICS/ISF membership fees for the second half of 2009. As previously notified to members, invoices will be sent electronically to each member, unless they have requested a hard copy by post instead.

ICS All Members &

ICS(09)26

Action required:Members are invited to review the 2^nd version of the Piracy BMP (Annex A) and urged to distribute it amongst their full membership.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)19

Labour Affairs

LA(09)54

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(09)36

Action Required: Members attention is drawn to the attached IMO circular which has recently been sent out to all IMO members states and other consultees.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)17

Labour Affairs

LA(09)54

Action: To note the attached ICS/ISF draft letter on criminalisation and fair treatment of seafarers to be sent to heads of governments.  

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)65

Action Required: Members are asked to read the note below and advise the ISF Secretary if they wish to be involved in either participating or donating funds to the project identified below.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)17

Action required: To note the attached agenda and notes for the Committee meeting on 10 September 2009, as well as details of the ICS International Shipping Conference which will be held in London on 9 September 2009, and to advise attendance at the meeting and/or Conference.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)93

Action required: Members’ attention is drawn to the recent updates to the ICS “Summary of existing and proposed regional ballast water legislation”, “Ballast water treatment system progress towards full type approval” and “IMO Ballast Water Guidelines” that are now available on the Members section of the ICS website at  http://www.marisec.org/icsorange 

Action required: To submit comments, by letter, within the next 48 hours, to US Customs concerning proposed modifications to the Jones Act, and encouraging your administration (or transport attaché in Washington) to do the same.

Members will no doubt be aware of the EU Maritime Transport Strategy for the next 10 years which was published by the European Commission (DG TREN) in January. For convenience, a copy of the Strategy is attached as a pdf.

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)21

Action required: Members are requested to review the attached working draft for ISO 13613 “Ships and marine technology – Critical systems for propulsion and manoeuvrability – Maintenance and testing guidelines”.  All comments on this work should be provided to the undersigned latest 1^st September 2009 to enable input to this work, if required. 

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)64

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)63

Action requested: To distribute the attached ICS/ISF newsletter to member shipping companies, administrations, unions, press and other national maritime contacts. 

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)16

Labour Affairs

LA(09)53

Action:  To note correspondence between the Chairman/President of ICS/ISF and Taipei officials concerning the detention of crew members in Chinese Taipei. 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)92

Action required: Members are requested to urge their member companies to register their ships with MSCHOA and to be compliant with all of the reporting and routing guidance.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)91

MALACCA STRAIT NAVIGATIONAL ISSUES

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)20

USCG MARINE SAFETY ALERT ON ANSUL HIGH-PRESSURE CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS

SPC MEETING - MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)89

MARPOL ANNEX VI - INFORMATION

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)88

PIRACY – GULF OF ADEN– JAPANESE ANTI-PIRACY OPERATION

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)62

HEALTH UPDATE 20

ICS All Members &

ICS(09)25

 ICS REPORT ON MEPC 59

ICS All Members &

ICS(09)24

ICS CAMPAIGN ON CO2 EMISSIONS  

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)19

IMO/DE 52 LSA CORRESPONDENCE GROUP

ISF Manning & Training Committee

MT(09)28

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)87

IMO STW ISWG (2) SUBMISSION

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)61

HEALTH UPDATE 19

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)60

CRIMINALISATION AND FAIR TREATMENT OF SEAFARERS

Action: To note, and comment on, the attached draft ICS/ISF position paper on Criminalisation and Fair Treatment of Seafarers, which is based on the presentation made at the recent ICS/ISF Annual Meeting.  To note also that a meeting of the “informal” round table on Criminalisation and Fair Treatment will be held this Friday 17 July, hosted by ISF.

ICS All Members &

ICS(09)23

Action required:  To forward the web link www.marisec.org/icsconference which contains details of the ICS Conference in London on 9 September, to all member companies and other interested parties as soon as possible, encouraging attendance.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)86

NOTIFICATION OF INITIAL MEETING OF ICS OFFSHORE PANEL

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)85

MEPC 59 – REVISED ICS BRIEF

Action required:   Members are invited to note and to distribute as required, the attached revised ICS brief for MEPC 59.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)59

PIRACY – INCE & CO INFORMATION ON LEGAL AND INSURANCE ISSUES

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)18

 MINUTES FOR COMBINED CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE AND BULK CARRIER PANEL MEETING HELD 22^nd MAY 2009

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)15

Labour Affairs

LA(09)48

Please find attached the final versions of the ILO/ IMO Crew Claims and Abandonment of seafarers report. The French version is not yet available but the English and the Spanish versions are attached.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)84

ICS BRIEF – NAV 55

Action required:   Members are invited to review and to comment upon the ICS brief for NAV 55.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)58

MINUTES OF JOINT ICS AND ISF ANNUAL MEETINGS

Action requested: To note the various minutes of the Joint ICS/ISF Annual Meetings held in London, and that next year’s Annual Meetings will be held in Singapore from 28-30 April 2010 (in conjunction with Singapore maritime week).  

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)17

MSC GUIDELINES FOR - THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS - AND - MEASURES TO PREVENT FIRES IN ENGINE-ROOMS AND CARGO PUMP ROOMS

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)83

SOLAS REGULATION V/22 – BRIDGE VISIBILITY AND BLIND SECTORS

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)16

CONSIDERATION OF DESIGN FEATURES TO RESIST PIRACY

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)14

Labour Affairs

LA(09)46

PRESTIGE: MANGOURAS V SPAIN: EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS 

Action:  To note that the Master of the “Prestige”, Captain Mangouras, has been granted leave to appeal the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling that the level of bail set by the Spanish Courts following the oil pollution incident (Euros 3 million) was not disproportionate and that the Master's personal circumstances had been taken into account in fixing the amount.  Unless there are views to the contrary, ICS/ISF intend to participate with other industry associations in the appeal stage of the proceedings by filing written submissions in advance of the 17 July deadline.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)82

IAPH – ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX SCHEME

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)57

Attached please find the latest monthly report from the Chamber of Shipping of America.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)56

PRESS RELEASE: ROUND TABLE CHAIRMEN MEET IN LONDON

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(09)12

RADIO & NAUTICAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING – 25 JUNE – MINUTES

Action required:  Members are invited to comment upon the minutes of the meeting held on 25 June.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)81

PIRACY – REVISED MSCHOA ADVICE ON ROUTEING IN THE MONSOON SEASON

Action required: Members are invited to disseminate new routeing advice from MSCHOA applicable in the monsoon season.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)55

HEALTH UPDATE 18

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)80

USA EPA REPORTING IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)15

AVOIDING PROPULSION LOSS FROM FUEL SWITCHING: USCG MARINE SAFETY ALERT 03-09 

Action required:  Members’ attention is drawn to the attached USCG Marine Safety Alert that provides basic recommendations for consideration when establishing fuel change-over procedures for compliance with the new emission reduction regulations that require a change of fuel use from residual to distillate fuels.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)54

HEALTH UPDATE 17

ICS Construction & Equipment

Sub-Committee
CE(09)14

IMO GOAL BASED STANDARDS – INDUSTRY WORKING GROUP ON SHIP CONSTRUCTION FILE (SCF) AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR)

Action required:  Members are invited to review the attached documents and revert with comments and proposals for further development of the requirements of the SCF required under GBS.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)13

Labour Affairs

LA(09)42

CRIMINALISATION OF SEAFARERS: CROATIAN ROUND TABLE DECLARATION

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)12

CANADA: BILL C-7 AN ACT TO AMEND THE MARINE LIABILITY AND FEDERAL COURTS ACTS: MARITIME LIEN FOR SHIP SUPPLIERS 

Action required: To note new Canadian legislation which, inter alia, establishes a maritime lien against foreign vessels as security for unpaid invoices of Canadian ship suppliers.  The entry into force date of the legislation is not yet known.

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)11

Labour Affairs

LA(09)41

CANADA: BILL C-16 ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACT

Action required: To note that Bill C-16 was passed by the Canadian legislature on 18 June, without amendment.

ICS All Members &

ICS(09)22

ICS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CONFERENCE - 9 SEPTEMBER, LONDON

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)79

PIRACY - EU NAVFOR MSCHOA WORKING GROUP ON SHIP PROTECTION MEASURES

Action required: Members are invited to note and disseminate a message received from MSCHOA, to support an initiative to collate information on self-protective measures and another to create a film of a simulated attack.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)78

ICS BRIEF FOR MEPC 59

UNITED NATIONS ICP MEETING

ICS Maritime Law Committee

MLC(09)10

Labour Affairs

LA(09)38

CANADA: BILL C-16 ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACT

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)53

Action Required: Members are invited to note the information attached provided by the World Health Organisation and contact the ISF Secretariat if they have any specific questions regarding clarification.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)77

Annexes to the Transitional Measures for Shipowners Selling Ships for Recycling

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(09)11

REMINDER - MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE – 25 JUNE 2009

Action required: Members are invited to note a presentation made by NYK at a recent OECD meeting on shipping CO₂ emission reduction.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)76

NYK GHG PRESENTATION TO OECD

Action required: Members are invited to note a presentation made by NYK at a recent OECD meeting on shipping CO₂ emission reduction.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)75

URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR MERCHANT NAVY LIAISON OFFICERS FOR OPERATION ATALANTA 

Action required:   Members are invited to seek volunteer officers to work at the Operation Atalanta Headquarters at Northwood UK for a 3 month period.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)52

ICS/ISF NEWS – MAY 2009 

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)74

ICS Report on the European Commission Stakeholder Workshop on Ship Recycling

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)73

HIGH LEVEL PIRACY DISCUSSION – SEOUL KOREA (9-10 JUNE)

Action required: Information is provided, for interest, on the outcome of the Seoul High Level Piracy meeting.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(09)14

REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARPOL ANNEX VI IN THE BALTIC - FINLAND

Action required: Members are invited to note a Finnish report into the impact of the implementation of MARPOL Annex VI in the Baltic Sea

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)51

HEALTH UPDATE 15

Action Required: Members are invited to note the information attached provided by the World Health Organisation and contact the ISF Secretariat if they have any specific questions regarding clarification.

ICS Environment Sub-Committee

ENV(09)13

ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING 21 MAY 2009 – MINUTES

Action required: Members are invited to note the minutes of the meeting held on 21 May and to comment as appropriate.

ICS Radio & Nautical Sub-Committee

RN(09)10

WORKSHOP LINKED TO R+N SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING – 24 JUNE 2009 & R+N SUB-COMMITTEE – 25 JUNE 2009

Action required:  Members who have not already done so are invited to confirm whether or not they will attend either or both days of the navigation centred workshop and R+N Sub-Committee meeting (24/25 June).  

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)50

UNHCR/IMO RESCUE AT SEA LEAFLET

Action requested: To circulate as widely as possible both electronic and printed copies (arriving by post) of the UNHCR/IMO leaflet ‘Rescue at Sea: A Guide to Principles and Practice as Applied to Migrants and Refugees’, which has just been reprinted with support from ICS.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)49

RELEASE OF 'HEBEI SPIRIT' OFFICERS - ICS/ISF PRESS RELEASE 

Attached please find a press release, just issued by ICS and ISF, in response to the welcome news that the two ships' officers from the 'Hebei Spirit' are to be allowed to leave Korea.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)72

REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK ON SHIP INSPECTIONS BY US AUTHORITIES

Action required:  Members are invited to provide feedback on the conduct of ship inspections by the USCG and other US authorities.

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)48

HEALTH UPDATE 14 

Action Required: Members are invited to note the information attached provided by the World Health Organisation and contact the ISF Secretariat if they have any specific questions regarding clarification.

WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON TRADE FACILITATION 

Action required: To note the attached EU Commission proposal to the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation, and for non-EU members to bring the proposal to the attention of their respective governments.

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)71

FORMAL OUTCOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA - THIRD PLENARY MEETING - 29 MAY 2009

Action required:  Members are invited to note the formal report of the CGPCS Plenary meeting and to continue urging full compliance with the BMP document.

ICS Shipping Policy Committee
SPC(09)16

CSG SEMINAR, VANCOUVER

Action requested: To note the following short report on the joint CSG-ICS Seminar which took place in Vancouver on 28 May 2009.

4 June 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)47

  US  DEVELOPMENTS – May 2009

4 June 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)70

UNFCCC- BONN MEETING (1-12 June)

Action required: Members are invited to review the UNFCCC negotiation text and to consider whether the proposed ICS position can be supported.

3 June 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)46

HEALTH UPDATE 13

Action Required: Members are requested to note the information below

2 June 2009

ICS Shipping Policy Committee
SPC(09)15

OECD INTERNATONAL TRANSPORT FORUM

Action required: to note this report of the recent OECD ITF transport ministers conference, including the recognition given by world transport ministers from Europe, Asia and North America to the importance of free trade and of IMO having a major role in the development of a global solution for the reduction of CO2 from shipping.

2 June 2009

Manning & Training 

MT(09)23a

STW INTERSESSIONAL MEETING

Action Required: Members are requested to note the date for the recently determined next STW Intersessional meeting.

1 June 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)45

HEALTH UPDATE 12

Action Required: Members are invited to take note of the latest information provided by the World Health Organisation.

1 June 2009

ICS Shipping Policy Committee
SPC(09)14

ICC COMMISSION ON TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS MEETINGS

Action requested: To note the main developments of interest at the ICC Commission on Transport and Logistics meetings which took place on 27 and 28 May 2009.

1 June 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)44

ASF ANNUAL MEETING PRESS RELEASE

Action requested: To note the attached press release from the Asian Shipowners’ Forum, and to bring to the attention of other interested parties.

1 June 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)69

IMO CORRESPONDENCE WORK ON SHIP RADIATED NOISE

Action required:   Members are invited to note and to comment upon the work of the IMO correspondence group on radiated noise.

29 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)68

INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF   SOMALIA  - THIRD PLENARY MEETING - 29 MAY 2009

Action required:  Members are invited to note a report on the outcomes of the CGPCS Plenary meeting and to continue urging full compliance with the BMP document.

28 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)67

IMO MSC 86 – SPECIAL PIRACY SESSION

Action required:   Members are invited to note the text of an ICS presentation on piracy at MSC 86.

28 May 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)43

ICS/ISF ANNUAL MEETINGS 2009

Action required: to note the attached message from the Chairman/President to all delegates who attended this year’s Annual Meetings, and be guided accordingly.

27 May 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)42

HEALTH UPDATE 11

Action Required: Members are invited to take note of the latest information provided by the World Health Organisation.

26 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)66

BALLAST WATER UPDATES

Action required: Members’ attention is drawn to the annexed recent update to the ICS “Summary of existing and proposed regional ballast water legislation” together with the recently updated spreadsheet detailing “Ballast water treatment system progress towards full type approval”.   Members are particularly requested to review the information contained and provide comment or additional information they are aware of regarding currently applied local ballast water legislation to the secretariat. 

26 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)65

Transitional Measures for Shipowners Selling Ships for Recycling

Action Requested: Members are invited to consider the revised Transitional Measures for Shipowners Selling Ships for Recycling and indicate any further comments and support to the secretary.

26 May 2009

Labour Affairs

LA(09)36

ILO TRAINING OF TRAINERS AND MARITIME INSPECTORS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ILO MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION 2006

Action Required: Members are invited to note the attached information received from the ILO with regard to the Training of Trainers and Maritime Inspectors on the application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and the course schedule for 2009 and 2010.  Members are invited to contact ILO direct if they wish to participate.

26 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)64

ICS COMMENTS ON EC CONSULTATION ON SHIP RECYCLING

Action required: Members are invited to consider the ICS response to the EC Consultation document and to also provide their own comments to the Commission so as to ensure strong industry representation in the consultation process.

26 May 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)41

26 May 2009

ICS/ISF All Members

ICS/ISF(09)40

26 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)63

PARIS MOU ANNOUNCES NEW INSPECTION REGIME

Action required:   Members are invited to note a press release by the Paris MOU.

26 May 2009

ICS Marine Committee

MC(09)62

PIRACY UPDATE –US GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

Action required:   Members are invited to note and disseminate US guidance documents relating to piracy off Somalia .

25 May 2009

ICS Radio & Nautical
Sub-Committee

RN(09)09