MSC-MEPC[1][1].3-Circ.3.pdf

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

4 ALBERT EMBANKMENT

LONDON SE1 7SR

Telephone: 020 7735 7611

Fax:

IMO

Ref. T1/12.01

MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.3

18 December 2008

CASUALTY-RELATED MATTERS *

REPORTS ON MARINE CASUALTIES AND INCIDENTS

Revised harmonized reporting procedures Î Reports required under

SOLAS regulation I/21 and MARPOL, articles 8 and 12

1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-second session (17 to 26 May 2000)

and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its forty-fourth and forty-fifth sessions

(6 to 8, 10 and 13 March 2000 and 2 to 6 October 2000 respectively) approved an MSC/MEPC

circular (MSC/Circ.953 Î MEPC/Circ.372) on Reports on marine casualties and incidents Î

Harmonized reporting procedures, amalgamating and harmonizing the procedures for reporting

casualties to the Organization contained in existing MSC and MEPC circulars.

2 The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-eighth session

(6 to 10 October 2008) and the Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fifth session

(26 November to 5 December 2008) approved amendments to MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.1.

3 Under SOLAS regulation I/21 and MARPOL articles 8 and 12, each Administration

undertakes to conduct an investigation into any casualty occurring to ships under its flag subject

to those conventions and to supply the Organization with pertinent information concerning the

findings of such investigations.

4 The reporting formats contained in the annexes to this circular replace the reporting forms

contained in MSC 59/33, annex 3 regarding Damage cards, MSC/Circ.224 regarding Intact

stability casualty records, MSC/Circ.388 on Fire casualty records, MSC/Circ.433 on Reports on

investigations into serious casualties, MSC/Circ.559 on Incidents involving dangerous goods or

marine pollutants in packaged form, MSC/Circ.621 on Guidelines for the investigation of

accidents where fatigue may have been a contributing factor and COM/Circ.70/Rev.1

Questionnaire on the maritime distress system. The reporting format on Incidental spillages of

harmful substances of 50 tonnes or more has been added, as such reports are considered necessary

when investigating a casualty or an incident (MARPOL, articles 8 and 12); however, this does not

replace the one-line entry report required by the annual mandatory report under MARPOL,

article 11 (MEPC/Circ.318, Part 1).

* In order to facilitate the identification and retrieval of information circulated by means of joint

MSC-MEPC circulars, from now on such information will be disseminated through the following circular

series:

1 Organization and methods of work, as MSC-MEPC.1/CircÈ

2 General matters, as MSC-MEPC.2/CircÈ

3 Casualty-related matters, as MSC-MEPC.3/CircÈ

4 Port State control-related matters, as MSC-MEPC.4/CircÈ

5 Survey and certification-related matters, as MSC-MEPC.5/CircÈ

6 National contact points for safety and pollution prevention and response, as MSC-MEPC.6/CircÈ

7 Human element-related matters, as MSC-MEPC.7/CircÈ.

I:\CIRC\MSC-MEPC\3\3.DOC

020 7587 3210

MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.3

- 2 -

5 For the purpose of reporting information to the Organization, ship casualties are classified

as Ðvery serious casualtiesÑ, Ðserious casualtiesÑ, Ðless serious casualtiesÑ and Ðmarine incidentsÑ.

Administrations are requested to submit data for all Ðvery serious casualtiesÑ and Ðserious

casualtiesÑ * .

Where there are important lessons to be learned from Ðserious casualtiesÑ, Ðless serious

casualtiesÑ and Ðmarine incidentsÑ, full investigation reports should be submitted along with the

additional information indicated in annex 3.

Information should also be provided in accordance with annex 10, for all casualties involving

life-saving appliances whether or not there are injuries or loss of life or whether used for drills or

emergencies, notwithstanding paragraph 7 below.

* ÐVery serious casualtiesÑ are casualties to ships which involve total loss of the ship, loss of life, or severe

pollution, the definition of which, as agreed by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at its

thirty-seventh session (MEPC 37/22, paragraph 5.8), is as follows:

ÐSevere pollutionÑ is a case of pollution which, as evaluated by the coastal State(s) affected or the flag

Administration, as appropriate, produces a major deleterious effect upon the environment, or which would

have produced such an effect without preventive action.

ÐSerious casualtiesÑ are casualties to ships which do not qualify as Ðvery serious casualtiesÑ and which involve a

fire, explosion, collision, grounding, contact, heavy weather damage, ice damage, hull cracking, or suspected

hull defect, etc., resulting in:

- immobilization of main engines, extensive accommodation damage, severe structural damage, such as

penetration of the hull under water, etc., rendering the ship unfit to proceed ∗ , or

- pollution (regardless of quantity); and/or

- a breakdown necessitating towage or shore assistance.

ÐLess serious casualtiesÑ are casualties to ships which do not qualify as Ðvery serious casualtiesÑ or Ðserious

casualtiesÑ and for the purpose of recording useful information also include Ðmarine incidentsÑ which

themselves include Ðhazardous incidentsÑ and Ðnear missesÑ.

The ship is in a condition, which does not correspond substantially with the applicable conventions, presenting a

danger to the ship and the persons on board or an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment.

I:\CIRC\MSC-MEPC\3\3.DOC

___________________

- 3 -

MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.3

Administrations are urged to submit data as indicated below.

Information to be submitted per casualty class

Information to be

sent in

accordance with

the type of

casualty

Very serious

casualties

Serious casualties

Less serious

casualties

Marine incidents

Annex 1 of the

attached

reporting format

To be provided

within 6 months

after the casualty

in all cases

To be provided

within 6 months

after the casualty

in all cases

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be learned

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be

learned

Annexes 2 and 3

of the attached

reported format,

as well as other

relevant annexes

To be provided at

the end of the

investigation in all

cases

To be provided at

the end of the

investigation in all

cases

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be learned

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be

learned

Full investigation

report

To be provided at

the end of the

investigation in all

cases

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be

learned

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be learned

May be provided if

there are important

lessons to be

learned

Very serious casualty

preliminary information as indicated in annex 1 ∗

information as indicated in annexes 2 and 3, as well as other relevant annexes

a full investigation report in all cases

Serious casualty

preliminary information as indicated in annex 1 ∗

information as indicated in annexes 2 and 3, as well as other relevant annexes

a full investigation report only in cases of important lessons to be learnt regarding

IMO regulations

∗ To be submitted within six months of the casualty date unless complete information is submitted within this

time limit.

I:\CIRC\MSC-MEPC\3\3.DOC

MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.3

- 4 -

Less serious casualty and marine incident

information as indicated in annexes 1, 2 and 3, as well as other relevant annexes , only in

cases of important lessons to be learnt regarding IMO regulations

a full investigation report only in cases of important lessons to be learnt regarding

IMO regulations

Information to be submitted for casualties/incidents as indicated below

goods or marine pollutants in packaged form on

board ships and in port areas

→ a nnex 4

Damage cards and intact stability records

→ annex 5

Fire casualty record

→ annex 6

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) → annex 7

Fatigue as a contributory cause to maritime

→ annex 8

accidents Î Fatigue factors data compilation sheet

Incidental spillage of liquids of 50 tonnes or more

→ annex 9

Life-saving appliance casualty record

→ annex 10

7 Member Governments are invited to give effect to the Code of the International Standards

and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident

(resolutions A.849(20) and A.884(21) or MSC.255(84) and MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.2) when

conducting investigations into marine casualties and incidents.

8 Member Governments are requested to use the present circular when reporting on marine

casualties and incidents, and to make ample use of the electronic data exchange and reporting

facilities available through the IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS)

(http://gisis.imo.org/Members), as described in circular letter No.2892 Î Access to IMO web

services, including GISIS and IMODOCS.

The present circular supersedes MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.1.

List of annexes

ANNEX 1: SHIP IDENTIFICATION AND PARTICULARS

Indicates the information to be submitted in all casualty reports.

ANNEX 2: DATA FOR VERY SERIOUS AND SERIOUS CASUALTIES

Indicates information to be supplied on Ðvery seriousÑ and ÐseriousÑ casualties.

I:\CIRC\MSC-MEPC\3\3.DOC

Information from casualties involving dangerous

- 5 -

MSC-MEPC.3/Circ.3

ANNEX 3: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON VERY SERIOUS AND SERIOUS

CASUALTIES

Additional information required for Ðvery seriousÑ and ÐseriousÑ casualties.

ANNEX 4: INFORMATION FROM CASUALTIES INVOLVING DANGEROUS GOODS

OR MARINE POLLUTANTS IN PACKAGED FORM ON BOARD SHIPS AND

IN PORT AREAS

This form may be applicable for marine casualties as defined as well as marine

incidents.

ANNEX 5: DAMAGE CARDS AND INTACT STABILITY CASUALTY RECORDS

This form may apply to Ðvery seriousÑ and ÐseriousÑ casualties.

ANNEX 6: FIRE CASUALTY RECORD

This form may apply to Ðvery seriousÑ and ÐseriousÑ casualties.

ANNEX 7: QUESTIONNAIRE RELATED TO THE GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS

AND SAFETY SYSTEM

This form may apply to Ðvery seriousÑ and ÐseriousÑ casualties.

ANNEX 8: FATIGUE AS A CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR TO MARITIME ACCIDENTS Î

FATIGUE FACTORS DATA COMPILATION SHEET

This form will apply where fatigue is deemed to be a contributory factor in the

casualty.

ANNEX 9: INCIDENTAL SPILLAGES OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES OF 50 TONNES

OR MORE

This form relates to incidents involving harmful substances. The report is

considered necessary when investigating a casualty or an incident (MARPOL,

articles 8 and 12), however this does not replace the one-line entry report required by

the annual mandatory report under MARPOL, article 11 (MEPC/Circ.318, Part 1).

ANNEX 10: LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCE CASUALTY RECORD

This form is for all casualties involving life-saving appliances, adding any other

information which would provide lessons to be learned concerning the use of this

equipment.

***

I:\CIRC\MSC-MEPC\3\3.DOC

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: