Passage Planning Guide - Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) (PPG - SOMS) - 2019 Edition - Witherby Seamanship [2019, PDF]

Passage Planning Guide - Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) (PPG - SOMS) - 2019 Edition

Год выпуска: 2019
Язык: английский
Автор: Witherby Seamanship
Жанр: Практическое пособие
Издательство: Witherby Publishing Group
Издание: 7
ISBN: 978-1-85609-799-4
Формат: PDF
Качество: Распознанный текст с ошибками (OCR)
Количество страниц: 263
Описание: PREFACE
This publication is for the guidance of Shipmasters and navigating officers transiting the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. The grounding of the Japanese VLCC, 'Showa Maru', in January 1975, off Buffalo Rock in the Straits of Singapore, spilling crude oil into the surrounding waters, spurred on the establishment of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
Since the first edition of this Guide was published, in 1998, concern among the coastal States, major cargo importers, ship owners and Shipmasters over navigational and environmental safety in the Straits has continued. The Straits remains one of the busiest and most congested seaways in the world and the carriage of cargoes in this region increases year on year.
During the preparation of the first edition of this Guide, and with the goal of improving safety in the Straits, SIGТТO as original authors met with Shipmasters familiar with the area, experienced shore-based personnel and knowledgeable personnel from а number of marine organisations. This interest and participation of all continues today, and is intensified by regional concerns.
During the development of the second edition it was observed that the discussions regarding problems in the Straits were applicaЬle to all classes of ship, so it was agreed that SIGТТO would transfer the title to Witherby Publishing Group, who would publish subsequent editions of this Guide for the benefit of all classes of ships, changing the focus from gas carriers.
This 2019 Edition, the seventh edition, incorporates regular feedback received from Malacca Straits Advisors since the release of the 2017 Edition.
The complete text was reviewed in Singapore, throughout October 2018, with а number of Marine Advisors, representatives from operators of VLCCs, interested stakeholders and users of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.