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ping safety and the prevention of pollution from ships.

He was speaking at the fifth Min- isterial Conference on Port State

Control, which was held in

Copenhagen on September 14.

Mr. O'Neil warned, "I think we have to recognize ... that what has been done so far is only the begin- ning. Unless we do more now mari- time safety could deteriorate very rapidly."

He referred to a worsening rate of casualties at sea since the begin- ning of this year and pointed out that the rate of accidents involving bulk carriers seems to be increasing again.

Mr. O'Neil said that during the next few years, many bulk carriers built in the 1980s of high-tensile steel will be reaching an age when corrosion becomes a major threat.

However, because plates made of high-tensile steel are thinner than those made of conventional steel, corrosion is an even greater dan- ger.

The Secretary-General said that increased port state control offers one way of preventing such acci- dents.

He maintains there is also a need for an improvement in personnel standards. Over the last decade shipping has been transformed, with one of the biggest changes being tl use of seafarers from developii countries, seafarers who are willii to work for less money than thoi from traditional maritime countrie

Mr. O'Neil said, "In addition ensuring that the ships they sail c are safe, we also have a duty 1 ensure that the seafarers are pro] erly trained and that the certificate they possess can be relied on."

Oil Pollution Conference Set

For December 7-8

Executive Enterprises, Inc., management education company, i presenting an oil pollution confei ence December 7-8 in Houston

Texas.

The conference will feature speak ers from the U.S. Coast Guard', (USCG) National Pollution Fund

Center, The USCG Marine Safet;

Office in Tampa, Fla., and the Na tional Oceanic and Atmospherii

Administration (NOAA).

Oil Pollution Conference is ar opportunity for those involved ir the industry to bring themselves up- to-date, not only on the regulator} and legal landscape, but also on the latest tactical strategies designed tc reduce the negative impact of a spill on the environment, the company's corporate image, and the company's bottom line.

For more information on the con- ference, contact Executive Enter- prises, Inc., 22 W. 21st Street, NY,

NY 10010-6990, tel: (800) 831-8333; fax: (212) 645-8689.

ABS' ISM Code Certification

System Approved By

Panama

The system of the American Bu- reau of Shipping (ABS) for certify- ing compliance of companies accord- ing to the ISM Code has been ap- proved by Panama's flag adminis- tration.

The ISM Code (International

Safety Management Code), devel- oped under the auspices of the Inter- national Maritime Organization, ad- dresses requirements for safety and pollution-prevention management of marine companies. One of the re- quirements calls for companies to develop and implement a Safety

Management System. As part of its certification procedure, ABS will review the Safety Management Sys- tem manual and carry out company and vessel audits to determine com- pliance by owners of Panamanian- flag vessels, as well as their indi- vidual vessels. Vessels that comply with the code shall be distinguished in the ABS record.

Panama is reportedly the world's largest ship registry in terms of both numbers and tonnage. In ABS class are about 800 Panamanian-regis- tered vessels.

For more information on ABS

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