Page 66: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (November 1997)

MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL \t

IMO Tackles

Air, Hull Regulations

The following news details recent developments and rulings of the International

Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the safety of shipping and the protection of the marine environment. will take on the responsiblities of spill response manager, natural resource consultant, third party administrator and crisis manager. "One of the biggest costs of an incident is the assessment of the environmental damage or impact on nature. Loss of recreational value, number of birds or animals lost in an incident can be tallied to equal a substantial monetary claim against a firm," said Karl Russek, a senior environmental consultant with ECS, adding that the compa- ny specializes in working with wildlife biologists and officials to mange a firm's liabilities in this area.

As a third party administrator,

ECS works directly with trans- portation and marine firms, or its hired by their insurers, reinsur- ance firms or P&I clubs on behalf of their clients.

Air Pollution Measures

Adopted

A conference to adopt new mea- sures to cut air pollution from ships was held last month at IMO headquarters.

The new rules, which will include regulations to cut pollu- tion from ship exhaust emissions, will be adopted in the form of a new Annex VI on Air Pollution from Ships to the International

Convention for the Prevention of

Pollution from Ships as modified by MARPOL 73/78. MARPOL currently consists of five techni- cal annexes containing measures to prevent pollution by oil, chemi- cals and other harmful sub- stances, as well as garbage and sewage.

IMO Member States and coun- tries which have ratified the leg- islation (100 countries represent- ing 93 percent of the world's ship- ping tonnage, to date) participat- ed in the conference, adopting new air pollution measures in the form of a Protocol 1997 to the

MARPOL Convention, and a new draft Annex VI.

Japan Lobbies For Double

Hull Movement

The Japanese government has forwarded a document to the IMO

SUPERIOR ENERGIES INC.

MANUFACTURING and CONTRACTING

TEMP-SET®, COVERS

Removable Reusable Temp-Set Insulation Covers

Manifolds, Turbos, Silencers and complete Exhaust Systems

ACOUSTICAL INSULATION

ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

TURN-KEY JOBS

Let us take care of all your insulation and abatement needs.

WANT SUPERIOR QUALITY

WANT SUPERIOR SERVICE

CALL SUPERIOR ENERGIES INC. 1 -800-BU Y-SEI-1

P.O. Drawer 386 Groves, TX 77619

Telephone: (409) 962-8549 Fax: (409) 962-4027

HYPACK for WINDOWS

HYPACK Hydrographic Software gives you the hydrographic power to lay out survey lines, create plotting sheets, and design cross sectional profiles in a flash. Graphically review your survey data and create new planned lines. Customize your screen sizes. Input up to nine devices, simultaneously. Have single and multibeam data collection capability at your fingertips. Display and edit tracklines. sounding profiles and text data. Apply tide, draft, heave-pitch-roll and sound velocity corrections.

Plus: Full DXF/DGN Support. Plotting, including smooth sheets. The ably to create cross section profiles of multibeam ana longitudinal data. And a complete look at your Volumes, including average end area, prismoidai, contour and TIN models. i minimi wmws ^ mm

Circle 310 on Reader Service Card

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Circle 224 on Reader Service Card 64

The H YPA( k series of advanced design programs continues to build on the (loastal Oceanocraphics reputation for reliability, accuracy, ana fast, world wide service.

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHICS, INC. 11-G Old Indian Trail ^^^ Phone:(860)349-3800

Middlefield, CT 06455 W^jh Fax:(860)349-1982 http://www.coastalo.com