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Shipbuilding - Design - Repair urging other governments "to encourage ship owners to replace existing single hull tankers by tankers of double hull or equiva- lent constructions earlier than the time scale prescribed in Regulation 13G of Annex I of MARPOL." This request comes as a result of the

Nokhodka and Diamond Grace tanker oil spill accidents and the grounding of Sea Empress.

MEPC Approves Ballast Water

Safety Regulations

Measures to deal with the prob- lem of harmful aquatic organisms transported in ballast water were recently approved by the IMO's

Marine Environment Protection

Committee (MEPC) at its 40th ses- sion.

The Committee approved a draft

Assembly Resolution on

Guidelines for the control and

Management of Ship's Ballast

Water to Minimize the Transfer of

Harmful Aquatic Organisms and

Patheogens, to be submitted this month to the 20th Assembly for adoption. There has been increased awareness in recent years of the environmental dam- age caused by the introduction of unwanted aquatic organisms in 1 ballast water used to stabilize ves- sels at sea. Examples include the introduction of the European zebra mussel in the Great Lakes, result- ing in the expenditure of billions of dollars in pollution control mea- sures; and the introduction of the

American comb jelly to the Black and Azov Seas, causing the near extinction of the anchovy and sprat schools. Human health has also seen adverse effects, with the transportation of the bacterium vibrio cholerae to Latin American coastal waters, probably through discharges of ballast water from

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Asia, and the introduction of

South-East Asian dinoflagellates to Australian waters, causing par- alytic shellfish poisoning.

The draft guidelines are aimed at minimizing the risks of introduc- ing harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens while maintaining ship safety. The recommendations include informing local agents and/or ships of areas and situa- tions where uptake of ballast water should be minimized. Ships should observe precautionary prac- tices by avoiding loading ballast water in very shallow waters or in areas where propellers may stir up sediment and by avoiding unneces- sary discharge of ballast water. monitor for carbon monoxide in compressor supplied breathing air applications.

The new air monitor incorporates a chemical cell sensor, liquid crys- tal display and a programmable alarm system, which permits the unit to automatically self calibrate when test gas is applied, thus elim- inating any adjustment controls.

An optional high pressure regula- tor is available for cascade systems and SCBA tank filling stations allowing inlet pressures to 5,000 psi. An oxygen cell can also be added if oxygen monitoring is required.

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