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The world has literally gone into quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This is an unprecedented crisis situation in terms of breadth and scale, from a global health, social and economic standpoint.

Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

The 2013 Vessel General Permit that replaced the 2008 Vessel General Permit, has incorporated a new requirements for a submission of an electronically annual report by February 28th covering activities conducted from January 1st, till December 31, of previous year.

As per India Administration, Directorate General of Shipping Order No 5 – 2019, non Indian flagged ships trading in Indian waters, ports or places are subject to restrictions and/or bans of handling Single Use Plastics.

Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

A new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Emergency Systems and Procedures has been recently announced jointly by Paris, Tokyo MoU, Black Sea and Indian MoU to be held for a period of three months, commencing from 1 September 2019 and ending 30 November 2019.

Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

An industry group of shipping and oil industry organizations have decided to reduce the geographic boundaries of the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean. Therefore, as of 1st May 2019, the regional UKHO Maritime Security Chart, Q6099 will be updated by Notice to Mariners and a new version will be produced to reflect those changes.

The PSC Authorities checked eleven items as mentioned in the CIC questionnaire in order to ensure whether vessels follow all provisions of MARPOL Annex VI and the prevention of air pollution.