trical design, ranging from feasibility studies to basic and detail
other ship owners, shipyards and maritime suppliers, our turnover
design as well as site supervision. Foreship has also company in
distributed between these three areas. Due to our recent projects
Miami and in future it will be more active also in United States.
we have wide knowledge of the latest rules, including references
“Our personnel of more than 50 naval architects, marine &
structural engineers and interior & HVAC designers can provide
on designs with new probabilistic damage stability and safe return to port regulations.”
you the flexible, high quality and personal services by a company
of right size. Our tools include NAPA and other state of the art
More information: www.foreship.com
software”, Haavisto says.
“Our customers include the largest cruise lines like RCCL and
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“Safety is the first priority…”
Bureau Veritas follows the changes of safety rules
“S
afety is the first priority when designing and operating a
passenger ship. Exceptional difficult weather conditions
have made safety questions more and more important also in
Baltic Sea area. Safe return to port is sometimes critical question
in the hard storms with very high waves”, Finnish country manager Mr. Olli Kaljala of Bureau Veritas says.
“Recent cruise vessel disasters has put the spotlight on passenger safety. The cruise industry made an unprecedented effort
to deliver new procedures and policies for operational safety”,
Mr. Olli Kaljala says.
Bureau Veritas is following the changes in rules and requirements closely and is ready to advise operators and yards on the
new requirements. They cover: additional lifejackets readily accessible at the assembly stations, on the embarkation deck or in
lifeboats; review of the emergency instructions on board ships
taking into account the languages likely to be understood by the
passengers; muster drill for embarking passengers prior to departure from every port of embarkation, if the duration of the
voyage is 24 hours or more; limited access to the bridge during
any period of restricted manoeuvring, or while manoeuvring in
conditions requiring increased vigilance; ensuring that the ship’s
voyage plan has taken into account IMO’s Guidelines for voyage
CLIA has submitted further safety policies to IMO for evaluation.
“BV class means also in future best possible fore seeing of
safe return to port remembering the lesson of history. Fore seeing of the accident possibility is the key word of safety”, Mr.
Kaljala focuses.
More information: www.bureauveritas.com
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