Steamship Mutual - Risk Alerts

Risk Alerts are published by the Club's Loss Prevention Department as and when necessary in order to ensure that Members, their Masters and ships' crews are kept abreast of topical issues, particularly those which may involve risks of a P&I nature.

Risk Alert bulletins will cover a wide variety of topics such as:

Areas of concern where claims experience has led the Club to believe that detailed guidance is required to mitigate the potential for further claims
Promoting good seamanship and industry best practice
Analysis of case histories and the identification of the root causes of casualties
Promoting material produced by Flag States in relation to best practice
Promulgating advice regarding new regulatory requirements and port state control initiatives

Copies of Risk Alerts are available to view, download and print below. Members are encouraged to circulate these publications as widely as possible within their organisations and onboard their vessels.

Title	Date
Potential Contamination - High Sulphur Fuel Oil - Singapore	April 2022
Explosion Fuel Oil Tank Vent Grinder Sparks	April 2022
Work Safety - Container Cargo Operations	February 2022
Dangers of Working in and Around Cargo Holds	February 2022
Work Safety - Adverse Weather	September 2021
Scrubber Overboard Connection - Severe Corrosion	September 2021
Safety of Navigation – Fishery Zones (Chinese Coastal Waters)	September 2021
Risk Issues in Respect of Soybean Cargoes	July 2021
Lifeboats and Port State Control Inspections	June 2021
Man Overboard in Restricted Waters	May 2021
Lasers, Legislation and Penalties	May 2021
Pumproom Fatality	April 2021
Damage Prevention Measures – Steel Cargoes	March 2021
Good Bunkering Practice	March 2021
Containerised Cargo - Stowage and Securing	March 2021
MARPOL Convention-Electronic Record Book (ERB)	December 2020
Ship Recycling-Inventory of Hazardous Material	December 2020
Navigation Safety - Lookout	November 2020
Interaction Risk In Narrow Channels	October 2020
Safe Ship to Ship Operations	September 2020
Use of Plastic Sheathing on Freefall Lifeboat Recovery Strops	July 2020
Manual Handling	April 2020
Mississippi High River Season	March 2020
Safe mooring - Mooring failures during cargo operations	February 2020
IMO Sulphur 2020 Fuel Oil Tank Entry	December 2019
Ebola Virus	August 2019
Stowaways	April 2019
Safety in Enclosed Spaces	October 2018
Guidance for Use of CO2 in Ships Fixed Firefighting Systems	September 2018
Bunker Fuel Quality Problems	July 2018
Ballast Water Management	July 2018
Portable Ladders	October 2017
Tank Manhole Cover Securing	May 2017
Stowaways in South African Ports	November 2016
USCG Issue Steering Gears Safety Alert	October 2016
Mooring Line Failure - MAIB Report	February 2016
Zika Virus	February 2016
Mooring Winch Brake Holding Capacity	December 2015
USCG Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil	November 2015
MAIB Safety Digest - Lessons from Marine Accident Reports 2/2015	October 2015
IMO Adopt Ships Routeing Systems to be Introduced in the Coral Sea	September 2015
The Importance of ECDIS Training and Good Watch-keeping Practices	August 2015
The New Suez Canal	August 2015
Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Enclosed Space Entry Drills	July 2015
Yemen Maritime Security Advisory Update	April 2015
Yemen Maritime Security Advisory	April 2015
MARPOL Switching to Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil	March 2015
Satellite Phones in Indian Waters	February 2015
Emission Control Areas - Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Change-over Procedures	December 2014
The Importance of ECDIS Training and Familiarisation and Good Watch-Keeping Practice	November 2014
Risk Assessment Guidance for Ship Owners	May 2014
Stowaway Risk in Durban South Africa	March 2014
Working at Height in and around cargo holds	January 2014
Working on Deck in Heavy Weather	December 2013
Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery	August 2013
Paris MoU Harmonised Verification Programme (HAVEP) on Passenger Ships	March 2013
U.S. Oil Spill Response Drills	November 2012
Lanshan Port - Fishery Farm Expansion	September 2012
Iran - US and UK Impose Further Sanctions	November 2011
The Risks of Inadequate Crew Pre-Employment Medical Examinations (PEME)	November 2011
Syria – Expansion of Sanctions by EU and US	September 2011
EU Sanctions Against Egyptian Entities Post-Mubarak	March 2011
Japan – The Effects of the Tsunami and Nuclear Incidents	March 2011
Sanctions - Impact on Chartered Vessel Entries	March 2011
Restrictive Measures in Respect of Cote D'Ivoire	January 2011
Carriage of Direct Reduced Iron - DRI	January 2011
Iran, Sanctions and the Provision of Security	November 2010
Evidence Collection from VDRs	September 2010
Dangerous Spaces	September 2010
Paris MOU New Inspection Regime	August 2010
Ship to Ship Transfer Operations	June 2010
The Dangers of Confined Spaces	June 2010
Personal Injury in and around Cargo Holds	April 2010
ECDIS Implementation Requirements	March 2010
Gangway and Accommodation Ladder Inspection and Maintenance	March 2010
Gangway and Accommodation Ladder Inspection and Maintenance (Spanish)	March 2010
General Cargo on Cellular Container Vessels	March 2010
Grounding and Loss of a RoRo	February 2010
Securing of RORO Cargo	December 2009
Safe Mooring Practice	December 2009
Safe Mooring Practice (Spanish)	December 2009
Mooring Line Care and Maintenance	December 2009
Mooring Line Care and Maintenance (Spanish)	December 2009
The Problem of Sweat	December 2009
The Problem of Sweat (Spanish)	December 2009
Guidelines for Laying Up Vessels	October 2009
Indian Iron Ore - Excessive Moisture Content	September 2009
Navigation in the Vicinity of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations	September 2009
Navigation in the Vicinity of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (Spanish)	September 2009
Suez Canal Navigation	July 2009