Oil pollution from ships has serious environmental and economic consequences. The attention of the general public and the authorities is accordingly focused on pollution.
We want the owners / manager to further reduce the risk of coastal pollution.
Therefore, we introduce the following areas:
Coastal shipping in general – all vessels
Coastal navigation as per crewing manual recommendation, should be planned in such a way as to ensure maximum safety against collisions and grounding. The plan of passage shall include an assessment of a sufficient minimum distance from shore, taking into account wind and current conditions, together with the risk of engine failure or reduction of propulsion power.
IMO marinetraffic sharing schemes and their compliance should be taken into account when planning the journey. When a logical course leads safely from one division of motion and moves on to the next, the course to be followed must be designed in such a way as to avoid an intersection that may impede another movement and increase the risk of a collision.
If possible, routes along the coast of North America are laid at a distance of at least 25 nautical miles from shore. If the passage of narrow waters makes it impossible to maintain a distance of 25 nautical miles from shore, navigation should be carried out at the safest possible distance.
