Shipping News Safety convention now in-force

Press, 22 July 1980, Page 13

Shipping News Safety convention now in-force

After six years- of international high-level talks, one of the most important agreements devised on marine safety has finally come into force — the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (5.0.L.A.5.).» . t'’ • The agreement, first proposed in 1974 by the Inter-Governmen-tal Maritime Consultive Organisation, was accepted last year by 25 countries representing more than 50 per cent of the world’s merchant shipping tonnage. Under the.- organisation’s rules an additional year, had to be allowed to permit contracting nations to enact necessary legislation. The S.O.L.AiS. convention is the latest in a series of safety agreements dating back to before World War 1, The first was prompted by the Titanic disaster in 1914 and brought up to date in 19S0. Among other provisions, the new convention allows a contracting nation to inspect the ship of another signatory state if there are reasons to suspect that all safety provisions have not been met. The agreement also covers topics such as ship stability and subdivision, machinery and electrical installations, fire protection. life saving equipment, communications. navigation, nuclearpowered ships, and the carriage of grain and dangerous goods. ARRIVALS Coastal Trader (8.12 a.m.l, 2500, Auckland (S.C:N.Z.). Anco Energie (4.5 p.m.l, 15,163, Tauranga <P and 0). DEPARTURES Iron Arnhem (1.1 p.m.J, 6350, Bel) Bay (Seatrans). Coastal Trader (4.12 p.m.l, 2500, < Dunedin (S.C.N.Z.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Austral Ensign, Melbourne, 0630, today (Cashin Quay Nd. 3). Coastal Trader, Dunedin, tomorrow. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, tomorrow. Kenkon Maru. Japdn, tomorrow. Ngahere, Tauranga. July 25. Kolle D., Nauru, July 25. Union Lvttelton. Dunedin, July: 26. Sunda Career, Japan, July 27. Cape Ortegal, Christmas Island.! July. 27. . . - '■> Amokura. Marsden Point, July t 27. Southland-Star, Suva. July 28 ’ Coastal Trader. Auckland, July: 28. ■ •< - I Forum Samoa. Auckland, July: 4 '2B. - ; Union Lyttelton, ' Wellington, July 29. ■ ■ "1 Strathmore. Auckland, July 29.1 Coastal Trader, Dunedin, July! ! Union Hobart. Wellington, July.3o. • ...-.■ . . ■ . , . I

Athlon. Auckland, July 31. Wild Gannet, sea, August 1, - Union Hobart, Dunedin,- August Coastal Trader, Auckland, Aug. 4. Nedlloyd Franklin, Auckland, August 4. Holmdale, Chatham Islands. August 4. Union Hobart, Wellington, Aug; 5. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, August 6. Marama. IVellington, August 6. Nedlloyd Main, Dunedin, August ACT 5, Wellington, August 9. Strathmuir, Auckland, August Ifl. Marama, Auckland, August 11; Union Lyttelton, Wellington, August 12. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, August 13. Piotr Dunin, Wellington. Aug. 13. EXPECTED DEPARTURES Anco Energie, Tauranga, today ; (.0600). Austral Ensign, Wellington, to- : day (2230). Coastal Trader, Auckland, tomorrow. Union Lvttelton, Dunedin. July 24. Holmdale. Chatham Islands July 25. Kenkon Maru, Wellington, July 26. I Union . Lyttelton, Wellington : July 27. I Amokura, Timaru, July 27. • Southland Star, Wellington, July 28. ; Coastal Trader, Dunedin, July 28. i Forum Samoa, Napier, July 23. I Union Lyttelton, Dunedin, July 29. iNgahere, Dunedin. July 29. i Tuscan Star. Iran. July 29. Coastal Trader, Auckland, July 30. Union Hobart, Dunedin, July 31 Athlon, Napier, August 1. Union Hobart, Wellington, August 3. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, August f ■4. - ■ ' Union Hobart, Wellington, August 5. Wild Gannet, Bluff, August 5. Marama. Auckland, August 6. Nedlloyd Franklin, Napier, Aug. i Holmdale, Chatham Islands, August 8. ACT 5, Genoa, August 10. Coastal Trader. Dunedin, August 11. ' Marama, Tauranga, August 11, Nedlloyd Main, Auckland, Aug. 11. Union Lyttelton. Dunedin, Aug. ■ 12 • - Strathmuir, Australia, August 12. . • = Coastal Trader, Auckland, Aug. 13. VESSELS IN PORT Holmdale. No. 2 East. ■ Tuscan Star. No. 3 West. Anco Energie, oil wharf.