BLOCKCHAIN 101

Published in "Nord News"  Autumn 2017 pages 6 and 7
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Abstract: Published in "Nord News" Autumn 2017 pages 6 and 7 Publisher REEDEREI NORD GmbH ASTRATURM, Zirkusweg 2 20359 Hamburg - Germany www.reederei-nord.com

VGP – BWTS Sampling – PMS INTEGRATION

Vessel General Permit – BWTS Sampling – PMS INTEGRATION

The purpose of this article is to provide vessel owners/operators with tips and tools for meeting the sample collection and analysis monitoring requirements in the 2013 VGP by integrating the timeline into their existing PMS and reduce administrative burden to already burdened crew.

For vessels with keels laid after December 1st, 2013 we are required to carry out some additional testing as indicated in the table below. This is apart from various tests and calibrations, related to overboard discharge which is already done.

VGP required tests	Test	Period	Remarks
1. Bilgewater monitoring *	Oil and grease content	Yearly	-    The test must be done by a laboratory. -    OCM readings during sampling must be compared with laboratory results -   Maintain record as per VGP 2013 – Page 189 -    If no discharge occurs then no sampling is necessary.
2. BWTS effluent biological organism monitoring	Measure: - Total heterotrophic bacteria - E. coli - Enterococci	2 times per year (from two separate discharge events at least 14 days apart)	-    For the first year, the first test can be considered the one commissioning test from SY -    Maintain record as required by VGP 2013 – Table on Page 185
3. BWTS residual biocide monitoring	TRO (chlorite) – less than 100 µg/l (0.1 ppm)	Initial: 3 times in the first 10 discharge events (within 180 days)	-    The life of the sample is 15 minutes. The test must be done on board. Vessel needs to be provided with the necessary equipment -    Maintain record as required by VGP 2013 – Table on Page 185
		Normal Maintenance: 2 times per year
4. Greywater*	Measure: - BOD – biochemical oxygen demand - Faecal coliform or E. coli - Suspended solids - pH - Total residual chlorine	2 times per year (from two separate discharge events at least 14 days apart)	-   Maintain record as per VGP 2013 – Page 188 -   If no discharge in VGP waters occurred within the year, the monitoring tests are not necessary

*As it is not normal to discharge greywater and bilge water within 3 Nm of US Coast, the tests for this will not normally be required and so are not required to be included in your maintenance program.

Depending on your PMS type and set up it would be good to incorporate the ballast water treatment tests within it, following the above table.

Example:

Ballast Water Management System

PERIODICAL CHECKS OF SYSTEM’S APPLIANCES

JOB: EFFLUENT BIO.ORGANISM RES. BIOCIDE MON

INSTRUCTIONS:

a)      RISK MANAGEMENT:

The risk assessment must be carried out as per operating procedures if deemed necessary for the specific job.

b)      PERMITS: NORMAL WORK

c)      MAN-HOURS: 2 person x 3 hours = 6 Man-hours   

d)     MANUAL: 

EPA -VESSEL DISCHARGE SAMPLE COLLECTION & ANALYTICAL MONITORING - A How-To Reference for EPA'S 2013 VGP

e)      SAFETY PRECAUTION:

SAFETY PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED AS PER COMPANY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. PPE TO BE USED AS PER COMPANY MATRIX. SAMPLING WILL BE DONE BY ATTENDING CHEMIST. SAMPLING AND TESTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO 40 CFR PART 136.

f)       TOOLS NEEDED:

TEST AND SAMPLING KITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY ATTENDING CHEMIST

g)      PROCEDURE:

Request attendance by an approved chemist for carrying following sampling/testing on ballast water treatment system:

1.      BWTS effluent biological organism monitoring

Measure: Total heterotrophic bacteria, E. coli, Enterococci.                              

Maintain record as required by VGP 2013 Table on Page 185

2.      BWTS residual biocide monitoring

Measure: TRO (chlorite) - less than 100 μg/l (0.1 ppm)

Maintain record as required by VGP 2013 - Table on Page 185

Note:

Prior arranging for attendance identify required sampling points for BWTS present on board.

Preferred ports are: list the preferred ports

As an alternative to attendance on board, it may be possible to provide sampling equipment for samples to be landed ashore. “

For the initial testing for BWTS effluent biological organisms, the vessels testing should be initiated manually by a person in charge but always recorded within the system. When initial testing is done vessel hast to follow PMS schedule normally.

Initially, it is good for companies to choose one company worldwide to attend the vessel to take samples and carry out the required testing.

As an alternative to attendance on board, it may be possible to provide sampling equipment for samples to be landed ashore. However, due to strict sampling procedure and short lifespan of samples that will not be practical.

For a better understanding of entire sampling and testing process refer to 

“VESSEL DISCHARGE SAMPLE COLLECTION & ANALYTICAL MONITORING A How-To Reference for EPA’s 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP)”, 

which can be easily found online.

Bibliography:

1.      Stienstra O. & Van Der Vlies A. 2015. THE VESSEL GENERAL PERMIT IN A NUTSHELL - www.lagersmit.com [Online]. [3 October 2018]. Available from: https://www.lagersmit.com/the-vgp-in-a-nutshell/

2.      US EPA. 2013 “March 2013 - Final 2013 Vessel General Permit” - www3.epa.gov - [Online]. Available from: < https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/vgp_overview2013. > [Accessed: 3 October 2018].

3.      US EPA (2014). VESSEL DISCHARGE SAMPLE COLLECTION & ANALYTICAL MONITORING - A How-To Reference for EPA's 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP). (Final Report ed.). Washington DC: United States Environmental Protection Agency.

       Disclaimer:

     “ Out of Box Maritime Thinker” © 2018 and Aleksandar Pudar assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this paper. The information contained in this paper is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information. The ideas and strategies should never be used without first assessing your own company situation or system, or without consulting a consultancy professional. The content of this paper is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only.

The Eisenhower Matrix

Aleksandar Pudar | September 21, 2018

Last updated: September 21, 2018

The Eisenhower Matrix

In the shipping industry, we witness many new tasks, and things are appearing on a daily basis, irrespective of whether we are working on board or in the office. We spend much time managing so-called situations and important jobs. We waste much energy on these on a daily basis. We all work with the same amount of time, so what makes some people better in time management than others.

The answer is simple; some people have innate ability to identify what must be done immediately and what can be left for some another time, or needs to be delegated. Some people do not have that ability, but like anything, in life, that ability can be learned. One way is to create your own to do list using President Eisenhower method of time management.

It is a useful time management tool for getting things done. It is a prioritisation framework. It focuses on radical or extreme prioritisation; this way of doing aids us in moving away from short-term thinking to long-term strategic planning and productivity.

‘Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. Before becoming President, he served as a general in the United States Army and as the Allied Forces Supreme Commander during World War II. He also later became NATO’s first supreme commander.’ (Oppong, 2017)

“What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower

How to create your own Eisenhower Matrix- To Do List:

1. By using excel, create below spreadsheet

2. After the spreadsheet is created, name it “Eisenhower Matrix - To Do List”.

3.  Create a folder with the name “Eisenhower Method” and move the excel spreadsheet to it.

4. Within the folder, create separate folders as per below snapshot.

5. Inside each folder, you can create separate subfolders to organise all the tasks better. See below snapshot.

How to use the Eisenhower Method

Eisenhower Method can be beneficial only if you can commit yourself to make a proper categorisation of daily tasks; method requires to group your tasks and activities into four priorities.

1.  the tasks are both urgent and important.
2.  tasks are important but not urgent.
3.  tasks are urgent but not important.
4.  tasks are neither urgent nor important

Here is how tasks based on the Principle above may be dealt with :

Important/Urgent quadrant is done immediately and personally, e.g. crisis, deadlines, problems.

Important/Not Urgent quadrant get an end date and are done personally, e.g. end of the month papers, planning, weekly reports and recreation.

Unimportant/Urgent quadrant are delegated e.g. interruptions, small tasks.

Unimportant/Not Urgent quadrant are dropped, e.g. time wasters, side activities, trivia, and junk mail.

The Eisenhower Method purpose is to help you filter the noise from your decisions and concentrate on what matters to you and your job.

Hope you will find this useful.

References:

1. Oppong, T. 2017. “The Eisenhower Method For Taking Action (How to Distinguish Between Urgent and Important Tasks).- The Mission Podcasts.” www.medium.com [Online]. Available from:< https://medium.com/the-mission/the-eisenhower-method-for-taking-action-how-to-distinguish-between-urgent-and-important-tasks-895339a13dea > [Accessed on 21 September 2018].

Bibliography :

1. Krogerus, M & Tschäppeler, R (2017). The Decision Book: Fifty models for strategic thinking (New Edition). (The new and revised edition ed.). England: Profile Books Ltd.
2. McKay Brett and Kate, 2013. “The Eisenhower Decision Matrix: How to Distinguish Between Urgent and Important Tasks”. - www.theartofmanliness.com - [Online].Available from: <https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/eisenhower-decision-matrix/ >[Accessed on : 21 September 2018]

Disclaimer:

“Out of Box Maritime Thinker” © 2018 and Aleksandar Pudar assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this paper. The information contained in this paper is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information. The ideas and strategies should never be used without first assessing your own company situation or system, or without consulting a consultancy professional. The content of this paper is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only.

"Journey to become (nearly) paperless"

Published in "Nord News"  Spring 2017 pages 14 and 15
Publisher
REEDEREI NORD GmbH
ASTRATURM, Zirkusweg 2
20359 Hamburg - Germany
www.reederei-nord.com

Abstract: Published in "Nord News" Spring 2017 pages 14 and 15 Publisher REEDEREI NORD GmbH ASTRATURM, Zirkusweg 2 20359 Hamburg - Germany www.reederei-nord.com

Diesel House Copenhagen Denmark

DieselHouse

At the beginning of June 2006, MAN Diesel opened the DieselHouse – an international attraction in Copenhagen. DieselHouse is built around a giant B&W diesel engine dating from 1932, which qualified as the world’s biggest diesel engine for more than 30 years.

In state-of-the-art display cases, technological progress is coupled with the history of Copenhagen´s power supplies and the development of the B&W shipyard and engineering works over a period of 150 years. The exhibition also focuses on the transportation of goods across the seas and the application of diesel technology around the world.

Opening hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. 

DieselHouse
Energiporten 8
2450 Copenhagen SV
Denmark  www.DieselHouse.dk

I have visited it in July 2017 as part of my ME engine training, it was very informative and interesting.

Disclaimer:

“Out of Box Maritime Thinker” © 2018 and Aleksandar Pudar assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this paper. The information contained in this paper is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information. The ideas and strategies should never be used without first assessing your own company situation or system, or without consulting a consultancy professional. The content of this paper is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only.

EU MRV IMPLEMENTATION

         

EU MRV IMPLEMENTATION

“EU MRV Regulation”

EU Commission – MRV regulation 2015/757

(“Shipping MRV Regulation”)

MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification).

1.       DANAOS MRV is compatible with all methods described in EU MRV Regulation for data collection and Implementation Act.

2.       Collects all the required data :

-          From telegram reports (Operations module)

-          From onboard equipment sensors

3.       Discriminates which voyages fall under EU MRV Regulation   

               - Internal – EU voyages

               - In/Outbound voyages

MONITORING

1. Validates and cross-checks results against predefined rules.

2. Pre-verifies consolidated data before transmitting them to the respective third-party verification bodies.

3. DANAOS MRV tool utilises emission data that flow through the Commercial Suite & Technical            Suite.

4. Monitoring plan template(s) integrated into DANAOS MRV for different vessels types

REPORTING

1. Integrated solution of DANAOS Web Enterprise Suite.

2. Emissions Reports are produced electronically.

3. Monitoring Plan (EU MRV Regulation Art 6.) is automatically ready for reviewing.

4. Data analysis and pattern identification process within DANAOS MRV tool.

5. Templates are aligned to each VERIFIER reporting requirements.

6. Minimum time and due diligence on behalf of the USER – nothing is required to be done from the vessel side.

VERIFICATION

DANAOS serves the verification process by:

Integrating any applicable Monitoring Plan

Validating data in order to minimise discrepancies.

Linking the USER with the VERIFIER seamlessly.

VERIFICATION

DANAOS serves the verification process by:

Integrating any applicable Monitoring Plan

Validating data in order to minimise discrepancies.

Linking the USER with the VERIFIER seamlessly.

With 'DANAOS MRV solution we will be seamlessly monitoring the/collection of data and Reporting without additional load to ship’s staff ( using the data from Telegram reports) DANAOS MRV streamlines the emissions verification process. Our Monitoring plan will is DANAOS MRV software.

EU MRV - DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE

ACCREDITED VERIFICATION SOCIETY (THIRD PARTY ) WILL VERIFY THAT :

- MONITORING PLAN IS IN LINE WITH REGULATIONS

- EMISSION IS IN LINE WITH THE REGULATION

 VESSEL WILL GET

“EU MRV  - DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE “

ACCREDITED VERIFICATION SOCIETY WILL DO VERIFICATION AND ISSUE EU MRV DOC ANNUALLY FOR EACH VESSEL. VESSELS WITHOUT EU MRV DOC WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN EU PORTS / OR WILL BE SUBJECT TO HIGH CO 2 EMISSION TAXATION

Any questions?

You can mail with additional questions to:

alx.pudar@gmail.com

Disclaimer:

“Out of Box Maritime Thinker” © 2018 and Aleksandar Pudar assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this paper. The information contained in this paper is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information. The ideas and strategies should never be used without first assessing your own company situation or system, or without consulting a consultancy professional. The content of this paper is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only.

Planned Maintenance System

Planned Maintenance System

1.History

◇The first mention of Planned maintenance was in the Christensen whaling fleet in 1915. 

◇The Planned Maintenance system for the U.S. Navy was established by Anthony J Ruffini in 1963.

◇In 1984 the first Planned Maintenance software specially designed for ships use was marketed.

◇We are using DANAOS Software for five years now.

2.Planned Maintenance Systems requirements 

REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW 

◇Research performed by insurance companies during the 1980s showed a significant decrease of breakdowns and damage to ships with Planned Maintenance systems.

◇In 2001 the IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) published requirements for Planned Maintenance systems on board.

◇Further regulation was added by ISM CODE (International Safety Management Code

In reality, modern PMS aims in meeting the requirements of various regulatory bodies, societies and industry, such as 

◇IACS (International Association of Classification Societies)

◇ISM Code, chapter 5, section 10

◇RN IMS

◇ISGOT / VIQ / CDI

◇TMSA  and

◇Good seamanship practices and experiences covering safety, environmental protection and operational/commercial requirements of the modern shipping industry.

References:

1. IACS Members Listing. - International Association Of Classification Societies. 

2. The Floating Factory. pp. 21-37.Bjorn L. Basberg (January 1998). The Northern Mariner. Volume 8, issue 1.  Retrieved 28 December 2013.

3. The Standard Navy Maintenance and Material Management System (3-m), Its Status and Application Anthony J. Ruffini, Bureau of Ships Washington DC (1963). . Defense Technical Information Center.

4. "IACS certification requirements"  2006. And IACS Procedural Requirement  PR17 -2006

5. ISM code, - chapter 5.

6. Maintenance Engineering Handbook (7th Ed.). Keith Mobley, Lindley Higgins, Darrin Wikoff (2008). McGraw-Hill Handbooks. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-154646-1

7. REEDEREI NORD BV – IMS / SHIPBOARD MANUAL – DECK /ENGINE     PROCEDURES 2.1 -Planned Maintenance System Revision: 1, Issued: 01.08.2015

8. DNV Condition for the alternative survey arrangement of machinery

9. http://www.marineinsight.com/

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 “Out of Box Maritime Thinker” © 2018 and Aleksandar Pudar assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this paper. The information contained in this paper is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information. The ideas and strategies should never be used without first assessing your own company situation or system, or without consulting a consultancy professional. The content of this paper is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only.