ANGLO-EASTERN

OWNER’S BRIEFING- DEOSUN NAVIGATION

(D’OLTMANN)

NAME: ______RANK: ______

JOINING VESSEL ______DATE JOINED AESM______

LAST VESSEL ______DATE S/OFF ______RANK ______

A. Organization Structure of Owners
1 / Owner- Oltmann
Important persons are:
a)Mr. Joern Winter - Director
b)Mr. Michael Lesko – Marine SI
B. Owner’s Requirements- Reporting/ Circulars
1 / Month end papers must include charterers’ expense account statement and radio traffic breakdown.
All charterers messages are to be copied to owners without fail
LO requests are to be sent as email and not as requisition to us. We shall forward them to owners who arrange for LO supplies
Main engine is presently under running in for cylinder LO feed. Month end reports to include CLO feed history as per the format being followed onboard. No reductions are to be carried out without office permission.
Regular scavenge inspections are to be carried out and condition of the liner surface and piston rings are to be checked every time. This is very important since sister vessels have faced sudden severe liner wear.
2 / Supernumeraries - Owner’s approval is necessary. All required docs including Insurance, DOJ and DOL are to be sent to Supt for Owners approval.
3 / Fleet memo to be read, understood n signed for, including the reefer monitoring for all senior officers Masters to be informed to review the full reefer monitoring system and revert with deficiencies.
4 / Month end Supernumerary list to be sent to AESM.
5 / Cooks to be familiar with provision accounting.
C. Owner Specific PSC Detentions
Nil detentions
D. Owner Specific Major Problems/ Incidents
No major damages
E. Ship Specific Issues
1 / MSC Bremen – RT Flex Engines
C/E, 2/E & E/O should undergo RT flex training prior joining this vessel
F. Trade Related Issues
1 / Port calls to USA- Please be familiar /ensure compliance with:
  • BW management/exchange and reporting regulations
  • Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure (E-NOA/D) procedures,
  • NPDES
  • Oil Pollution Response Q.I. notification drills, and be prepared for unannounced SOPEP drills.
  • US Customs Sea Carrier Initiative Program,
  • Pre-arrival equipment test requirements,
  • US ECA/Fuel change over requirements.
Ensure that APIS ICB (Crew/Passengers) is held.
Ensure valid USCG COFR (and bridge letter for those vessels with Operator named in the COFR different from the Registered Owners) is held.
All crew passports are required to be in Master's safe custody at all times.
Please refer Company’s SMS Checklist.
2 / Port calls to Canada- Please be familiar with BW management/exchange and reporting regulations and ensure that Valid OSRO contract is held (if not, contact AE GER/QA immediately) and declaration of oil spill contractor duly completed.
3 / Port calls to Europe- Kindly beware of the high incidence of stowaways and take all necessary precautions.
4 / Port calls to Australia-
  • Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with BW management/exchange and reporting regulations.
  • Ensure that Original or certified true copy of current P & I Certificate of Entry is held.
  • Please refer Company’s SMS Checklist.

5 / Port calls to Africa- Kindly beware of the high incidence of stowaways, piracy, robberies and pilferage, and take all necessary precautions.
6 / Port calls to Brazil -Kindly beware
  • That this is very high risk area for sea borne drug smuggling and be on alert accordingly.
  • The high incidence of stowaways, piracy, robberies and pilferage and take all necessary precautions.
  • Brazil NORMAN 20 BW management plan, exchange and reporting regulations.

7 / Port calls to Argentina-
  • Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with BW exchange and BW chlorination regulations for Cholera prevention,
  • Please note that this is very high risk area for Sea Borne Drug Smuggling and be on alert accordingly.
  • Kindly beware in case of transiting River Plate that in certain sections the banks shift continually and buoys may drift out of position or the buoyage may not yet have been re-aligned to the navigable channel, for which the most up-to-date information must be obtained from the local Agent or the Pilot authority in good time before the transit and extra care is to be taken when navigating in suspect areas.
  • Kindly be warned that exorbitant fines are imposed on ships for any misdeclaration of bunkers, lubes, paints, spares, equipment stores, cargo or crew's personal effects. The Customs or other authorities will look for the slightest excuse, even minor, innocent, discrepancies or mistakes, to levy huge fines (USD20-30,000 upwards) and/or extort underhanded payments. Please, therefore, ensure that all port papers and customs declarations are prepared carefully and accurately, all items and quantities are diligently accounted for and declared according to local regulations and requirements, to be ascertained by you from port agent early to allow you sufficient time to ensure proper compliance.

8 / Port Calls to Colombia- Kindly beware
  • That this is very high risk area for sea borne drug smuggling and be on alert accordingly.
  • The high incidence of stowaways, piracy, robberies and pilferage and take all necessary precautions.

9 / Port calls to Venezuela- Kindly beware
  • That this is very high risk area for sea borne drug smuggling and be on alert accordingly,
  • The high incidence of stowaways, piracy, robberies and pilferage, and take all necessary precautions,
  • That in certain sections the banks shift continually and buoys may drift out of position or the buoyage may not yet have been re-aligned to the navigable channel, for which the most up-to-date information must be obtained from the local agent or the pilot authority in good time before the transit and extra care is to be taken when navigating in suspect areas.

10 / Port calls to Japan- Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with the reporting procedure for the compulsory insurance requirement for non-tanker ships.
11 / Port calls to Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh- Kindly beware of the high incidence of piracy and robberies and take all necessary precautions.
12 / Port calls to China- Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with BW exchange and discharge regulations, the current details of which you should ascertain from the Agent.
Ships calling at any Chinese port must have pre-contracted & approved pollution clean-up contractor, known as SPRO (Ship Pollution Response organizations). Please refer RU 71 for details.
13 / Port calls to Singapore- Kindly beware of the high incidence of stowaways and take all necessary precautions
14 / Port Calls to New Zealand- Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with BW Management/Exchange and reporting regulations,
15 / Port Calls to Russia (Black Sea) - Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with BW exchange in Black Sea requirements, and BW and sewage discharge regulations of the Russian Federation included in the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, the current details of which you should ascertain from the Agent.
16 / Port Calls to Ukraine (Black Sea) - Kindly be reminded to ensure compliance with BW exchange in Black Sea requirements, the current details of which you should ascertain from the Agent.
17 / Transiting Malacca/Singapore Straits- Kindly beware of the high incidence of piracy and robberies and take all necessary precautions.
18 / Transiting Gulf of Aden (GoA) and High Risk Areas: Please refer the APP (Anti-Piracy Plan), latest version of Best Management Practices (BMP), Ship Security Plan (SSP) and the CSO messages for details.
G. Ship type related incidents
1 / Please see the power point presentation for the type of ship.
H. OPS Guidelines
1 / Communications- Communications to be quick with Owners+ AESM.
2 / Exclusion Zones, IWL + WRTW (International Warranties Limits + War Risk Trade Warranties)- Prompt reporting to be made to owners + AESM, to ensure cover in place
3 / Stevedore Damage Reports to be sent promptly with colored photos as a pdf document to terminal and charterers keeping owners and AESM in copy.
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Owners Briefing:Deosun (D’Oltmann) Revision:4 Page 1of 3 Issue Date: 09 May 17