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Getting ready for Marpol update

GETTING READY FOR MARPOL UPDATE PRODUCT LINKS BELOW Management Plan Disposal Plan Record Book Poster/Placard We are ready… are you? The MARPOL regulations related to the management, disposal and recording of garbage is changing in March this year. This has resulted in changes to the categories of garbage listed in MARPOL […]

Marine ISO Signage

Marine ISO signage to replace IMO for Shipboard escape route signs and emergency equipment location markings. Following the proceedings of the 30th assembly of the IMO of December 2017 it is expected that, as per resolution A.1116(30), from the 1st January 2019 ISO signage will be adopted for all new vessels. Maritime progress are presently providing both […]

Festive Raffle

Free raffle entry with each order made It’s that time of year again, nights are drawing in and we’re starting to get a little festive feeling in our toes. To help get you in the mood we’re raffling off a special festive hamper to one lucky customer. To qualify for your free ticket place an order […]

Enclosed Space Entry Poster

Enclosed Space Entry Poster There are many spaces within a vessel that are either seldom visited or are normally closed. Such spaces could include tank tops, double bottoms, cargo holds, cargo tanks, ballast tanks, gas tanks, chain lockers, even pump rooms. These spaces may have contained hydrocarbons, gasses, chemicals, water, seemingly innocuous cargo or […]

Control of Noise Poster

Control of Noise Poster WHY IS THIS POSTER IMPORTANT Excessive noise can cause permanent damage to hearing. Even though we can’t turn down the volume of machinery on a vessel, we can take steps to ensure personnel are protected and work rotas limit excessive exposure to noise. The Maritime Progress ‘Control of Noise’ notice […]

Ro-Ro Safety Guidelines

Once again, Maritime Progress has researched and produced a poster which has much bearing on a sector of the industry with which many of their customers will be familiar. Our poster is based on the guidelines for safe operations on vehicle decks as contained within the MCA Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen. Chapt. […]

Updated Garbage Disposal Plan

We have been monitoring the evolution of MARPOL Annex V and the Polar Code and have updated the Garbage Disposal Plan (1029) to provide clearer decision support for dealing with garbage. The plan is a good companion to the Garbage Record Book and suitable for anyone working at sea. The new version is not only clearer […]

GMDSS Bespoke Distress Card

Maritime Progress has now introduced a bespoke distress card that is printed on a super bright PSPA Class D photoluminescent rigid PVC, which includes the vessel’s name, call sign and MMSI within the printed text that needs to be read out during a distress alert. Why is it important The full implementation of the GMDSS came into force on 1 February 1999 almost […]