Curtas do Bryant´s

USCG – Zika virus precautions amended

The US Coast Guard posted an amended version of its Marine Safety Information Bulletin regarding Zika virus precautions. The two major amendments are to: (1) clarify that having a person onboard the vessel with Zika-like symptoms does not necessarily constitute a hazardous condition triggering the need to file a report under 33 CFR 160.215; and (2) that the mosquitos that transmit the Zika virus bite mostly during the daytime. MSIB 01-16a [located at http://www.uscg.mil/msib/docs/001_16_2-4-2016.pdf] (2/4/16).

China – low sulphur fuel use

The Chinese Maritime Safety Authority issued a news release [located at http://en.msa.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=343&id=175] stating that, effective 1 April, vessels calling at ports in the Yangtze River Delta, including Shanghai, will have to burn low sulphur (less than 0.5%) fuel. (2/4/16). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.