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afety legislation and regulations increasing product range and two recent seafarers’ health and impair the safety of
are constantly being updated requirements were already having an the ship, so the Code was introduced to
across the maritime industry so impact on sales enquiries.limit noise levels and to reduce
keeping crew members informed of any seafarers’ exposure to noise.One of them was when on 1st July
changes is vital. But how do you get the this year, the International Convention While it will become mandatory for
message across to so many, particularly for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) was new vessels, all vessel owners and
when they may be of different nationalities?amended to make the ‘Code on Noise managers are being encouraged to
Captain Andy Goldsmith, Marine Levels Onboard Ships’ mandatory for review their responsibilities in relation
Technical Manager at UK-based new vessels.to the code and key responsibilities
Maritime Progress, a marine include ‘to provide instruction in the The International Maritime
photoluminescent safety sign specialist hazard of noise exposure and the risk of Organization (IMO) recognises that high
said legislation was a key part ofhearing loss at initial employment andnoise levels onboard ships could affect
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