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FEATURESSA afety at Seas today’s ships grow ever- Conference in Singapore from 30th to Another major area of concern is sea larger and more technically 31st August, this issue focuses on a piracy and we include a regional guide sophisticated, the need for number of key safety issues and to the best ways to counter piracy andsafety at sea has never been greater. campaigns. armed robbery against commercialAnd one common factor that features in most of the incidents and accidents that occur on ships is the human element – as many of the articles in this issue of Waves reveal.Published in conjunction with International Safety@Sea Week 2016 from 29th August to 2nd September (http://www.safetyatseaweek.com/ ) and the International Safety at SeaWe highlight the work of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) which has been reviewing the causes of incidents and oil spills in the Port of Singapore and the measures it is taking to combat these and minimise future incidents in the Port. We also feature the importance of safe navigation in both the Singapore and Malacca Straits.vessels in Asia.SOLAS is synonymous with safetyand we are including a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and, crucially, some cutting edge research into the role of the human element in both maritime safety and incidents at sea.10|OMPA’s Safety at Sea Initiativesver 130,000 vessels of more than 2 billion gross tons call at the Port of Singapore annually. Thesize of these vessels are also getting bigger. So far, there had been 13 major incidents from 2011 to 2013 and 3 major incidents resulting in oil spills in early 2014. This prompted the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to conduct a safety review and implement measures to minimise future incidents.Some of the measures included increasing safety briefings and collaboration with the industry to raise the level of safety awareness, instilling a strong safety culture to the community, enhancing communication and information sharing and improving the safe passage of vessels. MPA has alsoLaunch of Safety@Sea Singapore Campaign on 31 July 2014WAVES | ISSUE 51