Boletìn Electronico del Centro de Capitanes

El bienestar del que gozamos: pleno empleo, dignos salarios, estabilidad para nosotros y nuestras familias, francos, vacaciones, jubilaciones más justas, no debe apartarnos, como trabajadores que somos, de la posición que venimos manteniendo desde hace años de trabajar intensamente por nuestras reivindicaciones.

Una de las principales formas de trabajar por nuestras reivindicaciones es saber conservar las conquistas logradas.

Muy Feliz Año Nuevo para todos los que integramos esta Institución y para nuestras familias, unidos siempre en nuestro objetivo común “Una Argentina para todos”.

Marcos Castro - Presidente

Ver contenido completo en:

http://www.capitanes.org.ar/contenido/noticias/boletin/e-boletin8.htm

¡Feliz Día del Marino Mercante!

En este 25 de noviembre, les deseamos un muy feliz Día del Marino Mercante a toda la familia marítima argentina.

¡FELIZ DIA DEL MARINO MERCANTE!

Y esta noche... ¡FIESTA!

Acuerdo para el intercambio de información relativo a la piratería.

En un esfuerzo más por contrarrestar el efecto de la piratería, se firmó un acuerdo entre los tres Centros para el Intercambio de Información.   Les dejo la nota, en idioma inglés.

The piracy information-sharing infrastructure covering Asia and the Indian Ocean has been significantly enhanced with the signing today (11 November 2011) of an important agreement in Singapore.

The agreement, signed by the three Information Sharing Centres (ISCs) set up under the IMO-led Djibouti Code of Conduct and the Singapore-based ReCAAP ISC, establishes a set of standard operating procedures for communicating and exchanging piracy-related information and will result in a major expansion of the reporting area of such incidents.

Under the Djibouti Code of Conduct (The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, signed in Djibouti on 29 January 2009), three ISCs have been established, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Mombasa, Kenya and Sana'a, Yemen.

The three ISCs were declared operational during the first half of 2011 and have since actively collected and disseminated piracy-related information. ReCAAP (The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia) entered into force on 4 September 2006 and established the ReCAAP ISC in Singapore.

The roles of the ReCAAP ISC include exchanging information among Contracting Parties on incidents of piracy and armed robbery, supporting the capacity-building efforts of Contracting Parties and facilitating cooperative arrangements.

The move to forge closer ties between the ISCs comes against the background of the continuing threat posed by piracy to maritime trade and the safe passage of ships through the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Piracy attacks have been reported close to the western coast of India, a ReCAAP Contracting Party, and many ships with flag or crews from ReCAAP Contracting Parties are being affected. Pooling resources between Djibouti Code of Conduct and ReCAAP ISCs will ensure vital piracy information can be shared across as wide an area as possible.

Continued dialogue between the ISCs is fully supported by IMO, as part of its wider aim to promote closer cross-regional collaboration through sharing best practices, information exchange and capacity-building efforts.

Source: IMO

MARPOL Anexo VI, baja el límite de sulfuro admitido en combustible.

Se reducirá, a partir del 01-01-12, de 4.50% m/m a 3.50% m/m. Les dejo la nota completa, en idioma inglés.

MARPOL Annex VI global fuel sulphur limit to be lowered

On 1 January 2012, the MARPOL Annex VI global fuel sulphur limit for fuel oil will be reduced from 4.50% m/m to 3.50% m/m.From this date, ships using fuel with sulphur content greater than 3.50% m/m in MARPOL Annex VI signatory countries and their territories will be in violation of the said regulation, unless they are equipped with abatement technologies with proven capabilities for reducing SOx emissions to the required levels.

When ordering fuel oil which is not expected to be fully consumed before 1 January 2012, please consider specifying the maximum fuel sulphur limit at 3.50% m/m.

Please further note that from 1 August 2012, the North American Emission Control Area (ECA) will be enforced, joining the existing Baltic Sea and North Sea/English Channel ECAs. The maximum sulphur limit for bunkers used in the ECAs currently stands at 1.00% m/m.

Finally, when sailing in the European Union territories, fuel sulphur requirements specified in the EU Directive 2005/33/EC shall be applicable; for example, the use of fuel with maximum 0.1% sulphur content in EU Community Ports and inland waterways.

Source: DNVPS

RECORDAR A NESTOR

Quiero sumar un respetuoso recuerdo al ex Presidente Nestor Kirchner a un año de su fallecimiento, seguramente serà recordado cada año, sin duda, ya la sociedad se expresò en ese sentido en las ùltimas elecciones, y de manera contundente, nosotros en particular, los Capitanes y Pilotos de Ultramar de la Marina Mercante, siempre vamos a recordar como dejamos, gracias a èl, de ser extranjeros en nuestros barcos y por ende en nuestra patria.


Josè Pereyra

Capitàn de Ultramar.

Ganó Cristina: homenaje a Néstor y marinos mercantes agradecidos

Ganó Cristina: homenaje a Néstor y marinos mercantes agradecidos

Mis pensamientos no reflejan necesariamente el de todos los marinos mercantes argentinos, pero sí sé que muchos sentimos lo mismo y pensamos en forma parecida.

Muchos hemos votado por la reelección de la señora Presidenta. Reconocemos que el dictado del decreto 1010/04 nos trajo la situación de PLENO EMPLEO que vivimos hoy en día en el sector y haberla votado es, también, un homenaje al Dr. Néstor Kirchner.
El pleno empleo, a su vez, fortalece a los sindicatos y en este círculo virtuoso, se fortalecen nuevamente los trabajadores. Y no sólo los trabajadores: los jubilados del sector también. Porque la Caja Compensadora de Jubilaciones y Pensiones del Centro de Capitanes de Ultramar y Oficiales de la Marina Mercante nos puede dar beneficios que no creo que sean superados por ninguna otra institución en nuestro país.

Porque votamos pensando en el bienestar de nuestras familias, sabemos que no nos hemos equivocado. 

Pancho Quilla
CAPITAN
panchoquilla@gmail.com

Entra en vigor el STCW-F, para la pesca.

El Convenio sobre Formación y Titulación para el Personal de Buques Pesqueros (STCW-F/95) entrará en vigor el 29 de septiembre de 2012, tras haber alcanzado las 15 ratificaciones necesarias. Buenas noticias para nuestros colegas que trabajan en ese sector.

Les dejo, en idioma inglés, el informe de prensa de la OMI, y al final del texto, un link que contiene el texto de Convenio de referencia.

The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995 (STCW-F 1995) is set to enter into force on 29 September 2012, after the required 15 ratifications were reached on 29 September 2011, with ratification by the Republic of Palau.

 

The STCW-F Convention sets the certification and minimum training requirements for crews of seagoing fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and above. The Convention consists of 15 Articles and an annex containing technical regulations.

 

According to Article 12 of the Convention, it will enter into force 12 months after the date on which not less than 15 States have ratified it. The STCW-F Convention has now been ratified by: Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Kiribati, Latvia, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Norway, Palau, the Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine.

 

IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos welcomed the entry into force of the STCW-F Convention as a significant development to enhance safety at sea, coming as the Organization prepares to hold, in 2012, a diplomatic conference in South Africa for the purpose of adopting an Agreement on the implementation of IMO’s other instrument relating to fishing vessel safety, the 1993 Protocol relating to the 1977 Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels.  That Agreement aims at facilitating the entry into force of the 1993 Protocol, which was adopted to amend the original Torremolinos Convention of 1977.

 

“The safety of fishermen and fishing vessels forms an integral part of the Organization’s mandate but the two instruments on fishing vessel safety, which have been adopted by the Organization, have not come into force due to a variety of technical and legal obstacles and unfortunately the fishing sector is still experiencing a large number of fatalities every year.  Now, the entry into force of the STCW-F Convention, in 2012, and the ongoing work to bring into force the Torremolinos Protocol as a binding international safety regime, are expected to play a part in helping reverse that trend,” he said, expressing the wish that the Torremolinos Protocol would also meet entry force requirements as soon as possible.

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IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.

Web site: www.imo.org

For further information please contact:
Lee Adamson, Head, Public Information Services on 020 7587 3153 (media@imo.org )
Natasha Brown, External Relations Officer on 020 7587 3274 (media@imo.org ).

TEXTO DEL CONVENIO STCW-F/95

http://www.armada.mil.uy/prena/delea/pdf/e_decreto463.pdf