[Pearls Before Swine]

Who writes these advisories? What force do they have (e.g., do insurance companies use them as an excuse to not pay?)

Are they crazy?

[mosaicwolf]

If they have a Sat Phone they can call 911. Response time is 1.5 hours.

[mewzilla]

Did a little digging. In answer: International Chamber of Shipping, BIMCO, Intertanko, Intercargo, and OCIMF.

FWIW.

[mewzilla]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ocimf.org/media/134044/2019-07-03-industry-guidance3-002-002-.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjlvtbZoLDjAhVqk-AKHVJkCzYQFjADegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw0cuvmhNujpdpZcGCf1JIMn

Hopefully that’s a link that will get you to the 5 page doc. The statement was issued July 3. Pretty much common sense best practices except for the mad-on regarding private security.