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20 Nov 2017

DRTC Equips with Modern Simulator

The Djibouti Regional Training Centre (DRTC) has been equipped with a modern computer-based training simulator as part of International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s efforts to promote maritime safety and security in the West Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. Equipment installation, funded through a contribution to the Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund by the Kingdom of Denmark, has been completed and the first cohort of six Djibouti officers have been trained to operate it. The simulator training room consists of 11 trainee consoles and an instructor's work station. The package includes software for many modules such as Marine Communication, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and Search and Rescue (SAR).

07 Jun 2001

Alaskan Cruise Legislature Coming

Alaska is casting a cool eye toward cruise ships, with the state's legislature preparing to pass the first state law regulating the $12 billion industry. In a special session which begins Thursday, legislators will consider a bill that outlines strict new standards for the treatment, disposal and monitoring of cruise ship waste water. Hawaii and California are among states looking at the Alaska waste-water regulations. A task force in California is due to report to the legislature there in 2003 on possible changes. State tests conducted last year found that one in 80 samples of cruise ship waste water met federal standards. Seventy percent of so-called gray water…

02 Jul 2001

Alaska Governor Signs Cruise Bill

Gov. Tony Knowles signed a bill that makes Alaska the first state to regulate water pollution from cruise ships. "For the first time we'll know what the huge and growing cruise ship industry is putting into our air and water, and we'll be able to hold its vessels accountable if they pollute," the governor said in a ceremony at Juneau harbor. He said the bill, which he championed, had strong public backing. "Don't ever doubt it. The bill, which affects ships capable of carrying 50 or more overnight passengers, sets up a monitoring and sampling program for water and air emissions and solid waste. It targets treated sewage and gray water, or runoff from sinks, showers, kitchens, laundries and other non-sewage sources.

25 Feb 2000

Cruise Relations Get Chilly In Alaska

After a decade that saw the size of Alaska cruise ship crowds triple and pollution from the massive vessels foul area waterways, state officials are moving to blunt the negative impact of the booming industry. Cruise ships that ply the Inside Passage and other Alaska waters are not subject to state oversight, even though they carry hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel and more people than the populations of some of the port cities they visit. Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles has introduced a bill to change that. It would require those ships, along with large cargo ships, fishing vessels and the state-owned Alaska Railroad, to meet the same kind of spill prevention and response standards as state law requires of oil tankers.