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4 BRISE ASHORE DoCKIngs There were three dockings at the beginning of 2012. The MV CEMBAY arrived at the Husum Shipyard for her intermediate survey on the 17th January and entered dry dock upon arrival for a periodical bottom survey. The MV CEMISLE was docking in Swinoujscie in January for an intermediate and a bottom survey. There was also some maintenance work on deck and the engine exhaust was overhauled. And finally, the MV KOLLUND is due for a periodical bottom survey and her intermediate class survey by the end of April at the latest. Maintenance work on the ballast water tanks is also scheduled. staff nEWs Kachina barmbold has success fully completed her apprenticeship and will continue to work for BRISE for at least six months. stefanie busch from the accounting department has been on maternity leave since January. Her tasks have been taken over by a new colleague: Paul Kirschner. furthermore olga say is back from maternity leave. She is assisting in the technical department and responsible for the vessels MV BIRK and MV SANDWIG. sErIEs learning from disaster: BNWAS In our series “Learning from disaster” about different regulations and their backgrounds, Jens E. Borowski provides you with some essentials on the BNWAS (Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System): All BRISE vessels now have to be equipped with and have to make use of a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS). Its purpose is to monitor the presence and awareness of the officer on watch (OOW) on the bridge and to alert another qualified OOW if the responsible OOW is unable to fulfil his duties. After a series of incidents in which busInEss New charter The economic situation remains rather difficult. Luckily all our vessels are still underway, yet it is becoming more and more challenging to obtain new charter contracts and rates are in any event far from being reasonable. As of 20th february the MV GLUECKS vessels collided with nonmoving and wellknown objects (like islands), it was suspected that the cause of these accidents lay in the fact that the OOW was either not present, asleep or otherwise unable to attend to his duties. Therefore the system frequently checks on the OOW by making him press a certain button as a response to visual and acoustic alarms. According to SOLAS, the BNWAS has to be in operation whenever the ship is at sea. All BRISE vessels are already equipped with a BNWAS. By BURG has a new charter contract with A.P.MøllerMærsk A/S until at least the end of May and possibly until the end of November. She will be sailing in a service between the Mediterranean and West Africa. The MV MIS SUNDE (MSC LONGONI) and the right of continuance, the existing Bridge Alarm Systems or dead man switch devices may be used if they comply with the new regulations. But this has to be checked for every vessel individually and the devices may need to be updated. Each crew has to make sure that the system is in good working order and complies with the current regulations. If in doubt, please contact fleet@brise.de. Contact: Jens E. Borowski; fleet@brise.de MV ARNIS have already extended their charters with MSC for at least five months starting in April. And finally, the charters for the MV ULSNIS and the MV RINKENIS (MSC EQUATOR) have also been extended. They will be sailing for MSC until at least September. Winter in the Hamburg harbour as seen by the MV GlUECkSBURG
Photos: BRISE (7) MorE Strandgut This edition’s very special STRAND GUT was handed to us by Jerzy Maciejewski 2nd/Mech (MSC LONGONI) and it takes us back in time... “Back in the 70's, a seafarer’s life was very different from today. Vessels had numerous crew members and port stays were longer. Therefore the crew had more time to organize various cultural and social activities in their leisure time, such as baptisms at sea when passing the Equator, pingpong, checkers and chess tournaments, Sunday sports, wrestling and even boxing. These events brought out many artistic talents among the seamen, such as painting, sculpting, writing, and singing seamen's ballads and melodies (shanties). And seamen also did a lot of sports. The picture shows a commemorative medal from a flEEt MV kEGNAES HAS BEEN SolD About a year ago, we informed you that four new vessels joined the BRISE fleet. The owners of these specialized projectcargo and heavylift ships asked us to take over the management due to the fact that the previous ship manager had become insolvent. In expectation of improved market conditions in 2011, there was confidence that all the ships would have a longterm future in the BRISE fleet. Regretfully the freight and charter markets also in this market segment have become even more difficult. Both the vessels’ owners and the financing banks are unwilling to give further financial support in uncertain times. As a result, the first vessel of the quartet MV KEGNAES, which was trading under the time charter name OXL BAMBOO, was sold sports competition from 1971. It is the silver medal for the high jump. The competition was organized for crews in the port of Genoa and 62 ships participated. However, the shipping business fIgurE of thE Month to German buyers in December 2011 after one year under BRISE management. The other three ships are also being marketed to potential buyers around the world. We are presently in a position to avoid discussions on a sale with regard to the majority of the ships in the BRISE fleet. Prices for ships has changed substantially, affecting the work and free time of the crew serving on board. As a result, some cultivated marine traditions have unfortunately been slowly disappearing.” In the whole brIsE group, there are at present on average about 1,100 transactions in the orderstar program per month. are also very depressed, similar to charter rates, and we aim to trade all vessels until market conditions allow for a structured and planned fleet renewal programme in our strategic BRISE markets. Contact: Kai Erik Clemmesen; fleet@brise No longer in the BRISE fleet: MV kEGNAES (ex SCAN ATlANTIC) BRISE ASHORE <strong>best</strong> <strong>practice</strong> raDar oPEratIon WIthIn loW rangEs In order to avoid the danger of colliding with any objects in the berthing process, we would like to add a certain procedure in our prearrival and departure checklists, as a BRISE vessel was in danger of colliding with a pier recently. Approaching the berth in dense fog, the crew changed the range on both radars down to 0.50 NM. Because of faulty magnetrons, this resulted in the failure of both radars. fortu nately the berth was well illu minated and the Master managed to bring the vessel alongside safely. Yet, to avoid any situations like this, we kindly ask you to do the following: n Please add to the prearrival and departure checklists to verify that radars are working within the low ranges of 0.75, 0.50, and 0.25 NM. Please make sure that you know how the radars are performing before you turn them down in a dangerous situation like the one mentioned above. n Check your maintenance plan to make sure that magnetrons are being changed at the intervals recommended by the radar’s producer n If malfunctions are observed during the tests mentioned above, initiate an OrderStar requisition for spare parts or service to rectify the problem. 5
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