by Vittorio Vagliani, Director, Safety at Sea Ltd [Originally published in IMarEST Marine Professional magazine, Issue 4, 2023] Since 2010 and the introduction of the Safe Return to Port (SRtP) regulations, shipyards and designers have been dealing with the new design rules and requirements to prove their design passes and to provide the operator with […]
Enhancing Safe Return to Port (SRTP) compliance at concept design phase
by Tryphonas Petrou, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Safety at Sea Ltd [Originally published in IMarEST Marine Professional magazine, September 2023] Goal-based Safe Return to Port (SRtP) regulations hinge on the concept that the ship itself is its own best lifeboat. They were introduced to increase the safety of passenger ships in case of fire and flooding […]