by Petar Modev, Head of Ship Inspection, The UK P&I Club
The environment in which seafarers operate has always been fraught with risk, but for the modern crew member, they are now having to contend with an increasingly more complex operational environment.
The continued integration of more sophisticated systems on board, the pressures to adhere to strict regulatory provisions to reduce carbon emissions, not to mention the very real threat of physical attack stemming from macro-geopolitical issues, all combine to create an increasingly more complex operational landscape.
However, as a result of the energy transition, there are also emerging risks from new cargoes, particularly the health and safety implications of the rising carriage of electric vehicles (EV) on ships.