------------------------- Anslutna organisasjoner -------------------------- Det Norske Maskinistforbund / Norge - Finlands Maskinbefälsförbund / Finland Maskinmeistarafelagið / Færøerne - Maskinmestrenes Forening / Danmark Sjöbefälsföreningen / Sverige - VM - felag velstjora og málmtaeknimanna / Island PRESS RELEASE The Nordic Engineer Officer Federation (NMF) founded 1919, represents approx. 30000 engineer officers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. NMF cooperates in several areas with common challenges in the Nordic countries. Especially in the fields of energy and environmental technology, IT and management in energy and environmental sectors, the public sector, shipping, the offshore sector and the industry in the Nordic countries. NMF focuses on recruitment efforts in the Nordic countries and strengthens cooperation on the development of the education of engineer officers. NMF also strengthens the coordination of the collective bargaining negotiations and development of wages and employment conditions in the Nordic region. The Nordic Engineer Officer Federation 15 th Congress, 24.10 2022 in Stockholm have decided to support the Joint Declaration of Intention by the Nordic Navigators on Improved Maritime Safety in the Arctic, whit the following bullets point also approved by ITF MSC in October 2022, to ensure safety for all who have their work on board this type of ship operating in polar waters; • Until it’s mandatory in the Polar Code, all designated and assigned duties of persons who serve on this type of ship operating in polar waters, shall have adequate training and familiarization. • In order to avoid criminalization of the Chief engineer and his engineer officers, it must be ensured that all technical equipment, especially environmental cleaning equipment, such as ballast water, cooling water, scrubbers, separators, waste incinerators etc. is constructed and designed for operation in polar waters and approved and verified in accordance with MARPOL and/or other relevant regulations. • Safety dynamics of ship’s energy sources must be highlighted Contact person: Odd Rune Malterud +47 913 21 563 - orm@dnmf.no Enclosed is the Joint Declaration of Intention by the Nordic Navigators on Improved Maritime Safety in the Arctic Nordiska Maskinbefälsfederationen Nordic Engineer officers’ federation +47 24 14 83 70 post@dnmf.no www.nmfnordic.com
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