FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued updated interpretation requirements for Permanent Means of Access (PMA) on oil tankers and bulk carriers, with Lloyd’s Register (LR) highlighting the need for operators to comply with new inspection provisions. Under IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1572/Rev.2, new unified interpretations of SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-6, which governs access to and within spaces in and forward of the cargo area of oil tankers and bulk carriers, have been introduced. RelatedNews China to conduct a Joint Campaign on Ship Pollution Prevention in Bohai Sea IMPA: Overall non-compliance rate improves slightly on pilot transfer arrangements var jnews_module_21376442_0_6a3a570e4cd8e = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21376442","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1119,1757,201,3363,2432,39","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phon