JN Port urges strict compliance with norms for monsoon preparedness
The authorities at Jawaharlal Nehru Port are urging strict compliance with norms for monsoon preparedness, as per a communique.
It has put some measures in place for the period June 1 to September 30, 2024:
* All vessels in port to keep their main engines on standby on short notice
* Additional mooring ropes to be made fast when occasion demands
* Sufficient crew on board to tackle any emergency
* No immobilisation of main engines
* Continuous watch on VHF Channel 13
* During foul weather, CB, LB2, BMCT 1 and SB vessels to be berthed facing south
* No cold move permitted except in emergency