The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has published a set of general guidelines to help shipping companies to develop safety management systems for wind-assisted ships. These guidelines are based on wind-assist installations and not especially at primary wind powered vessels, though many of the recommendations are valid for both. They draw on lessons learned mainly from the installation and operation of the three most common technologies to date: wing sails, rotors and suction sails.
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) is a forum of Flag States and Classification Societies. The Flag State administrations include Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan; the Norwegian Maritime Authority; and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, United Kingdom along with the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The Classification Society members are American Bureau of Shipping, DNV, Lloyd’s Register and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
This set of guidelines also included input from BIMCO, ICS, InterManager, INTERTANKO, IWSA and The Nautical Institute.
