The International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code), adopted by resolution MSC.5(48), has been mandatory under SOLAS chapter VII since 1 July 1986. The IGC Code applies to ships regardless of their size, including those of less than 500 gross tonnage, engaged in carriage of liquefied gases having a vapour pressure exceeding 2.8 bar absol…
Informative Material related to the CTU Code, the companion publication to the CTU Code, provides further practical guidance and background information, including consequences of improper packing procedures, typical documents related to transport, CTU types, species of concern regarding recontamination, quick lashing guides, intermodal load distribution, manual handling, transport of perishable…
Many incidents in transport are attributed to poor practices in the packing of cargo transport units, including inadequate securing of the cargo, overloading and incorrect declaration of contents. This is of major concern particularly because the victims may be the general public or transport and supply chain workers, who generally have no control over the packing of such units. The CTU Code…
The purpose of this code is to provide an international standard for ships using low-flashpoint fuel, other than ships covered by the IGC Code. The basic Philosophy of this code is to provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control, and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low-flashpoint fuel to minimize the rizk to the ship, its crew and the environment,…
This edition of the Revised IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business was adopted at the thirty-eighth session of the FAL Committe and supersedes the 2001 edition. This edition contains the UN/EDIFACT codes for the FAL Forms established in the FAL Convention as well as for reporting security-related information prior to the entry of a ship into port.
SafetyNET is an international automatic direct-printing satellite-based service for the promulgation of maritime safety information (MSI), navigational and meteorological forecasts, search and rescue (SAR) information and other urgent-safety-related messages to ships, and which fulfis an integral role in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). This manual describe the structur…
This publication presents engineering specifications for fire safety equipment and systems required by SOLAS chapter II-2 concerning: Intenational shore connections personnel protection Fire extinguishers Fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems Fixed foam fire-extinguishing systems Fixed pressure water-spraying and water mist fire-extinguishing systems Automatic sprinkler, fire detection …
The 2011 ESP Code provides requirements for an enhaned programme of inspecions during surveys of single-hull and double-hull bulk carriers and of single-hull and double-hull oil tankers, in accordance with the provisions of SOLAS regulation XI- 1/2 and in line with the IACS UR Z10 series. It provides, in particular, special requirements for: renewal, annual and intermediate surveys preparat…
This guide has been developed to consolidate existing IMO maritime security-related material into an easily read companion guide to SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS COde in order to assist States in promoting maritime security through development of the requisite legal framework, associated administrative practicea, procedures and technical and human resources. It is intended both to assist SOLA…
The purpose of this Code is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage, in bulk by sea, of dangerous chemicals and noxious liquid substances listed in chapter 17 of the Code. The Code prescribes the design and contruction standards of ships regardless of tonnage, involved in such carriage and the equipment they shall carry to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the envir…