The object of this book is to prepare students for the general engineering knowledge part of the certificates of competency for marine engineering officers, issued by flag state administrations, of which the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible in the United Kingdom. The engineering certificates issued by the the different flags states are designed against the criteria determined by…
The objective of this publication is to provide practical information about using low cost and low technology approaches that are useful for monitoring compliance with permit conditions associated with ocean disposal of waste materials or other matter. The primary audiences for this guidance are countries that are in the early stages of developing waste assessment and monitoring actions in conc…
The objective of this publication is to provide practical information about using low cost and low technology tools that are useful for monitoring of possible environmental impacts associated with disposal at sea of either dredged material or inert, inorganic geological materials. The primary audiences for this guidance are countries that are in the early stages of developing waste assessment …
This publication presents: the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009; six resolutions adopted at the International Conference on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships held under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization in Hong Kong, China, from 11 to 15 May 2009; six sets of guidelines for the unifo…
The aim of the Guidelines is to provide practical guidance for assessing and responding to incidents involving sunken oil. Their scope is confined to sunken and submerged oil and does not include oil on sunken wrecks. The Guidelines also include references to other information sources.
The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters has been developed to supplement existing IMO instruments in order to increase the safety of ships' operation and mitigate the impact on the people and environment in the remote, vulnerable and potentially harsh polar waters. The Code acknowledges that polar water operation may impose additional demands on ships, their systems and op…
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention), aims to promote safety of life and property at sea and protection of the marine environment by establishing international standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers. This publication contains the Final Act of the 2010 Conference of Parties to the…
This new edition of the Code incorporates all amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2000. The Code is intended for communications between ships, aircraft and authorities ashore during situations related essentially to the safety of navigation and persons; it is especially useful when language difficulties arise. The Code is suitable for transmission by all means of communica…
The course is essentially balanced between theory (lecture material) and practical group exercises and case studies. It consists of a series of exercises structured around the requirements of the international legislation, IMO conventions and instruments, and the required common and homogeneous approach, application of consistent methodology and no blame culture to adopt in the conduct of marin…
The purpose of this IMO model course is to assist maritime training institutes and their teaching staff to organize and introduce marine environmental awareness training. This model course 'Marine Environmental Awareness' specifically focusses on the contribution of the human element to the prevention of pollution and is intended to educate, stimulate and empower officers on board vessels to c…