Search, and Rescue (SAR) comprises the search for and provision of aid to persons who are or are believed to be, in imminent danger of loss of life. The two operations search and rescue may take many forms, depending on whether they are both required or not, on the size and complexity of the operation and the available staff and facilities. Search, and rescue does not include salvage or the sav…
A text which establishes a universal system of tonnage measurement for ships engaged in international voyages, this includes: - Final Act of the Conference; - International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (Tonnage), 1969, including: - Regulations for determining gross and net tonnages of ships - International Tonnage Certificate; - Recommendations adopted by the Conference.
Concerns the carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea and the establishment of a regime of liability for damage suffered by passengers carried on a seagoing vessel. This publication includes: - Final Act of the International Legal Conference on the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage on Board Ship, 1974; - Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by…
The Manual on Oil Pollution currently consists of four sections (sections V and VI are imminent), some of which have already been revised since they were first published. Section III - Salvage was first published in 1983 and has now been extensively revised by the MEPC to extend its coverage to include substances other than oil. Section III of the Manual is intended to be used in conjunction w…
The International Safety Management (ISM) Code with guidelines for its implementation provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention. It is an essential reference for maritime administrations, shipowners and operators, shipping companies, training providers and education institutes, shipbuilders, engine and equipment manufacturers …
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…
The primary purpose of the three volumes of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual is to assist States in meeting their own search and rescue (SAR) needs, and the obligations they accepted under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, and the International Convention for The Safety of life at Sea (…