International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 2010 This publication is divided into three parts: Part 1 contains: the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 2010 (2010 HNS Convention) overvie…
On 27 July 2003, the oil tanker Tasman Spirit ran aground spilling a portion of its 67,000-tonne cargo of Iranian Light Crude Oil into Karachi Harbour, in Karachi, Pakistan. The loss of product resulted in environmental damage with heavy oiling of the shoreline in Karachi Harbour and surrounding areas. Recognizing the need for international guidance to assist nations in assessing damage to nat…
This publication presents guidance documents adopted by the Consultative Meetings of the London Convention and its 1996 Protocol. These include generic waste assessment guidelines, as well as specific guidelines for the waste assessment of the following: - dredged material; - sewage sludge; - fish waste; - vessels; - platforms and structures; - inert, inorganic geological material; - org…
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 …
This publication provides guidance on ways of assessing hazards associated with spillages of hazardous and noxious substances and of setting up response organizations. Further, it describes safe operational practice in response. In recent years, there has been a rapid growth in the transport and storage of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS). If allowed to escape, these materials can pres…
The Manual on Chemical Pollution currently has two sections. Section 1, Problem Assessment and Response Arrangements, was published in 1987. The present publication, Section 2, was prepared by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and provides guidance to Governments on search and recovery procedures for packaged goods lost at sea t…
In 1996, the London Protocol was agreed to further modernise, and eventually replace, the 'Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972', one of the first global conventions to protect the marine environment from human activities which has been in force since 1975. The Convention's objective is to promote the effective control of all sources of mar…
This book is intended to cover the basic theory underpinning applied work detailed in various syllabi for Electrotechnology written examination, including the maritime coastguard agency (www.dft.gov.uk/mca) Department of Transport Examinations for class 1 and class 2 engineers (General engineering science II, STCW III/2 second engineer, and STCW III/2 Chief engineer) but is designed to be much …
The book can now also be considered as more than a specific examination guide and will be useful to superintendent engineers wishing to have a general guide to the latest trend from which they can seek more detail. Engineering knowledge is delivered via several different academic pathways from the Scottish Curriculum Authority's (SQA) Maritime Studies Qualification (MSQ) through Higer National …