The current publication contains the text of the revised SAR Convention as it has beenfurther amended by resolution MSC.155(78), which was adopted in May 2004 and entered into force on 1 July 2006. The 1979, SAR Conference resolutions are included without changes because they are part of the final act of the converence it self, although most them are either implemented or out of date.
This Convention was adopted at a conference convened in November 1990 for the purpose of establishing precautionary measures and effective preparation for combating oil pollution incidents involving ships, offshore units, sea ports and oil handling facilities. The publication includes: - Final Act of the Conference on International Co-operation on Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response, 1990; …
The international code on intact stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code), presents mandatory and recommendatory stability criteria and other measures for ensuring the safe operation of ships, to minimize the risk to such ships, to the personnel on board and to the environment. The 2008 IS code will take effect on 1 july 2010. The 2008 IS code features: * A full update of the previous IS Code * Crite…
The Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) for oil tankers, as a mandatory requirement under regulation 13G of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78, was originally adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at its forty-sixth session (MEPC 46) on 27 April 2001 by resolution MEPC.94(46) and entered into force on 1 September 2002. MEPC 48 added, by resolution MEPC.99(48), the Model Survey Plan for CAS …
In the framework of the London Convention 1972 and the 1996 Protocol thereto generic "Waste Assessment Guidance" (WAG) were approved in 1997 for eight different types of waste allowed to be dumped at sea. One of them is dredged material. Complementing the Waste Assessment Guidance, specific guidelines for assessment of the different wastes were developed and adopted in 2000, among them the Spe…