NAVTEX is an international automated direct-printing service for promulgation of navigational and meteorological warnings and other urgent information to ships. It is one of the two principle methods used for broadcasting maritime safety information in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended. It has been developed to provide…
This publication, prepared by the OPRC-HNS Technical Group and approved by IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee, provides guidance on the establishment of an incident management system (IMS) for marine pollution incidents. An established IMS provides for the safe, effective and effi cient management and deployment of resources for all types of emergency incidents. It is essential …
MARPOL - How to do it (Manual on the practical implications of ratifying and implementing MARPOL 73/78) was first published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1993 to provide advice on the process of ratiffication, implementation and enforcement of the International Convetion for the prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating thereto …
This publication provides useful practical information to Governments, particularly those of developing countries, Administrations, shipowners, port State control authorities, environmental agencies and other stakeholders on the implications of ratifying, implementing and enforcing the Ballast Water Management Convention. The aim is to encourage the further ratification and proper implementati…
This course is for officers and key ratings who have not previously served on board an oil tanker. It supersedes Model Courses 1.03 and 1.05. In covering precautions and procedures for basic safety and pollution prevention, layouts of different types of tankers, types of cargo, their hazards and their handling equipment, general operational sequence and oil tanker terminology, it meets the mand…
This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-III/1 of STCW Code for the function Marine Engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Maintenance and Repair and Controlling the Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons on Board at the Operational Level.