The Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 1976) was adopted at the International Conference on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims held in London, from 1 to 19 November 1976, at the Invitation of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), now International Maritime Organization (IMO). The LLMC 1976 entered into force on 1 December 1…
The International Maritime Language Programme (IMLP) is a well structured, English-monolingual textbook with diversified texts, tasks and projects, complemented and supplemented by a DVD and reflecting an up-to-date content based communicative methodology of language teaching and learning. The programme covers every aspect of the seafaring world: Maritime communication, general ship's knowledg…
There are two sections in the revised IMO model course on Maritime English: - Core section 1: General Maritime English (GME), and - Core section 2: Specialized Maritime English (SME), both of which contain a number of detailed teaching syllabi. GME means that the first stage of Maritime English instruction could be general. SME means that the second stage of Maritime English instruction coul…
The present code has been developed for the design, construction and operation of offshore support vessels (OSVs) which transport hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk for the servicing and resupplying of offshore platforms, mobile offshore drilling units and other offshore installations, including those employed in the search and recovery of hydrocarbons from the seabed. The basic p…
Developed by a joint working group of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IMO, these guidelines are designed to help Administrations, shipowners and seafarers meet their obligations under ILO Convention No. 180 (Seafarers’ Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention) and IMO’s STCW Convention, 1978, as amended in 1995. They provide a standardized table showing shipboard w…
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 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 course covers the training recommendations in annex 3 to the IMO Assembly resolution A.703(17) - Recommendation on Training of Radio Operators related to the Restricted Operator's Certificate (ROC). The course is revised to meet the relevant regulations of the STCW Code and the 2012 Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union.