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 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…
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…