Popular publications from
International Maritime Organization
include:
SOLAS,
Consolidated edition 2005 +
amendments 2006
International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS),
1974.
This
publication is compulsory for
all ships. The new
edition includes forms of the
safety certificates relating to
the Convention and the text of
regulation II-1/12-2. This
regulation was deleted from the
consolidated text of the
Convention by the amendments
that were adopted in December
2002, but oil tankers of 500
gross tonnage and over that are
constructed on or after 1
October 1994 and before 1
January 2005 must comply with
its provisions.
The new consolidated edition
provides an easy reference to
the up-to-date provisions and
unified interpretations of the
articles, protocols and Annexes
of the Convention. All
amendments up to and including
the 2000 amendments adopted by
the Marine Environment
Protection Committee by
resolution MEPC.89(45) have been
incorporated. Although not yet
in force, the new Annex VI
(Regulations for the Prevention
of Air Pollution from Ships) has
also been included. It comprises
the annex to the Protocol of
1997 to amend MARPOL 73/78 and
makes mandatory the new
Technical Code on Control of
Emission of Nitrogen Oxides from
Marine Diesel Engines (NOx
Technical Code).
IMDG
Code, 2006
(International
Maritime Dangerous Goods Code)
Although the information
is directed primarily at the
mariner, its provisions may
affect a wide range of
industries and services:
manufacturers, packers,
shippers, feeder services such
as road and rail, and port
authorities will find reliable
advice on terminology, packing,
labelling, classification,
stowage, segregation and
emergency response action.
IMDG
Code Supplement, 2006 Edition
Supplement to the International
Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
The
publications which relate to the
IMDG Code have, for ease of
reference, been consolidated
into a Supplement. Contains all
details of procedures for
packing of dangerous goods or
actions to take in the event of
an emergency or accident
involving personnel who handle
goods at sea.
NAVTEX is an international
automated direct-printing
service for promulgation of
navigational and meteorological
warnings and urgent information
to ships. It has been developed
to provide a low-cost, simple
and automated means of receiving
maritime safety information on
board ships at sea in coastal
waters. The information
transmitted may be relevant to
all sizes and types of vessel
and the selective message-
rejection feature ensures that
every mariner can receive a
safety information broadcast
which is tailored to his
particular needs.
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