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IMDG Code 2024 Edition (inc Amdt 42-24)

The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code lays out the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods and maritime pollutants in sea transport.

Amendment 42-24 includes revisions to various sections of the Code and to transport requirements for specific substances. It was adopted by IMO's Maritime Safety Committee at its 108th session in May 2024 and is mandatory from 1 January 2026, but may be applied on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2025

Since it was first published in 1965, the Code has undergone many changes, in both format and content, in order to keep up with the rapid expansion of the shipping industry.

The provisions of the Code should be of interest to maritime administrations, shipping companies, manufacturers, packers, shippers, feeder services such as road and rail, and port authorities.

IMDG Code Supplement 2024

This Supplement presents the publications associated with the IMDG Code that cover these aspects of the transport of dangerous goods.

The IMDG Code Supplement should be of interest to maritime administrations, shipping companies, manufacturers, packers, shippers, feeder services such as road and rail, and port authorities.

IMO SMCP IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (IA987E)

Under STCW, the ability to use and understand the IMO SMCP is required for the certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.

The phrases are divided into part A and part B. Part A covers phrases to be applied according to the requirements of table A-II/1 (minimum competence of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage) of the STCW Code, and may be regarded as the replacement for the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary, 1985. This part is enriched by essential phrases concerning ship handling and safety of navigation to be used in onboard communications. Part B lists other onboard standard safety-related phrases which, supplementary to part A, may also be regarded as useful for maritime English instruction.

Also a useful guide for students.

I580E IMO/UNEP Guidance Manual 2009 Edition

The objective of the Manual is to provide guidance on strategies that may be used to assess the damage and subsequent recovery of the environment resulting from marine pollution incidents. Available techniques are considered together with criteria to help judge the feasibility of such measures to bring about successful recovery of those environments.

The Manual emphasizes the importance of pre-spill planning and provides an overview of assessment techniques and restoration measures in various ecosystems. It also provides guidance on opportunities for compensation through the international oil compensation schemes. Practical examples of natural resource assessment and restoration are provided through a series of case studies.

IMSBC Code 2025 Edition

The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code), adopted on 4 December 2008 by resolution MSC.268(85), entered into force on 1 January 2011, from which date it was made mandatory under the provisions of the SOLAS Convention. The present edition incorporates Amendment 08-25, which may be applied from 1 January 2026 on a voluntary basis, anticipating its envisaged official entry into force on 1 January 2027. This publication also presents additional information that supplements the IMSBC Code, such as the Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code), BLU Manual and recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds. The IMSBC Code and supplement is commended to Administrations, shipowners, shippers and masters and all others concerned with the standards to be applied in the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes, excluding grain. creampie Allie Collins

International Code of Signals, 2005 Edition (IA994E)
The Code is intended for communications between ships, aircraft and authorities ashore during situations related essentially to the safety of navigation and persons; it is especially useful when language difficulties arise. The Code is suitable for transmission by all means of communication, including radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy.

This edition of the Code incorporates all amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2000.

International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972) 2014 Edition (IC282E)
The International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC 1972) has two goals: to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers, by providing acceptable test procedures and related strength requirements, and to provide uniform international safety regulations, equally applicable to all modes of surface transport, thereby avoiding the proliferation of divergent national regulations.

The amendments to CSC 1972 adopted by resolution MSC.355(92) entered into force on 1 July 2014 and include: new definitions at the beginning of annexes I and II, along with consequential amendments to ensure uniform usage of terminology throughout CSC 1972; amendments to align all physical dimensions and units to the SI system; the introduction of a transitional period for marking containers with restricted stacking capacity, as required under the relevant standard; and the inclusion in annex III of the list of deficiencies which do not require an immediate out-of-service decision by the control officer but do require additional safety measures to enable safe ongoing transport.

International Convention on Load Lines 1966 Consolidated 2021 Edition
The International Convention of Load Lines 1966. adpoted by the International Conference on Load Lines on 5 April 1966, entered into force on 21 July 1968 and has been modified by the 1988 Protocol relating thereto and amended by Assembly and Maritime Safety Committee resolutions over the past 50 years.

This 2021 edition includes up-to-date, consolidated text in line with the amendments adopted up to 1 July 2021, as well as updated unified interpretations that have been keyed to relevant articles and regulations.

International Health Regulations

The purpose and scope of the International Health Regulations (2005) are to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade. Because the IHR (2005) are not limited to specific diseases but apply to new and ever- changing public health risks, they are intended to have long-lasting relevance in the international response (https://orpical.com/ultram-online/), to the emergence and spread of disease. The IHR (2005) also provide the legal basis for important health documents applicable to international travel and transport and sanitary protections for the users of international airports, ports, and ground crossings.

This third edition contains the text of the IHR (2005), the text of World Health Assembly resolution WHA58.3, the amended version of Annex 7 (concerning period of protection of vaccination against yellow fever, and validity of related certificates) that entered into force on 11 July 2016, the Health Part of the Aircraft General Declaration that entered into force on 15 July 2007, and appendices containing an updated list of States Parties and State Party reservations and other communications in connection with the IHR (2005).

IMO Publication International SafetyNet Manual

SafetyNET is an international automatic direct printing satellite-based service for the promulgation of Maritime Safety Information (MSI), navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts, Search and Rescue (SAR) information and other urgent safety-related messages to ships and fulfils an integral role in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). This Manual describes the structure and operation of the International SafetyNET Service. leaks xxx acb26 It is intended primarily for national Administrations and registered information providers, but may also be useful to the mariner who requires more operational information than is found in manufacturers equipment manuals.

IMO Publication ISM Code and Guidelines

The International Safety Management (ISM) Code with guidelines for its implementation provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention. It is an essential reference for maritime administrations, shipowners and operators, shipping companies, training providers and education institutes, shipbuilders, engine and equipment manufacturers and others with interest in ensuring safety at sea and prevention of damage to the environment.

This publication includes the texts of SOLAS chapter IX and the ISM Code. Additionally, Guidelines for the operational implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Companies, Guidance on the qualifications, training and experience necessary for undertaking the role of the designated person under the provisions of the ISM Code, Guidance on near-miss reporting, Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management and resolution MSC.428(98) on Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems are included.

ISPS Code Security Declaration Log Book

Complies with International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, Part A, Section 5. Each page provides the framework for a declaration of security to be made between the ship and a port facility or other ship.

IF982E Life-Saving Appliances Including LSA Code

IF982E- This publication contains the three most important IMO instruments dealing with life-saving appliances, namely the International Life- Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances and the Code of Practice for Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-Saving Appliances. It provides international requirements for the life-saving appliances required by chapter III of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, including personal life-saving appliances like lifebuoys, lifejackets, immersion suits, anti-exposure suits and thermal protective aids; visual aids, such as parachute flares, hand flares and buoyant smoke signals; survival craft, such as life rafts and lifeboats; rescue boats; launching and embarkation appliances and marine evacuation systems line throwing appliances; and general alarm and public address systems.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sampling Procedures

This book discusses the following aspects of sampling: The basic reasons for taking cargo samples Sampling connections, e.g. open and closed loop systems Types of sample containers Recommended standard sample connections Safe procedures for taking samples. These updated recommendations have been produced by a working group made up from several industry experts and coordinated by SIGTTO.

List IV List of Coast Stations and Special Service Stations 2025

2025 Edition


List IV contains important information for the mariner in relation to radio communications, including the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) and CP (Public Correspondence) services.

Detailed information is provided in relation to the facilities available at each maritime coast radio station, which may provide watch-keeping using digital selective calling (DSC) techniques and radio telephony. Also included are receive and transmit frequencies, as well as the geographical coordinates for each station.

List IV also lists details of additional services such as medical advice, navigational and meteorological warnings, MSI (Maritime Safety Information), AIS (Automatic Identification System), meteorological bulletins and radio time signals, along with the hours of service and operational frequencies. It also contains information on port stations, pilot stations, coast Earth stations, VTS stations, contact information of RCC (Rescue Coordination Centers), SAR agencies, Navarea coordinators and AtoNs (AIS Aids to Navigation).

List V - List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments

The List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments (List V) is a service publication prepared and issued, once a year, by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in accordance with provision no. 20.8 of the Radio Regulations (RR).

As stipulated in Appendix 16 to the RR, this List shall be provided to all ship stations for which a Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)installation is required by international agreement.

The List is published in CD-ROM format and contains the Preface and Reference tables in a booklet form.

The CD-ROM contains information concerning Ship stations, Coast stations and Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft for which an MMSI has been notified to the Radiocommunication Bureau as well as other ship stations, predetermined groups of ship stations, Accounting Authority Identification Codes (AAICs) and contact information of notifying administrators.

The CD-ROM also includes a database, which enables users to search for and display, particulars and details of ship stations, Accounting Authorities and countries responsible for the notifications.

New edition released annually in April or May.

Manual for use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile Satellite Services

The Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services is published in accordance with Article 20 (No. 20.14) of the Radio Regulations and results from studies carried out in the ITU-R since 2008. Volume 1 provides descriptive text of the organization and operation of the GMDSS and other maritime operational procedures, while Volume 2 contains the extracts of the regulatory texts associated with maritime operations. CD-ROM format.

IB560E Manual on Oil Pollution (Section II) 2018 Edition

This publication aims to assist governments in establishing a national oil spill response system and, in developing or revising their national oil spill contingency plans. The manual also includes information related to contingency planning for offshore installations, sea ports and oil handling facilities.

IA566E Manual on Oil Pollution (Section III) 1997 Edition

The Manual on Oil Pollution currently consists of four sections (sections V and VI are imminent), some of which have already been revised since they were first published. Section III - Salvage was first published in 1983 and has now been extensively revised by the MEPC to extend its coverage to include substances other than oil.

Section III of the Manual is intended to be used in conjunction with the national contingency plan that will have been prepared as described in the recently revised section II - Contingency Planning. The guidance in section III will help Administrations and officials involved with oil pollution casualties effectively to mitigate the effects of accidents, whether there is a spillage from a tanker or the release of bunkers from dry cargo vessels or passenger vessels.

Manual on Oil Pollution Section VI

I578E - The IMO Guidelines from Sampling and Identification of Oil Spills are intended to provide guidance to Governments, including those of developing countries, on the techniques, equipment and strategies for sampling oil to identify unknown sources of spilled oil. Although references are given for the laboratory methods required for analysis, the emphasis in this text is on the details of the field work required to collect the samples.

ID664E Marpol Annex VI and NTC 2008 2023 Edition

MARPOL Annex VI, Regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships, covers the requirements in respect of both emissions to air (chapter 3) and energy efficiency (chapter 4). The requirements for control of nitrogen oxides (NOx), given by chapter 3, are supplemented by the mandatory NOx Technical Code 2008 which covers the testing, survey and certification of marine diesel engines.

Also contained are the current versions of the Guidelines and other information
relevant to the application of MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code 2008.
These include all those related to:
exhaust gas cleaning systems;
the energy efficiency aspects of chapter 4; and
selective catalytic reduction systems.

This publication is intended to be of use to maritime administrations, recognized
organizations, shipping companies, classification societies, educational institutes,
shipbuilders and equipment manufacturers together with others with an interest
in the prevention of air pollution from ships and in the technical and operational
measures to improve the energy efficiency of ships.

IMO Publication MARPOL Consolidated Edition

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention), is concerned with preserving the marine environment through the prevention of pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances.

Its technical content is laid out in six Annexes, the first five of which were adopted by the 1973 Convention, as modified by a 1978 Protocol. These Annexes cover pollution of the sea by oil, by noxious liquid substances in bulk, by harmful substances in packaged form, by sewage from ships, and by garbage from ships. Annex VI was adopted by a further Protocol in 1997 and covers air pollution from ships.

Marpol How to Do It

IB636E - This manual provides useful, practical information to Governments, particularly those of developing countries, on the technical, economic and legal implications of ratifying, implementing and enforcing the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes.

Masters Night Order Book

Handy-sized record book with well laid out pages for recording Masters night orders.

MCA Publication Garbage Record Book

This updated Garbage Record Book is to be used on board vessels to record discharges from ships and incineration's on board ships.

In accordance with regulation 10 of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL), a record is to be kept of each discharge operation or completed incineration. This includes discharges into the sea, to reception facilities, or to other ships, as well as the accidental loss of garbage.

The updated rules shall enter into force on the 1 March 2018.

The new Garbage Record Book is split into two parts

Part 1: Relevant for all ships

Part 2: Relevant only to ships carrying solid bulk cargoes.