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Providing Dangerous Goods Training To Vessel Operators, Shippers, Forwarders and Others Involved in the Transportation IndustryVOHMA educates its membership and others in the proper preparation, handling and transportation of hazardous cargoes throughout the global transportation system.
IAMSAR Volume I,
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Volume III, IAMSAR CD-ROM
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The
Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fourth session (7 to 16 May
2008), adopted, by resolution MSC.266(84), the Code of Safety for
Special Purpose Ships, 2008 (2008 SPS Code), which had been
developed following a thorough revision of the SPS Code adopted in
1983 by resolution A.534(13). The 2008 SPS Code supersedes the SPS Code adopted by resolution A.534 (13) for special purpose ships certified on or after 13 May 2008. For special purpose ships certified before that date, the previous SPS Code (resolution A.534(13)) still applies.
BC Code 2004 For more than 100 years cargoes have been shipped in bulk. However, in recent years there has been an increased variation in bulk cargoes carried by sea, which now constitute a significant proportion of international seaborne trade. Millions of tons of cargo such as coals, concentrates, grains, fertilizers, animal foodstuffs, minerals and ores are shipped in bulk by sea every year. While the vast majority of these shipments are made without incident, there have been a number of serious casualties, which resulted, not only in the loss of the ship, but also in loss of life. The BC Code itself provides guidance to Administrations, ship owners, shippers and masters on the standards to be applied in the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes excluding grain, which is dealt with under separate rules. The BC Code includes practical guidance on the procedures to be followed and the appropriate precautions to be taken in the loading, trimming, carriage and discharge of bulk cargoes. The current edition includes all amendments to the BC Code that were adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee at its seventy-ninth session by resolution MSC.193 (79).
The major changes that have been adopted
are the following: The BC Code contains recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships, which are contained in appendix 7. The list of solid bulk cargoes appearing in the BC Code is by no means exhaustive, and the physical or chemical properties attributed to them are intended only for guidance. Therefore, before loading any solid bulk cargo it is essential to ascertain, usually from the shipper, the current physical characteristics and chemical properties of the cargo. In circumstances where, consultation with the competent authority is required prior to bulk shipment of cargoes, it is equally important to consult authorities at the ports of loading and discharge concerning requirements which may be in force.
The harmful effects of anti-fouling systems were considered by the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for the first time in 1988, when the Paris Commission requested the MEPC to consider the need for measures to restrict the use of tributyltin (TBT) compounds on seagoing vessels. As a first step, the Committee at its thirtieth session in 1990 adopted resolution MEPC.46 (30) on ``Measures to control potential adverse impacts associated with the use of tributyltin compounds in anti-fouling paints'', which recommends that IMO Member Governments adopt measures to eliminate the use of anti-fouling paint containing TBT on non-aluminum-hulled vessels of less than 25?m in length and eliminate the use of TBT-based anti- fouling paints with an average leaching rate of more than four micrograms of organotin per square centimeter per day. These recommendations were intended to be interim measures until IMO could consider a possible total prohibition of TBT compounds in anti-fouling systems. From 1990 onwards, MEPC was presented with TBT monitoring results which reconfirmed the toxicity of TBT compounds, as well as with information on existing alternatives, including their effectiveness and the risk posed to the marine environment by these systems. The twenty-first session of the IMO Assembly in 1999 adopted resolution A.895(21) urging MEPC to work towards the expeditious development of a global legally binding instrument to address the harmful effects of anti-fouling systems used on ships. The resolution states that the global instrument, to be developed by MEPC, should ensure a global prohibition of the application of organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems on ships by 1 January 2003 and a complete prohibition on the presence of organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems on ships by 1 January 2008. A working group was established at MEPC, which took on the task of developing such a draft instrument. In accordance with Article 2(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, the MEPC at its forty-third session recommended, and the twentieth extraordinary session of the Council decided, to convene a diplomatic conference to consider the adoption of a legal instrument on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships. In accordance with the decision of the Council, the International Conference on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems for Ships, 2001, was convened by IMO and held in London at its Headquarters from 1 to 5 October 2001. The Conference adopted the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the AFS Convention), together with four Conference resolutions, relating to the early and effective application of the AFS Convention, future work by the Organization pertaining to the AFS Convention, approval and test methodologies for anti-fouling systems on ships and the promotion of technical co-operation. Article 11(1)(b) and (2) and
regulation 1(4)(a) of annex 4 of the AFS Convention refer to the
following guidelines to be developed by the Organization: This 2005 edition, reproduces the texts of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, the four Conference resolutions, and the Guidelines developed and adopted by the Organization.
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code), 2008 Edition This publication contains the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) and information related to that Code. The Code was originally adopted in 1971 and was altered by a series of amendments between 1972 and 1983 before an amended version was adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 1985 and by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in 1986. There have been further amendments, the most recent of which were adopted by the MEPC by resolution MEPC.144(54) in March 2006 and by the MSC by resolution MSC.212(81) in May 2006. These came into force on 1 August 2007. This edition also includes amendments which were adopted by the MEPC by resolution MEPC.41(29) which became effective on 3 February 2000; by resolution MEPC.56(33) which became effective on 1 July 1994; by resolu- tion MEPC.70(38) which became effective on 1 July 1998; by resolution MEPC.80(43) which became effective on 1 July 2002 and by resolution MEPC.91(45) which also became effective on 1 July 2002. Chapters VI and VII of the BCH Code are now much shorter than in earlier editions because they refer the user to chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code. Under the provisions of Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), chemical tankers constructed before 1 July 1986 must comply with this Code; those built on or after that date must comply with the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) for the purposes of MARPOL 73/78 and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 74).
International Code
of Signals, 2005 Edition This new edition of the Code incorporates all amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2000. 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.
The International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1966 and entered into force in July 1968. The Convention was modified by a Protocol in 1988; other States have accepted the Convention as modified by this 1988 Protocol, which entered into force in February 2000. The 1988 Protocol has been modified by the 2003 Amendments which were adopted by MSC.143(77) in June 2003 and entered into force in January 2005, and by the 2004 Amendments which were adopted by MSC.172(79) in December 2004 and are expected to come into force in July 2006. This new publication contains the text of the 1966 Convention; the articles of the 1988 Protocol; a consolidated text of the 1966 Convention as modified by the 1988 Protocol, the 2003 and 2004 Amendments to the Protocol; and the unified interpretations of the Convention approved by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2004. Please note that this publication contains the text for those whose States are party to the original Load Lines Convention as well as the text for those States who are party to the amended Load Lines Convention. Please refer to your National Administration to see which applies to you.
The ISM is mandatory under SOLAS for
passenger ships (including high- speed craft), oil tankers, chemical
tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers and cargo high-speed craft of
500 gross tonnage and upwards and for ther cargo ships and mobile
offshore drilling units of 500 gross tonnage and upwards.
International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972 (1996 Edition) The International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 has two goals: to maintain a high level of safety in the transport and handling of containers by providing generally acceptable test procedures and strength requirements, and to facilitate the international transport of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations. The Convention applies to the great majority of freight containers used internationally, except those designed specifically for carriage by air. The 1996 edition includes the amendments which were adopted by the MSC at its 59th session (May 1991) and by the Assembly at its 18th session (November 1993). The 1991 amendments to annex I aim to prevent containers being marked with misleading maximum gross weight information to ensure removal of the Safety Approval Plate when void, and to provide for the approval of modified containers; the amendments to annex II clarify certain test provisions. Resolution A.737(18) includes various changes arising from the adoption of units of mass instead of weight.
London Convention 1972 and 1996 Protocol, 2003 Edition The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention 1972), was adopted at the Inter-Governmental Conference on the Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea convened in London from 20 October to 13 November 1972. This publication contains the text of the London Convention 1972 incorporating the 1978, 1980, 1989 and 1993 amendments. The 1996 Protocol to the London Convention was adopted at the Special Meeting of Contracting Parties convened in London from 28 October to 8 November 1996.
International Conference on Revision of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (2003 Edition) (COLREG) The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1972 and entered into force in July 1977. It was amended in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001. This new publication contains the fully consolidated text of the 1972 Convention. It supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition, which contains the text that was in force before 29 November 2003 plus the 2001 amendments separately.
This ninth edition supersedes the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth editions and includes all routing measures adopted by IMO up to and including the eighty-third session (October 2007) of the Maritime Safety Committee. The expected dates of implementation of these revisions that have entered into force since the 2003 edition or were not in force on the date of publication of this edition are shown in footnotes.
This electronic version
has been updated to correspond to Ships' Routeing, 2008 Edition
which includes details of traffic separation schemes and other
routeing measures that have been adopted by the Maritime Safety
Committee and the Assembly of the Organization until December 2007.
The Convention articles and annex provide the legal framework within which mandatory technical standards contained in part A of the STCW Code are applied. Part B of the Code provides guidance to assist those who are involved in educating, training or assessing the competence of seafarers or who are otherwise involved in applying STCW Convention provisions. While not mandatory, the guidance given has been harmonized through discussions within IMO, involving, where appropriate, consultation with the International Labour Organization. Observance of this guidance will achieve a more uniform application of Convention requirements.
This updated full-colour wall chart illustrates the labels, marks and signs required uner the 1974 SOLAS Convention and detailed in the IMDG Code. Wall Chart -
$16.00 plus actual shipping charges Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods in Port
Areas (2007 Edition) The
Recommendations are aligned with relevant IMO codes and the IMDG
Code in particular. It is considered essential to harmonize the
rules within the port area with the ship in order to ensure smooth
operations and to avoid misunderstandings between ship and shore. A
non-exhaustive glossary of relevance to the handling of dangerous
cargoes is given in appendix 1 of this publication. Revised
Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods in Port
Areas - $30.00 plus actual shipping charges
(Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) This
edition contains the text of the Convention, as amended, effective
on 1 May 1997, as well as the texts of various resolutions adopted
by the 1965 Conference, the text of resolution A.628(15), adopted by
the IMO Assembly in November 1987, and additional information on,
among other things, standardized facilitation forms and simpler
shipping marks. It also includes the Supplement to the annex to the
Convention, restructured as a consequence of amendments adopted in
1992. This gives information on differences between national
practices and Convention Standards and Recommended Practices (up to
May 1998). The 1996 amendments entered into force on 1 May 1997 and
relate to sections concerning the contents and purpose of documents;
arrival and departure requirements and procedures; facilitation for
ships engaged on cruises and for cruise passengers; further measures
of facilitation for crew members of ships engaged in international
voyages – shore leave; clearance of import cargo; national
facilitation committee. The amendments introduced new standards
regarding inadmissible persons and a new recommended practice on
immigration pre-arrival clearance. A list of certificates and
documents required to be carried on board ships is also included.
This edition also includes the 1999, 2002 and 2005 amendments. Convention of Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965 (2006 Edition) - $30.00
plus actual shipping charges (Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) 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 2006 amendments adopted by the Marine Environment
Protection Committee at its 54th session have been incorporated. The
revised Annex I (Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil)
and Annex II (Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious
Liquid substances) has been included. MARPOL (Consolidated
edition, 2006) - $110.00 plus actual shipping charges
(Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) This
publication is a revised and updated version of the 1993 edition.
The text relating to enforcement in chapters 4, 7 and 19 was
prepared by a correspondence group of IMO’s Marine Environment
Protection Committee (MEPC) and reviewed by MEPC 45 (2–10 October
2000). This edition supersedes the 1993 edition. Although
MARPOL entered into force on 2 October 1983, there are still many
IMO Member States that have not ratified it or all its optional
Annexes. Of those countries that have already ratified MARPOL, there
are many which fail to implement all the requirements of the
Convention and its related Protocols. 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 MARPOL. The aim is to encourage the further ratification
and proper implementation and enforcement of the Convention, but it
should be noted that, for legal purposes, the authentic text of
MARPOL should always be consulted. It
is emphasized that the Annexes to MARPOL are living documents that
develop over time. This Manual does not attempt to be fully up to
date and the reader is strongly advised to consult recent updates of
the instruments through IMO documents and publications. MARPOL – HOW TO DO IT (2002 edition) - $36.00 plus actual shipping charges
(Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) The
purpose of this publication is to provide easy reference to IMO
resolutions on shipboard pollution prevention equipment that are
required under MARPOL. The
present publication is a revised and updated version of the 1997
edition and contains those live resolutions on pollution prevention
equipment which are currently applicable to new installations on
board ships. POLLUTION PREVENTION EQUIPMENT UNDER MARPOL (2006 edition) - $36.00 plus actual shipping charges
POLLUTION PREVENTION EQUIPMENT UNDER MARPOL (2006 edition) - $36.00 plus actual shipping charges (Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) CONDITION ASSESSMENT SCHEME
(CAS) (2006 edition) - $20.00 plus
actual shipping charges (Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) Guidelines
on the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping
of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (2006 edition) It
should be noted that the Guidelines for the sampling and analysis of
dredged material intended for disposal at sea, was published by IMO
as a separate publication in 2005 (Sales number: 1537E, in English
only). It is now available in French and Spanish. GUIDELINES
ON THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION BY DUMPING
OF WASTES AND OTHER MATTER, 1972 (2006 edition) - $30.00 plus
actual shipping charges
GUIDELINES ON THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE
POLLUTION BY DUMPING OF WASTES AND OTHER MATTER, 1972 (2006
edition) - $30.00 plus
actual shipping charges
(Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) The
present publication contains the consolidated text of the IMO
Guidelines on ship recycling adopted by Assembly resolution
A.962(23), as amended by Assembly resolution A.980(24), while also
referring to the existence and relevance of the guidelines on the
same subject by ILO and by the Basel Convention. IMO GUIDELINES ON SHIP
RECYCLING (2006 edition) - $10.00 plus actual shipping charges
(Continental US, prices for shipments outside the US quoted
separately) On
5 December 1985, by resolution MEPC.19(22), the IBC Code was
extended by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to
cover marine pollution aspects for the implementation of Annex II to
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL
73/78). Under the provisions of Annex II to MARPOL 73/78, chemical
tankers constructed on or after 1 July 1986 must comply with the
provisions of the Code. The
revised Annex II to MARPOL 73/78, which was adopted by resolution
MEPC.118(52), encompassed the development of a new pollution
categorization system and criteria for assigning products to these
new categories; and the revision of stripping requirements and
discharge criteria. As a consequence of these revisions, it was
necessary to make a number of amendments to the IBC Code. The
amended IBC Code was adopted by resolutions MEPC.119(52) and
MSC.176(79) in October 2004 and December 2004 respectively. Since
the adoption of the amended IBC Code by these two resolutions,
products contained in the Code have had their carriage requirements
or product name revised in light of new information, and the
evaluation and assignment of carriage requirements of new products
has continued with a view for inclusion in the next set of
amendments of the IBC Code. These products have also been included
in chapters 17 or 18 as appropriate and are marked with a footnote
(n) in this edition of the Code. Under
regulation 11 of Annex II to MARPOL 73/78, chemical tankers
constructed before 1 July 1986 must comply with the provisions of
the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code). Under SOLAS 74, the BCH Code
remains as a recommendation. The BCH Code is issued as a separate
publication. Previously,
appendices II and III of Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 contained lists of
products which were reproduced in chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code
as well as chapters VI and VII of pre-1993 editions of the BCH Code.
However, since 1993, the lists of products in chapters VI and VII of
the BCH Code have been replaced by references to the IBC Code, and
the lists of products in Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 have been deleted.
As a result, the IBC Code is now the definitive source of names for
products subject to Annex II to MARPOL 73/78. Reference
is also made to the MEPC.2/Circulars, issued annually in December.
These contain, inter alia, details of products that have been the
subject of Tripartite Agreements and are, in effect, a supplement to
the IBC Code during the interim period before the entry into force
of relevant amendments of the Code. Annex 1 of these circulars
includes products that are expected to become new or amended entries
to the IBC Code. A future amendment, shown in the Circular, serves
as prior notice of the carriage conditions which will only apply to
that product when the next set of amendments enter into force. A
number of other documents closely related to the IBC Code are
annexed to this publication. A compact disc containing files for
chapters 17, 18 and 19, in portable document format, is also
provided with the book, so that these chapters may be searched
electronically. The Index
of Dangerous Chemicals Carried in Bulk is
included in this publication. $70.00 INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF SHIPSm CARRYING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN BULK (IBC Code)
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