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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.
IMO-Vega Database,
BC Code 2004,
LOAD LINES,
STCW, The IMO-Vega Database (V 12.0), 2007 IMO-Vega is an essential tool for anyone involved in shipping: ship- owners and operators, shipbuilders, classification societies, casualty investigators, governments, insurers and underwriters, port authorities, surveyors and many others. The IMO-Vega Database, developed jointly by IMO and Det Norske Veritas (DNV), puts all the necessary information at your fingertips. Given year of build, ship type, ship size, cargo, trade area and flag, IMO-Vega will quickly identify the requirements applicable to the ship in question. Unlike other, similar products, IMO-Vega contains historical data — including regulations which have been superseded. In the context of Port State Control, for example, access to the correct historical regulations is essential. IMO-Vega also includes relevant resolutions of the IMO Assembly, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), as well as MSC and MEPC circulars.
Whereas only the most known requirements are listed above, the database also contains best safety-related documents issued by IMO such as circulars, resolutions, etc. IMO-Vega is also available as a web-based solution and can be accessed directly through your web browser provided you have a user ID and password. The web-based solution will be regularly updated when new IMO requirements are made available. View the IMO-VegaDatabase (V12.0) demo
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.
Anti-Fouling
Convention, 2005 Edition 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. Anti-Fouling
Convention, 2005 Edition -
$24 plus actual shipping charges BCH Code, 2005
Edition This publication contains the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) and a number of documents closely related to that Code. The Code was originally adopted in 1971 and was altered by a series of amendments between 1972 and 1983 before this 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.56(33) in October 1992 and by the MSC by the resolution MSC.29(61) in December 1992. These are expected to come into force on 1 July 1994. This edition also includes amendments which were adopted by the MEPC by resolution MEPC.70(38) on 10 July 1996 which became effective on 1 July 1998; amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.80(43) on 1 July 1999 which became effective on 1 July 2002 and amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.91(45) on 5 October 2000 which became effective on 1 July 2002.
BCH Code, 2005 Edition
- $44 plus actual shipping charges 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. International Code of Signals,
2005 Edition - $98 plus
actual shipping charges
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. Load Lines, Consolidated Edition
2005 - $44 plus
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To coincide with the extension of the range of ships to which the application of the International Safety Management Code (ISM) Code is mandatory, amendments to chapter IX of SOLAS 1974 and the ISM Code itself will enter into force on 1 July 2002 and Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of the ISM Code by Administrations will come into effect. Until July 2002, 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. From 1 July 2002, it will also be mandatory for other cargo ships and mobile offshore drilling units of 500 gross tonnage and upwards.
ISM Code, 2002 Edition - $16 plus
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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. International
Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1996 Edition - $12 plus
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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.
London Convention 1972 and 1996
Protocol, 2003 Edition - $16 plus actual shipping charges
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. International
Conference on Revision of the International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (2003 Edition) - $20 plus
actual shipping charges This ninth edition supersedes the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth editions and includes all routeing 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.
Ships' Routeing - 2008 Edition - $220 plus actual shipping charges
Complete revision of the annex to the 1978 STCW Convention became necessary in order to clarify the standards of competence required, to introduce qualification requirements for trainers and assessors, to provide effective mechanisms for enforcement of its provisions and to allow greater flexibility in the assignment of functions on board ship and thus broaden the career opportunities of seafarers. No amendment was made to the articles of the Convention. 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.
STCW (with Amendments 1 & 2), 2001
Edition -
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