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Adoption: 5 April 1966 Entry into force: 21 July 1968 Introduction and history It has long been acknowledge that restrictions on the draught to which a ship may be loaded make a considerable contribution to her safety....

The Code of Practice for Safe Loading & Unloading of the Bulk Carriers (BLU Code) was developed with the motive of averting accidents or loss of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes as a...

The IMO has within its mandate to make trade and travel by sea as safe and secure as possible. To manage & reduce any warnings with the potential to balance maritime security the Organization develops appropriate regulations...

What are goal-based standards? Goal based standards(GBS) are high level excellence & methods that are to be met through regulations, rules & standards for the ships.  GBS are consists of at least one goal, functional...

Automatic identification systems (AIS) are developed to provide information about the ship to other ships and to coastal authorities automatically. Regulations for carriage of AIS Regulation 19 of the SOLAS Chapter V - Carriage requirements...

Admiralty law(also known as maritime law) is a well defined body of law which controls maritime questions & crimes. It is a body of both domestic law controlling maritime activities, & private international law controlling the relationships between...

In the SOLAS 1974/1988 regulation I/6, MARPOL Annex I regulation 6, MARPOL Annex II regulation 8, MARPOL Annex IV regulation 4, MARPOL Annex VI regulation 5, LLC 1966/1988 article 13, TONNAGE 1969 article 7 & AFS 2001...

The 2014 IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code), jointly developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Economic Commission...

Code of Safe Practice for the Ships Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 2011 was accepted at the 27th session of IMO's Assembly in November 2011 by resolution A.1048(27).  The 2011 TDC Code revises and updates...

Regulation 4.1 - Medical care on board ship and ashore Regulation 4.2 – Shipowners liability Regulation 4.3 - Health and safety protection and accident prevention Regulation 4.4 - Access to shore-based welfare facilities Regulation 4.5 - Social security Regulation 4.1 - Medical care...