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The publication provides information to ship-owners, seafarers and oil companies on best practice operating practices, national and international legislation, occupational safety and health and ship design relating to oil tankers and Oil terminals.
Nautical publications is a technical term used in maritime circles describing a set of publications, either published by national governments or by commercial and professional organisations, for use in safe navigation of ships, boats, and similar vessels. Other publications might cover topics such as seamanship and cargo operations
The White List is a list of countries assessed by the International Maritime Organization as properly implementing the STCW-95 convention. Last list (as of 2024) was published by Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its 104th session (4 to 8 October 2021).
This new system, which the world's maritime nations are implementing, is based upon a combination of satellite and terrestrial radio services, and has changed international distress communications from being primarily ship-to-ship based to ship-to-shore (Rescue Coordination Center) based.
The IMO's primary purpose is to develop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping and its remit today includes maritime safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, maritime security and the efficiency of shipping. IMO is governed by an assembly of members which meets every two years. [2]
IMDG Code updates occur every even numbered year, with the following odd numbered year as a transition period where compliance can be with either the prior regulations or the upcoming regulations. On 1 January of the following even numbered year, compliance with the new regulations becomes mandatory. [2] An exception to this pattern occurred in ...
In 2008, a new industry group met to decide how to revise the Code. [6] Updates were adopted to the Code at MSC 93 in May 2014. [7] The Code was extensively updated on 1 January 2016 under IMO Resolution MSC.370(93). [8]
It is the responsibility of users to decide which of their charts and publications require correction. Mariners are requested to cooperate in the correction of charts and publications by reporting all discrepancies between published information and conditions actually observed and by recommending appropriate improvements.