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The long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships was established as an international system on 19 May 2006 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as resolution MSC.202 (81). [1] This resolution amends Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) , regulation 19-1 and binds all governments ...
Initially prompted by the sinking of the Titanic, the current version of SOLAS is the 1974 version, known as SOLAS 1974, which came into force on 25 May 1980, [1] and has been amended several times. As of April 2022, SOLAS 1974 has 167 contracting states, [1] which flag about 99% of merchant ships around the world in terms of gross tonnage. [1]
The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code) is the International Maritime Organization (IMO) standard for the safe carriage of bulk cargoes, primarily transported on bulk carriers. [1] [2] [3] The Code is mandatory under SOLAS Chapter VI. [1]
The International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (International Grain Code) is the International Maritime Organization (IMO) standard for the safe carriage of Grain cargoes on ships, primarily transported on Bulk carriers. [1] [2] [3] The Code is mandatory under SOLAS Chapter VI. [3]
The Code was extensively updated on 1 January 2016 under IMO Resolution MSC.370(93). [8] Other recent amendments include: New ship and fire integrity arrangements, adopted in November 2016 and entered into force on 1 January 2020. These relate to window fire-rating requirements on gas carriers. [9]
The 2002 IMO SOLAS Agreement included a mandate that required most vessels over 300GT on international voyages to fit a Class A type AIS transceiver. This was the first mandate for the use of AIS equipment and affected approximately 100,000 vessels.