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The Code contains both mandatory regulations and recommended provisions, setting out the minimum stability standards for ships. [6] This includes information on precautions against capsizing, metacentric heights (GM), righting levers (GZ), rolling criteria, Free surface effect and watertight integrity. [1]
The Cape Town Agreement defines minimum requirements on the design, construction and equipment of fishing vessels. [1] It also includes details for the inspection of fishing vessels, as well as mandatory requirements for ship stability, seaworthiness, life-saving appliances, fire safety, ventilation and communication equipment.
SOLAS 1974 requires flag states to ensure that ships flagged by them comply with the minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships. The treaty includes articles setting out general obligations, etc., followed by an annexe divided into twelve chapters, two new chapters were added in 2016 and 2017. [ 2 ]
The stability conditions of watercraft are the various standard loading configurations to which a ship, boat, or offshore platform may be subjected. They are recognized by classification societies such as Det Norske Veritas , Lloyd's Register and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
A ship classification society or ship classification organisation is a non-governmental organization that establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures. Classification societies certify that the construction of a vessel complies with relevant standards and carry out regular ...
IACS is a non-commercial, technical collaboration association to establish, review, develop, and promote minimum technical requirements in relation to the design, construction, maintenance and survey of ships and other marine related facilities and to assist international regulatory bodies in the development and interpretation of statutory regulations to help ensure their universal and uniform ...
IMO is governed by an assembly of members which meets every two years. [2] Its finance and organization is administered by a council of 40 members elected from the assembly. [2] The work of IMO is conducted through five committees and these are supported by technical subcommittees. [2] Other UN organisations may observe the proceedings of the IMO.
Within the context of other maritime contracts, a carrier of goods by sea owes a duty to a shipper of cargo that the vessel is seaworthy at the start of the voyage; a shipowner warrants to a charterer that the vessel under charter is seaworthy; and a shipbuilder warrants that the vessel under construction will be seaworthy when completed.