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S&P Global is the manager of the scheme and, as such, identifies and assigns IMO numbers without charge. [1] The organization was previously known as Lloyd's Register-Fairplay, IHS Fairplay and IHS Maritime. For new vessels, the IMO ship number is assigned to a hull during construction, generally upon keel laying.
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is an International Labour Organization (ILO) convention, number 186, established in 2006 as the fourth pillar of international maritime law and embodies "all up-to-date standards of existing international maritime labour Conventions and Recommendations, as well as the fundamental principles to be found in other international labour Conventions". [3]
The ISM Code is a chapter in SOLAS. If SOLAS does not apply then ISM is not mandatory. Compliance with ISM Code is sometimes required by vessel client regardless of Gross Tonnage ( GT). The ISM Code was created by the IMO and Ferriby Marine's Capt. Graham Botterill, Specialist Advisor to the House of Lords in the UK on ship safety, among others.
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 ...
Official number – a ship identifier number assigned to merchant ships by their country of registration, this system has been superseded by the IMO number system Ship name – a proper noun chosen at the shipowner's discretion; may change several times during the vessel's lifetime
An SSAS report contains the ship name, unique identification numbers like MMSI, IMO number and call sign, the date and time, the ship's current position, speed and course. No audible or visible alarm is generated while the SSAS report is being transmitted to prevent discovery of the report by the intruders.
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Official numbers are ship identifier numbers assigned to merchant ships by their country of registration.Each country developed its own official numbering system, some on a national and some on a port-by-port basis, and the formats have sometimes changed over time.