Safety & Regulations Archive

  • A number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the 1988 Load Lines Protocol entered into force or took effect from […]

    SOLAS, MARPOL amendments from 1 Jan. 2014

    I.M.O.
    A number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the 1988 Load Lines Protocol entered into force or took effect from […]

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  • Passenger ships – usually defined as a ship carrying more than 12 passengers – on international voyages must comply with all relevant IMO regulations, including those in the SOLAS and Load Lines Conventions. Passenger ships in operation today are subject […]

    I.M.O. on Passenger Ships Safety

    I.M.O.
    Passenger ships – usually defined as a ship carrying more than 12 passengers – on international voyages must comply with all relevant IMO regulations, including those in the SOLAS and Load Lines Conventions. Passenger ships in operation today are subject […]

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  • Lloyd’s Register issued Statutory Alert on the new SOLAS regulation III/17-1 requirements which will come into force on July 1st, 2014. The new regulation requires all ships to have ship-specific plans and procedures for the recovery of persons from the […]

    Recovery of persons from the water

    Safety & Regulations
    Lloyd’s Register issued Statutory Alert on the new SOLAS regulation III/17-1 requirements which will come into force on July 1st, 2014. The new regulation requires all ships to have ship-specific plans and procedures for the recovery of persons from the […]

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