1 January 2024 – SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code 

1 January 2024 – SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code 

1 January 2024 – SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code  Adopted by MSC 101:  Amendments to the appendix to the annex to the 1974 SOLAS, concerning the addition of a footnote to Forms C, E and P in the Records of Equipment.  Amendments to chapter 15 of the International Code for…

1 June 2022, Adopted by MEPC 75: Amendments to BWM Convention

1 June 2022, Adopted by MEPC 75: Amendments to BWM Convention

Amendments to BWM Convention  Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention), concerning commissioning testing of ballast water management systems and the form of the International Ballast Water Management Certificate. Source: WWW.IMO.ORG

1 June 2022 – IMDG Code 40-20, Adopted by MSC 102:

1 June 2022 – IMDG Code 40-20, Adopted by MSC 102:

Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) (amendment 40-20) related to segregation requirements for alcoholates; segregation in relation to liquid organic substances; classification and transport of carbon, following incidents involving the spontaneous ignition of charcoal; classification of UN portable tanks for multimodal transport; and provisions for labels. Source: WWW.IMO.ORG

1 January 2021 – MARPOL amendments – Cargo residues and tank washings

1 January 2021 – MARPOL amendments – Cargo residues and tank washings

Amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high-viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes), following concerns about the environmental impact of permissible discharges. The amendments…

1 January 2021 – IBC code, IMSBC code, ESP code

1 January 2021 – IBC code, IMSBC code, ESP code

Adopted by MSC 101:  A comprehensive set of amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code), including the revised chapters 17 (Summary of minimum requirements), 18 (List of products to which the code does not apply), 19 (Index of Products Carried in Bulk) and…

1 April 2022, Adopted by MEPC 75:Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI

1 April 2022, Adopted by MEPC 75:Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI

Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on sulphur content definition and sampling  Amendments to Regulation 2 ‘Definitions’, to include new definitions for “Sulphur content of fuel oil” – meaning the concentration of sulphur in any fuel oil, measured in % m/m as tested in accordance with standard acceptable to the Organization; “Low-flashpoint fuel”, to mean gaseous…