The Mariner's Blog

  • 11 ene 2013
  • Tim Gossett
New Requirements for Lifeboat Safety in 2013

Amendments were adopted for the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in May 2011 to reduce the liklihood of accidents du...

  • 3 ene 2013
  • Tim Gossett
New Pollution Regulations Take Effect

In July 2011, amendments were adopted for the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) to require more engery ...

  • 17 dic 2012
  • Tim Gossett
What’s new in IMDG Code Amendment 36-12 (2012 Edition)

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted resolution MSC.328(90), which finalized Amendment 36 to the IMDG Code. There are new UN Numbers up ...

  • 15 jun 2012
  • Tim Gossett
All about the IMSBC Code

IMO will soon be publishing the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and Supplement, 2012 Edition, incorporating Amendment 01-11 (IMSBC...

  • 1 jun 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Port State Control, 2012 Edition

IMO has just published Procedures for Port State Control, 2012 Edition, which replaces the previous edition published in 2000. Read on to learn wha...

  • 25 may 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling

IMO has published Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling to Minimize the Transfer of Invasive Aquatic Species (Ships' Biofo...

  • 18 may 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's New Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code

IMO has just released a new publication: the Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code, 2012. Read on to learn more about it.

  • 4 may 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New 2011 TDC Code

IMO has just finalized the Code of Safe Practice for Ships carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 2011 (2011 TDC Code), which replaces the previous editio...

  • 20 abr 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New 2010 FTP Code

IMO has just published the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP Code), 2010 Edition, which replaces the previous e...

  • 3 abr 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Norwegian Charts Now Available

Charts produced by Norway's Kartverket (Norwegian for "Mapping Authority") are now available in the United States as print-on-demand charts as th...

  • 30 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 2012

IMO has just published the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 2012 Edition, which replaces the previous edition published in 1996....

  • 22 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
NGA Region 8 Limited

Customers looking to purchase NGA charts in region 8 (the South Pacific Islands) will find a considerably reduced selection of coverage available t...