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Covers navigational equipment requirements including AIS, VDR, ECDIS, radar, and GMDSS. Also addresses voyage planning, routing, and pilotage requirements.
Provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships and for pollution prevention. Requires companies to establish a Safety Management System (SMS).
Makes the ISPS Code mandatory and includes special requirements for ship security. Establishes the framework for security levels and Ship Security Plans.
Requirements for lifeboats, liferafts, rescue boats, personal life-saving appliances, and survival craft. Includes manning and launching requirements.
Template Ship Security Plan as required by ISPS Code Part A. Covers security measures for all three security levels, access control, and restricted area management.
The standard memorandum of agreement for the sale and purchase of vessels. Developed by the Norwegian Shipbrokers Association and widely used in S&P transactions.
Detailed requirements for fire protection including structural fire protection, escape routes, fire detection systems, and fixed fire-extinguishing systems for various ship types.
Technical guidelines for the calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) for ships of 400 GT and above. Effective from January 2023.
Template SMS manual compliant with ISM Code requirements. Includes all mandatory procedures covering emergency preparedness, maintenance, document control, and internal audits.
Summary of the FuelEU Maritime regulation requiring a progressive reduction in GHG intensity of energy used on board ships calling at EU ports from 2025.
Standard form for reporting near-miss events, accidents, and incidents on board as required by ISM Code Section 9.
Guide to the EU Emissions Trading System as applied to maritime transport from 2024. Covers monitoring, reporting, and verification obligations for shipping companies operating in EU waters.
Comprehensive guidance on the safe carriage of chemicals in bulk, covering tank cleaning, cargo compatibility, and hazard management.
New York Produce Exchange form for time charters. The most commonly used time charter party in the dry cargo sector.
Sets limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances. Includes regulations on energy efficiency for ships (EEDI and SEEMP).
The fourth pillar of the international maritime regulatory regime, setting out seafarers' rights to decent conditions of work. Covers minimum age, employment agreements, hours of work, wages, repatriation, accommodation, and medical care.
Standard voyage charter party form for general dry cargo. The most widely used charterparty form in international shipping for voyage charters.
Aimed at ensuring that ships being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives do not pose any unnecessary risk to human health and safety or to the environment.
Comprehensive dry-docking specification template covering hull repairs, machinery overhaul, tank coating, and class renewal requirements.
Aims to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms from one region to another by establishing standards and procedures for the management and control of ships' ballast water and sediments.
The Ship Inspection Report Programme vessel inspection questionnaire used by oil majors and charterers to assess tanker safety, management, and operational standards.
The definitive industry reference on the safe carriage of oil cargoes. Covers static electricity, tank cleaning, gas freeing, and terminal interface operations.
The main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes. Contains six technical annexes covering oil, noxious liquid substances, harmful substances in packaged form, sewage, garbage, and air pollution.
The most important international treaty concerning the safety of merchant ships. SOLAS specifies minimum standards for construction, equipment, and operation of ships, compatible with their safety.