IMO Conventions

Texts and summaries, each linked to the official text.

• Ballast Water Management Convention

  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.

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• CII - Carbon Intensity Indicator Guidelines

  Guidelines for calculating the attained annual operational carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating.

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• COLREGS - Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

  Sets out the navigation rules to be followed by ships at sea to prevent collisions.

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• EEXI - Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index Technical File

  Technical guidelines for the calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) for ships of 400 GT and above.

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• Hong Kong Convention - Ship Recycling

  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.

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• IMO GHG Strategy - Initial Strategy Overview

  Overview of the IMO initial strategy to reduce GHG emissions from ships by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels, with a vision to phase them out entirely.

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• Load Lines Convention - International Convention on Load Lines

  Ensures that ships have sufficient freeboard and adequate stability for safe operation.

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• SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

  The most important international treaty concerning the safety of merchant ships.

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