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Hong Kong Convention
Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009
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This publication presents:
- the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009 which will enter into force on 26 June 2025;
- six resolutions adopted at the International Conference on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships held under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization in Hong Kong China from 11 to 15 May 2009;
- six sets of guidelines for the uniform implementation of the Convention developed and adopted by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee; and
- additional instruments on the implementation of the Hong Kong Convention.
Horas de trabajo o descanso de la gente de mar
Directrices OMI/OIT para la elaboración de un cuadro en el que se indique la organización del trabajo a bordo y de formatos para registrar las horas de trabajos o descansos de la gente de mar
Developed by a joint working group of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IMO these guidelines are designed to help Administrations shipowners and seafarers meet their obligations under ILO Convention No. 180 (Seafarers’ Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention) and IMO’s STCW Convention 1978 as amended in 1995.
They provide a standardized table showing shipboard working arrangements a standard format for records of seafarer’s daily hours of work and rest and guidelines for monitoring compliance.
Hull and Structural Surveys
Model course 3.07: Course and Compendium
This three-volume course covers the requirements for hull structures at initial annual intermediate periodical and renewal and additional surveys as specified in SOLAS as amended up to its 1988 Protocol and in the 1966 Load Lines Convention including its 1988 Protocol.