Maritime safety

This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum standards of competence in personal safety and social responsibilities in accordance with section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code, table A-VI/1-4. The course is designed to prepare new recruits for life on a ship at sea where they will experience a vastly different living and working environment compared to that if they were living and working ashore.

La presente publicación contiene especificaciones técnicas para los sistemas y equipos de seguridad contra incendios prescritos en el capítulo II-2 del Convenio SOLAS sobre:

• conexiones internacionales a tierra
• protección del personal
• extintores de incendios
• sistemas fijos de extinción de incendios por gas
• sistemas fijos de extinción de incendios a base de espuma
• sistemas fijos de extinción de incendios por aspersión de agua a presión y por nebulización
• sistemas automáticos de rociadores, de detección de incendios y de alarma contraincendios
• sistemas fijos de detección de incendios y de alarma contraincendios
• sistemas de detección de humo por extracción de muestras
• sistemas de alumbrado a baja altura
• bombas fijas contraincendios de emergencia
• disposición de los medios de evacuación
• sistemas fijos a base de espuma instalados en cubierta
• sistemas de gas inerte
• sistemas fijos de detección de gases de hidrocarburos

En esta edición se incluyen también resoluciones y circulares de la OMI que guardan relación con el Código.

IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) contains all relevant resolutions adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the process of the institutionalization of the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS), as well as other documents developed to support its effective implementation. It includes:

• Framework and Procedures for IMSAS
• IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code)
• 2013 non-exhaustive list of obligations under instruments relevant to the III Code
• Amendments to conventions making the use of the III Code mandatory in audits of Member States
• Other resolutions
• Auditor’s Manual for IMSAS.

Le Recueil international de règles applicables aux systèmes de protection contre l’incendie (Recueil FSS) contient les spécifications techniques applicables au matériel et aux systèmes de protection contre l’incendie prescrites par le chapitre II-2 de la Convention SOLAS qui concernent :

• les raccords internationaux de jonction avec la terre
• la protection du personnel
• les extincteurs d’incendie
• les dispositifs fixes d’extinction de l’incendie par le gaz
• les dispositifs fixes d’extinction de l’incendie à mousse
• les dispositifs fixes d’extinction de l’incendie par projection d’eau diffusée sous pression et par diffusion d’eau en brouillard
• les dispositifs automatiques d’extinction de l’incendie par eau diffusée, de détection et d’alarme d’incendie
• les dispositifs fixes de détection et d’alarme d’incendie
• les dispositifs de détection de la fumée par prélèvement d’échantillons d’air
• le système d’éclairage à faible hauteur
• la disposition des pompes d’incendie de secours fixes
• l’aménagement des moyens d’évacuation
• les dispositifs fixes à mousse sur pont
• les dispositifs à gaz inerte
• les dispositifs fixes de détection des gaz d’hydrocarbure

La présente édition contient également des résolutions de l’OMI et circulaires relatives au Recueil.

The Code includes: a format for noise survey reports; guidance on the inclusion of noise issues in safety management systems; suggested methods of attenuating noise; and a simplified procedure for determining noise exposure. These regulations, recommendations and advice are intended to provide Administrations with the tools to promote “hearing saving” environments on board ships.

Although legally treated as a mandatory instrument under the SOLAS Convention, certain provisions of the Code remain recommendatory or informative. The Code applies to new ships of a gross tonnage of 1,600 and above. The specific provisions relating to potentially hazardous noise levels, mitigation and personal protective gear contained in the Code may be applied to existing ships of a gross tonnage of 1,600 and above, as far as reasonable and practical, to the satisfaction of the Administration.

This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-III/6 of STCW Code for the function Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering at the Operational Level, for the function Maintenance and Repair at the Operational Level and the background knowledge to support Controlling the Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons on Board at the Operational Level.

This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-ll/2 of STCW Code for the function Navigation at the Management Level, for the function Cargo Handling and Stowage at the Management Level and the background knowledge to support Controlling the Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons on Board at the Management Level.

This model course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-III/1 of STCW Code for the function Marine Engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Maintenance and Repair and Controlling the Operation of the Ship and Care for Persons on Board at the Operational Level.

The course is essentially balanced between theory (lecture material), practical group exercises and case studies. It consists of a series of exercises structured around the requirements of the international legislation, IMO conventions and instruments, and the required common and homogeneous approach, application of consistent methodology and no blame culture to adopt in the conduct of Maritime safety investigations into marine casualties and marine incidents; as well as to provide reports to the Organization.

The International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures, (2010 FTP Code) was developed with the aim to enhance user friendliness, ensure more uniform application of the requirements on fire testing and generalize the experience gained so far from the application of resolution MSC.61(67). Bearing in mind the intent of developers to formulate the requirements for fire test procedures in a form which would be as close to general industry’s procedures as possible, one of the aims of the Code was to update references to all ISO applicable standards. The present Code contains requirements for the testing process itself: testing laboratories, format of test reports, and provides procedures of type and case-by-case approval of materials, components and structures intended for maritime applications. Taking due account of alternative designs and arrangements which have been made possible by virtue of SOLAS regulation II-2/17, adopted by resolution MSC.99(73) in 2000, the Code also provides for the possibility of conducting alternative tests on a proviso that the level of safety of the tested materials, components and structures set by the Convention is not compromised and corresponds to at least that contained in its prescriptive requirements.