International Maritime Organization

The aim of this Guideline is to provide essential information and a practical aid to oil spill response personnel for the development of response strategies and for the implementation of oil spill containment and clean-up measures in a fast water environment. It is intended for personnel who already have an understanding of the basics of oil containment and recovery using conventional spill response equipment, such as booms and skimmers, and provide information on the particular considerations and strategies that are required for pollution response in fast currents.

The Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels were adopted by the Assembly of the Organization in 1981 by resolution A.469(XII).

These Guidelines included guidance on intact stability that was later incorporated into the Code on Intact Stability for all types of ships covered by IMO instruments. To take account of the adoption of this Code and amendments to the SOLAS Convention that have entered into force after 1981, new Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels were adopted in 2006. These new Guidelines also include a form of Document of Compliance for Offshore supply vessels.

The publication contains:

• 2017 Guidelines for the implementation of MARPOL Annex V (resolution MEPC.295(71))
• 2012 Guidelines for the development of garbage management plans (resolution MEPC.220(63))
• Consolidated MARPOL Annex V, including amendments adopted by MEPC.277(70))

Fatigue is a hazard because it may affect a seafarer’s ability to do their job effectively and safely. Importantly, fatigue affects everyone regardless of skill, knowledge and training. These guidelines were developed to inform each party that has a direct involvement in ship safety (seafarers, Administrations, ship designers, companies, training providers, etc.) of the nature of fatigue, its causes, preventive measures and countermeasures.

Approved by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the guidelines in this publication are composed of self-contained modules addressing the issue of fatigue from different angles: the company, the seafarer, awareness and training, ship design, and the Administration and port State authorities. It also includes examples of sleep and fatigue monitoring tools and of fatigue event report information.

This document provides guidance on the application of the waste assessment guidelines (WAG) using low technology and low cost methods. For example, it contains details on low cost sampling, testing, information gathering and documenting, consistent with the WAG, to allow characterization of the Dredged material and selection of suitable disposal sites, including guidance on simple and low cost monitoring of disposal activities, and feedback surveys to improve decision making.

La presente publicación tiene por objeto refundir el material de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI) existente relacionado con la protección marítima en una guía que facilita la lectura del capítulo XI-2 del Convenio internacional para la seguridad de la vida humana en el mar, 1974 (Convenio SOLAS) y el Código internacional para la protección de los buques y de las instalaciones portuarias (Código PBIP), a fin de ayudar a los Estados a promover la protección marítima mediante la elaboración del marco jurídico requerido, prácticas y procedimientos, así como los recursos humanos y técnicos necesarios.

La Guía está destinada a asistir a los Gobiernos Contratantes del Convenio SOLAS en la implantación, verificación, cumplimiento y aplicación de las disposiciones del capítulo XI-2 del Convenio SOLAS y del Código PBIP. También debería servir de ayuda y referencia para las personas encargadas de llevar a cabo actividades de creación de capacidad en el ámbito de la protección marítima.

En esta segunda edición de la Guía se han incorporado orientaciones aprobadas por el Comité de seguridad marítima (MSC) respecto de la elaboración de legislación marítima, así como de la gestión de los riesgos cibernéticos marítimos, y se incluyen referencias actualizadas a información adicional para respaldar la implantación del Código PBIP.

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.

The Organization and Management volume discusses the global search and rescue (SAR) system concept, establishment and improvement of national and regional SAR systems, and cooperation with neighbouring States to provide effective and economical SAR services.

A new edition of the IAMSAR Manual is published every three years. The 2022 edition includes amendments, adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and approved by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its 103rd session in May 2021 by means of MSC.1/Circ.1640, which become applicable on 1 June 2022.

The Mobile Facilities volume is intended to be carried on board rescue units, aircraft and vessels to help with the performance of a search, rescue or on-scene coordinator function and with aspects of search and rescue that pertain to their own emergencies.

A new edition of the IAMSAR Manual is published every three years. The 2022 edition includes amendments, adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and approved by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its 103rd session in May 2021 by means of MSC.1/Circ.1640, which become applicable on 1 June 2022.