International Maritime Organization

This course gives practical guidance, training and basic qualifications for seafarers responsible for the care and use of, and in-emergency response to, the fuel on board ships subject to the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code). It contains exercises structured around the safe operation of ships, their installations of systems for propulsion machinery and auxiliary power generation machinery using gas or other low-flashpoint fuel.

This “basic” course provides training to navigation officers to operate ships in Polar waters and to address those additional provisions deemed necessary for consideration beyond existing requirements of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions, in order to take into account the climatic conditions of Polar waters and to meet appropriate standards of Maritime safety and pollution prevention.

This model course is practical and theoretical, and consists of a series of exercises performed on a ship handling simulator. Classroom lectures, to provide the necessary theoretical background for the exercises, are included. Particular items dealt with in these lectures are illustrated either by including them as part of an exercise or by a separate simulator demonstration. Bridge teamwork is dealt with either as interactive Computer Based Training (CBT) or lecture.

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 1972) has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1972 and entered into force in July 1977. It was amended in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001. This publication contains the fully consolidated text of the 1972 Convention. It supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition.

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREG 1972) has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1972 and entered into force in July 1977. It was amended in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001. This publication contains the fully consolidated text of the 1972 Convention. It supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition.

La Convention internationale de 1972 sur la sécurité des conteneurs (Convention CSC de 1972) a deux objectifs :

• maintenir un degré élevé de sécurité de la vie humaine lors du transport et de la manutention des conteneurs en spécifiant des procédures d’essais et des normes de résistance qui se sont révélées acceptables au fil des ans; et
• faciliter les transports internationaux par conteneurs au moyen d’une réglementation internationale uniforme en matière de sécurité qui soit applicable de façon égale à tous les modes de transport en surface. Ainsi la prolifération de réglementations nationales divergentes en matière de sécurité pourra-t-elle être évitée. 

Les amendements à la Convention CSC de 1972 adoptés par la résolution MSC.355(92) entrent en vigueur le 1er juillet 2014 et incluent :

• de nouvelles définitions au début des annexes I et II, ainsi que des amendements apportés en conséquence pour garantir l’uniformité de la terminologie employée dans toutes les parties de la Convention CSC de 1972;
• des amendements pour aligner toutes les dimensions et unités physiques sur le système SI;
• l’introduction d’une période transitoire pour le marquage des conteneurs dont la capacité de gerbage est limitée; et
• l’ajout dans l’annexe III de la liste des défaillances qui ne requièrent pas que le fonctionnaire chargé du contrôle décide la mise hors service immédiate mais exigent la prise de mesures de sécurité supplémentaires visant à garantir la poursuite du transport en toute sécurité.

ترمي الاتفاقية الدولية لسلامة الحاويات لعام 1972 إلى تحقيق هدفين :

• الحفاظ على مستوى عالٍ من السلامة للأرواح البشرية لدى نقل الحاويات ومناولتها ، وذلك بالنصّ على إجراءات مقبولة للاختبارات ومتطلبات للمتانة ذات صلة بذلك ؛
• النصّ على لوائح دولية موحدة للسلامة تنطبق بصورة متكافئة على جميع أنماط النقل البري والبحري ، مما يسمح بالتالي بتفادي وجود لوائح سلامة وطنية متضاربة .

والتعديلات على اتفاقية سلامة الحاويات لعام 1972 التي اعتُمدت بالقرار MSC.355(92) تدخل حيّز التنفيذ في 1 تموز/يوليو 2014 وتتضمّن ما يلي :

• تعاريف جديدة في بداية المرفقين I و II ، فضلاً عن التعديلات التي تستتبعها ، لضمان الاستخدام الموحّد للمصطلحات في نصّ اتفاقية سلامة الحاويات لعام 1972 بأكمله ؛
• تعديلات ترمي إلى التعبير عن مختلف القياسات والوحدات المادية بنظام الوحدات الدولية (SI) ؛
• اعتماد فترة انتقالية لوسم الحاويات ذات الإمكانية المحدودة من حيث التكديس ، على النحو الذي تقتضيه المواصفة القياسية ذات الصلة بذلك ؛
• في ما يتعلق بالمرفق III ، إدراج قائمة بالعيوب التي لا تتطلّب من المسؤول عن المراقبة اتخاذ قرار فوري بسحب الحاوية من الخدمة ، بل تقتضي اتخاذ إجراءات إضافية لضمان سلامة النقل باستمرار .

The safety of fishers and fishing vessels forms an integral part of IMO’s mandate; however, the fishing industry, from a global perspective, does not have an acceptable safety record and, while there may be a number of factors that have contributed to this, there can be no doubt that the lack of an effective internationally binding regulatory regime has played a significant part in the status quo. The Cape Town Agreement of 2012 was a renewed commitment for the provisions of the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol to come into force and is expected to play an important part in improving safety standards and reducing the loss of life in the fisheries sector.

The Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident requires a Maritime safety investigation to be conducted into every “very serious marine casualty”, which is defined as a marine casualty involving the total loss of the ship or a death or severe damage to the environment.

The Code also recommends an investigation into other marine casualties and incidents, by the flag State of a ship involved, if it is considered likely that it would provide information that could be used to prevent future accidents.