International Maritime Organization

La présente publication comprend la version actualisée des trois instruments de l’Organisation maritime internationale (OMI) les plus importants traitant des engins de sauvetage, à savoir :

• le Recueil international de règles relatives aux engins de sauvetage (Recueil LSA) (résolution MSC.48(66));
• la Recommandation révisée sur la mise à l’essai des engins de sauvetage (résolution MSC.81(70)); et
• le Recueil de règles pratiques pour l’évaluation, la mise à l’essai et l’acceptation de prototypes d’engins et de dispositifs de sauvetage nouveaux (résolution A.520(13)).

This consolidated edition of the FAL Convention includes the 2022 amendments (resolution FAL.14(46)) adopted at the forty-sixth session of the FAL Committee. These amendments, which enter into force on 1 January 2024, address single window systems, electronic transmission of data, lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to counteract the effects of corruption.

The publication also includes the 2023 amendments (resolution FAL.15(47)) that are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2025. These amendments affect Recommended Practice 7.11, and aim to address the need to combat illicit activities in the national facilitation programmes of Governments.

The International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) presents engineering specifications for fire safety equipment and systems required by SOLAS chapter II-2 including, among others: international shore connections; personnel protection: fire extinguishers: fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems; fixed foam fire-extinguishing systems; fixed pressure water-spraying and watermist fire-extinguishing systems; automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm systems; fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems; sample extraction smoke detection systems; low-location lighting systems; fixed emergency fire pumps; arrangement of means of escape; fixed deck foam systems; inert gas systems; and fixed hydrocarbon gas detection systems.

This course provides mandatory minimum training in fire prevention and fire fighting and is based on the provisions of table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code.

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.

The GMDSS Manual provides, in a single comprehensive publication, an explanation of the principles upon which the GMDSS is based, including the radiocommunication requirements and recommendations for its implementation, the operational performance standards and technical specifications to be met by GMDSS equipment, and the procedures for and method of operation of the various radio services that form the GMDSS and the Master Plan for the GMDSS.

The 2024 edition contains the latest information emanating from the IMO project on the modernization of the GMDSS, which was completed in 2022 and led to the overall revision of relevant SOLAS regulations and many other mandatory and non-mandatory IMO instruments related to the GMDSS. This edition also includes:

• An introduction to the GMDSS, including a description of the GMDSS concept;
• A description of the components of the GMDSS, carriage requirements and operational procedures;
• Detailed information regarding terrestrial and satellite-based radiocommunication systems used in the GMDSS;
• Information concerning ongoing work at IMO related to future radiocommunication systems and services;
• Information on promulgation of Maritime safety information and Search and rescue related information, including NAVTEX and enhanced group call services;
• Excerpts from the relevant SOLAS regulations for the GMDSS;
• Supporting IMO resolutions relevant to the GMDSS;
• The current GMDSS Master Plan, giving the details of the coastal infrastructure and services provided by Member States; and
• Extracts from the ITU-R Radio Regulations giving the radio regulatory background.

The Manual is intended for use by ship personnel, shore operators, trainers, administrations, regulators and anyone concerned with ship radiocommunications.

La présente publication fournit des informations pratiques utiles aux gouvernements, en particulier ceux des pays en développement, aux Administrations, aux propriétaires de navires, aux autorités chargées du contrôle par l’État du port, aux agences de protection de l’environnement et autres parties prenantes sur les implications de la ratification, de la mise en œuvre et du contrôle du respect de la Convention sur la gestion des eaux de ballast.

Son objectif est d’encourager les gouvernements à ratifier la Convention et à la mettre en œuvre et la faire respecter comme il convient. Il est à noter toutefois qu’à des fins juridiques, il faudrait systématiquement se reporter au texte de la Convention faisant foi.

This publication presents:

• International goal-based ship construction standards for Bulk carriers and Oil tankers (resolution MSC.287(87))
• Associated SOLAS amendments (MSC.290(87)), making the Standards mandatory
• Guidelines for the verification of conformity with goal-based construction standards for Bulk carriers and Oil tankers (MSC.296(87))
• Guidelines for the information to be included in a Ship Construction File (MSC.1/Circ.1343)
• Generic Guidelines for developing IMO goal-based standards (MSC.1/Circ.1394)

This Guide aims to identify and describe the key considerations directly associated with a response to a marine oil spill in ice and snow conditions anywhere in the world. By addressing elements of planning and preparedness for marine and coastal oil spills, in addition to the fate and behaviour of oil spills in ice and snow as well as potential response strategies and options, this guide aims to assist incident managers and decision makers in safely implementing an effective response.

Le présent Guide a été élaboré dans le but de regrouper les textes existants de l’Organisation maritime internationale (OMI) relatifs à la sûreté maritime dans un vade-mecum facile à consulter du chapitre XI-2 de la Convention internationale de 1974 pour la sauvegarde de la vie humaine en mer (Convention SOLAS) et du Code international pour la sûreté des navires et des installations portuaires (Code ISPS) en vue d’aider les États à promouvoir la sûreté maritime en mettant en place le cadre juridique, les pratiques et les procédures administratives connexes, ainsi que les ressources matérielles techniques et humaines nécessaires.

Il a pour double objectif d’aider les Gouvernements contractants à la Convention SOLAS à mettre en œuvre et à faire appliquer les dispositions du chapitre XI-2 de la Convention SOLAS et du Code ISPS et à en vérifier le respect et de servir d’aide et de référence à ceux qui exécutent des activités de renforcement des capacités dans le domaine de la sûreté maritime.

Dans cette deuxième édition, les recommandations approuvées par le Comité de la sécurité maritime (MSC) sur l’élaboration d’une législation en matière de sûreté maritime ainsi que sur la gestion des cyber-risques maritimes ont été incorporées et des références renvoyant à des renseignements complémentaires ont été révisées et mises à jour afin d’appuyer la mise en œuvre du Code ISPS.