LIST OF IMO CONVENTIONS
Key IMO Conventions
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified
by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and by the Protocol of 1997 (MARPOL)
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW) as amended, including the 1995 and 2010 Manila Amendments
Other conventions relating to maritime safety and security and ship/port interface
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG), 1972
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965
International Convention on Load Lines (LL), 1966
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation(SUA), 1988, and Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (and the 2005 Protocols)
International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972
Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO C), 1976
The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (SFV), 1977, superseded by the The 1993 Torremolinos Protocol; Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F), 1995
Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement (STP), 1971 and Protocol on Space Requirements for Special Trade Passenger Ships, 1973
Other conventions relating to prevention of marine pollution
International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (INTERVENTION), 1969
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (LC), 1972 (and the 1996 London Protocol)
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC), 1990
Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (OPRC-HNS Protocol)
International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS), 2001
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009
Conventions covering liability and compensation
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC), 1969
1992 Protocol to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND 1992)
Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material(NUCLEAR), 1971
Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (PAL), 1974
Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC), 1976
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), 1996 (and its 2010 Protocol)
International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007
Other subjects
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (TONNAGE), 1969
International Convention on Salvage (SALVAGE), 1989
List of amendments expected to enter into force this year and in the coming years
1 January 2021 - MARPOL amendments - Cargo residues and tank washings of persistent floating noxious liquid substances
Adopted by MEPC 74:
Amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high-viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes), following concerns about the environmental impact of permissible discharges. The amendments add new paragraphs to MARPOL Annex II Regulation 13 – Control of discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances, to require prewash and discharge of residue/water mixture generated during the prewash to a reception facility, for specific products, in specified areas (North West European waters, Baltic Sea area, Western European waters and Norwegian Sea).
1 January 2021 - IBC code, IMSBC code, ESP code
Adopted by MSC 101:
مجموعة شاملة من التعديلات على المدونة الدولية لبناء وتجهيز السفن التي تحمل مواد كيميائية خطرة بكميات كبيرة (رمز IBC) ، بما في ذلك الفصول المنقحة 17 (ملخص الحد الأدنى من المتطلبات) ، 18 (قائمة المنتجات التي لا تنطبق عليها الكود ) و 19 (فهرس المنتجات المنقولة بكميات كبيرة) و 21 (معايير لتعيين متطلبات النقل للمنتجات الخاضعة لرمز IBC).
The consolidated edition of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code), incorporating amendment 05-19. The 2019 amendments include updates to various schedules, such as new individual schedule for BAUXITE FINES as a Group A cargo, as well as editorial amendments. The amendments are incorporated into a consolidated IMSBC Code, to include all amendments to date, since the IMSBC Code was first adopted in 2008.
Amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code), to update the Code.
1 April 2022
Adopted by MEPC 75:
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on Sulphur content definition and sampling
Amendments to Regulation 2 ‘Definitions’, to include new definitions for “Sulphur content of fuel oil” - meaning the concentration of Sulphur in any fuel oil, measured in % m/m as tested in accordance with standard acceptable to the Organization; “Low-flashpoint fuel”, to mean gaseous or liquid fuel having a flashpoint lower than otherwise permitted under paragraph 2.1.1 of SOLAS regulation II-2/4; “MARPOL delivered sample”, to mean the sample of fuel oil delivered in accordance with regulation 18.8.1 of MARPOL Annex VI; “In-use sample”, to mean the sample of fuel oil in use on a ship; and “On board sample”, to mean the sample of fuel oil intended to be used or carried for use on board that ship.
Fuel oil sampling and testing - amendments to Regulation 14 ‘Sulphur oxides (SOX) and particulate matter’, to add new paragraphs related to in-use and onboard fuel oil sampling and testing, to add new paragraphs to require one or more sampling points to be fitted or designated for the purpose of taking representative samples of the fuel oil being used or carried for use on board the ship. The representative samples of the fuel oil being used on board are to be taken in order to verify the fuel oil complies with the regulation.
Appendix I amendments to the International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) certificate - Consequential amendments to update the IAPP certificate to add a reference to sampling points and also to note where there is an exemption to the provision for low-flashpoint fuel.
Appendix VI on the Fuel verification procedure for MARPOL Annex VI fuel oil samples consequential amendments to verification procedures, to cover verification of the representative samples of in-use fuel oil and on board fuel oil.
1 June 2022
Adopted by MEPC 75:
Amendments to BWM Convention
Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention), concerning commissioning testing of ballast water management systems and the form of the International Ballast Water Management Certificate.
1 June 2022 - IMDG Code 40-20
Adopted by MSC 102:
Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) (amendment 40-20) related to segregation requirements for alcoholates; segregation in relation to liquid organic substances; classification and transport of carbon, following incidents involving the spontaneous ignition of charcoal; classification of UN portable tanks for multimodal transport; and provisions for labels.
1 January 2024 - SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code
Adopted by MSC 101:
Amendments to the appendix to the annex to the 1974 SOLAS, concerning the addition of a footnote to Forms C, E and P in the Records of Equipment.
Amendments to chapter 15 of the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code), relating to inert gas systems.
Amendments to parts A and A-1 of the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), including those relating to regulations on loading limit for liquefied gas fuel tanks, regulations for fuel distribution outside of machinery space, regulations for internal combustion engines of piston type and fire protection for fuel storage hold space; and amendments relating to the protection of the fuel supply for liquefied gas fuel tanks, aimed at preventing explosions.
Amendments to chapters IV and VI of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA Code), relating to general requirements for lifeboats and launching and embarkation appliances.
Adopted by MSC 102: safe mooring
تعديلات على الفصل الثاني - 1 من الاتفاقية الدولية لسلامة الأرواح في البحر (SOLAS) ، المتعلقة بالسحب والرسو. تتطلب التعديلات على لائحة SOLAS II-1 / 3-8 (معدات السحب والرسو) تصميمات مناسبة وآمنة للاستخدام لترتيبات الإرساء ، وإدخال نظام الصيانة والتفتيش ، بالإضافة إلى التوثيق المناسب. المعتمدة ، والتي تغطي تصميم ترتيبات الإرساء واختيار معدات الإرساء والتجهيزات المناسبة للرسو الآمن ؛ وفحص وصيانة معدات الإرساء بما في ذلك الخطوط ؛ بالإضافة إلى التوجيهات المنقحة بشأن معدات القطر والرسو على ظهر السفن. @التعديلات على الأجزاء B-1 و B-2 و B-4 من SOLAS الفصل II-1 المتعلقة بمتطلبات سلامة مانعة لتسرب الماء. من المتوقع أن تدخل التعديلات حيز التنفيذ في 1 يناير 2024.
تعديلات على المدونة الدولية لسلامة السفن التي تستخدم الغازات أو أنواع الوقود منخفضة الاشتعال (كود IGF) ، المتعلقة بأنظمة احتواء الوقود والسلامة من الحرائق ولحام المواد المعدنية والاختبارات غير المدمرة. @تعديلات على المدونة الدولية لبناء وتجهيز السفن التي تحمل الغازات المسيلة السائبة (رمز IGC) ، المتعلقة باختبارات إجراءات اللحام لخزانات الشحن وأوعية ضغط العمليات.