The co-coordinated broadcast and automatic reception on 518 kHz of maritime safety information by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy using the English language.

The agency of the United Nations which is responsible for measures to improve the safety of international shipping and to prevent marine pollution from ships.

Transport of dangerous goods by sea is regulated by IMDG Code in order to prevent injury to persons or damage to ships and their cargoes. Transport of marine pollutants is primarily regulated to prevent harm to the marine environment.

IMCA is the international trade association representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies.

This code provides international standards for the life-saving appliances required by the SOLAS Convention.

One of the oldest components of the UN system of specialized agencies involved over the years in appraising and seeking to improve and regulate conditions for seafarers.

The institute founded in London in 1991. Associates are entitled to use the letters Assoc. IIMS after their names and full members can style themselves MIIMS.

The International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk.

The International Code for Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk adopted by IMO by resolution MSC.5(48).

This Convention governs the measurement of ship, s size in accordance with enclosed cubic capacity. The size of a ship is then quoted as a gross tonnage.

STCW 78/95 defines the standards for the training and qualification for deck and machinery department and radio communication.

For the purpose of the Convention, two positions of hatchways, doorways and ventilators are defined.

ICLL 1966 and its Protocol of 1988 are a comprehensive set of regulations to determine the minimum allowable freeboard and defines conditions of load line assignment.

see MARPOL 73/78.

All around the world more than 10 billion tons of ballast water are carried in ships each year, containing thousands of species of aquatic animals and plants, creating problems for the marine environment and human health...

see SOLAS 1974.

The revised and renamed Intact Stability Code (IS Code). The 2008 IS Code consists of two different parts: Part A which include the mandatory stability criteria; and Part B which provides guidance and recommendations.

The International Chamber of Shipping is the international trade association for merchant ship operators.

The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk. The IBC Code contains the IMO regulations that govern the design, construction, and outfitting of new built or converted chemical tankers.

INTERCARGO represents the interests of owners, operators and managers of dry cargo shipping.