ISM Code & Guidelines, 2010 Edition, now available
International Safety Management (ISM) Code and Guidelines on Implementation of the ISM Code, 2010 Edition is in stock and ready to ship. This version replaces the ISM Code & Guidelines, 2002 edition.
The ISM is mandatory under SOLAS for passenger ships (including high-speed craft), oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers and cargo high-speed craft of 500 gross tonnage and upwards and for cargo ships and mobile offshore drilling units of 500 gross tonnage and upwards.
The updated edition includes a number of new amendments relating, for instance, to: development of plans for shipboard operations; emergency preparedness; reports and analysis of non-conformities, accidents and hazard occurrences; and certification and verification. A number of IMO circulars are included as well as a new form: Safety Management Certificate.
Effective Mooring, 3rd Edition coming in February
The new, third edition of Effective Mooring is expected to be published in February. This new edition will replace Effective Mooring 2005.
This popular title provides practical guidance on the basic principles of mooring. Throughout the book emphasis is placed on safety, using a detailed understanding of the operational requirements to create a greater awareness of the dangers and hazards.
2009 Hazmat Regulations (49 CFR 100-185) now available
This is a special edition of the United States Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) found in 49 CFR Parts 100-185. It is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use HMR book available. It includes relevant Federal Register Notices placed in-line to show pending regulations before they take effect. Enjoy upgraded graphics, large print, and colored headers that make reading and referencing the HMR user-friendly. This publication presents information clearly so that it can be understood easily.
Benefits:
- Clearly labeled and organized text with colored headers
- Example graphics inserted with relevant text
- Easy to read reference tables
- Tables integrated with relevant sections
- Larger pages, tabs, bold and colored print, and organized tables take the confusion out of navigating the HMR
Código IMSBC now available
The Spanish edition of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, 2009 Edition is now available. Click through for a description of the book in Spanish.
The IMSBC Code replaces the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code). The IMSBC Code, adopted on 4 December 2008 by resolution MSC.268(85), may be applied from 1 January 2009 on a voluntary basis, anticipating its envisaged official entry into force on 1 January 2011.
The primary aim of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, which replaces the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes, is to facilitate the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes by providing information on the dangers associated with the shipment of certain types of solid bulk cargoes and instructions on the procedures to be adopted when the shipment of solid bulk cargoes is contemplated.
GMDSS Manual, 2009 Edition in stock
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Manual, 2009 Edition is now in stock and shipping. This version will replace the GMDSS Manual 2007 edition.
The GMDSS Manual provides, in a single comprehensive publication, an explanation of the principles upon which the GMDSS is based, 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 which form the GMDSS and the Master Plan for the GMDSS.
The 2009 edition is fully updated and includes:
- Description of the development and the concepts of the GMDSS
- Description of the components of the GMDSS, the carriage requirements and the operational procedures
- Excerpts from the relevant SOLAS regulations for the GMDSS
- Supporting resolutions and circulars relevant to the GMDSS
- The IMO performance standards and related ITU-R Recommendations giving the technical detail of the radio equipment
- The NAVTEX Manual, the International SafetyNet Manual and the revised Joint IMO/IHO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information (2009)
- The current GMDSS Master Plan giving the details of the coastal infrastructure and services provided by member administrations
- 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 else concerned with ship communication.
The International Law of the Shipmaster coming soon
The International Law of the Shipmaster is expected to be published in the next month. The book provides a comprehensive review of the laws and regulations governing the shipmaster including customary law, case law, statutory law, treaty law and regulatory law. The book is the only source between two covers which surveys the laws of the shipmaster of all IMO member states, and others by state, for practitioner, court, trainer, master, owner, charterer, shipper, insurer and any person interested in the shipmaster in law.
New Book: Marine Cargo Insurance
Marine Cargo Insurance brings together the case law on marine cargo insurance to assist practitioners, whether they are lawyers, underwriters, insurance brokers or surveyors and investigators, to resolve issues of meaning and interpretation of the Institute Cargo Clauses (ICC), the most widely used standard form of marine cargo insurance cover. The book will examine marine cargo insurance by reference to English and foreign legal cases and the Marine Insurance Act 1906.
New Book: The Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation
The Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation will carefully examine the text of the Rules, all ninety-six articles of the new Convention, and compare them to the text of the Hague-Visby Rules, the instrument currently covering most bills of lading. This book will provide practical and rigorous answers to all the questions one may have as cargo claims come to be governed by the Rotterdam Rules. It will be essential reading for those who need to prepare for the new Rules, including practitioners, claims handlers in P&I Clubs and in-house legal advisers.
2009 Edition of 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters in stock
Title 33 of the US Code of Federal Regulations contains all US regulations dealing with Navigation and Navigable Waters. The Title is organized into three volumes, and the regulations it contains are authored by the US Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
The 2009 Edition of 33 CFR contains all regulations finalized as of October 1, 2009.
Steel: Carriage by Sea, 5th Edition coming soon
The new, fifth edition of Steel: Carriage by Sea is expected to be published in the coming months. This new edition will replace Steel: Carriage by Sea, 4th Edition.
The book, published by Informa Maritime & Professional, provides invaluable information on how to prevent claims arising when transporting steel, including careful handling, good stowage and care of cargo throughout its entire journey. This book covers every aspect of the transportation and surveying of steel products carried on ships.
New Book: Ship Stability OOW
Many students worry that they do not have the mathematical ability for ship stability calculations. Ship Stability OOW addresses this problem by covering the subject in the simplest way possible at a level appropriate for a learner studying either independently or in a class. Work examples and self-assessment questions are provided throughout with tutorial questions at the end of each section. All questions are of a type and standard that are likely to be encountered in real examinations utilizing a full set of stability data supplied in the pocket book.
New Book: FPSO Handbook
The FPSO Handbook is written as a source of reference for marine and offshore professionals. It describes the marine equipment, the oil and gas processing arrangements, and the legislation relating to the marine and offshore industries. This book will also be of value to those involved in the design, construction, operation, inspection and maintenance of FPSOs, whether they are based onshore or offshore.
New Book: Ship Squat and Interaction
Witherby Seamanship International has just published Ship Squat and Interaction. Originally considered as two books, this has been published as a single consolidated volume, part one covering Ship Squat and part two Interaction.
The phenomena of both Ship Squat and Interaction are a major concern for the handling of ships, particularly when ships are operating in shallow waters. Ship Squat can be defined as ‘the decrease in underkeel clearance as a ship moves forward after being static’, this book aims to give a more thorough understanding of these conditions, based on the authors work in this particular area since completing his PhD on the subject in the early 1970s.
Crude Oil Tanker Basics
Witherby Seamanship International has just published Crude Oil Tanker Basics, a new book on the theory & practice of crude oil cargo operations.
What precious time is spent on cargo duties is often used in learning how to use the automated cargo control systems and therefore not covering the basics of operating crude oil tankers (whether they be Suezmax, VLCC or ULCCs) and their related activities such as venting, purging, understanding the operation of cargo pumps and the fundamentals of Inert Gas and Crude Oil Washing Systems to name but a few items.
All of these operations, and more, are explained in this new 192 page book which is supported with photographs taken onboard a new build VLCC.
SOLAS on CD (v7.0, 2009) Now Available
SOLAS on CD (v7.0, 2009) is now available for purchase. This version replaces SOLAS on CD v6, which was released in 2007.
This CD provides a consolidated text of the SOLAS Convention, its Protocols of 1978 and 1988 and amendments in force as on July 1, 2009.
A comprehensive cross-referencing and indexing system allows the user to navigate easily between the provisions of the Convention, its annex and related texts. Pages of the text and of the on-screen manual can be printed out.
SOLAS Consolidated 2009 now available
The new SOLAS Consolidated 2009 Edition is now in stock and shipping.
In order to provide an easy reference to all SOLAS requirements applicable from 1 July 2004, this edition presents a consolidated text of the SOLAS Convention, its Protocols of 1978 and 1988 and all amendments in effect from that date. The 2000 amendments (affecting chapters II-1, II-2, III and V and some of the certificates), the 2001 amendment (affecting chapter VII) and the 2002 amendments (affecting chapters II-1, II-2, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and XII and dividing chapter XI into XI-1 Special measures to enhance maritime safety and XI-2 Special measures to enhance maritime security) have been incorporated into the previous consolidated edition to produce this new one.
Only $166.88. Get the new edition today.
IMDG Code Amendment 34-08 on sale
Just $179.95.
The new IMDG Code and IMDG Code Supplement, were released November 1, 2008. The English editions of the new IMDG Code will be followed by the French and Spanish versions in early 2009. Please note that the IMDG Code, 2008 Edition, will become mandatory on January 1, 2010, and may be applied voluntarily starting January 1, 2009. The previous edition of the IMDG Code, 33-06, will remain valid until the end of 2009.
This new edition is priced competitively. Take advantage of the reduced price for the new IMDG Code Amendment 34-08 and Supplement.
New Guidance from ICS and WSC
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) have published new industry guidance for shippers and container stuffers concerning the safe transport of containers by sea.
The guidance is supported by the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF). ICS and WSC acknowledge that the primary responsibility for the safe transport of containers by sea rests with containership operators but highlight the importance of other parties playing their part—including consignors. Particular emphasis is given in the guidelines of the responsibilities of those involved with the correct packing, labeling and weighing of cargoes when they are stuffed into containers.
The guidance is being distributed free of charge throughout the shipping industry and can be downloaded here: Safe Transport of Containers by Sea: Industry Guidance for Shippers and Container Stuffers
IMSBC Code 2009 Now Available
International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, 2009 Edition now available.
The IMSBC Code replaces the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code). The IMSBC Code, adopted on 4 December 2008 by resolution MSC.268(85), may be applied from 1 January 2009 on a voluntary basis, anticipating its envisaged official entry into force on 1 January 2011.
The primary aim of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, which replaces the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes, is to facilitate the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes by providing information on the dangers associated with the shipment of certain types of solid bulk cargoes and instructions on the procedures to be adopted when the shipment of solid bulk cargoes is contemplated.
Timeline
The IMSBC Code may be applied from 1 January 2009 on a voluntary basis, anticipating its envisaged official entry into force on 1 January 2011, from which date it will be mandatory under the provision of the SOLAS Convention.
Changes
To keep pace with the expansion and progress of industry, in recent years, the Code has undergone many changes, including:
- Fully updated individual schedules for solid bulk cargoes
- New individual schedules for such cargoes as spent cathodes and granulated tyre rubber
- New provisions about sulphur
- References to the most recent SOLAS amendments
- Updated information from the 2008 edition of the IMDG Code
Additional Information
This publication presents additional information that supplements the IMSBC Code, such as the Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers and Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds.
The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and Supplement is commended to Administrations, shipowners, shippers and masters and all others concerned with the standards to be applied in the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes, excluding grain.
Manual on Oil Pollution, Section V, 2009 Edition
Manual on Oil Pollution – Section V: Administrative Aspects of Oil Pollution Response, 2009 Edition
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its thirty-third session, agreed that a new section V of the IMO Manual on Oil Pollution, dealing with administrative aspects and, in particular, with the roles and functions of entities which could be involved in an oil pollution emergency and its aftermath, should be developed. The present text is a revision of the first edition of the Manual, published in 1998, taking into account changes and new information on the topic since the original version.
This section of the Manual on Oil Pollution is intended to provide the reader, in particular on-scene commanders, lead agencies and others involved in the management of oil pollution response, with an appreciation of the various interests involved in an oil pollution emergency and its aftermath, as well as a general review of the international legal regimes governing limitation of liability and compensation for oil pollution damage.
This section is not intended to provide an authorized or definitive commentary on the legal relationships between the various entities involved in an oil pollution emergency or an interpretation of relevant international conventions. The reference section includes sources of more comprehensive information on these subjects, and the reader is encouraged to make use of them if more detailed information is required.
BCH Code, 2009 Edition
This publication contains the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) and information related to that Code. The Code was originally adopted in 1971 and was altered by a series of amendments between 1972 and 1983 before an amended version was adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 1985 and by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in 1986. There have been further amendments, the most recent of which were adopted by the MEPC by resolution MEPC.144(54) in March 2006 and by the MSC by resolution MSC.212(81) in May 2006. These came into force on 1 August 2007.
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