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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), and related amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make it mandatory, marking an historic milestone in the Organization’s work to protect ships and people aboard them, both seafarers and passengers, in the harsh environment of the waters surrounding the two poles.   The Polar Code and SOLAS amendments were adopted during the 94th session of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which was meeting at the Organization's London headquarters for its 94th session, from 17 to 21 November 2014.    The Polar Code covers the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in waters surrounding the two poles.    Ships trading in the polar regions already have to comply with all relevant international standards adopted by IMO, but the newly adopted  SOLAS chapter XIV “Safety measures for ships operating in polar waters”, adds additional requirements, by making mandatory the Polar Code (Preamble, Introduction and Part I-A (Safety measures)).     The Polar Code highlights the potential hazards of operating in polar regions, including ...

During MSC 94, from 17 to 21 November 2014 IMO held t 94th Session of Maritime Safety Committee during this week, from 17 to 21 November where the Polar Code and related amendments to SOLAS adopted to make the Code mandatory.Polar Code adoption marked a historic milestone in the Organization's work to protect ships and people aboard them, both seafarers and passengers, in the harsh environment of the waters surrounding the two poles.The Polar Code covers the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in waters surrounding the two poles.Ships trading in the polar regions already have to comply with all relevant international standards adopted by IMO, but the newly adopted SOLAS chapter XIV "Safety measures for ships operating in polar waters", adds additional requirements, by making mandatory the Polar Code (Preamble, Introduction and Part I-A (Safety measures)).The Polar Code highlights the potential hazards of operating in polar regions, including ice, remoteness and rapidly changing and severe weather conditions, and provides goals and functional requirements in relation to ship design, construction, equipment, operations, training, and search and rescue, relevant to ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters. As ...

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which meets at the Organization’s London headquarters for its 94th session, from 17 to 21 November 2014,  is expected to approve the IGF Code.   The MSC will be invited to approve, with a view to subsequent adoption, the draft International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), along with proposed amendments to make the Code mandatory under SOLAS.    The IGF Code will provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low-flashpoint fuels, focusing on liquefied natural gas (LNG),  to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved.   The Code addresses all areas that need special consideration for the usage of low-flashpoint fuels, based on a goal-based approach, with goals and functional requirements specified for each section forming the basis for the design, construction and operation of ships using this type of fuel.    Source: IMOIn the starting, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is ...

IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which meets at the Organization's London headquarters for its 94th session, from 17 to 21 November 2014,  is expected to adopt the Polar Code. The MSC will be invited to consider, with a view to adoption, the draft International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), and the proposed draft new SOLAS chapter XIV “Safety measures for ships operating in polar waters”, to make the Code (Preamble, Introduction and Part I-A (Safety measures)) mandatory.   The draft SOLAS amendments were approved at the last session, with a view to adoption at the current session, along with the Polar Code.    The Polar Code contains additional design, construction, equipment, operational, training, and search and rescue requirements for ships operating in the harsh environment of Arctic and Antarctic waters, with the aim of preventing accidents and pollution, and protecting ships, seafarers and passengers.   Because it contains both safety and environment related provisions, the Polar Code will be mandatory under both SOLAS and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).   Last October, MEPC 64 approved the necessary draft amendments to make the environmental provisions in the the Polar Code mandatory under ...

From 17 to 21 November 2014, IMO Headquarters, London IMO'sMaritime Safety Committee (MSC), which meets at the Organization's London headquarters for its 94th session, from 17 to 21 November 2014, is expected to adopt the Polar Code and related amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make it mandatory.The MSC will also have a number of other items on its busy agenda, including approval of the draft SOLAS amendments to make mandatory the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code); further work on its action plan on passenger ship safety; and the consideration of items put forward by the sub-committees.Draft mandatory Polar Code and SOLAS amendments to be considered for adoptionThe MSC will be invited to consider, with a view to adoption, the draft International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), and the proposed draft new SOLAS chapter XIV "Safety measures for ships operating in polar waters", to make the Code (Preamble, Introduction and Part I-A (Safety measures)) mandatory.The draft SOLAS amendments were approved at the last session, with a view to adoption at the current session, along with the Polar Code.The ...