Nautical Publications & IMO Instruments Requirements

Regulations


The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-first session (10 to 19 May 2006), and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-third session (18 to 22 July 2005), in order to give guidance on the carriage of publications on board ships, approved the IMO requirements on carriage of publications on board ships as set out in the article. The publications (regardless of formats) which to be kept onboard ships are listed in below table.

Electronic Inclinometer - New SOLAS Requirement

Navigational


The 107th session of the Maritime Safety Committee was held from 31 May to 9 June 2023. In this regard, Committee adopted the proposed amendments to chapter V of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, in relation carriage of electronic inclinometer. This amendment should be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2025 and enter into force on 1 January 2026.

GMDSS requirements for radio installations on board SOLAS ships - 2024

Regulations


The Sub-Committee on Navigation, Radio-Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), at its ninth meeting (21-30 June 2022), considering amendments to Chapter IV of SOLAS, resolution MSC.496(105) adopted, according to which, the circular No. COMSAR.1/Circ.32/Rev.1 related to the modernization of radio equipment (GMDSS) and harmonizing the requirements related to them. In this technical article, the second edition (COMSAR.1/Circ.32/Rev.2) of this directive is explained, which has become effective from January 1, 2024 for all ships subject to the SOLAS Convention.