Full Description
Originally published in 1984, this book provides a survey of the shipping rules adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during the latter part of the 20th Century. Its scope is wide-ranging, and, since the measures adopted by the IMO cover a great variety of disciplines, the papers in this book are written with clarity and authority by a number of experts
Contents
1. IMO Structure, Relationship with other Organisations and Future Development 2. The Conventions of Ship Construction, Design and Equipment 3. The Tonnage Measurement of Ships Convention, 1969 4. IMO: Codes for Chemical and Gas Carriers 5. The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code 6. The Carriage of Radioactive Materials 7. The International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 8. The Law on Safe Navigation at Sea: Part 1 General Rules 9. The Law on Safe Navigation at Sea: Part 2 - The Collision Rules 10. Safety and Communications in Shipping 11. The Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention, 1978 12. Technical Assistance 13. The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic 14. The Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 15. The Carriage of Passengers and the Athens Convention in the United Kingdom 16. Intervention at Sea 17. Liability for Oil Pollution from Ships 18. The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 19. Marpol 73/78 20. The Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances
