The Mariner's Blog

  • Nov 17, 2014
  • Charles Hays
SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) consolidated 2014 released from IMO

The recent release of SOLAS Consolidated, 2014 edition from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) marks a new  chapter in the evolution of...

  • Aug 29, 2014
  • Charles Hays
What's new in the International Safety Management (ISM) Code 2014 edition

The International Safety Management (ISM) Code 2014 edition was released on June 23, 2014 by the International Maritime Organization. It replaces i...

  • Feb 1, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
IMO and Others: "Solution to Piracy Comes from Within Somalia"

IMO together with a number of industry bodies (ICS, BIMCO, OCIMF, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, IPTA, and ISF) remain convinced that the only long-term ...

  • Jan 18, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
Head of IMO Names Safety at Sea and Combating Piracy as Top Goals

At the start of 2013, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu said that halving lives lost at sea, eradicating pirate attacks, and ensuring the releas...

  • Jan 11, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
New Requirements for Lifeboat Safety in 2013

Amendments were adopted for the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in May 2011 to reduce the liklihood of accidents du...