The Mariner's Blog

  • 1 jun 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Port State Control, 2012 Edition

IMO has just published Procedures for Port State Control, 2012 Edition, which replaces the previous edition published in 2000. Read on to learn wha...

  • 25 may 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling

IMO has published Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling to Minimize the Transfer of Invasive Aquatic Species (Ships' Biofo...

  • 18 may 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's New Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code

IMO has just released a new publication: the Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code, 2012. Read on to learn more about it.

  • 4 may 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New 2011 TDC Code

IMO has just finalized the Code of Safe Practice for Ships carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 2011 (2011 TDC Code), which replaces the previous editio...

  • 20 abr 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New 2010 FTP Code

IMO has just published the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP Code), 2010 Edition, which replaces the previous e...

  • 3 abr 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Norwegian Charts Now Available

Charts produced by Norway's Kartverket (Norwegian for "Mapping Authority") are now available in the United States as print-on-demand charts as th...

  • 30 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 2012

IMO has just published the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 2012 Edition, which replaces the previous edition published in 1996....

  • 22 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
NGA Region 8 Limited

Customers looking to purchase NGA charts in region 8 (the South Pacific Islands) will find a considerably reduced selection of coverage available t...

  • 16 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
What e-Navigator Means for You

A number of UKHO distributors met with UKHO representatives in Baltimore this week to prepare for the launch of Admiralty’s e-Navigator. The system...

  • 9 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
North American ECA Will Change Shipping Forever

This August, the US and Canada will begin enforcing recent amendments to international regulations for air pollution from ships. Under the new stan...

  • 2 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Class 4 isn't only for solids

When generalizing the 9 hazmat classes, Class 4 is typically described as “Flammable Solids,” which is actually a misnomer. Each of the three Class...

  • 24 feb 2012
  • Tim Gossett
What are official ENCs?

ECDIS mandation is coming. On a rolling timetable starting in July this year, certain vessels will be required to use ECDIS as the primary means of...