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WITHERBY PUBLISHING GROUP
IMO REGULATIONS COMING INTO FORCE
Updated to July 2021
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REGULATION
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Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.324(75)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/04/2022
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SUMMARY
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Amendments to the section ‘Procedures for sampling and verification of the sulphur content of fuel oil and the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)’.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IMDG Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.477(102)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/06/2022
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SUMMARY
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This replaces the entire text of the IMDG Code.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.325(75)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/06/2022
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SUMMARY
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This amends the sections regarding commissioning testing of ballast water management systems and the form of the International Ballast Water Management Certificate.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS Appendix Certificates
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.456(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These relate to the appendix of certificates and the record of equipment, relating to rudder, propeller, thrust, pitch and the operational mode indicator. Specifically Record of Equipment for Cargo Ship Safety (Forms C and E) and Record of Equipment for Passenger Ship Safety (Form P).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Code of Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.457(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships with inert gas systems
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These amendments relate to inert gas systems (specifically inert gas lines, indicators and alarms).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGF Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.458(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships using Gases or other Low-Flashpoint Fuels
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These include amendments related to ship design and arrangement, the fuel containment system, the fuel supply to consumers regulations, power generation (including propulsion and other gas consumers), and fire safety regulations.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the LSA Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.459(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These relate to general requirements for lifeboats and launching and embarkation appliances (specifically relating to stored mechanical power requirements and, for rescue boats that are not survival craft, the option for gravity/manual hoisting).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.474(102)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These relate to ‘Chapter II-1: Construction – Structure, Subdivision and Stability, Machinery and Electrical Installations’, specifically:
- Application
- Towing and mooring equipment
- Calculation of the factor si
- Peak and machinery space bulkheads, shaft tunnels, etc.
- Openings in watertight bulkheads below the bulkhead deck in passenger ships
- Openings in the shell plating below the bulkhead deck of passenger ships and the freeboard deck of cargo ships
- Construction and initial tests of watertight closures
- Internal watertight integrity of passenger ships above the bulkhead deck
- Integrity of the hull and superstructure, damage prevention and control on ro-ro passenger ships
- Damage control information
- Periodical operation and inspection of watertight doors, etc., in passenger ships
- Prevention and control of water ingress, etc.
- Special requirements for ro-ro passenger ships
- Emergency source of electrical power in passenger ships
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGF Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.475(102)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships using Gases or other Low-Flashpoint Fuels
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These include amendments related to the fuel containment system, fire safety, and manufacture, workmanship and testing.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGC Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.476(102)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These include amendments related to the materials of construction and quality control.
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