The International Safety Management (ISM) Code is a key mandatory requirement for merchant ships, critical to the improvement of maritime safety and environmental performance.
Agenda: MANDATORY INSTRUMENT AND/OR PROVISIONS ADDRESSING SAFETY
STANDARDS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF MORE THAN 12 INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL ON
BOARD VESSELS ENGAGED ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES
Submitted by: Vanuatu and ICS
ICS's ISM Guidelines provide straightforward and comprehensive guidance on compliance with the ISM Code for anyone involved with developing, implementing and maintaining an SMS.
Agenda: RESPONSE TO MATTERS RELATED TO THE RADIOCOMMUNICATION ITU R STUDY
GROUP AND ITU WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE
Submitted by: Germany, Marshall Islands, ICS, IMSO and CIRM
Maritime trade between Arctic destinations and the rest of the world is expected to expand and an increasing number of ships are now undertaking voyages in polar waters.
Speaking in Manila, the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Esben Poulsson, has called for a comprehensive revision of the IMO STCW Convention which governs global standards for the training and certification of around two million merchant seafarers.
Joint guidelines from ICS and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) aim to support shipping companies by providing advice on how to develop a Polar Water Operational Manual (PWOM) that best suits their needs.
Agenda: REVISION OF THE GUIDELINES ON PLACES OF REFUGE
FOR SHIPS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
(RESOLUTION A.949(23))
Submitted by: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, European Commission, ICS, IUMI, IAPH, BIMCO, IACS, ISU, INTERTANKO and P&I Clubs