Submitted by ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, INTERMANAGER, International Group of P&I Clubs, OCIMF, IFSMA, Maritime Safety Committee, 100th Session , Agenda Item 14, August 2018.
Provides information and guidance on the special training requirements for personnel on ships subject to the IGF Code. Assists shipowners and operators with preparations for compliance with the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) and the associated training and certification requirements in the STCW Convention.
ICS is deeply concerned about the apparent new policy of the Italian Government to close its ports to migrants rescued by vessels operated by humanitarian NGOs.
Submitted by Liberia, Marshall Islands, BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO, and WSC, Intersessional Meeting On Consistent Implementation Of Regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI, Agenda Item 2, May 2018.