Regulatory Primer for Mates & Masters Covering Current & New Regulations Issue 06, September 2015

Do you know what has came in to force on the 1st July 2015?, or what new requirements are effective from 1st January 2016 for STS operations or ships carrying solid bulk cargoes for example? What is required at the ships next dry-docking or what cannot be extended beyond 25 years after the ships delivery date? All these questions and more are covered in this new pocket book to bring you right up-to-date with what is happening and required in the world of shipping today. 

Whether preparing for a Certificate or employed in the business of shipping, either on board or ashore, you cannot afford to be without this little pocket book that brings you up to date with what is happening in the industry today. Presented as Q&As with supporting Notes. 

This current issue covers those items that are affecting ships today or confirmed for the near future, whether from Ballast Water Treatment requirements, Bridge Nav Watch Alarm Systems, Emissions, Green Passports, ECAs, Goal based standards, MARPOL, SOLAS and ISM amendments, emergency towing requirements or the many changes concerning lifeboat release gear and their interim protective measures.

Crammed with information to brief you on what is required in shipping today, making it a must have to bring you up to date.