Shipping Regulations

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC)

International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC)

International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (BUNKER)

Review of the North-East Shipping Management Plan (July 2019)

Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008

Merchant Shipping Regulations 2026

The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925

Yacht Masters Guide

Merchant Shipping (Ships Medical Stores) Regulations, 2025

Merchant Shipping (Shipowners Insurance) Regulations, 2025

Merchant Shipping (Flag State Control) Regulations, 2025

Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Regulations, 2025

Merchant Shipping (Underwater Noise Reduction) Regulations, 2025

Technologies to reduce ship URN

MMN 26 004 Joint Paris/Tokyo MoU CIC on Cargo Securing

Circular IMM 133(26) Implementation of electronic certificates (e-certificates)

Annual Report 2024

MMN 25 008 Guidelines for the New PSC Regulation in Türkiye

MMN 25 008 Guidelines for the New PSC Regulation in Türkiye

SDC-158 (26) Belize Medical Certification Required for Seafarers

MMN 25 009 IMMARBE’S CODE OF STANDARDS FOR YACHTS IN COMMERCIAL OR PRIVATE USE

MMN 24 011r1, Guidelines for the Implementation of MLC 2022 Amendments

Bermuda Guidance Notice 2026-04 - Current Legislation

Bermuda Guidance Notice 2025-02 - Guidance on Ship Shore Drills

Bermuda Guidance Notice 2022-03 - Port State Control

Bermuda Guidance Notice 2021-08 Discharge of Sewage Sludge

Strategic Plan 2026-2030

Fuel EU Maritime Compliance Cycle 2026

IMO Embarkation/Disembarkation Guidelines

Guidelines for lifting Appliances

TP 15577 – Navigation Safety Assessment Process National Guidelines (06/2023)

TP 15566 – Guide for Canadian Vessels’ Operators for Compliance with the Marine Safety Management System Regulations

TP 15491 – Small Vessel Compliance Program - Tug Guidance Notes (06/2024)

TP 15415 – Canadian Modifications for the Vessel Construction and Equipment Regulations

TP 15627 – Canada’s Maritime Security Strategic Framework

Guidance Note 07/2026 (Rev.1.0) Voluntary Compliance Levels for Pleasure Yachts Engaged in Private Use

Guidance Note 08/2025 (Rev.1.1) Pilot Transfer Arrangements

Guidance Note 04/2026 (Rev.1.0) Additional Voluntary Flag Notations For Yachts

Notice on Improving the Quality of Ship Internal Audits

Notice on Implementation of Revised Guidelines for Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection/Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation(MSC.1/Circ.1331/Rev.1)

Notice on the list of Rules and Guidelines released by CCS (from January 2026 to March 2026)

Key Developments in Navigation and Safety Discussed at NCSR

Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

Regulations on construction and equipment

Buying a second-hand recreational craft

Compensation for oil pollution damage

Dominica Maritime regulations 2002

Harbour Pilotage Act Parliamentary Act No. 21 of 16 March 2012, as last amended by Parliamentary Act No. 31 of 17 March 2022 (Pilotage Act)

Executive order No. 6 of 7 October 2013 from the Faroese Maritime Authority for Preventing Piracy and Armed Robbery against Faroese Ships

Directive No. 90, dated 25 May 2000, Regarding Watchkeeping Onboard Ships

Maritime (Navigation Safety) Regulations 2014

Maritime (Investigation and Inquiry Procedures) Regulations 2014

Maritime (Carriage of Specific Cargoes) Regulations 2014

Maritime (Safe Ship Management Systems) Regulations 2014

Maritime (Collision Prevention) Regulations 2014

Maritime (Cargo Stowage and Securing) Regulations 2014

Maritime (ISPS Code) Regulations 2014

Marine (Pollution Prevention and Management) Regulations 2014

Application of Cargo-Tank venting Requirements to Combined Chemical/Oil Tankers

Unified Interpretation Relating to the International Grain Code

Law of Georgia On the Maritime Space

The Law of Georgia on the Labour of Seafarers

On establishing the Navigation Regime and Navigation Rules in the territorial sea of Georgia

Ghana Compliance and Enforcement Acts

Resolution MEPC. 335 (76) - 2021 Guidelibes on the Shaft/Engine Power Limitation System to Comply with the EEXI Requirements and Use of a Power Reserve

REG Cruise Passenger Vessels fitted with Gas Turbines

Launching Appliances - Replacement Intervals for Synthetic Fibre Rope Falls

Notice to all Recognised Organisations, Ship Managers, Masters and Engineers

Heightened Maritime Security Risk – Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Adjacent Sea Areas

Implementation of SOLAS Chapter II-1, Regulation 3-13 – Lifting Appliances and Anchor Handling Winches

Revision of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC) – Part I – Introduction of Revised DMLC Part I (Rev.02) and Validity Period

Implementation of IMO Resolution MSC. 560 (108) – Amendments to Section A-VI/1-4 of the STCW Code (Personal Safety and Social Responsibility – PSSR)

Annual Report on the Performance of Recognized Organizations and Recognized Security Organizations Between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025

Marine Department Environmental Report 2024

Steering Committee on Systemic Reform of the Marine Department Final Report

Update of Study on the Next Generation of Large Containerships and Its Potential Implications for the Port of Hong Kong Marine Department Hong Kong SAR Government September 2006

A guide to ballast water management

Common structural rules

Condition Assessment Program

Condition Monitoring

Thermography Analysis

Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan

Class Notations

Maritime Safety Committee - 111th Session (MSC 111) 13th - 22nd May 2026

INTLREG Regulatory Bulletin 2026 – Summer Edition

INTLREG Guidance for Battery Operated Vessels 2023

Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management 2021

Merchant Shipping (Qualified Owners of Manx Ships) (Relevant Countries) Regulations 2025

The Isle of Man Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels

The Isle of Man code of Safe Working Practice for the Construction and use of 15 meter (LOA) to less than 24 meter (L) Fishing Vessels

Hovercraft Act 1968

Small Vessel Safety Equipment Carriage Requirements

Prohibition on Discharge of Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) Wastes in Port Waters

Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone Geneva 29 April 1958

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Montego Bay 10 December 1982

Middle East Conflict – Guidance on Safety, Security and Operational Precautions

Procedures for Lay-Up

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)

Interpretation of "To the Satisfaction of the Administration" in International Conventions and Code

Decarbonization Magazine

Notice for Amendments to the KR Technical Rules (Guidance Relating to the Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships Pt 5)

Revision of “Guideline for Shaft Generator Systems”

Establishment of the “Guidelines for Operating Hazard Analysis”

Establishment of the “Guidelines for Approval of Metallic Materials in Hydrogen Service”

Revision of “Guideline of Structural Assessment for Liquefied Gas Carriers with Type A and B Prismatic Tanks

Revision of “Guidelines for Ships of Polyethylene”

Establishment of the “Guidelines for Approval-In-Principle(AIP)”

Establishment of the "Guidelines for Liquefied Natural Gas Dispersion Analysis"

Transfer of Ownership - Guidelines

Periodic Servicing of Lifeboats, Life Rafts and Rescue Boats, Launching appliances and Release gear

Fire and Abandoning Ship Drills

Fire protection Systems, Appliances and Compressed Gas Cylinders Periodic Maintenance, Inspection and Testing

Embarkation Arrangement's for Remotely Located Survival Craft

Carriage of Bauxite that may Liquify

Escape Arrangements from the Lower Part of Machinery Spaces

Resuscitators for Medical Oxygen Cylinders

Revised Interim Guidance on the Use of Biofuels Under Regulations 26, 27, and 28 of MARPOL Annex VI (DCS and CII)

Unified Interpretations to the BWM Convention and the BWMS Code

Carriage of Dangerous Goods - Document of Compliance with the Special Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods under the Provisions of SOLAS Regulation II-2/19, as amended and Paragraph 7.17 of the 200 HSC Code, as amended.

2024 Guidelines for the Development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan, as Amended

Good practice Guide for pilots

Radio Handbook

New Zealand Marine Oil Spill Readiness and Response Strategy 2022–2026

Cabotage Act

Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) Regulations, 2025

Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Act 2019

Non-Convention Vessels Regulations, Edition 1 July 2024

Regulations of 16 December 2025 No. 2652 on the Construction, Equipment and Supervision of Small Cargo Ships

Inspections of ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft in regular service

Regulations on vessels used by associations or societies

Open wooden ships carrying more than 12 passengers

Ballast water management on ships and mobile offshore units

Ships using fuel with a flashpoint of less than 60°C

Special rules for protected or historical ships carrying more than 12 passengers

Marine Newsletter Vol VIII, No. 6 (June 2026)

Prevention of Vibration in Ships, 2004

Guidelines for the Safe carriage of Alternative Fueled Vehicles (AVFS) on ro-Ro SHIPS and on Board Charging of Electric Vehicles, October 2022

Guidelines for the Safety of Ships Using Fuel Cell Power Installations, May 2022

Recommendation for Assessing Design instances Based on Application of Alternative Methods in the Hull Structural Design of CSR Ships, May 2022

Requirements for Turbochargers, July 2024

Repair of Cast Copper Alloy propellers, January 2025

Principles of Approval of Computer Programs, January 2021

Type Testing Procedure for Synthetic Materials for Aftmost Propeller Shaft Bearings, January 2026

Offshore Mooring Chain, July 2024

Performance Standards for Water Level Detection Systems used on Ships, July 2025

Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Maneuvering Performance of Ships

Guidelines on the Application of Provisions of the Technical Code on Control of Emission of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines

Guidelines on fatigue Assessment of Ships

Guidelines on the Ship Hull Scanning Procedure and Assessment of the 3D Model

Guidelines on Survey of Manned Submersibles and Ship's Diving Systems under Construction and in Service

Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (Appeals Rules of Procedure) Regulation 2022

Raise of Security Level for vessels trading in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman

Responsibilities of the Companies for the seafarers assigned onboard Sierra Leonean Ships

Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) for ships calling at EU ports or anchorage areas

Laid Up Vessels

No. 5 of 2026 - Requirements for Singapore-Registered Pleasure Craft

No.3 of 2026 - Revalidation of Certificates Issued Under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (SCTW 1978) as Amended by Singapore

Port Marine Circular No.03 of 2026 - Maritime Declaration of Health

Port Marine Circular No.03 of 2026 - Maritime Declaration of Health

Port Marine Circular No.04 of 2026 - Updated Measures for Use of E-vaporizers in Singapore From 3 March 2026

Admiralty Jurisdiction Act (No. 40 of 1983)

Suppression Of Unlawful Acts Against The Safety Of Maritime Navigation (No. 42 of 2000) - Sect 1

Licensing of Shipping Agents Act (No. 10 of 1972)

Ports ordinance, 2016

Tanzania Zanzibar Maritime Authority Act of No.5 2009

The Maritime Transport Act, No. 5 of 2006 (Minimum Safe Manning requirements)

Guidance for the Handling, Preparation & Storage of Food

Guidance on the Basic Elements of a Shipboard Occupational Health and Safety Program

Marine Pollution Act

Passenger Vessel Safety Rules No. 1 of 2025

Republic of Vanuatu Maritime Regulations