CHAPTER 1

Latest and Upcoming Changes in IMO,ILO Conventions

1.1) IMO & ILO Amendments In The Last Five Years

1.2) Discussion of the Amendments to SOLAS/MARPOL/STCW 2010/MLC
2006/LOADLINE etc.,

Revised conventions by the year 2014:

New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementation
Subjects Resolution No. Size Convention
Existing types Date
Entry into force
Ship

New 18 November
Alternative 2009 MODU Code MODU All
Ship 2014
methods for Chapter 14
SOLAS
lifeboat drills on MSC.387(94)
Existing
MODUs 2014/11/18 - - -
Ship

MARPOL Annex New

All All 2014/10/01
I - Amendment Ship
to Form A and MARPOL Annex I
Form B of MEPC.235(65) MARPOL
Supplements to 2014/10/01 Existing
All All 2014/10/01
the IOPP Ship

Certificate -

New
- - -
MARPOL Annex CAS Ship
I - Amendment MEPC.236(65) MARPOL
to CAS (5) - 2014/10/01 Existing Oil
All 2014/10/01
Ship Tanker

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementation
Subjects Resolution No. Size Convention
Existing types Date
Entry into force
Ship

PS: Ships

carrying not

more than
Containment of SOLAS II-2/9
New 36
fire for ro-ro MSC.338(91) All 1 July 2014 SOLAS
Ship passengers
spaces, etc. 2014/07/01
Cargo ship:
500GT or
over

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 Existing
- - -
Ship

SOLAS II-1/3- New 1,600GT or

All 1 July 2014
12,Code on noise Ship over

levels on board
Protection
ships SOLAS
against noise
MSC.337(91), Existing
- - -
MSC.338(91) Ship

2014/07/01

PS: 500GT

or over
New
Fixed local SOLAS II- All Cargo ship: 1 July 2014
Ship
application fire- 2/10.5.6.3 2,000GT or
SOLAS
fighting MSC.338(91) over
systems 2014/07/01
Existing
- - -
Ship

PS: All

New Cargo ship:

All 1 July 2014
Ship 500GT or
SOLAS II-2/10.4 over
Fire-fighter’s
MSC.338(91) SOLAS
communication
2014/07/01 PS: All

Existing Cargo ship: The first survey

All
Ship 500GT or after 1 July 2018

over

PS: All
SOLAS II-2/1 & 10,
New Cargo ship:
FSS Code Chapter All 1 July 2014
Types of fire- Ship 500GT or
3 SOLAS
fighter’s outfits over
MSC.338(91)
2014/07/01
Existing All PS: All 1 July 2019

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 Ship Cargo ship:

500GT or
over

PS: All

New Cargo ship:

All 1 July 2014
Ship 500GT or
Means of
SOLAS II-2/15 over
recharging
MSC.338(91) SOLAS
breathing
2014/07/01 PS: All
apparatus
Existing Cargo ship:
All 1 July 2014
Ship 500GT or
over

PS: All

New Cargo ship:

Protection of All 1 July 2014
SOLAS II-2/20 Ship 500GT or
vehicle, special
MSC.338(91) over SOLAS
category and
2014/07/01
ro-ro spaces
Existing
- - -
Ship

PS: All

New Cargo ship:

All 1 July 2014
Ship 500GT or
over

Recovery of SOLAS III/17-1 The first

persons from MSC.338(91) periodical or SOLAS

the water 2014/07/01 PS: All renewal safety

Existing Cargo ship: equipment

All
Ship 500GT or survey after 1
over July 2014,

whichever
comes first

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 PS: All
FSS Code Chapter New Cargo Ship:
Amendment to All 1 July 2014
3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 Ship 500GT or
FSS Code
& 14 over SOLAS
Chapter 3, 5, 7,
MSC.339(91)
8, 9, 12, 13 & 14
2014/07/01 Existing
Ship

IBC Code - New Chemical

All 2014/06/01
Amendments to IBC Code Ship Tanker
Chapter 17, 18 MEPC.225(64) MARPOL
and 19 of IBC 2014/06/01 Existing Chemical
All 2014/06/01
Code - Ship Tanker

New Chemical
Amendment to All 1 June 2014
IBC Code Ship Tanker
IBC Code
MSC.340(91) SOLAS
Chapter 17, 18
2014/06/01 Existing Chemical
& 19 All 1 June 2014
Ship Tanker

Enlarge the 1988 Protocol on New

All 24m or over 1 January 2014
summer zones Load Line Ship
at the South Convention/Reg.47 LL
end of South MSC.329(90) Existing
All 24m or over 1 January 2014
Africa waters 2014/01/01 Ship

MARPOL Annex New

All All 2014/01/01
III - Prevention Ship
of pollution by
MARPOL Annex III
harmful
MEPC.193(61) MARPOL
substances
2014/01/01 Existing
carried by sea All All 2014/01/01
Ship
in packaged
form

ESP Code SOLAS XI-1 New - - - SOLAS

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 MSC.325(90) Ship

2014/01/01
Oil

Existing Tanker 500GT or

1 January 2014
Ship and Bulk over

Carrier

New
Clarification of - - -
2000 HSC Ship
annual survey
Code/Chapter 14
for EPIRB SOLAS
MSC.326(90) High
installed on Existing
2014/01/01 Speed All 1 January 2014
high speed craft Ship
Craft

PS: All

New Cargo Ship:

FSS Code Chapter All 1 January 2014
Amendment to Ship 500GT or
6, 8
FSS Code over SOLAS
MSC.327(90)
Chapter 6 & 8
2014/01/01
Existing
- - -
Ship

Ships

New carrying
All 1 January 2014
Ship IMDG
IMDG Code
cargo
Amendment to MSC.328(90)
SOLAS
IMDG Code MSC.328(90)
Ships
2014/01/01
Existing carrying
All 1 January 2014
Ship IMDG
cargo

Prohibition of New
SOLAS VI/5-2 - - -
the blending of Ship
MSC.325(90) SOLAS
bulk liquid
2014/01/01
Existing All All 1 January 2014
cargoes and

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production Ship
processes

during sea
voyages

PS: All

New Cargo ship:

All 1 January 2014
Ship 500GT or
SOLAS V/14 over
Minimum safe
MSC.325(90) SOLAS
manning
2014/01/01 PS: All
Existing Cargo ship:
All 1 January 2014
Ship 500GT or
over

New
- - -
Operational Ship
testing of free- SOLAS III/20
fall lifeboats MSC.325(90) PS: All SOLAS
(free-fall 2014/01/01 Existing Cargo ship:
All 1 January 2014
testing) Ship 500GT or
over

120m or

over, or
Onboard
having
stability New
PS three or 1 January 2014
computer or SOLAS II-1/8-1 Ship
more main
shore-based MSC.325(90) SOLAS
vertical
support for 2014/01/01
zones
passenger
ships
Existing
- - -
Ship

Clarification of SOLAS VII/4 New Ships

All 1 January 2014 SOLAS
transport MSC.325(90) Ship carrying

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information 2014/01/01 IMDG
relating to the cargo
carriage of

dangerous Ships

goods Existing carrying

All 1 January 2014
Ship IMDG
cargo

Revised conventions by the year when entering into force 2015:

Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Ship Implementation

Subjects Size Convention
Entry into Existing types Date

force Ship

Implementation Any designated on

New
of Tier III for MARPOL All All or after 1 January
Ship
new NOx Annex VI 2016
MARPOL
emission MEPC.251(66)
control area 2015/09/01 Existing
- - -
(ECA) Ship

-the building
LNG
contract is placed
carrier,
on or after 1
vehicle
September 2015;
Expansion of carrier, ro-
MARPOL or
scope of ro cargo
ANNEX VI New -in the absence of
application of ship, ro-ro All MARPOL
MEPC.251(66) Ship a building contract,
EEDI passenger
2015/09/01 the keel of which is
requirements ship,
laid, or which is at a
cruise
similar stage of
passenger
construction, on or
ship
after 1 March 2016;

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Ship Implementation

Subjects Size Convention
Entry into Existing types Date

force Ship

or

-the delivery of

which is on or after
1 September 2019.

Existing
- - -
Ship

MARPOL Annex New

MARPOL All All 2015/01/01
I and II - Ship
Annex I and II
Enforcement of
RO Code
the Code for MARPOL
MEPC.237(65),
Recognized Existing
MEPC.238(65) All All 2015/01/01
Organization Ship
2015/01/01
(RO Code) -

Passenger

Ship/Craft:
SOLAS III/19,
All Cargo
HSC COde, New
All Ship/Craft: 1 January 2015
MODU Code Ship
500GT or
MSC.350(92),
Enclosed space above
MSC.351(92),
entry and MODU: All SOLAS
MSC.352(92),
rescue drills
MSC.357(92), Passenger
MSC.358(92), Ship/Craft:
MSC.359(92) Existing All Cargo
All 1 January 2015
2015/01/01 Ship Ship/Craft:

500GT or
above

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Ship Implementation

Subjects Size Convention
Entry into Existing types Date

force Ship

MODU: All

New
All All 1 January 2015
SOLAS III/19 Ship
Passenger ship
MSC.350(92) SOLAS
safety
2015/01/01 Existing
All All 1 January 2015
Ship

PS: All

Cargo
New
All ship: 1 January 2015
Ship
500GT or
ISM Code Part
over
ISM Code Part A
SOLAS
A MSC.353(92)
PS: All
2015/01/01
Cargo
Existing
All ship: 1 January 2015
Ship
500GT or
over

Ships

New carrying
All 1 January 2015
Ship IMSBC
IMSBC Code cargo
IMSBC Code MSC.354(92) SOLAS

2015/01/01 Ships

Existing carrying
All 1 January 2015
Ship IMSBC
cargo

Clarification on SOLAS V/19 New - - - SOLAS

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Ship Implementation

Subjects Size Convention
Entry into Existing types Date

force Ship

carriage MSC.350(92) Ship

requirements 2015/01/01
for BNWAS PS: not later than

applied to ships the first survey after

constructed 2016/01/01 Cargo

before 1 July ship: 3,000GT or

2002 over: not later than

the first survey after

2016/01/01 Cargo

PS: All Ship of 500GT or

Cargo over but less than

Existing
All Ship: 3,000GT: not later
Ship
150GT or than the first survey
over on or after

2017/01/01 Cargo

Ship of 150GT or

over but less than

500GT: not later

than the first survey

on or after
2018/01/01

SOLAS XI-1/1, New

All All 1 January 2015
ICLL, Code for Ship

Recognized
Adoption of the Organizations SOLAS XI,
RO Code MSC.349(92), LL,
Existing
MSC.350(92), All All 1 January 2015
Ship
MSC.356(92)
2015/01/01

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Revised conventions by the year when entering into force 2016:

New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

PS: All
Ships
Cargo Ships keel laid
New operating
ship: 500 on or after 1
Ship in Polar
GT or January 2017
Waters
over
SOLAS XIV, Polar Code
Safety
MSC.386(94), By the first
measures of SOLAS
MSC.385(94) intermediate or
Polar Code PS: All
2017/01/01 Ships renewal
Cargo
Existing operating survey,
ship: 500
Ship in Polar whichever
GT or
Waters occurs first,
over
after 1 January
2018

PS: All

Cargo
New
All ship: 500 1 July 2016
Ship
Clarification GT or
of spaces to SOLAS II-2/10 over
be provided MSC.380(94) SOLAS
with fire 2016/07/01 PS: All

extinguishers Cargo
Existing
All ship: 500 1 July 2016
Ship
GT or
over

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Ships
New
carrying All 1 July 2016
Verification of Ship
SOLAS VI/2 containers
the gross
MSC.380(94) SOLAS
mass of
2016/07/01 Ships
containers Existing
carrying All 1 July 2016
Ship
containers

Revision of New 500 GT

Cargo ship 1 July 2016
certificate Ship or over
SOLAS appendix
forms in
MSC.380(94) SOLAS
SOLAS (Form
2016/07/01 Existing 500 GT
C and Form Cargo ship 1 July 2016
Ship or over
E)

Oil Tanker
New 500GT or
and Bulk 1 July 2016
Ship over
Amendments SOLAS XI-1/2 Carrier
to 2011 ESP MSC.381(94) SOLAS
Code 2016/07/01 Oil Tanker
Existing 500GT or
and Bulk 1 July 2016
Ship over
Carrier

Carriage of SOLAS XI-1/ 7, MODU PS: All

portable Code Chapter 15, 1989 Cargo
atmosphere- MODU Code Chapter 15, ship: 500
New
testing 2009 MODU Code Chapter All GT or 1 July 2016 SOLAS
Ship
instruments 15 over
for enclosed MSC.380(94), MODU:
spaces MSC.382(94), All

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

MSC.383(94), PS: All

MSC.384(94) Cargo
2016/07/01 ship: 500
Existing
All GT or 1 July 2016
Ship
over

MODU:
All

MARPOL New
All All 1 March 2016
Annex VI - Ship
Amendments MARPOL Annex
to regulations VI/2,13,Appendix I
MARPOL
2,13 and the MEPC.258(67)
Existing
supplement 2016/03/01 All All 1 March 2016
Ship
to the IAPP
certificate

MARPOL New
All All 1 March 2016
Annex III - Ship
Amendment

to the
appendix on MARPOL Annex
criteria for III/Appendix
MARPOL
the MEPC.257(67)
Existing
identification 2016/03/01 All All 1 March 2016
Ship
of harmful

substances in

packaged
form

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

MARPOL New
All All 1 March 2016
AnnexI - MARPOL Annex I/43 Ship
Amendment MEPC.256(67) MARPOL
to regulation 2016/03/01 Existing
All All 1 March 2016
43 Ship

IMO III Code, ICLL, TONNAGE, New 1 January

All All
Instruments SOLAS VI/39-41 Ship 2016 LL,
Implementati A.1070(28), A.1083(28), TONNAGE
on Code (III A.1084(28), A.1085(28) Existing 1 January , SOLAS
All All
Code) 2016/01/01 Ship 2016

IMO MARPOL ANNEX New 1 January

All All
Instruments I,II,III,IV,V,VI Ship 2016
Implemention MEPC.246(66),MEPC.247( MARPOL
Code (III 66) Existing 1 January
All All
Code) 2016/01/01 Ship 2016

Oil Tanker, Ships keel laid

New
Chemical All on or after 1
Ship
Tanker January 2016
MARPOL Annex I, IBC
Mandatory
code, BCH code
carriage the first
MEPC.248(66),
requirements renewal MARPOL
MEPC.249(66),MEPC.250(
for a stability Oil Tanker, survey after 1
66) Existing
instrument Chemical All January 2016,
2016/01/01 Ship
Tanker but not later

than 1 January
2021

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Ships keel laid

New Gas
All on or after 1
Ship Carrier
July 2016

Installation of IGC Code By the first

Stability MSC.370(93) renewal SOLAS

Instruments 2016/01/01 survey on or
Existing Gas
All after 1 July
Ship Carrier
2016 but not

later than 1
July 2021

Ships keel laid

New Chemical
All on or after 1
Ship Tanker
January 2016

Installation of IBC Code By the first

Stability MSC.369(93) renewal SOLAS

Instruments 2016/01/01 survey on or
Existing Chemical
All after 1 January
Ship Tanker
2016 but not

later than 1
January 2021

Ships keel laid

New Gas
All on or after 1
IGC Code Ship Carrier
Amendments July 2016
MSC.370(93) SOLAS
to IGC Code
2016/01/01
Existing
- - -
Ship

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Ships

Carrying

Motor

Vehicles

with

Compresse Cargo
Ships keel laid
New d ship:
on or after 1
Ship Hydrogen 500GT or
January 2016
or over
Requirements
Compresse
for Vehicle
d Natural
Carriers
Gas in their
Carrying
Tanks as
Motor
SOLAS II-2/20-1 Fuel
Vehicles with
MSC.365(93) SOLAS
Compressed
2016/01/01 Ships
Hydrogen or
Carrying
Compressed
Motor
Natural Gas
Vehicles
in their Tanks
with
as Fuel
Compresse Cargo

Existing d ship: 1 January

Ship Hydrogen 500GT or 2016

or over

Compresse

d Natural

Gas in their

Tanks as
Fuel

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

PS: All

Cargo Ships keel laid

New
Means of All ship: on or after 1
SOALS II-2/13 Ship
Escape from 500GT or January 2016
MSC.365(93) SOLAS
Machinery over
2016/01/01
Spaces
Existing
- - -
Ship

Ships

New carrying 1 January

All
Ship IMDG 2016
IMDG Code Cargo
Amendments
MSC.372(93) SOLAS
to IMDG Code
2016/01/01 Ships

Existing carrying 1 January

All
Ship IMDG 2016

Cargo

PS: All

Cargo Ships keel laid

Fire New
All ship: on or after 1
Resistance SOLAS II-2/9 Ship
500GT or January 2016
for MSC.365(93) SOLAS
over
Ventilation 2016/01/01
Systems
Existing
- - -
Ship

Extended SOLAS II-2/4, IBC Code, Oil Tanker Ships keel laid
New 8,000DW
Application of FSS Code Chapter 15 Chemical on or after 1 SOLAS
Ship T or over
Inert Gas MSC.365(93), Tanker January 2016

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Systems MSC.369(93),
Existing
MSC.367(93) - - -
Ship
2016/01/01

1 January

2016
PS: All Ships

Cargo regardless of
New
Testing All ship: date of
SOLAS II-1/29 Ship
Requirements 500GT or construction
MSC.365(93) SOLAS
of Steering over may be
2016/01/01
Gear applied this
regulation.

Existing
- - -
Ship

SOLAS Chapter XIII, New

- - -
ICLL(88 Protocol), STCW Ship
III Code made MSC.373(93),
SOLAS
mandatory MSC.374(93),
Existing
MSC.375(93) - - -
Ship
2016/01/01

PS: All
Lifejackets
LSA Code Chapter 2 Cargo Ships keel laid
Reference New
MSC.368(93) All ship: on or after 1 SOLAS
Test Device Ship
2016/01/01 500GT or January 2016
(RTD)
over

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementati Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size
Existin on Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Existing
- - -
Ship

Ships

Designed
Firefighting PS: All
to Carry
for Ships Cargo Ships keel laid
New Containers
Designed to ship: on or after 1
SOLAS II-2/10 Ship on or
Carry 500GT or January 2016
MSC.365(93) above the SOLAS
Containers over
2016/01/01 Weather
on or above
Deck
the Weather
Deck
Existing
- - -
Ship

Revised conventions by the year when entering into force 2017:

Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

Ballast Water New

All All 8 September 2017
Ballast Water Management Ship
BWM
Management Convention
Convention
Convention Existing
All All 8 September 2017
2017/09/08 Ship

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

Amendments to Marine diesel

the NOx New engines installed on
NOx Technical ALL ALL
Technical Code Ship or after 1 September
Code
related to gas- 2017 MARPOL
MEPC.272(69)
fuelled engines
2017/09/01
and dual fuel Existing
- - -
engines Ship

Record for New

All All 1 September 2017
operational Ship
MARPOL
compliance with
Annex VI
NOx Tier III MARPOL
MEPC.271(69)
emission Existing
2017/09/01 All All 1 September 2017
control areas Ship

(ECA)

Amendments to New Chemical

All 1 September 2017
guidelines for MARPOL Ship Tanker
the Annex
categorization II/Appendix I MARPOL
of noxious MEPC.270(69) Existing Chemical
All 1 September 2017
liquid 2017/09/01 Ship Tanker

substances

- Ships contracted for

Discharge of MARPOL construction on or
sewage from ANNEX IV after 1 June 2019
New Passesnger
passenger MEPC.274(69), ALL - Ships keel laid on or MARPOL
Ship ship
ships within MEPC.275(69) after 1 June 2019, in
special area 2017/09/01 the absence of a

building contract

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

- Ships delivered on
or after 1 June 2021

- 1 June 2021 other

than those specified

in below;
- 1 June 2023 for

existing passenger

ships en route

directly to or from a

port located outside

Existing Passesnger
ALL the special area and
Ship ship
to or from a port

located east of

longitude 28˚10' E

within the special

area that do not

make any other port

calls within the

special area

MARPOL New
All All 1 January 2017
Polar Code and Annex I, II, IV Ship
Amendment to and V
MARPOL
MARPOL Annex MEPC.264(68),
Existing
I, II, IV and V MEPC.265(68) All All 1 January 2017
Ship
2017/01/01

MARPOL Annex MARPOL New Ships keel laid on or

All All MARPOL
I - Tanks for oil Annex I/12 Ship after 1 January 2017

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

residues MEPC.266(68) Existing

All All 1 January 2017
(sludge) 2017/01/01 Ship

1 January 2017
Ships
Administrations may
New carrying
All apply it on a
Ship IMSBC
Amendments to voluntary basis as
cargo
the International IMSBC Code from 1 January 2016.
Maritime Solid MSC.393(95) SOLAS
Bulk Cargoes 2017/01/01 1 January 2017
Ships
(IMSBC) Code Administrations may
Existing carrying
All apply it on a
Ship IMSBC
voluntary basis as
cargo
from 1 January 2016.

500
New Ships keel laid on or
SOLAS II-2/4 Tanker GT or
Venting Ship after 1 January 2017
and 11 over
arrangements of SOLAS
MSC.392(95)
cargo tanks
2017/01/01 Existing
- - -
Ship

1. Ships contracted
Newly
for construction on or
enactment of
SOLAS II-1, II- Ships using after 1 January 2017
the International
2, IGF Code gases or 2. Ships keel laid on
Code of Safety New
MSC.391(95), other low- All or after 1 July 2017, SOLAS
for Ships using Ship
MSC.392(95) flashpoint in the absence of a
Gases or other
2017/01/01 fuels building contract
Low-flashpoint
3. Ships delivered on
Fuels (IGF
or after 1 January

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

Code) 2021

Ships using Ships converted to

gases or use gases or other

Existing
other low- All low-flashpoint fuels
Ship
flashpoint on or after 1 January
fuels 2017

PS: All

Cargo
New
All ship: 1 January 2017
SOLAS Ship
500GT
Revision of Appendix
or over
certificate forms MSC.392(95),
SOLAS
in SOLAS （IGF MSC.394(95),
PS: All
Code related) MSC.395(95)
Cargo
2017/01/01 Existing
All ship: 1 January 2017
Ship
500GT
or over

Ships fitted
PS: All
with vehicle,
Cargo
New special
ship: 1 January 2017
Ship category
SOLAS II-2/20 500GT
Air quality and ro-ro
MSC.392(95) or over SOLAS
control system spaces
2017/01/01

Ships fitted PS: All

Existing with vehicle, Cargo
1 January 2017
Ship special ship:
category 500GT

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

and ro-ro or over

spaces

1. Ships contracted

for construction on or

after 1 January 2017

Ships using
2. Ships keel laid on
gases or
New or after 1 July 2017,
other low- ALL
Ship in the absence of a
Amendments to STCW I, V, flashpoint
building contract
STCW and STCW Code fuels
3. Ships delivered on
STCW Code MSC.396(95), STCW
or after 1 January
(IGF Code MSC.397(95)
2021
related) 2017/01/01

Ships using Ships converted to

gases or use gases or other

Existing
other low- ALL low-flashpoint fuels
Ship
flashpoint on or after 1 January
fuels 2017

Revised conventions by the year when entering into force 2018:

Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

2016 Guidelines BWM New ・Ballast Water BWM

All All
for approval of Convention Ship Management Convention

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

ballast water MEPC.279(70) Systems type

management 2018/10/28 approved on or
system (G8) after 28 October

2018
・Ballast Water

Management
Systems installed

on or after 28
October 2020

・Ballast Water

Management

Systems type

approved on or

after 28 October
Existing
All All 2018
Ship
・Ballast Water

Management

Systems installed

on or after 28
October 2020

Oil tankers
New 500GT
and Bulk 1 July 2018
Ship or over
SOLAS XI-1/2 carriers
Amendments to
MSC.412(97) SOLAS
2011 ESP Code
2018/07/01 Oil tankers
Existing 500GT
and Bulk 1 July 2018
Ship or over
carriers

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

Amendments to ships
New
STCW STCW operating in All 1 July 2018
Ship
Convention and Convention and polar waters
STCW Code STCW Code
STCW
(requirements MSC.416(97),
ships
related to Polar MSC.417(97) Existing
operating in All 1 July 2018
water 2018/07/01 Ship
polar waters
operations)

MARPOL New 5,000GT

Data collection All 1 March 2018
Annex VI Ship or over
system for fuel
MEPC.278(70), MARPOL
oil consumption
MEPC.282(70) Existing 5,000GT
of ships All 1 March 2018
2018/03/01 Ship or over

Oil Tanker
MARPOL Annex New 150GT
Oil/Chemical 1 March 2018
I - Amendment MARPOL Ship or over
Tanker
to Form B of Annex I
MARPOL
Supplements to MEPC.276(70)
Oil Tanker
the IOPP 2018/03/01 Existing 150GT
Oil/Chemical 1 March 2018
Certificate Ship or over
Tanker

Declaration for New

All All 1 March 2018
HME Ship
MARPOL
substances, and
Annex V
revision for MARPOL
MEPC.277(70)
Form of Existing
2018/03/01 All All 1 March 2018
Garbage Record Ship

Book

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 Requirement New

Resolution No. Ship Implementation

Subjects Ship types Size Convention
Entry into Existing Date

force Ship

Oil tanker
New 500 GT
and Bulk 1 January 2018
Ship or over
SOLAS XI-1/2 carrier
Amendments to
MSC.405(96) SOLAS
2011 ESP Code
2018/01/01 Oil tanker
Existing 500 GT
and Bulk 1 January 2018
Ship or over
carrier

1 January 2018

Contracting

Governments may

Ships apply the

New
carrying All amendments in
Ship
IMDG Cargo whole or in part on

a voluntary basis

from 1 January
IMDG Code 2017
Amendments to
MSC.406(96) SOLAS
IMDG Code
2018/01/01 1 January 2018

Contracting

Governments may

Ships apply the

Existing
carrying All amendments in
Ship
IMDG Cargo whole or in part on

a voluntary basis

from 1 January
2017

Revised conventions by the year when entering into force 2019:

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementation
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size Convention
Existing Date
Entry into force
Ship

Ballast Water

Management
New
All All Systems installed on
Ship
BWM or after 28 October
Convention 2020
BWM
BWMS Code MEPC.296(72),
Convention
MEPC.300(72) Ballast Water

2019/10/13 Management
Existing
All All Systems installed on
Ship
or after 28 October
2020

ro-ro cargo
Ships contracted for
New ship, ro-ro 400GT
Amendment to construction on or
Marpol Annex VI Ship passenger or over
MARPOL after 1 January 2020
MEPC.301(72) ship MARPOL
Annex VI
2019/09/01
(EEDI)
Existing
Ship

New
MARPOL Annex All All 1 January 2019
Amendment to Ship
VI
MARPOL MARPOL
MEPC.286(71)
Annex VI Existing
2019/01/01 All All 1 January 2019
Ship

ships constructed on
MARPOL Annex New
Addition of All All or after 1 January
VI Ship
NOx emission 2021 MARPOL
MEPC.286(71)
control area
2019/01/01
Existing - - -

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 New
Requirement
Ship Implementation
Subjects Resolution No. Ship types Size Convention
Existing Date
Entry into force
Ship

Ship

1 January 2019
Ships
Administrations may
New carrying
All apply it on a
Ship IMSBC
voluntary basis as
cargo
IMSBC Code from 1 January 2018.
Amendments
MSC.426(98) SOLAS
to IMSBC Code
2019/01/01 1 January 2019
Ships
Administrations may
Existing carrying
All apply it on a
Ship IMSBC
voluntary basis as
cargo
from 1 January 2018.

Revised conventions by the year when entering into force 2020:

New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Prohibition New
All All 1 March 2020
on the MARPOL Annex VI Ship

carriage of MEPC.305(73) MARPOL

2020/03/01 Existing
non- All All 1 March 2020
Ship
compliant

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

fuel oil

(sulphur

content

exceeding
0.50%)

Limit for New

All All 1 January 2020
sulphur MARPOL Annex VI Ship
content of MEPC.280(70) MARPOL
ships' fuel oil 2020/01/01 Existing
All All 1 January 2020
(0.50%) Ship

Evacuation Passenger
analisys to ships
passenger carrying Ships keel laid
New
ships more than All on or after 1
SOLAS II and III Ship
carrying 36 January 2020
MSC.404(96) SOLAS
more than 36 passenger
2020/01/01
passengers s
other than ro-

ro passenger Existing

ships Ship

New 1 January
All All
Water quality FSS Code Chapter 8 Ship 2020.
of automatic MSC.403(96) SOLAS
sprinkler 2020/01/01 Existing 1 January
All All
Ship 2020.

Protection SOLAS II-1/3-12 New All All 1 January 2020 SOLAS

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

against noise MSC.409(97) Ship

2020/01/01
Existing
All All 1 January 2020
Ship

Foam-type New
All All 1 January 2020
extinguisher Ship
SOLAS II-2/10
of at least
MSC.409(97) SOLAS
135L required
2020/01/01 Existing
for boiler All All 1 January 2020
Ship
space

cargo

ships not
New
subject to All 1 January 2020
Harmonizatio Ship
the ESP
n of survey
SOLAS XI-1/2-1 Code
periods of
MSC.409(97) SOLAS
cargo ships
2020/01/01 cargo
not subject to
ships not
the ESP Code Existing
subject to All 1 January 2020
Ship
the ESP
Code

Fire integrity New Gas

All 1 January 2020
of Ship carriers
wheelhouse IGC Code Chapter 3

window for MSC.411(97) SOLAS

2020/01/01 Existing Gas

ships All 1 January 2020
Ship carriers
carrying
liquefied

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

gases in bulk

ships

engaged

in anchor

handling
24 m in
operations
New length
, towing 1 January 2020
Ship and
operations
above
, escort

operations
2008 IS Code Part A and
and lifting
Part B
Amendments operations
MSC.413(97),
to 2008 IS SOLAS
MSC.414(97),
Code ships
MSC.415(97)
engaged
2020/01/01
in anchor

handling
24 m in
operations
Existing length
, towing 1 January 2020
Ship and
operations
above
, escort

operations

and lifting
operations

Amendments 1. Ships
to SOLAS II-1 contracted for
New
requirements MSC.421(98) All All construction on SOLAS
Ship
on 2020/01/01 or after 1
subdivision January 2020

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

and damage 2. Ships keel

stability laid on or after

1 July 2020, in

the absence of

a building

contract
3. Ships

delivered on or

after 1 January
2024

Existing Passenger
All 1 January 2020
Ship ships

New
Ship

length,

as

defined

in
SOLAS II-1/8-1 Passenger regulatio
Passenger
MSC.436(99) ships n II- SOLAS
ships safety first renewal
2020/01/01 Existing constructe 1/2.5, of
survey after 1
Ship d before 1 120 m or
January 2025
January more or
2014 having

three or

more
main

vertical

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

zones

SOLAS IV, 1994 and 2000 New

All All 1 January 2020
HSC Code, 2008 SPS Ship
Modernizatio Code and form of the
n of the relevant certificates SOLAS
GMDSS MSC.436(99), 438(99), Existing
All All 1 January 2020
439(99), 445(99) Ship

2020/01/01

1 January 2020

Ships Administrations

New carrying may apply it on

All
Ship IMDG a voluntary
Cargo basis as from 1
Amendments IMDG Code January 2019.
to IMDG MSC.442(99) SOLAS
Code 2020/01/01 1 January 2020

Ships Administrations

Existing carrying may apply it on

All
Ship IMDG a voluntary
Cargo basis as from 1
January 2019.

Special
New
Purpose All 1 January 2020
SPS Code Ship
Amendments Ships
MSC.453(100) SOLAS
to SPS Code
2020/01/01
Existing Special
All 1 January 2020
Ship Purpose

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

Ships

New passenger
Table 1 of Annex 3, 2010 All 1 January 2020
Ship ships
Amendments FTP CODE
SOLAS
to FTP Code MSC.437(99)
Existing passenger
2020/01/01 All 1 January 2020
Ship ships

Chemical
IBC, BCH, GC, IGC and New tankers
Amendments All 1 January 2020
EGC Code Ship and gas
to format of
MSC.440(99), carriers
Certificate of
MSC.441(99), SOLAS
Fitness for
MSC.446(99), Chemical
IBC and IGC
MSC.447(99) Existing tankers
Code, etc. All 1 January 2020
2020/01/01 Ship and gas
carriers

Passenger

ships
Ships
Fire integrity carrying
New constructed on
of windows not more All
SOLAS II-2/9 Ship or after 1
for ships than 36
MSC.421(98) January 2020 SOLAS
carrying not passenger
2020/01/01
more than 36 s
passengers
Existing
Ship

Requirement SOLAS II-2/20 New

All All 1 January 2020 SOLAS
s applied to MSC.421(98) Ship

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 New
Requirement
Ship Ship Implementatio Conventio
Subjects Resolution No. Size
Existin types n Date n
Entry into force
g Ship

vehicle space 2020/01/01 Existing

All All 1 January 2020
Ship

Ships

using

New gases or
All 1 January 2020
Ship other low-

flashpoint
IGF Code Chapter 11 fuels
Amendments
MSC.422(98) SOLAS
to IGF Code
2020/01/01 Ships

using

Existing gases or
All 1 January 2020
Ship other low-

flashpoint
fuels

Foam Ships keel laid

New
firefighting FSS Code Chapter 17, All All on or after 1
Ship
appliances SOLAS II, MODU Code January 2020.
for helidecks MSC.403(96),MSC.404(9 SOLAS
and 6), MSC.407(96)
Existing
helicopter 2020/01/01
Ship
landing area

Requirement New
All All 1 January 2020
s of SOLAS III/3 and 20 Ship
maintenance MSC.402(96) SOLAS
of lifeboats, 2020/01/01 Existing
All All 1 January 2020
etc. Ship

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1.3) Discussion of the amendments and changes to important Codes:

1 January 2017 – Polar Code

The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) and related
amendments to make it mandatory under both SOLAS and MARPOL enter into force.
The Polar Code will apply to new ships constructed after 1 January 2017. Ships constructed
before 1 January 2017 will be required to meet the relevant requirements of the Polar Code by
the first intermediate or renewal survey, whichever occurs first, after 1 January 2018

1 January 2017 – MARPOL Annex I – oil residues

Amendments to regulation 12 of MARPOL Annex I, concerning tanks for oil residues (sludge).
The amendments update and revise the regulation, expanding on the requirements for discharge
connections and piping to ensure oil residues are properly disposed of.

1 January 2017 – SOLAS – IGF Code

International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code),
along with amendments to make the Code mandatory under SOLAS enter into force.
The amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 (Construction – Structure, subdivision and stability,
machinery and electrical installations), include amendments to Part F Alternative design and
arrangements, to provide a methodology for alternative design and arrangements for machinery,
electrical installations and low-flashpoint fuel storage and distribution systems; and a new Part G
Ships using low-flashpoint fuels, to add new regulations to require ships constructed after the
expected date of entry into force of 1 January 2017 to comply with the requirements of the IGF
Code, together with related amendments to chapter II-2 and Appendix (Certificates).

The IGF Code contains mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and
monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low-flashpoint fuels, focusing initially
on LNG.
The Code addresses all areas that need special consideration for the usage of low-flashpoint
fuels, taking a goal-based approach, with goals and functional requirements specified for each
section forming the basis for the design, construction and operation of ships using this type of
fuel.

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Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), and STCW Code, to include new mandatory minimum
requirements for the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel
on ships subject to the IGF Code, also enter into force on 1 January 2017.

1 January 2017 – SOLAS – venting

Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-2/4.5 and II-2/11.6, clarifying the provisions related to the
secondary means of venting cargo tanks in order to ensure adequate safety against over- and
under-pressure in the event of a cargo tank isolation valve being damaged or inadvertently
closed, and SOLAS regulation II-2/20 relating to performance of ventilation systems.

1 January 2017 – STCW Manila amendments transitional provisions end

From 1 January 2017, STCW certificates must be issued, renewed and revalidated in accordance
with the provisions of the 2010 Manila Amendments.

1 September 2017 – MARPOL amendments sewage special area, NOx tier III reporting

MARPOL amendments adopted in April 2016 (MEPC 69) enter into force:

1. Amendments to MARPOL Annex IV relating to the dates for implementation of the

discharge requirements for passenger ships while in a special area, i.e. not before 1 June
2019 for new passenger ships and not before 1 June 2021 for existing passenger ships;

2. Amendments to MARPOL Annex II, appendix I, related to the revised GESAMP hazard
evaluation procedure;

3. Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI regarding record requirements for operational

compliance with NOX Tier III emission control areas;

4. Amendments to the NOX Technical Code 2008 to facilitate the testing of gas-fuelled
engines and dual fuel engines.

1 January 2018 – Revised FAL Convention

The revised Annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL)
includes mandatory requirements for the electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and
passengers.

A new recommended practice encourages the use of the “single window” concept, to enable all
the information required by public authorities in connection with the arrival, stay and departure
of ships, persons and cargo, to be submitted via a single portal without duplication.

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Other revised standards cover shore leave and access to shore-side facilities for crew, including
the addition of a paragraph in the standard to say that there should be no discrimination, in
respect of shore leave, on grounds of nationality, race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, or
social origin, and irrespective of the flag State of the ship on which seafarers are employed,
engaged or work.

Standards and recommended practices relating to stowaways are also updated, to include
references to relevant sections of the International Ship and Port Facilities’ Security (ISPS)
Code. A new standard requires Governments, where appropriate, to incorporate into their
national legislation legal grounds to allow prosecution of stowaways, attempted stowaways and
any individual or company aiding a stowaway or an attempted stowaway with the intention to
facilitate access to the port area, any ship, cargo or freight containers.

The IMO Standardized Forms (FAL forms), which cover IMO General Declaration; Cargo
Declaration; Ship’s Stores Declaration; Crew’s Effects Declaration; Crew List• Passenger List
and Dangerous Goods have also been revised.

1 March 2018 – MARPOL Annex VICollection and reporting of ship fuel oil consumption
data

Adopted by MEPC 70. New mandatory fuel oil data collection system. Amendments to chapter 4
of annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL) add new Regulation 22A on Collection and reporting of ship fuel oil consumption
data. Under the new requirements, ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above will have to collect
consumption data for each type of fuel oil they use, as well as other, additional, specified data
including proxies for transport work. Also new appendices covering Information to be submitted
to the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database and form of the Statement of Compliance,
which would be issued to the ship once the relevant data had been reported. Other regulations are
amended to cater for the new requirement, including those related to certificates, surveys and
port State control.

1 March 2018 – MARPOL Annex I (IOPPC), MARPOL Annex V (HME products)

Adopted by MEPC 70:

 Amendments to MARPOL Annex I to update Form B of the Supplement to the

International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate, in relation to segregated ballast tanks;

 Amendments to MARPOL Annex V related to products which are hazardous to the

marine environment (HME) and Form of Garbage Record Book. The amendments provide
criteria for the classification of solid bulk cargoes as harmful to the marine environment and
are aimed at ensuring that such substances are declared by the shipper if they are classed as
harmful and are not discharged.

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1 July 2018 – STCW Polar waters, emergency training on passenger ships

Adopted by MSC 97. Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training,

Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and its related STCW Code, to include
new mandatory minimum training requirements for masters and deck officers on ships operating
in Polar Waters; and an extension of emergency training for personnel on passenger ships.

1 July 2018 – ESP Code

Amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during

Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code). Adopted by MSC 97.

1 January 2020 – SOLAS amendments , amendments to Codes

Amendments adopted by MSC 97:

 Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12 on protection against noise, regulations II-

2/1 and II-2/10 on firefighting and new regulation XI-1/2-1 on harmonization of survey
periods of cargo ships not subject to the ESP Code.

 Amendments to the 2008 International code on Intact Stability (IS Code), relating to
ships engaged in anchor handling operations and to ships engaged in lifting and towing
operations, including escort towing. The amendments are expected to enter into force on 1
January 2020.

 Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code), clarifying
the distribution of crew in public spaces for the calculation of stairways width. The
amendments are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2020.

 Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships
Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code), aligning the wheelhouse window fire-rating
requirements in the IGC Code with those in SOLAS chapter II-2. The amendments are
expected to enter into force on 1 January 2020.

source: IMO

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1.3.1) List of amendments expected to enter into force this year and in the
coming years
Includes certain other specified "effective dates"
1 January 2019 - MARPOL amendments Annex VI NECAS, bunker delivery note
Adopted by MEPC 71:
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI to designate the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as emission
control areas (ECAs) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) under regulation 13 of MARPOL Annex
VI. Both ECAs will take effect on 1 January 2021, thereby considerably lowering emissions of
NOx from international shipping in those areas.
Amendments to the information to be included in the bunker delivery note relating to the supply
of marine fuel oil to ships which have fitted alternative mechanisms to address sulphur emission
requirements.
1 January 2019 - IMSBC Code
The 2017 set of draft amendments (04-17) to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes
Code (IMSBC Code), to update requirements for a number of cargoes. The amendments also
included those relating to paragraphs 4.5.1 and 4.5.2, highlighting the responsibility of the
shipper for ensuring that a test to determine the transportable moisture limit (TML) of a solid
bulk cargo is conducted. Also included were amendments related to substances which are
harmful to marine environment, to require the shipper to declare whether or not a solid bulk
cargo, other than grain, is harmful to the marine environment.
8 April 2019 - Electronic data exchange under FAL Convention
Under the revised Annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
(FAL), from 8 April 2019, it becomes mandatory for ships and ports to exchange FAL
data electronically. The revised Convention also encourages use of the so-called “single
window” concept in which all the many agencies and authorities involved exchange data via a
single point of contact.
1 September 2019 MARPOL Annex VI amendments

Amendment to Regulation 13 – Nitrogen oxides (NOX) to make clearer emission control areas
for NOx, by replacing the words "an emission control area designated under paragraph 6 of this
regulation" with the words "a NOX Tier III emission control area";
Amendments to Regulation 21 – Required EEDI to update the reference values for Ro-ro cargo
ship and Ro-ro passenger ship.

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13 October 2019 Amendments to the BWM Convention
The amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships'
Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention) relate to the implementation of the
treaty, including the schedule for ships to comply with the requirement to meet the so-called D-2
standard (amendments to section B).
Other amendments (to sections A and D) make mandatory the Code for approval of ballast water
management systems, which was also be adopted at the session. Further amendments relate to
section E on survey and certification.
1 January 2020 - MARPOL Annex VI 0.50% sulphur limit
The global limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships of 0.50% m/m (mass by mass) enters
into effect from 1 January 2020. This will significantly reduce the amount of sulphur oxide
emanating from ships and should have major health and environmental benefits for the world,
particularly for populations living close to ports and coasts. See here for further information. .
1 January 2020 - SOLAS amendments, amendments to Codes
Amendments adopted by MSC 97:
Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12 on protection against noise, regulations II-2/1 and
II-2/10 on firefighting and new regulation XI-1/2-1 on harmonization of survey periods of cargo
ships not subject to the ESP Code.
Amendments to the 2008 International code on Intact Stability (IS Code), relating to ships
engaged in anchor handling operations and to ships engaged in lifting and towing operations,
including escort towing. The amendments are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2020.
Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code), clarifying the
distribution of crew in public spaces for the calculation of stairways width. The amendments are
expected to enter into force on 1 January 2020.
Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code), aligning the wheelhouse window fire-rating requirements
in the IGC Code with those in SOLAS chapter II-2. The amendments are expected to enter into
force on 1 January 2020.
Amendments adopted by MSC 98:
A set of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 relating to subdivision and damage stability. The
amendments were developed following a substantive review of SOLAS chapter II-1, focusing in
particular on new passenger ships. The review has taken into account recommendations arising
from the investigation into the 2012 Costa Concordia incident. In conjunction with the adoption
of the aforementioned amendments, the MSC adopted the Revised Explanatory Notes to SOLAS

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chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations. The MSC also approved the Revised
guidance for watertight doors on passenger ships which may be opened during navigation.
Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-2/3.56, relating to the definition of vehicle carrier and draft
new SOLAS regulation II-2/20.2 on fire safety requirements for cargo spaces containing vehicles
with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion, specifically vehicles which do not use their own
propulsion within the cargo space.
Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-2/9.4.1.3 to clarify the requirements for fire integrity of
windows on passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers and on special purpose ships
with more than 60 (but no more than 240) persons on board.
Amendments to SOLAS regulations III/1.4, III/30 and III/37 on damage control drills for
passenger ships, to require damage control drills to take place on all passenger ships from 2020.
Amendments adopted by MSC 99:
Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-1/1 and II-1/8-1, concerning computerized stability
support for the master in case of flooding for existing passenger ships.
Amendments to chapter IV of SOLAS, and the appendix to the annex to the 1974 SOLAS
Convention, replacing all references to "Inmarsat" with references to a ”recognized mobile
satellite service" and consequential amendments to the International Code of Safety for High
speed Craft, 1994 (1994 HSC Code), the International Code of Safety for High-speed Craft, 2000
(2000 HSC Code) and the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 2008 (2008 SPS Code).
Amendments to update the IMDG Code (Amendment 39-18) in line with the latest
recommendations from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods, including new provisions regarding IMO type 9 tank, a set of new abbreviations for
segregation groups and special provisions for carriage of lithium batteries and of vehicles
powered by flammable liquid or gas.
Amendments to annex 3 to the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures,
2010 (2010 FTP Code), concerning fire protection materials and required approval test methods
for passenger ships and high speed craft.
Amendments to the model forms of the Certificates of Fitness, clarifying the requirement for an
approved loading and stability manual/booklet to be supplied to the ship, under the International
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC
Code), International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied
Gases in Bulk (IGC Code), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code), Code for Existing Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases
in Bulk (EGC Code), and the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (GC Code).

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1 March 2020 - MARPOL Annex VI amendments - carriage ban on non-compliant fuel oil
Adopted by MEPC 73: The amendment will prohibit the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil for
combustion purposes for propulsion or operation on board a ship - unless the ship has an exhaust
gas cleaning system ("scrubber") fitted, if accepted by the flag State as an alternative means to
meet the sulphur limit requirement.

The amendment supports consistent implementation of the 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships fuel
oil. The 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships' fuel oil is in force from 1 January 2020, with benefits
for the environment and human health.

1 October 2020 MARPOL amendments – use of electronic record books

Adopted by MEPC 73: MARPOL Amendments to allow for electronic record books to be used
were adopted, for Annex I - Oil Record Book Part I – Machinery space operations and Oil
Record Book Part II – Cargo/ballast operations; Annex II - Cargo Record Book; and Annex V -
Garbage Record Book; and Annex VI for records relating to Regulation 12 – Ozone-depleting
substances, Regulation 13 – Nitrogen oxides (NOX) and Regulation 14 – Sulphur oxides (SOX)
and particulate matter. Guidelines for the use of electronic record books under MARPOL have
been adopted.
1 October 2020 - MARPOL amendments - EEDI regulations for ice-strengthened ships
Adopted by MEPC 73: Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI , relating to the Energy Efficiency
Design Index (EEDI) regulations for ice-strengthened ships, replacing the words "cargo ships
having ice-breaking capability" with "category A ships as defined in the Polar Code".
1 January 2021 - MARPOL amendments - Cargo residues and tank washings of persistent
floating noxious liquid substances
Adopted by MEPC 74:
Amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements
for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high-
viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain
vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes), following concerns about the environmental impact of
permissible discharges.
The amendments add new paragraphs to MARPOL Annex II Regulation 13 – Control of
discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances, to require prewash and discharge of
residue/water mixture generated during the prewash to a reception facility, for specific products,
in specified areas (North West European waters, Baltic Sea area, Western European waters and
Norwegian Sea).

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1 January 2021 - IBC code, IMSBC code, ESP code
Adopted by MSC 101:
A comprehensive set of amendments to the International Code for the Construction and
Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code), including the revised
chapters 17 (Summary of minimum requirements), 18 (List of products to which the code does
not apply), 19 (Index of Products Carried in Bulk) and 21 (Criteria for assigning carriage
requirements for products subject to the IBC Code).
The consolidated edition of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code),
incorporating amendment 05-19. The 2019 amendments include updates to various schedules,
such as new individual schedule for BAUXITE FINES as a Group A cargo, as well as editorial
amendments. The amendments are incorporated into a consolidated IMSBC Code, to include all
amendments to date, since the IMSBC Code was first adopted in 2008.
Amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During
Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code), to update the Code. (Entry
into force: 1 January 2021)
1 January 2024 - SOLAS records of equipment, FSS code, IGF code, LSA code
Adopted by MSC 101:
Amendments to the appendix to the annex to the 1974 SOLAS, concerning the addition of a
footnote to Forms C, E and P in the Records of Equipment.
Amendments to chapter 15 of the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code),
relating to inert gas systems.
Amendments to parts A and A-1 of the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or
other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), including those relating to regulations on loading limit
for liquefied gas fuel tanks, regulations for fuel distribution outside of machinery space,
regulations for internal combustion engines of piston type and fire protection for fuel storage
hold space; and amendments relating to the protection of the fuel supply for liquefied gas fuel
tanks, aimed at preventing explosions.
Amendments to chapters IV and VI of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA
Code), relating to general requirements for lifeboats and launching and embarkation appliances.

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1.4) Discussions on the effect and implementation of these
amendments, Affecting the survey and Certification of ships

1. 2016 Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention:

Summary: ILO has prepared amendments to the MLC 2006 with regards to:
Regulation 4.3: Health and safety protection and accident prevention
The intention is to eliminate shipboard harassment and bullying by including relevant provisions
in the code of the MLC 2006
Regulation 5.1: Flag State Responsibilities
The amendment will now allow an extension of not more than five months of the validity of the
Maritime Labour certificate issued for ships. This will apply in cases where the renewal
inspection has been successfully completed, but a new certificate cannot immediately be issued
to the ship. E.g.,where the flag administration issues the full term certificate.
The amendments were approved by the 105th ILO Conference (7 June 2016, Geneva). The final
entry into force date is pending.

2.Draft amendments to the Ballast Water Management Convention,

SECTION E Survey and Certification Requirements for Ballast Water
Management
Summary: At MEPC 71, IMO approved a draft amendment to regulation B-3, subject to final
adoption by MEPC 72 scheduled for April 2018. The expected entry into force date is 1st
November 2019.
The amendment is summarized as follows ,
The deadline for installing ballast water Treatment system for existing ship’s either:
 No later than the first IOPP renewal survey on or after 8th September 2017( Providing
that this survey takes place on or after 8 September 2019; or the vessel has undertaken an IOPP
renewal survey on or after 8 September 2014 but prior to 8 September 2017 ); or
 No later than second IOPP renewal survey on or after 8 September 2017( Providing that
the first IOPP renewal survey on or after 8 September 2017 takes place before 8 September
2019, and the vessel has not undertaken an IOPP renewal Survey on or after 8 September 2014
but prior to 8 September 2017 )

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Application: All ships subject to the BWM Convention (survey and certification - 400 GT or
above that have ballast capacity). This includes offshore structures (MODU etc.) The date is 24
months after the entry into force - tentatively - 1 November 2019.

3. Draft amendments to the IBC, BCH, IGC, GC and EGC Codes - Certificate
of Fitness
Estimated Entry into Force: 1 January 2020
Background: It was noted that the changes to the Certificate of Fitness introduced to require a
means of confirming that any specific loading condition complies with damage stability
requirements (Demonstration of compliance with damage stability requirements for tankers
above) required further modification to make it clear that an approved stability manual is still
required.
Summary: Amendments to the Certificate of Fitness will include the loading and stability
information has been provided and a paragraph which states “that the ship must be loaded in
accordance with the loading conditions provided in the approved loading and stability
information booklet referred to in 6 above;” in paragraph 7

4. Draft amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, V and VI - Use of electronic

record books
Estimated Entry into Force: 1 December 2020
Background: IMO periodically reviews the administrative provisions of mandatory
requirements and considers ways to make these more efficient.
Summary: The use of electronic record books as an alternative to the current paper versions
required under MARPOL Annexes I, II, V and VI has been agreed. Amendments to the relevant
Annexes of MARPOL addressing the issue of electronic record-keeping are under progress.
Further documentation will be created and existing procedures will be revised to support the
amendments (see Related Instruments below).
The exact MARPOL format should be used to facilitate the transition to electronic record-
keeping and any possible flexibility in the format can be considered again in the future.
Implication:
Shipowners and Ship Managers can select to switch to electronic record books to reduce
administrative burden and the amount of paper waste on board. Any electronic system used for
this purpose will need to meet the specified criteria and be provided with written confirmation by
the Administration which is to be carried on board the ship for the purpose of regulatory surveys
or inspections.

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5. Draft amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, IV and VI concerning the
exemption of UNSP barges from survey and certification requirements
Estimated Entry into Force: 1 September 2021
Background: The issue raised at the IMO was whether an unmanned non-self-propelled (UNSP)
barge which does not constitute a source of pollution has to be certified under the MARPOL
Convention and hold certificates with all blank entries in their supplement. A proposal to exempt
UNSP barges from the survey and certification requirements of MARPOL is under discussion.
Summary: The exemption will be granted after an initial survey to ensure there is no source of
pollution on board the barge and the exemption certificates for UNSP barges should be part of
the individual MARPOL Annexes I, IV and VI. It is considered that the period of exemption is
not lifetime but 5 years.
The text of the amendments was expected to be finalized at the fourth session of the III Sub-
Committee (III 4) for approval and adoption at subsequent MEPC sessions, but this was
postponed to III 5 so it cannot enter into force until at least 2021.

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