Shipping ports

Aims to prevent negative effects of the spread of harmful aquatic organisms carried by ship's ballast water from one region to another

Covers gazeous emissions and especially sets limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts. Prohibits the deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances. Sets limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances; designated emission control areas set more stringent standards for SOx, NOx and particulate matter. A chapter adopted in 2011 covers mandatory technical and operational energy efficiency measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

Part A: Provides information aiming to promote safety and health of crew members on board. Part B: Provides information on the deisgn, construction and equipment of fishing vessels. It is not a substitue for national laws and regulation

The purpose of the Protocol is similar to that of the Convention, but the Protocol is more restrictive: application of a "precautionary approach" is included as a general obligation; a "reverse list" approach is adopted, which implies that all dumping is prohibited unless explicitly permitted; incineration of wastes at sea is prohibited; export of wastes for the purpose of dumping or incineration at sea is prohibited.

Sets of uniform international rules aimed at ensuring the prompt and effective removal of wrecks located beyond the territorial sea. Provides a legal basis for coastal States to remove or have removed from their coastlines, wrecks which pose a hazard to safety of navigation or to the marine and coastal environments, or both. The treaty also covers any prevention, mitigation or elimination or hazards created by any object lost at sea from a ship (e.g. containers). Articles in the Convention cover: reporting and locating ships and wrecks, criteria for determining the hazard posed by wrecks (including environmental criteria), measures to facilitate the removal of wrecks, liability of the owner for the costs of locating, marking and removing ships and wrecks ; and
settlement of disputes.

Relevant amendments to SOLAS Chapter XI-1 were adopted, to make parts I and II of the Code mandatory. Part III of the Code contains related guidance and explanatory material.
The new regulations, entered into force on 1 January 2010 and expand on SOLAS regulation I/21, which only required Administrations to undertake to conduct an investigation of any casualty occurring to any of its ships "when it judges that such an investigation may assist in determining what changes in the present regulations might be desirable". The Code now requires a marine safety investigation to be conducted into every "very serious marine casualty", defined as a marine casualty involving the total loss of the ship or a death or severe damage to the environment.
The Code also recommends an investigation into other marine casualties and incidents, by the flag State of a ship involved, if it is considered likely that it would provide information that could be used to prevent future accidents.

Defines requirements for the testing, survey and certification of marine diesel engines to ensure they comply with the nitrogen oxides emission limits. Refers to Annex VI of MARPOL.

Aims to provide an international standard of safety for special purpose ships of new construction, the appplication of which will facilitate operation of such ships and result in a level of safety for the ships and their personnel equivalent to that required by the SOLAS Convention

Aims to facilite the safe transport of solid bulk cargoes. It became mandatory in January 2011.

Aims to ensure that ships, when being recycled, do not pose unnecessary risk to human health and safety or to the environment. Intends to address all the issues around ship recycling and covers the design, construction, operation and preparation of ships in order to facilitate their recycling. An appendix provides a list of hazardous materials, the installation or use of which is prohibited or restricted.

The Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes was first developed by the IMO in 1972 and amended in 1978. It was revised by IMO resolution A.715(17) in 1991. It is based on the previous Code, which has been revised and amended in order to reflect the capability of today's ships and the equipment available on board and also taking expected future innovations in mind. This Code is directed primarily at provinding recommendations for the safe carriage of timber deck cargoes.

Provides requirements for an enhanced programme of inspections during surveys of bulk carriers and oil tankers in accordance with the SOLAS Convention.

Updates and amends a number of provisions of the Torremolinos Protocol. The Cape Town Agreement includes mandatory international requirements for stability, construction and associated seaworthiness of fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, as well as requirements for life-saving appliances, communications equipment and fire protection. It also aims to reduce IUU fishing (Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported) and a sustainable management of stocks

Part of the SOLAS Convention. Contains requirements for the carriage of dangerous chemicals and noxious liquid substances in bulk by sea. The code prescribes the design, construction and equipment standards of ships, especially of chemical tankers.

Aims to provide international standards for ships which are not covered by the IGC Code (Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk) and operating with gas or low-flashpoint liquids as fuel

Set of international treaties adopted under the SOLAS Convention. Aims to reduce the risk of fire on board

Mandatory for new vessels since the 1st of July 2014. Aims to reduce noise on board in order to protect personnel and crew. It supersedes the prvious non mandatory code established in 1981.

The Convention establishes standards regarding working conditions in the maritime field. It is considered as the fourth pillar of the maritime law together with the SOLAS Convention, MARPOL Convention and STCW Convention.

Prohibition of dumping waste except of dredged material, waste from fish processing, inert material of natural origin and exemptions in accordance with regulations from IMO/MARPOL Annex I to VI.

The Paris MoU on Port State Control is the official agreement between the 27 participating Maritime Authorities implementing a harmonized system of Port State Control.

Sets out the duties of States Parties in identifying potential sites and their role in protecting and preserving them. The Convention stipulates the obligation of States Parties to report regularly to the World Heritage Committee on the state of conservation of their World Heritage properties.

Lays down a comprehensive regime of laws and orders in the world's oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources. It enshrines the notion that all problems of ocean space are closely interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole.

Provides mandatory standards of liability for loss or damage arising from the international carriage of goods by sea and is intended to provide a modern successor to earlier international conventions in the field, namely the so-called Hague Rules 1924, the Hague-Visby Rules, 1968 and the Hamburg Rules 1978. In contrast to these conventions currently in force, however, the Rotterdam Rules also apply to multimodal transport involving an international sea-leg and deal with a range of issues not presently subject to mandatory international law.

Establishes that the Act No. 98 of 2nd March 1980 (repealed?) applies to danish and foreign flag ships.

Refers to the act on safety of navigation (lov om søfartens betryggelse) and defines rules regarding reporting in connection with depth reductions

Defines the safety rules applying near offshore fixed installations, drilling platforms, drilling ships and other installations used for or in connection with the exploration and extraction of raw materials in the subsoil below the seabed in the Danish continental shelf area. Refers to the act on the continental shelf (lov om kontinen-talsoklen) and the act on safety of navigation (lov om skibsfartens betryggelse)

Establishes technical regulations regarding the construction and arrangements of towing hooks. Refers to the Act on Safety of Ships.

Establishes restrictions regarding anchoring near submarines cables and submarine pipelines. Refers to the Act on Safety of Navigation

Establishes technical regulations regarding safety requirements on bunker vessels. Refers to the Act on Safety of Ships.

Concerns the obligation of complying to mandatory reporting for Danish ships. Refers to the act on safety of navigation (repealed?)

Defines the procedure for high speed ferries to navigate within coastal waters. Refers to the Safety of Navigation Act (repealed?)

The Danish Maritime Authority will announce which mandatory routeing systems that have been approved by the IMO and vessels must comply with them. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea .

Defines a framework regarding the obligation for vessels to have an insurance and a certificate (for Danish and foreign flag ships) among other requirements. Refers to the Merchant Shipping Act.

Defines the conditions and framework of tonnage measurement for small vessels. Refers to the Act on the tonnage measurement of ships.

Defines that the Danish Safety at Sea Act applies to foreign ships in Danish ports or in Danish territorial waters as well as in the exclusive economic zone. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Law on the delimitation of maritime territory.