CONSOLIDATED EDITION 2014
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SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2014 (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended) Sales No. IF110E
Of all the international conventions dealing with maritime safety, the most important is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, better known as SOLAS, which covers a wide range of measures designed to improve the safety of shipping. The Convention is also one of the oldest of its kind: the first version was adopted in 1914 following the sinking of the Titanic with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. Since then there have been four more versions of SOLAS. The present version was adopted in 1974 and entered into force in 1980. In order to provide an easy reference to all SOLAS requirements applicable from 1 July 2014, this edition presents a consolidated text of the Convention, its Protocols of 1978 and 1988 and all amendments in effect from that date. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), which met for the first time in 1959, is the specialized agency of the
United Nations devoted to maritime affairs. Its main interests can be summed up in the phrase: Safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans. Over the years, IMO has developed and promoted the adoption of more than 40 conventions and protocols as well as over 1,000 codes and recommendations dealing with maritime safety, the prevention of pollution at sea and other matters. The most important of these are mandatory for ships engaged in international trade, and even the recommendations are often universal in their impact. To ensure that its measures are properly implemented worldwide, IMO operates a technical cooperation programme, provides consultancy and advisory services, arranges individual training through fellowships and general training through a number of institutions, and disseminates information on its activities by means of an extensive publishing programme.
SOLAS e-reader version
Sales No. KF110E
Presented in ebk file format (viewed using the free software The IMO Bookshelf) Key features: • Installation available without internet access • Multiple advanced search facilities • Add your own bookmarks and annotations • Resize text, print, copy and paste
SOLAS Plus on the Web
Sales No. SP110E
This annual subscription to the SOLAS Convention provides the user with access to: • Fully amended and up-to-date text to the Convention • Amendments that have been ratified but are not yet in force • Related instruments (IBC Code, 1994 HSC Code, 2000 HSC Code, FSS Code, ISM Code, IMSBC Code, ISPS Code, COLREG) Also available as SOLAS on the Web (Sales No. S110E) which excludes related instruments. For a free two-day trial for both subscriptions, please contact your local distributor or visit https://vp.imo.org/Public/TrialSetup.aspx
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