Technical Reports & Guidelines

The IMO holds it’s 105th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) with a full report now available to download

New report from the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) Committee

Following the 9th session of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee (PPR) held from the 4th to the 8th of April ICOMIA have released their summary report. The report details the following areas that where discussed at the meeting that affect the Superyacht and leisure industry: Anti-fouling convention and effects of the cybutryne ban (please take careful note of the separate ICOMIA guidance document that is hyperlinked) Amendments to MARPOL V making garbage record books manda ...

ICOMIA March 2022 LOGOS reports

Two new quarterly reports from LOGOS are available for British Marine members to download: ICOMIA LOGOS report March 2022: This report contains the latest quarterly report on EU regulations affecting the marine industry at a global level. The report includes an analysis of recent policy developments, political debates, decisions and positions of relevant stakeholders as well as strategic analysis. Included in the report are key updates/highlights since the last reports on the following: Upcomin ...

Report from the IMO’s latest Ships Systems and Equipment (SSE) committee meeting has now been published.

IMO report from SSE 8

Report from the IMO’s latest Human Element Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) Session -HTW8 is available to download for British Marine members

Exclusive to British Marine members

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British Marine and TYHA guidance on the removal of the right to use red diesel in marine equipment from 1 April 2022

2022 Recreational Sectorial Guide (RSG) to aid compliance for recreational craft has been published

The Recreational Sectoral Group (RSG) have published the new 2022 Guidelines

IMO release their 2021 summary report on key items which will have or will likely have an impact on leisure boating and yachting industries

The IMO have released their summary of pending IMO legislation affecting the leisure boating and large yacht industries as of December 2021. The summary, which you will be able to find a link to the document at the bottom, consists of two tables. The first table provides information on legislation which originates from the IMO that will have or will likely have an impact on the leisure boating and yachting industries. The second table shows the compliance dates for D-2 ballast water performance standard.

BEIS release five guidance documents on the UKCA mark for the Goods Regulatory Regime in preparation for 1st January 2023

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have released a number of guidance documents to help raise awareness about the support and guidance which is available for the up and coming changes the UK will be facing on the 1^st January 2023 for the UKCA mark. These guidance documents have been created to make sure businesses make the necessary changes before the UK’s new product certification system comes into place.