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| 2023 | Download all valid MSINs of 2023 |
| 25/2023 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Somalia) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2023 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 24/2023 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Haiti) Regulation (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 23/2023 (PDF) | A serious injury accident happened on board during cleaning of cargo hold hatch coaming |
| 22/2023 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board while discharging fumigated grain cargo |
| 21/2023 (PDF) | A man overboard accident happened on board while sorting dunnage on the main deck |
| 20/2023 (PDF) | Guidance on the Training On and Operation of Emergency Personal Radio Devices in Multiple Casualty Situations (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 19/2023 (PDF) | Guidance on Distress Alerts (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 18/2023 (PDF) | Procedure for Responding to DSC Distress Alerts by Ships (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 17/2023 (PDF) | GMDSS Operating Guidance for Ships in Distress Situations (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 16/2023 (PDF) | ECDIS - Guidance for Good Practice (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 15/2023 (PDF) | NAVTEX Manual (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 14/2023 (PDF) | Guidance on the Survey and Certification of Compliance of Ships with the Requirement to Transmit LRIT Information (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 13/2023 (PDF) | Guidance on Alerting of Search and Rescue Authorities (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 12/2023 (PDF) | Adoption of the International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code) and Amendments to SOLAS (Annex 1,Annex 2(PDF)) |
| 11/2023 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 10/2023 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 9/2023 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board while cleaning a cargo hold |
| 8/2023 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 7/2023 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 6/2023 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended and its Protocol of 1978 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 5/2023 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Central African Republic) Regulation 2020 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 4/2023 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Mali) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 3/2023 (PDF) | Recognition of non-Hong Kong certificates as equivalent to certificates of proficiency (CoP) |
| 2/2023 (PDF) | Entry into Force of 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI and 2022 Guidelines for the Implementation of EEXI, CII and SEEMP Requirements (Annex 1 , Annex 2 , Annex 3 , Annex 4 , Annex 5 , Annex 6 , Annex 7 , Annex 8 , Annex 9 , Annex 10 , Annex 11 , Annex 12 , Annex 13 (PDF)) |
| 1/2023 (PDF) | Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Notes Current as at 1 January 2023 (Annex 1, Annex 2A, Annex 2B(PDF)) |
| 2022 | Download all valid MSINs of 2022 |
| 60/2022 (PDF) | Fatal accident of an electrician officer while working alone on a shipboard elevator |
| 59/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board while inspecting the cargo hold lime-coating work |
| 58/2022 (PDF) | 2022 Guidelines for Survey and Certification of Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 57/2022 (PDF) | 2022 Guidelines for Inspection of Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 56/2022 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 55/2022 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (South Sudan) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 54/2022 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 53/2022 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3(PDF)) |
| 52/2022 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of MARPOL Annexes I, IV and VI (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3(PDF)) |
| 51/2022 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing the amendments to the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (AFS Convention) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 50/2022 (PDF) | Guidance for the Reception of Maritime Safety Information and Search and Rescue related Information as required in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 49/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for a Shipborne Integrated Communication System (ICS) when used in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 48/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Amendments to the Performance Standards for Radiocommunication Equipment (Resolution MSC.80(70)) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 47/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for Survival Craft Portable Two-Way VHF Radiotelephone Apparatus (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 46/2022 (PDF) | Guidelines for the Avoidance of False Distress Alerts (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 45/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for Inmarsat-C Ship Earth Stations capable of Transmitting and Receiving Direct-Printing Communications (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 44/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for Shipborne MF and MF/HF Radio Installations capable of Voice Communication, Digital Selective Calling and Reception of Maritime Safety Information and Search and Rescue related Information (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 43/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for Shipborne VHF Radio Installations capable of Voice Communication and Digital Selective Calling (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 42/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for Search and Rescue Radar Transponders (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 41/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of Performance Standards for the Reception of Maritime Safety Information and Search and Rescue related Information by MF (NAVTEX) and HF (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 40/2022 (PDF) | IMO Circular and the requirements on Certificates, Documents and Publications that are required or recommended to be carried on board Hong Kong ships engaged in international voyage (Annex 1, Annex 2 (PDF)) |
| 39/2022 (PDF) | Unified Interpretations on the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 38/2022 (PDF) | Unified Interpretation of the Code on the Noise Level Limit in Workshops On Board Ships (Resolution MSC.337(91)) (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 37/2022 (PDF) | Unified Interpretations of SOLAS Chapter II-1 and 2011 TDC Code (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF)) |
| 36/2022 (PDF) | Amendments to MSC.1/Circ.1625 on Unified Interpretations of the IGC Code (As amended by Resolution MSC.370(93)) (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF)) |
| 35/2022 (PDF) | Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships using Fuel Cell Power Installations (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 34/2022 (PDF) | Adoption of the Revised Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Ships subject to SOLAS Reg.II-1/25, II-1/25-1 and XII/12 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 33/2022 (PDF) | IMO updated Lists of Solid Bulk Cargoes for which a Fixed Gas Fire-extinguishing System may be exempted or for which a Fixed Gas Fire-extinguishing System is Ineffective (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 32/2022 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 31/2022 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code of Safety for High Speed Craft, HSC Code (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF)) |
| 30/2022 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended and its Protocol of 1988 (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF)) |
| 29/2022 (PDF) | Amendment to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) and the revised emergency response procedures for ships carrying dangerous goods (EMS Guide) (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF)) |
| 28/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened during work carried out near the main engine flywheel |
| 27/2022 (PDF) | Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 (Commencement) Notice 2022 (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 26/2022 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Yemen) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF)) |
| 25/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board during securing of deck log cargoes |
| 24/2022 (PDF) | Application for the issue of Hong Kong Licences and GMDSS Certificate of Equivalent Competency under the International Convention on Standards of Training,Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), as amended |
| 23/2022 (PDF) | Fatal accident happened while inspecting cargo holds |
| 22/2022 (PDF) | A fatal fall accident happened on a cargo hold tween deck |
| 21/2022 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) Regulation 2022 and United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) Regulation 2012 (Repeal) Regulation (Annex 1(PDF) ) (Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 20/2022 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Somalia) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 19/2022 (PDF) | An explosion happened when a hydraulic pump motor of the windlass system was switched on |
| 18/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board during the repair of an outlet valve of the exhaust gas boiler |
| 17/2022 (PDF) | Fatal fall accident happened while carrying out cargo hold cleaning operation |
| 16/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board when entering a cargo hold |
| 15/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened at a hanging platform inside a cargo hold |
| 14/2022 (PDF) | A man overboard accident happened during ship’s unmooring operation |
| 13/2022 (PDF) | Fatal accident happened while welding bunker pipes on the main deck |
| 12/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board during the topping up of fumigant in the cargo holds |
| 11/2022 (PDF) | A fatal fall accident happened on board prior to closing the hatch cover of the cargo hold |
| 10/2022 (PDF) | A fatal fall accident happened on board during the testing of a shipboard derrick |
| 9/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident happened on board while preparing for discharging coal cargo at the anchorage |
| 8/2022 (PDF) | Fatal accident happened during ship’s mooring operation on board |
| 7/2022 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 6/2022 (PDF) | Amendments to the Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, As Amended – Annex I, Regulations 22(1)(g) and 27(13)(a) (Annex 1(PDF) ) (Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 5/2022 (PDF) | A fatal fall accident happened on board while washing the hatch coaming |
| 4/2022 (PDF) | Man overboard accident while renewing accommodation ladder wire at sea |
| 3/2022 (PDF) | A fatal accident of falling from the maintenance platform of a hose handling crane |
| 2/2022 (PDF) | Dragging anchor causing grounding of a vessel which resulted in marine and coastal pollution of fuel oil |
| 1/2022 (PDF) | Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Notes Current as at 1 January 2022 (Annex 1(PDF) ) (Annex 2A(PDF) ) (Annex 2B(PDF) ) |
| 2021 | Download all valid MSINs of 2021 |
| 55/2021 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Mali) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2021 (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 54/2021 (PDF) | Fatally struck by the filter element of a double oil filter |
| 53/2021 (PDF) | A fatal fall accident involving the lifting operation on the main deck |
| 52/2021 (PDF) | Stevedore fatality in the hold during loading of steel pipes |
| 51/2021 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Central African Republic) Regulation 2020 (Amendment) Regulation 2021 (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 49/2021 (PDF) | The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 48/2021 (PDF) | Revised Industry Counter Piracy Guidance (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 47/2021 (PDF) | A fatal fall accident arising from climbing down vertical ladder |
| 46/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident involving working underneath gantry crane |
| 45/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA Code) (Annex 1(PDF) ) (Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 44/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) – Fixed Fire detection and Fire Alarm Systems (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 43/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code) (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 42/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (Annex 1(PDF) ) (Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 41/2021 (PDF) | Revised Guidelines for Securing Arrangements for the Transport of Road Vehicles on Ro-Ro Ships (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 40/2021 (PDF) | Revised Explanatory Notes to the SOLAS Chapter II-1 Subdivision and Damage Stability Regulations (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 39/2021 (PDF) | Revised Guidelines for Safe Access to Tanker Bows (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 38/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 37/2021 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing SOLAS Chapter II-1, II-2, III and XI-1 Requirements (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5(PDF) ) |
| 36/2021 (PDF) | IMO Revised Guidelines for the Maintenance and Inspections of Fixed Carbon Dioxide Fire-extinguishing Systems (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 34/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 and the STCW Code (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 33/2021 (PDF) | A fatal electrocution accident on the main deck |
| 32/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident of stevedores involving enclosed space entry |
| 31/2021 (PDF) | Guidelines and Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 30/2021 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of MARPOL Annex VI (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 29/2021 (PDF) | A fatal accident involving enclosed space entry and rescue |
| 28/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident involving shipboard mooring operation |
| 27/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to and Unified Interpretations of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 26/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 25/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3(PDF) ) |
| 24/2021 (PDF) | Cargo liquefaction led to overturning accident |
| 23/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident involving enclosed space rescue |
| 22/2021 (PDF) | Deck officer fell overboard while recovering accommodation ladder |
| 21/2021 (PDF) | Updating of “Application for a Licence” form to include information of medical fitness certificate (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 20/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident of a stevedore working underneath a grapple |
| 18/2021 (PDF) | A fatal accident involving working at height in adverse weather |
| 16/2021 (PDF) | Man overboard accident while working overside |
| 15/2021 (PDF) | Fatal fall from cargo hold tween deck opening |
| 14/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident of an able seafarer deck falling onto the bottom of a cargo hold |
| 13/2021 (PDF) | Man overboard accident during recovery of accommodation ladder |
| 12/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident took place during the lowering down of collapsible stanchions |
| 11/2021 (PDF) | Fatal accident resulting from a bosun’s entry to a cargo hold under fumigation |
| 10/2021 (PDF) | Fatal fall from staggered vertical ladders |
| 9/2021 (PDF) | Cargo hold explosion caused by hot work on the hatch coaming |
| 8/2021 (PDF) | A fatal electrical work accident in an engine room |
| 7/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the Freight Containers (Safety) Ordinance (Cap. 506) (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 5/2021 (PDF) | A serious fire accident caused by faulty electrical device |
| 4/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (Procedures for sampling and verification of the sulphur content of fuel oil and the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)) (Annex 1) (PDF) (Annex 2) (PDF) (Annex 3) (PDF) |
| 3/2021 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 2020 | Download all valid MSINs of 2020 |
| 31/2020 (PDF) | Port State Control |
| 29/2020 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Central African Republic) Regulation 2020 (Amendment) Regulation 2020 (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 28/2020 (PDF) | A fitter was crushed to his death by an exhaust valve in engine room |
| 27/2020 (PDF) | Collision between an oil tanker and two fishing vessels in Japan Sea |
| 26/2020 (PDF) | Double Taxation |
| 25/2020 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (South Sudan) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2020 (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 22/2020 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 21/2020 (PDF) | Service for Collection of Certificate of Registry Envelope (Annex 1, Annex 2) (PDF) |
| 20/2020 (PDF) | Collision between a ro-ro cargo ship and a fishing vessel in the Yellow Sea |
| 19/2020 (PDF) | Implementation of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Requirements (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3) (PDF) |
| 18/2020 (PDF) | Collision between an oil/chemical carrier and a vessel at the eastern end of the Singapore Strait |
| 17/2020 (PDF) | Implementation of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 to Hong Kong (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 16/2020 (PDF) | A fatal accident involving lifting of a heavy object in engine room |
| 15/2020 (PDF) | Collision between a fishing vessel and an oil tanker in Dangan Channel |
| 11/2020 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Central African Republic) Regulation 2020 (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 10/2020 (PDF) | A fatal man-overboard accident caused by climbing up an accommodation ladder from the quayside |
| 8/2020 (PDF) | Fatal accident caused by cargo hold fumigation |
| 7/2020 (PDF) | Quality Assurance for Hong Kong Registered Ships (Annex 1, Annex 2) (PDF) |
| 6/2020 (PDF) | Approved Onboard Training Programme and Approved Training Record Books for Officer Cadets (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3) (PDF) |
| 5/2020 (PDF) | Amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution) Regulation (Cap. 413P) (Annex 1, Annex 2) (PDF) |
| 4/2020 (PDF) | Operational considerations for managing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases/outbreak on board ships (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 3/2020 (PDF) | Guidelines on Fatigue (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 2/2020 (PDF) | To minimize risks to seafarers, passengers and others on board ships from Novel Coronavirus (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 2019 | Download all valid MSINs of 2019 |
| 40/2019 (PDF) | Consolidated Guidance for Port Reception Facility Providers and Users (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 39/2019 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of MARPOL Annex V (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 38/2019 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of MARPOL Annex I (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 37/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to the 2018 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships (resolution MEPC.308(73)) (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 36/2019 (PDF) | 2019 Guidelines for port State control under MARPOL Annex VI Chapter 3 (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 35/2019 (PDF) | Updated unified interpretation to MARPOL Annex VI (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 34/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to the 2017 Guidelines addressing additional aspects of the NOx Technical Code 2008 with regard to particular requirements related to marine diesel engines fitted with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Systems (resolution MEPC.291(71)) (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 33/2019 (PDF) | Updated unified interpretation of Appendix I (Form of the International Ballast Water Management Certificate) of the BWM Convention (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 31/2019 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (South Sudan) Regulation 2019 (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 30/2019 (PDF) | Fatal accident of a crew struck by a portable gangway |
| 29/2019 (PDF) | Minimum Safe Manning (Appendix 1, Appendix 2 , Appendix 3 )(PDF) |
| 28/2019 (PDF) | Fatal accident of man overboard under influence of alcohol |
| 27/2019 (PDF) | Fatal accident of a bosun falling down from a stairway |
| 26/2019 (PDF) | Early Application of the Verification procedures for a MARPOL Annex VI fuel oil sample (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 25/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to the BCH Code (special, operational and minimum requirements) (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 24/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to the IBC Code (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 23/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to MARPOL Annex II (Cargo residues and tank washings of persistent floating products) (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 22/2019 (PDF) | Guidelines for the use of Electronic Record Books under MARPOL and Amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, V and VI and the NOx Technical Code 2008 (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4(PDF) ) |
| 20/2019 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Yemen) Regulation 2019 and United Nations Sanctions (Yemen) Regulation 2015 (Repeal) Regulation (Annex 1, Annex 2(PDF) ) |
| 19/2019 | Collision between two vessels in the coastal sea of the Republic of Korea (PDF) |
| 18/2019 | Collision between two vessels at waters close to Kaohsiung, Taiwan (PDF) |
| 17/2019 (PDF) | Guidelines and sets of guidance for ensuring consistent implementation of the 0.50% Sulphur Limit under MARPOL Annex VI (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4 ) (PDF) |
| 16/2019 | Fatal fall of a crew from tween deck onto cargo hold bottom (PDF) |
| 15/2019 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV and V (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4 ) (PDF) |
| 14/2019 (PDF) | Coming into Force of New and Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing the Amendments to the STCW Convention and Code (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5, Annex 6 ) (PDF) |
| 13/2019 (PDF) | Amendment to Merchant Shipping (Safety) (IMSBC Code) Regulation (Cap. 369AZ) (Annex 1(PDF) ) |
| 12/2019 (PDF) | Coming into Force of a New Hong Kong Legislation Implementing SOLAS Chapter XIV and Polar Code Requirements (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 11/2019 (PDF) | Amendment to Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution) Regulation (Cap. 413P) (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 10/2019 (PDF) | Stevedore fatality resulting from entry of fumigated cargo hold |
| 9/2019 (PDF) | Amendments of 2018 to the Code of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 8/2019 (PDF) | Coming into Force of New and Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing SOLAS Chapter II-1 and II-2 Requirements (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5, Annex 6, Annex 7, Annex 8, Annex 9, Annex 10, Annex 11, Annex 12 ) (PDF) |
| 7/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to Guidelines for ballast water management and development of ballast water management plans (G4) (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 6/2019 (PDF) | Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (Prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil) (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 5/2019 (PDF) | Guidelines for MARPOL Annex VI (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3) (PDF) |
| 2/2019 (PDF) | Coming into force of the Hong Kong legislation on the implementation of International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes On Board Ships (INF Code) (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 2018 | Download all valid MSINs of 2018 |
| 30/2018 (PDF) | Oil spill from cracked shell plate |
| 25/2018 (PDF) | Extension of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) to Hong Kong |
| 24/2018 (PDF) | The exemptible clauses in accordance with the International Code of Safety for High Speed Craft for Hong Kong registered high speed craft engaged in cross-boundary voyages (Annex 1 , Annex 2) (PDF) |
| 23/2018 (PDF) | An explosion on board an oil/chemical tanker during cargo tank cleaning operation |
| 22/2018 (PDF) | Amendments to the IBC Code and BCH Code (Annex 1 , Annex 2) (PDF) |
| 21/2018 (PDF) | Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 20/2018 (PDF) | Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (ECAs and required EEDI for RO-RO Cargo Ships and RO-RO Passenger Ships) (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 19/2018 (PDF) | Code and Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (Annex 1 , Annex 2 , Annex 3 , Annex 4 , Annex 5) (PDF) |
| 18/2018 (PDF) | A fatal fall onto the tank top of a cargo hold during cleaning operation |
| 17/2018 (PDF) | Collision of a Bulk Carrier and an Oil Tanker in the East China Sea (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 14/2018 (PDF) | Entry into Force of regulation 22A of MARPOL Annex VI on Data Collection System for Fuel Oil Consumption |
| 13/2018 (PDF) | United Nations Sanctions (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Amendment) Regulation 2018 (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 12/2018 (PDF) | Coming into force of the amended Hong Kong legislation on the implementation of the requirements of MARPOL Annex II, BCH Code and IBC Code (Annex 1 , Annex 2 , Annex 3) (PDF) |
| 11/2018 (PDF) | Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (Annex 1 , Annex 2) (PDF) |
| 10/2018 (PDF) | Coming into Force of Amended Hong Kong Legislation (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 9/2018 (PDF) | A fatal accident on open deck under adverse weather |
| 8/2018 (PDF) | A fatal fall to the bottom of a cargo oil tank after cleaning |
| 7/2018 (PDF) | Halon Banking and Reception Facilities (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 6/2018 (PDF) | Guidance on best practice for fuel oil purchasers/users for assuring the quality of fuel oil used on board ships (Annex 1) (PDF) |
| 4/2018 (PDF) | Coming into Force of the Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing the Latest Requirements of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as modified by the Protocol of 1988 relating thereto (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5) (PDF) |
| 3/2018 (PDF) | Smooth Implementation of MARPOL Annex VI on Data Collection System for Fuel Oil Consumption (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |
| 2/2018 (PDF) | United Nations Security Council Sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Annex 1 ) (PDF) |