New Publications
SOLAS Circular 2012-011 (Rev 3) Maintenance and Inspection for Fire Fighting Appliances and Equipment
This Circular provides information on the availability of IMO guidelines when performing maintenance, testing and inspections in accordance with SOLAS Chapter II-2 of fire protection systems and appliances in ships. .
Information Notice 2024-001 International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Security Level Notification (Threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden)
This Information Notice provides guidance to Antigua and Barbuda ships operating in, or transiting through, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
Miscellaneous Circular 2024-001 Carriage of more than one Load Line Certificate
This Circular provides guidance for Antigua and Barbuda flagged ships on how to practically handle more than one Load Line Certificate
Media
The Director of the Antigua and Barbuda’s Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) elected to Chair one of the five Committees of the International Maritime Organisation, a United Nations Specialized Agency.
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) elected Ambassador Dwight C. R. Gardiner of Antigua and Barbuda by acclimation as the Chairman at its 73rd Session being held over the period 16 to 20 October 2023, at the IMO...
Indian Ocean MOU CIC for 2023 will be on Fire Safety Systems
The member Authorities of the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) on port State control will launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on “Fire Safety”. Inspection campaign will commence from 1 September, 2023 and will continue till 30 November...
Caribbean MOU CIC for 2023 will be on Fire Safety Systems and Pilot Ladder Transfer Systems
Launch of Concentrated Inspection Campaign on FSS and Pilot Ladder Transfer Systems beginning 1 September 2023 by Caribbean MOU on Port State Control