IMO has adopted a new mandatory International Code for Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code).
Masters and watch keeping officers should be trained in the use of the ship’s navigation and bridge equipment and be familiar with its operation.
IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted revised 2023 Guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IMO Resolution MEPC.378(80)).
