This pocket guide examines the hazards of exposure to the cold that may endanger life and provides advice based on current medical and scientific opinion on how to prevent or minimize those dangers. The guide is intended primarily for seafarers and contains information which will help you if you are unlucky enough to fall into cold water, have to enter it in an emergency or have to use survival craft in cold conditions. It also provides information which will help seafarers trained as first-aid providers to treat those rescued from cold conditions.

A thorough understanding of the information contained in this booklet may save your life or someone else’s.

ISBN: 978-92-801-1565-9

IB946E

Volume I discussed the global SAR system concept, establishment and improvement of national and regional SAR systems and co-operation with neighbouring States to provide effective and economical SAR services.

This volume of this edition of the IAMSAR Manual comes into force on 1 June 2013.

ISBN: 9789280115697

IH960E

Volume II assists personnel who plan and co-ordinate SAR operations and exercises.
This volume of this edition of the IAMSAR Manual comes into force on 1 June 2013.

ISBN: 9789280115703

IE961E

Volume III is intended to be carried aborad rescue units, aircraft and vessels to help with performance of a search, rescue or on-scene co-ordinator function, and with aspects of SAR that pertain to their own emergencies.

This volume of this edition of the IAMSAR Manual comes into force on 1 June 2013.

ISBN:9789280115710

IH962E

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1972 and entered into force in July 1977. It was amended in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001. This new publication contains the fully consolidated text of the 1972 Convention. It supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition,which contains the text that was in force before 29 November 2003 plus the 2001 amendments separately.

ISBN: 9280141678

IB904E

This new edition of the Code incorporates all amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2000.

The Code is intended for communications between ships, aircraft and authorities ashore during situations related essentially to the safety of navigation and persons; it is especially useful when language difficulties arise. The Code is suitable for transmission by all means of communication, including radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy.

ISBN: 9280141988

IA994E

The third revision of the International SafetyNET Manual was circulated to IHO Member States, endorsed by COMSAR at its fourteenth session in March 2010 and subsequently approved by the MSC at its eighty-seventh session in May 2010. The amendments will come into force on 1 January 2012.

Please see the updated errata to this title at www.imo.org/Publications/SupplementsAndCDs/Pages/SupplementsInserts.aspx

ISBN: 9789280115338

IA908E

This publication contains the three most important IMO instruments dealing with
life-saving appliances, namely the International Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) Code, the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances and the Code of Practice for Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel Life-Saving Appliances.
The Code entered into force on 1 July 1998 and has been amended in accordance with SOLAS Article VIII as follows:
• by the May 2006 amendments, which were adopted by resolution MSC.207(81) and entered into force on 1 July 2010;
• by the December 2006 amendments, which were adopted by resolution MSC.218(82) and entered into force on 1 July 2008;
• by the December 2008 amendments, which were adopted by resolution MSC.272(85) and entered into force on 1 July 2010.
The consolidated text of the LSA Code in the present publication incorporates the above three sets of amendments.

ISBN: 9280151436

ID982E

Providing a framework for carrying out search and rescue operations following accidents at sea, this revision includes amendments to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 which were adopted by resolution MSC.155(78) in May 2004. These amendments come into force on 1 July 2006.

ISBN : 9280142283

IB955E

The new consolidated edition of Performance Standards for Shipborne
Radiocommunications and Navigational Equipment incorporates all
amendments adopted up to December 2010 including:
- Bridge alert management;
- Revised performance standards and functional requirementsfor the long-
range identification and tracking of ships;
- Revised performance standards for enhanced group call (ECG) equipment;
and
- Code of Alerts & Indicators, 2009.

ISBN: 9789280115239

ID978E