Giving a complete and precise list of maritime publications needed onboard different kinds of vessels in different situations is not an easy task. The list here below is based on a long term cooperation with seafarers and maritime authorities, but naturally it has no proof value what so ever when discussing the mandatory / not mandatory status of a particular publication in a particular situation.
The list can be used in the planning of the library of a new vessel or when a vessel is changing routes and / or cargoes. When in doubt, please consult your maritime inspector.
Title with an asterisk ( * ) denotes a document, that has to be made and updated on board.
| All ships, Finnish flag (for own Flag State rules please consult national authorities) | |
|---|---|
| FMA | Information sheets |
| FMA | Notices to Mariners |
| Maritime labour law | |
| International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (national edition) | |
| IMO 904E | COLREG Collision Regulations |
| Finnish List of Lights, or Admiralty List of Lights for sailing area |
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| Sailing Directions (Pilots) for sailing area | |
| Updated charts of the route | |
| Maritime legislation (national edition) | |
| Crew list * | |
| Oil log | |
| Waste log | |
| Ship's log * | |
| Engine log * | |
| Waste plan * | |
| Contingency plan in case of oil spills * | |
| Watch keeping rules | |
| Route plan * | |
| Fire Safety Plan * | |
| Alarm list * (personal responsibilities in a emergency situation) | |
| Training manual * | |
| International Code of Signals | |
| IMO 292E | Codes of safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing |
| Ships in international traffic | |
|---|---|
| The Nautical Almanac or equivalent | |
| NP201 | Admiralty Tide Tables UK and Ireland incl. European Channel Ports |
| NP202 | Admiralty Tide Tables Europe (excl. UK & Ireland) Mediterranean Sea & Atlantic Ocean |
| IMO 927E | IMO Ship's Routeing |
| Radio | |
|---|---|
| Radio log | |
| ITU's and Admiralty's radio books | |
| ITU 001 | ITU List of Call Signs and Numerical Identities of Stations used by the... |
| ITU 002 | ITU Radio Regulations (printed version A4) 2004 |
| ITU 003 | ITU List of Coast Stations |
| ITU 004 | ITU Manual for use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile Satellite Service |
| ITU 005 | ITU List of Radiodeterminations and special service Stations VI |
| All ships on international routes | |
| ITU 006 | ITU List of Ship Stations V |
| IMO 908E | International Safety NET Manual |
| IMO 951E | Navtex Manual |
| IMO 962E | IAMSAR Manual Vol. III (International Aeronautical & Maritime Search & Rescue Manual) |
| IMO 969E | GMDSS Operating Guidance Card |
| NP281 | Admiralty Coast Radio Stations |
| NP283 |
Admiralty Radio Weather Services & Navigational Warnings Europe, Africa, Asia |
| NP285 | Admiralty Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) |
| NP286 | Admiralty Pilot Service and Port Operations parts 1 - 5 (replaces NP 287) |
| World Wide Navigational Warning Service | |
| World Wide Radionavigation Service | |
| Ship's medicines | |
|---|---|
| FMA | The Ship's Pharmacy (national edition) |
| Medicin log * | |
| PPF | Pharmaca Fennica 1 and 2 |
| X406 | Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse |
| X382 | WHO International Medical Guide for Ships |
| Transport of dangerous goods | |
|---|---|
| IMO 200E | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) |
| IMO 210E | IMDG Code Supplement |
| IMO 223E | Wall Chart: IMO Dangerous Goods Labels Marks and Signs incl. amdts 28-96 |
| TSG55 | Storck Guide to Stowage & Segregation to IMDG Code |
| Cargo carriers | |
|---|---|
| Guidelines for cargo securing (national edition) | |
| Occupational health and safety legislation (national edition) | |
| FED011 | Rig book |
| IMO 292E | Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing, CSS-Code |
| Cargo / bulk carriers | |
|---|---|
| IMO 240E |
International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (International Grain Code) |
| IMOD 260E | Code of safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code) |
| IMO 275E | Code of Safe Practice for Ships carrying Timber deck Cargoes |
| IMO 653E | Guidelines for the Provisional Assessment of Liquids Transported in Bulk |
| Guide to Container Handling | |
| Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Ships | |
| Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Ships, amendments 1-1985, 2-1986, 3-1988 |
| Tankers / crude | |
|---|---|
| Oljedagbok / däck | |
| IMO 617E | Crude Oil Washing System |
| PWISGOT |
International Safety Guide for Oiltankers / Terminals “ISGOTT” 5th edition 2006 |
| ASTM-IP-API Petroleum measurement Tables | |
| Advance Training Programme on Oil Tanker Operations | |
| Clean seas Guide for Oil Tankers | |
| International Flue Gas Safety Guide | |
| PWISTG | Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Petroleum) |
| Ship / Shore Safety Check-List Guidelines | |
| Safety in Oil Tankers | |
| Tank Cleaning Guide, Dr.Verwey's | |
| OCIMF / ICS Prevention of Oil Spillages Through Cargo Pumproom Sea Valves | |
| OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines | |
| OCIMF Effective Mooring | |
| OCIMF Guidelines for the Handling, Storage, Inspection and Testing of Hoses in the Field | |
| USCG Regulations for Tankers (USCG 33 CFR/46 CFR) | |
| Oil Transfer Procedures (USCG 33 CFR 155-156) | |
| ICS Guide to Helicopter / Ship Operations |
| Tankers / chemicals | |
|---|---|
| Lastdagbok | |
| Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals) | |
| IMO 100E | IBC Code International code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk |
| OR | |
| IMO 772E | BCH Code Code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk (with Supplement 1996 Amendments) |
| Safety in Chemical Tankers | |
| Ship / Shore Safety Check-List Guidelines | |
| Tank Cleaning Guide, Dr.Verwey's | |
| CHRIS Manual & Hazardous Chemical Data | |
| Gas and Chemical Ship's Safety Handbook | |
| Chemical Data Guide (USCG 1990 CIM 16616.6A) |
| Tankers / gas | |
|---|---|
| Tanker Safety Guide (Liquefied Gas) | |
| IMO 520E | MARPOL 73/78; Consolidated edition |
| IMO 104E | IGC Code International code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk |
| IMO 165E | Supplement 1996 Amendments to the IGC Code |
| OR | |
| IMO 782E | Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying liquefied gases in bulk |
| IMO 860E | Inert Gas Systems (fartyg försedda med IGS) |
| Advance Training Programme on Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations | |
| Liquefied Gas Handling Principles on Ship and in Terminals | |
| Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Liquefied Gases) | |
| International Fuel Gas safety Guide |
| Special purpose ships | |
|---|---|
| IMO 185E |
International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code) (high-speed crafts only) |
| IMO 820E | Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships |
| Fire | |
|---|---|
| IMO 155E | FSS Code; International Code for Fire Safety System |
| IMO 847E | Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans |
| IMO 844E | Fire Test Procedures Code |
| IMO 867E | Code on Alarms and Indicators, 1995 |
| Other recommended publications | |
|---|---|
| IMO 116E | ISPS Code & 2002 Amendments to SOLAS |
| IMO 117E | ISM Code & Guidelines |
| IMO 110E | SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea Consolidated edition 2004 |
| IMO 172E |
SOLAS Amendments 2003-2005 |
| IMO 155E | FSS Code; International Code for Fire Safety System |
| IMO 982E | LSA-Code; International Life-Saving Appliance Code |
| PWI003 | Guidelines for the Control of Drugs and Alcohol Onboard Ship |
| IMO 266E |
Code of Practise for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code) |
| IMO 267E | Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships |
| IMO 282E | International Convention for safe Containers (CSC) 1972 |
| IMO 284E |
IMO/ILO/UN ECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTUs) (to be inserted into the Supplement to the IMDG Code) |
| IMO 290E | Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Cargoes and Related Activities in Port Areas |
| IMO 350E | Convention on Facilitation of Int. Maritime Traffic (FAL) |
| IMO 516E | Provisions Concerning the Reporting of Incidents Involving Harmful Substances under Marpol 73/78 |
| IMO 560E | Manual on Oil Pollution Section 2 -Contingency Planning |
| IMO 566E | Manual on Oil Pollution Section 3 -Salvage |
| IMO 586E | Guidelines for the Development of Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans; SMPEP |
| IMO 650E | Procedures for Port State Control |
| IMO 597E | Comprehensive Manual on Port Reception Facilities |
| IMO 646E | Pollution Prevention Equipment required under MARPOL 73/78 |
| IMO 656E | Guidelines For the Implementation of Annex V (sis. MARPOL -97 kirjaan) |
| IMOB 701E | Load Lines Convention (incl. Supp. & Prot.) |
| IMO 874E | Code on Intact stability for all types of Ships covered by IMO instruments |
| IMO 946E | Pocket Guide to Cold Water Survival |
| IMO 960E | IAMSAR Manual Volume I |
| IMO 961E | IAMSAR Manual Volume II |
| IMO 962E | IAMSAR Manual Vol. III |
| IMO 970E | GMDSS Handbook |
| IMO 938E | STCW-95 IMO standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping |
| IMO 945E | STCW-95 Amendment 1 (1997) |
| IMO 954E | STCW-95 Amendment 2 (2001) |
| IMO 972E | IMO workshop material on implementation of the revised STCW Convention |
| IMO 978E | Performance Standards for Shipborne Radiocommunications and Navigational Equipment |
| IMO 981E | Poster: Life-Saving Appliances Symbols |
| IMO 982E | International Life-Saving Appliance Code (LSA Code) |
| IMO 987E | Standard Marine Communication Phrases |
| Bridge Procedures Guide 3/1998 WI+J398 | |
| Symbols and Abbreviations | |
| Guide to Helicopter / Ship Operations | |
| Cargo Handling, Stowage and Securing | |
| Prevention of Pollution of the Marine Environment and Anti-pollution Procedures | |
| Ship Stability for Masters and Mates | |
| Life-saving Signals and Rescue Methods | |
| Ship Manouvering and Handling | |
| PWIRMO Response to Marine Oil Spills | |
| PWIPSS Peril at Sea and Salvage - A Guide for Masters | |
| The Mariner's Role in Collecting Evidence | |
| Guidelines for the Inspection and Maintenance of Double Hull Tanker Structures | |
| Guidance Manual for Tanker Structures | |
| Liquefied gas Handling Principles On Ships and in Terminals | |
| Bulk Carriers; Guidelines for Surveys; Assessment and Repair of Hull Structure | |
| Dictionary of Shipping; International Business Trade Terms and Abbreviations | |
| Training and Assessment on Board | |
| The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch) |
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