Safety of Navigation : Implementing SOLAS - Chapter V 2002 (Revised ed)

Of all the international conventions dealing with maritime safety, the most important is the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which covers a wide range of measures designed to improve the safety of shipping.

Substantial revisions to the fifth version of SOLAS came into force on 1 July 2002, with the new Regulations implemented under UK legislation by the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002."Safety of Navigation: Implementing SOLAS - Chapter V (2002)" has been prepared to help ship-owners, masters, crews, and industry to understand and comply with the SOLAS Regulations and offers practical guidance on how they should be implemented.