Emergency Towing Procedure According to Resolution MSC.256 (84), as amended to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, all ships above 500 GT shall be provided with a ship-specific Emergency Towing Booklet. Such a procedure shall be carried aboard the ship for…

As adopted by the resolution MEPC.186(59), a  new chapter 8 to the MARPOL Annex I is introduced and Regulations 40,41 and 42 included,  state that all oil tankers of 150 Gross Tonnage and above engaged in the transfer of oil cargo between oil tankers at sea…