Regulation library

Findings in a ShipCheckAI report cite paragraph numbers of the publications below. The publications themselves belong to their publishers: each row links to the official source, and nothing here is a copy of it. We check for new editions every week, and a rule is re-verified before it is served against a new one.

Current rulebook release: rulebook@2026.43 · 110 rules in force

Showing what applies to general cargo under the Marshall Islands flag, with the international instruments every ship meets.

Conventions and codes

Read through their own publishers; IMO texts are referenced and paraphrased, never copied.

International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM), 2004
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IMO · 2018 Edition · in force 8 Sept 2017
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC), 1992 Protocol
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IMO · 1992 Protocol · in force 30 May 1996
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code)
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IMO · 2026 Edition · in force 1 Jul 2002
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152)
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ILO
© ILO — link only · checked by hand · 1 rule in force
International Safety Management (ISM) Code
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IMO · 2018 Edition · in force 1 Jul 1998
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 3 rules in force
International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
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IMO · 2003 Edition · in force 1 Jul 2004
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
International Convention on Load Lines, 1966
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IMO · 2021 Edition · in force 21 Jul 1968
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 7 rules in force
International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code
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IMO · 2023 Edition
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
MARPOL Annex I - Prevention of pollution by oil
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2022 · in force 2 Oct 1983
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 7 rules in force
MARPOL Annex IV - Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2022 · in force 2 Oct 1983
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 2 rules in force
MARPOL Annex V - Prevention of pollution by garbage from ships
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2022 · in force 2 Oct 1983
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
MARPOL Annex VI - Prevention of air pollution from ships
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2022 · in force 2 Oct 1983
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
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ILO · As amended to 2022 (consolidated text) · in force 20 Aug 2013
© ILO — link only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 16 rules in force
SOLAS Chapter I - General provisions
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 2 rules in force
SOLAS Chapter II-1 - Construction - structure, subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 10 rules in force
SOLAS Chapter II-2 - Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 15 rules in force
SOLAS Chapter III - Life-saving appliances and arrangements
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 18 rules in force
SOLAS Chapter IX - Management for the safe operation of ships
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
SOLAS Chapter V - Safety of navigation
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 3 rules in force
SOLAS Chapter XI-1 - Special measures to enhance maritime safety
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
SOLAS Chapter XI-2 - Special measures to enhance maritime security
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
SOLAS Chapter XII - Additional safety measures for bulk carriers
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IMO · Consolidated Edition 2024 · in force 25 May 1980
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978
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IMO · 2026 Edition · in force 28 Apr 1984
© IMO — referenced and paraphrased only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force

IMO amendments, resolutions and circulars

IMO Resolution A.1050(27) - Revised recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships
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IMO · Adopted 2011 (27th Assembly)
© IMO — link only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force
Newer edition or change found — being re-checked
IMO Resolution A.1116(30) - Escape route signs and equipment location markings
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IMO · Adopted 2017 (30th Assembly)
© IMO — link only · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 1 rule in force

Industry guidance

Good practice, not law: findings citing these say so, and are never counted as deficiencies.

Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP)
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK) · 2026 edition · in force 16 Mar 2026
Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · last checked 23 Oct 2026 · 7 rules in force
Newer edition or change found — being re-checked
Industry good practice (no single publication)
ShipCheckAI rulebook
© ShipCheckAI rulebook — link only · checked by hand · 2 rules in force
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2307)
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legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives) · Latest available (revised) · in force 5 Dec 1998
Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · last checked 23 Oct 2026
Mooring Equipment Guidelines (MEG4)
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OCIMF · 4th Edition, 2018
© OCIMF — referenced and paraphrased only · checked by hand · 1 rule in force