Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping

www.equasis.org – free maritime database. Gives various ship information including casualty statistics, Port State Control detentions and ITF agreement coverage.

An organisation that surveys and classifies ships. Examples include Lloyd’s Register and Bureau Veritas. Classification societies set technical rules, confirm that designs and calculations meet these rules, survey ships and structures during the process of construction and commissioning, and periodically survey vessels to ensure that they continue [..]

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

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Australian Maritime Safety Authority

American Association of Port Authorities – based in New York, USA.

Amended Ships Articles (see CBA) – ITF Clause attached to a ship’s articles giving further legal protection to a seafarer in some legal jurisdictions.

Association of South East Asian Nations

Unpaid wages owed to a crew member.