| Reference |
Date |
Title |
| Res. MSC.131 (75) |
21/05/02 |
Maintenance of a continuous listening watch of VHF Channel 16 by SOLAS ships whilst at sea after 1 February 1999 and installation of VHF DSC facilities on non-SOLAS ships |
| Res. MSC.167(78) |
20/05/04 |
Guidelines on the treatment of persons rescued at sea |
| Res. MSC.199(80) |
16/05/05 |
Adoption of amendments to provision of radio services for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety system (GMDSS) - (resolution A.801(19)) |
| Res. MSC.305(87) |
17/05/10 |
Guidelines on Operational Procedures for the promulgation of Maritime Safety Information concerning acts of Piracy and Piracy counter-measure operations |
| MSC/Circ.805 |
06/06/97 |
Guidance for the use of radio signals by ships under attack or threat of attack from pirates or armed robbers |
| MSC/Circ.895 |
04/02/99 |
Recommendation on helicopter landing areas on ro-ro passenger ships |
| MSC/Circ.896/Rev.1 |
12/06/01 |
Interim measures for combating unsafe practices associated with the trafficking or transport of migrants by sea |
| MSC/Circ.960 |
20/06/00 |
Medical assistance at sea |
| MSC/Circ.1042 |
28/05/02 |
List of contents of the "Emergency Medical Kit/Bag" and medical consideration for its use on ro-ro passenger ships not normally carrying a medical doctor |
| MSC/Circ.1043 |
31/05/02 |
Guidance of ships' daily reporting of their positions to their companies |
| MSC/Circ.1073 |
10/06/03 |
Measures to enhance maritime security - Directives for maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCCs) on acts of violence against ships |
| MSC/Circ.1078 |
06/06/03 |
Guidelines to Administrations on reporting false alerts |
| MSC/Circ.1079 |
10/07/03 |
Guidelines for preparing plans for cooperation between search and rescue services and passenger ships (in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/7.3) |
| MSC/Circ. 1105 |
25/02/04 |
Guidance on responsibility and liability issues related to the use of the emergency medical kit/bag and evaluation of its use in emergency incidents |
| MSC/Circ. 1172 |
23/05/05 |
Identification of passenger ships, other than ro-ro passenger ships, which should benefit from being equipped with the Emergency Medical Kit/Bag (EMK) |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1182/Rev.1 |
21/11/14 |
Guide to recovery techniques |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1183 |
31/05/06 |
Guidelines on the provision of external support as an aid to incident containment for SAR Authorities and others concerned |
| MSC/Circ. 1184 |
31/05/06 |
Enhanced contingency planning guidance for passenger ships operating in areas remote from SAR facilities |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1185/Rev.1 |
30/11/12 |
Guide for cold water survival |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1186 |
01/06/06 |
Guidelines on the training of SAR service personnel working in major incidents |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1208 |
22/05/06 |
Promoting and verifying continued familiarization of GMDSS operators on board ships |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1210/Rev.1 |
21/11/14 |
Cospas-Sarsat International 406 Mhz Beacon Registration Database |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1218 |
15/12/06 |
Guidance on exchange of medical information between telemedical assistance services (TMAS) involved in international SAR operations |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1248 |
16/10/07 |
Minimizing delays in search and rescue response to distress alerts |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1287/Rev.1 |
24/06/13 |
Amendments to resolution A.705(17)-Promulgation of Maritime Safety Information |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1288/Rev.1 |
June 2013 |
Amendments to resolution A.706(17)-Promulgation of Maritime Safety Information |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1310/Rev.1 |
21/11/14 |
Revised Joint IMO/IHO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information (MSI) (Will enter into force on 01 January 2016) |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1333 |
26/06/09 |
Recommendations to Governments for preventing and suppressing piracy and armed robbery against ships |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1334 |
23/06/09 |
Guidance to ship-owners and ship operators, shipmasters and crews on preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1338/Rev.1 |
21/11/14 |
Guidance to search and rescue services in relation to requesting and receiving LRIT information |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1364 |
24/05/10 |
Revised International SafetyNET Manual |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1365 |
24/05/10 |
Commercially available locating, tracking and emergency notification devices |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1382/Rev.2 |
24/06/13 |
Questionnaire on the availability of shore-based facilities in the GMDSS |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1412/Rev.1 |
21/11/14 |
Principles and Guidelines relating to the review and audit of the performance of LRIT Data Centres and the International LRIT Data Exchange (Principles and Guidelines) |
| MSC.1/Circ. 1413 |
25/05/12 |
Basic safety guidance for yacht races or oceanic voyages by non-regulated craft |
| GMDSS.1/Circ.14 |
18/12/12 |
Master Plan of shore-based facilities for the GMDSS (GMDSS Master Plan) |
| SAR.7/Circ.12 |
31/03/15 |
List of IMO documents which should be held by a Maritime or Joint RCC |