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• IMO


  Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships
• SOLAS


  Most important of all international treaties concerning the safety of merchant ships
• STCW


  Prescribes the minimum standards relating to training, certification and watch keeping for seafarers which countries are obliged to meet or exceed
• MARPOL


  Main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes
• MLC


  Embodies "all up-to-date standards of existing labour Recommendations and Convention"
• COLREG


  "Rules of the road" or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels
• Load Line Convention


  Convention recognized that limitations on the draught to which a ship may be loaded, make a significant contribution to her safety
• UNCLOS


  Defines the rights and responsibilities of nations with respect to their use of the world's oceans
• CHED Memorandum Order 67 Series Of 2017


  Consolidated policies, standards and guidelines for the Bachelor Of Science In Marine Transportation (BSMT) and Bachelor Of Science In Marine Engineering (BSMarE) programs
• Republic Act 10635


  Act establishing the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) as the single maritime administration
• Presidential Decree 474


  Legislation reorganized the maritime functions in the Philippines, creating the Maritime Industry Authority
• Charter Party


  Internationally recognized contract agreed upon and signed between the shipper of goods and the ship owner
• Demise Charter


  Engagement of leasing the entire ship from the ship owner whereby the charterer gains full control of the ship taking with him the financial obligations associated with transport
• Liner Service


  Trade service where cargo transport is done by vessels with a fixed schedule and clear route of loading and discharging
• Time Charter


  Engagement of hiring the ship along with its crew for a specific duration of time