Marine Department

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Notes
(for the Hong Kong registered ships)

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Recognition of Certificates of Competency issued under STCW

A list of effective HKMSINs since 2000

Subject Index

1/2019 (PDF)
Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Notes Current as at 1 January 2019 (Annex 1, Annex 2A, Annex 2B) (PDF)

2/2019 (PDF)
Coming into force of the Hong Kong legislation on the implementation of International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes On Board Ships (INF Code) (Annex 1) (PDF)

3/2019 (PDF)
United Nations Sanctions (Mali) Regulation 2018 (Annex 1) (PDF)

4/2019 (PDF)
United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulation 2018 (Annex 1) (PDF)

5/2019 (PDF)
Guidelines for MARPOL Annex VI (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3) (PDF)

6/2019 (PDF)
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (Prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil) (Annex 1) (PDF)

7/2019 (PDF)
Amendments to Guidelines for ballast water management and development of ballast water management plans (G4) (Annex 1) (PDF)

8/2019 (PDF)
Coming into Force of New and Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing SOLAS Chapter II-1 and II-2 Requirements (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5, Annex 6, Annex 7, Annex 8, Annex 9, Annex 10, Annex 11, Annex 12) (PDF)

9/2019 (PDF)
Amendments of 2018 to the Code of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (Annex 1) (PDF)

10/2019 (PDF)
Stevedore fatality resulting from entry of fumigated cargo hold

11/2019 (PDF)
Amendment to Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution) Regulation (Cap. 413P) (Annex 1) (PDF)

12/2019 (PDF)
Coming into Force of a New Hong Kong Legislation Implementing SOLAS Chapter XIV and Polar Code Requirements (Annex 1) (PDF)

13/2019 (PDF)
Amendment to Merchant Shipping (Safety) (IMSBC Code) Regulation (Cap. 369AZ) (Annex 1) (PDF)

14/2019 (PDF)
Coming into Force of New and Amended Hong Kong Legislation Implementing the Amendments to the STCW Convention and Code (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5, Annex 6) (PDF)

15/2019 (PDF)
Coming into Force of Hong Kong Legislation Implementing Amendments to Requirements of MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV and V (Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4) (PDF)

16/2019 (PDF)
Fatal fall of a crew from tween deck onto cargo hold bottom