Legislation Standards & Codes
Maritime Progress Limited’s signage, posters, and systems are designed by reference to, and where necessary in compliance with, the following regulations, standards, codes, and guidelines.
International Conventions
- The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974, as amended by protocol or resolution:
- Chapter II-1: Construction, Structure, Subdivisions, and Stability; Machinery and Electrical Installations
- Chapter III: Life-Saving Appliances
- Chapter VII: Dangerous Goods
- Chapter IX: ISM
- Chapter XI-2: Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Security
- The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973, modified by the 1979 protocol:
- Annex I: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Oil
- Annex V: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments
Codes of Practice and Safety Standards
- International Safety Management (ISM) Code
- International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code
- Fire Safety Systems (FSS) Code
- Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code
- Large Commercial Yacht (LY2) Code
- Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) Code
- Collision Regulations (COLREGS)
- Code of Noise Levels on Board Ships
- International Code of Signals
Specific Design Standards and Resolutions
- Resolution A.1116(3) (2019) – Escape Route Signs and Equipment Location Markings
- Resolution A.952(23) (2003) – Graphical Symbols for Shipboard Fire Control Plans
- Resolution A.654(16) – Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans (applicable to vessels built before 2004)
- Resolution MSC.442(99) – Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code
ISO Standards for Shipboard Signage and Safety
- ISO 24409 – Ships and marine technology:
- Part 1 (2010, under review 2018): Design principles
- Part 2 (2014, under review 2018): Catalogue version
- Part 3 (2014): Code of practice
- ISO 7010 (2012, under review) – Graphical symbols, safety colours, and registered safety signs
- ISO 7001 (2007) – Graphical symbols for public information
- ISO 3864 – Graphical symbols and safety colours:
- Part 1 (2011): Design principles for safety signs
- Part 3 (2012): Design principles for graphical symbols
- Part 4 (2011): Colormetric and photometric properties of safety signs
- ISO 17398 (2004, under review 2018) – Colours, classification, performance, and durability of safety signs
- ICAO 9636 (1995) – International Signs to Guide Persons at Airports and Marine Terminals
- ISO 15370 (2010, under review) – Low-location lighting on passenger ships
- ISO 14726 (2008) – Identification colours for the content of piping systems
- ISO 17631 (2002, under review) – Shipboard plans for fire protection, lifesaving appliances, and means of escape
Dangerous Goods Regulations
- International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code – IMO 2018, Resolution MSC.442(99)
- United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations 1 & 2
- UN GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals)
Maritime Progress Limited also adheres to individual Flag and Coastal State regulations and policy requirements to meet the needs of the international marine market.