Published 1998-09-26
Keywords
- ferries,
- RO-RO ships,
- SOLAS 1974,
- SOLAS 90,
- IMO
- marine safety,
- SOLAS 1992 amendments,
- 1995 SOLAS Conference,
- International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code),
- Marine Safety Committee ...More
Abstract
Mansell presents this paper as part of Business Session 7 on the topic of Maritime Safety, chaired by Anthe Philippides. In it, Mansell looks at the background of roll-on/roll-off ships, the problems involved, and the way in which the International Maritime Organisation has endeavoured to tackle them. Mansell covers the various amendments made to the SOLAS Convention in the 1990s, and refers to recent examples of disasters involving ro-ro vessels.