ΝΑΥΤΙΚΑ ΑΓΓΛΙΚΑ Ε ΠΛΟΙΑΡΧΩΝ

Most legislation in the maritime world is initiated by some kind of maritime d or accident. The MARPOL-con came into f a few years after a serious oil pollution, caused by the gr of the tanker Torrey Canyon on rocks near the Isles of Scilly. Further, despite proper rules and regulations, a very high number of accidents caused the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to impl the International Safety Man Code Contrary to previous conventions and codes, the creation of the ISPS-code was caused by a disaster that happened ash, when hijacked aircraft on the 11th of September 2001 flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. As a response to the 9/11 attacks, the International Ship and Port Security code (ISPS) came into force on 1st July 2004, requiring merchant ships in international tr , and the ports they are ca, to be cer to a certain security standard.