Conventions Changes in 2025

2025 Table 1 : International conventions and mandatory codes

Convention Resolution No. Applicable Date Description
SOLAS MSC.539(107) 2025/01/01 Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code
STCW MSC.540(107) 2025/01/01 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978
STCW MSC.541(107) 2025/01/01 Amendments to Part A of the Seafarers' Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code
MARPOL MEPC.381(80) 2025/01/01 Establishment of the Date on which the Discharge Requirements of Regulations 15.3, 15.5 and
34.3 to 34.5 of MARPOL Annex I In Respect to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Special Areas,
Shall Take Effect
MARPOL MEPC.382(80) 2025/01/01 On the Establishment of The Date on which the Discharge Requirements of Regulation 6
of MARPOL Annex V, In Respect to the Red Sea Special Area, Shall Take Effect
BWM MEPC.369(80) 2025/02/01 Amendments to Appendix of the BWM Convention Concerning the Form of the Ballast Water
Record Book
Hong Kong Convention SR/CONF/45 2025/06/26 Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009
MARPOL MEPC.385(81) 2025/08/01 Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
BWM MEPC.383(81) 2025/10/01 Amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004

2025 Table 2 : Technical provisions and documents that are commonly used

Convention Resolution No. Applicable Date Description
SOLAS MSC.466(101) 2025/07/01 Amendments to the Performance Standards for the Presentation of Navigation-Related
Information on Shipborne Navigational Displays (other navigational displays on the bridge)
SOLAS MSC.568(109) N/A Amendments to the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances
(Resolution MSC.81(70))
SOLAS MSC.569(109) N/A Performance Standards for the Reception of Maritime Safety Information and Search and Rescue Related Information by MF and HF Digital Navigational Data (NAVDAT) System
CTA MSC.571(109) N/A Interim Guidance to Assist in the Implementation of the Cape Town Agreement of 2012
MARPOL MEPC.399(83) 2025/11/01 (recommendation) 2025 Guidelines on Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Systems
MARPOL MEPC.400(83) N/A Amendments to the 2021 Guidelines on the Operational Carbon Intensity Reduction Factors Relative to Reference Lines (CII Reduction Factors Guidelines, G3) (Resolution MEPC.338(76))
MARPOL MEPC.401(83) N/A Amendments to the 2024 Guidelines for the Development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) (Resolution MEPC.395(82))
MARPOL MEPC.402(83) N/A Guidelines for Test-Bed and Onboard Measurements of Methane (CH4) and/or Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from Marine Diesel Engines
MARPOL MEPC.403(83) N/A Amendments to the 2022 Guidelines on Survey and Certification of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)
HKSRC MEPC.405(83) N/A Amendments to the 2023 Guidelines for the Development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (Resolution MEPC.379(80))