Marine Notices Index
02 October 2026
Marine Notice 10/26
THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERA
Marine Notices
INDEX
Rev. 10/26
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NOTE: Liberian Marine Notices are identified by Subject matter and sequence number. The applicable section of the Maritime Regulation or the Maritime Law will be identified on the reference line where applicable.
Number Description Issue
ADM-001 | Issuance of Liberian Marine Notices. | 02/21 |
ADM-002 | Official and Other Forms and Publications. | 12/25 |
ADM-003 | Consolidated List of Fees and Charges for Official Documents and Services. | 01/26-Rev.3 |
ADM-004 | Cancelled | |
ADM-005 | Services of Liberian Consular Offices. | 07/20 |
ADM-006 | Familiarization with Liberian National Maritime Legislation. | 07/20 |
ADM-007 | List of Publications, Certificates, and Documents Required to be Carried on Board Ships | 02/26 |
ADM-008 | IMO Unique Company and Registered Owner Identification Number Scheme. | 06/26 |
ADM-009 | Implementation of the phrases “To the satisfaction of the Administration” and “Requirements of the Administration” in IMO Instruments; and the Application of Non-Mandatory IMO Instruments | 12/25 |
AFS-001 | International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001. | 07/25 |
FIR-001 | Fire-Protection Systems and Appliances. | 02/26 |
FIR-002 | Fire Extinguishing Requirements for Flammable Liquid Lockers including Paint Lockers. | 07/20 |
FTP-001 | Requirements for Engaging in Transshipment Activities on the high seas, in ports, between ports and in regulated areas. | 08/24 |
FTP-002 | (Removed) Notice is not in force | |
INS-001 | Safety Inspections of Liberian Ships. | 03/25 |
INS-002 | Alternate Safety Inspection Program. | 07/20 |
INS-003 | National Safety Requirements for Miscellaneous and Non-SOLAS Vessels. | 03/26 |
INS-004 | Operations/Safety Checklist for SOLAS 1974, as amended, Regulations. | 10/23 |
Inquiries concerning the subject of this Notice should be directed to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Republic of Liberia, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, 22980 Indian Creek Drive., Suite 200, Dulles, VA 20166, USA. The most current version of all Marine Notices are available in the Online Library at: http://www.liscr.com
INT-001 | International Maritime Conventions, Protocols and Amendments to which Liberia is a Party. | 11/24 | ||
INT-002 | Cancelled | |||
INT-003 | Maritime Transport Concerning Liberian and Chinese Registered Vessels. | 12/24 | ||
ISM-001 | International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) and SOLAS 74 Chapter IX, Management for the Safe Operation of Ships. | 09/26 | ||
ISM-002 | Cancelled | |||
ISM-003 | Harmonized International Safety Management (ISM) and International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Audits. | 01/23 | ||
ISP-001 | International Ship & Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). | 10/21 | ||
ISP-002 | Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR). | 09/24 | ||
ISP-003 | Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT). | 08/26 | ||
ISP-004 | Stowaways. | 07/20 | ||
MAN-001 | Manning of Vessels and Principles of Watchkeeping. | 11/22 | ||
MAN-002 | Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces (PUMS); Requirements for Safety of Operation and Reduced Manning. | 07/20 | ||
MAN-003 | Cancelled | |||
MAN-004 | Manning Requirements for Mobile Offshore Units (MOUs). | 07/26 | ||
MLC-001 | Implementation, Inspection and Certification under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. | 08/26 | ||
MLC-002 | Minimum requirements for seafarers to work on a ship under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. | 08/24 | ||
MLC-003 | Terms and Conditions for employment of seafarers under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. | 04/25 | ||
MLC-004 | Standards of accommodation, recreational facilities, food, water and catering under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. | 08/24 | ||
MLC-005 | Health and safety protection, accident prevention, medical care, welfare and social security protection of seafarers under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. | 08/24 | ||
MLC-006 | On-board Complaint handling procedures. | 07/20 | ||
NAV-001 | Safety of Navigation - Nautical Charts, Publications and Notices to Mariners. | 02/22 | ||
NAV-002 | Danger Messages; Hydrographic and Meteorological Information: Cooperation with Hydrographic Services and Meteorological Organizations. | 07/20 | ||
NAV-003 | Protection of the Great Barrier Reef Region and the Torres Strait-Compulsory Pilotage Requirement. | 07/20 | ||
POL-001 | MARPOL, Prevention of Pollution from Ships. | 11/24 | ||
POL-002 | Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems (ODMCS) Failures – Manual Means of Monitoring and Procedures for Discharge. | 11/21 | ||
POL-003 | Approval of Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans or a Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans. | 07/20 | ||
POL-004 | Useful and Practical Information about Cleansing Agents and Their Impact upon Oil Pollution Prevention Equipment for Machinery Space Bilges. | 07/20 | ||
POL-005 | Ballast Water Management Plans (BWMP). | 05/24 | ||
POL-006 | Reports Alleging Inadequate MARPOL Port Reception Facilities. | 07/20 | ||
POL-007 | Use of Halogenated Hydrocarbons (Halons) and Other Ozone Depleting Substances. | 07/20 | ||
POL-008 | MARPOL 73/78 Condition Assessment Scheme. | 06/12 | ||
POL-009 | Implementation of the 2021 Revised MARPOL Annex VI, Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships | 09/25 | ||
POL-010 | Requirements for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Management Plans. | 04/10 | ||
POL-011 | Requirements for Ship-to-Ship Operations Plans. | 05/14 | ||
POL-012 | Electronic Record Books (ERB) for ships. | 08/24 | ||
POL-013 | Implementation of Revised Annex V, Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships, of MARPOL. | 11/24 | ||
POL-014 | Implementation, Survey and Certification under the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention). | 08/26 | ||
POL-015 | Approval of Operational Manuals for Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems (ODMCS) | 03/23 | ||
POL-016 | Implementation, Survey and Certification under the Hong Kong Convention and EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) | 07/25 | ||
POL-017 | Requirements for Registration and Cancellation of Registration for Last Voyage to an Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling Facility (Green Ship Recycling Program’) | 08/24 | ||
PSC-001 | Measures to Improve Compliance and Minimize Risk of Port State Control Detentions. | 09/24 | ||
PSC-002 | Measures to Maintain the Quality of the Liberian Registry Fleet | 03/25 | ||
RAD-001 | Required Documents for Ship Radio Stations. | 07/20 | ||
RAD-002 | Renewal of Ship Radio Station Licenses. | 06/24 | ||
RAD-003 | Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile Satellite Radio Services Accounting Authority Approval and Operating Procedures. | 04/25 | ||
RAD-004 | Ship Radio Station Watchkeeping Hours. | 07/20 | ||
RAD-005 | Cancelled – Incorporated into RAD-008 | 06/12 | ||
RAD-006 | Cancelled – Incorporated into RAD-009 | 07/20 | ||
RAD-007 | Cancelled | |||
RAD-008 | Ship Radio/GMDSS Logbooks and Logbook Retention Policy | 02/23 | ||
RAD-009 | Radio Equipment – Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). | 08/25 | ||
RAD-010 | SOLAS CHAPTER IV: Radiocommunications | 04/25 | ||
RAD-011 | Maritime Mobile Satellite Service - Activations and Changes to Terminals | 03/25 | ||
REP-001 | Vessel Reporting Systems to Assist Search and Rescue. AMVER, REEFVTS & MASTREP. | 07/20 | ||
REP-002 | Reporting Certificate Fraud and Professional and Technical Incompetence. | 07/20 | ||
REP-003 | Cancelled | |||
REP-004 | Reporting Incidents of Armed Attacks, Piracy and Robbery. | 07/20 | ||
REP-005 | Reporting of Repatriation (MLC Liability Insurance) Coverage; Cancellation of Ship’s Officers Report on Form RLM-119. Return of Completed Shipping Articles. | 07/20 | ||
SAF-001 | Lifesaving Equipment. | 07/26 | ||
SAF-002 | Prohibition of “Hot Work” in Tankers and Combination Carriers. | 06/12 | ||
SAF-003 | Procedures for Entering Enclosed Spaces and Enclosed Space Entry and Rescue Drills. | 01/26 | ||
SAF-004 | Lifeboat and Emergency Drills. | 10/26 | ||
SAF-005 | Survival Craft, Rescue Boat and Launching Appliances – Testing, Servicing and Maintenance. | 07/26 | ||
SAF-006 | Lifesaving Equipment – lifejackets. | 07/20 | ||
SAF-007 | Lifesaving Equipment – Immersion Suits and Thermal Protective Aids. | 07/20 | ||
SAF-008 | Lifesaving Equipment – Short Term Dispensation to Carry a Number of Persons in Excess of that allowed by the Safety Equipment Certificate. | 07/20 | ||
SAF-009 | Implementation, Survey and Certification under the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code). | 01/26 | ||
SAF-010 | Approval of Ship Structural Access Manuals (SSAM) | 07/26 | ||
SAF-011 | Approval of Liquified Gas Carrier Cargo Operations Manual | 03/23 | ||
SAF-012 | Requirements for Safe Mooring | 09/25 | ||
SAF-013 | New SOLAS Chapter XV and International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code) | 02/25 | ||
SAF-014 | Pilot Transfer Arrangements | 10/25 | ||
SAF-015 | Requirements for the Reporting of the Loss of Freight Containers or the Observation of Freight Containers Drifting at Sea | 09/26 | ||
SAF-016 | Watertight Doors on Passenger Ships | 11/24 | ||
SAF-017 | Ships Using Low-Flashpoint Fuels | 10/25 | ||
SAF-018 | Management of Asbestos and Perfluoro octane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) | 08/25 | ||
SAF-019 | Authorization of Service Providers for Maintenance, Thorough Examination, Operational Testing, Overhaul and Repair of Lifeboats and Rescue Boats, Launching Appliances and Release Gear | 06/25 | ||
SAF-020 | New SOLAS regulation II-1/3-13 on Lifting appliances and Anchor Handling Winches | 12/25 | ||
SEA-001 | Examination System for Merchant Marine Personnel. | 02/22 | ||
SEA-002 | Articles of Agreement between the Master and Seafarers in the Merchant Service of the Republic of Liberia (Shipping Articles). | 03/22 | ||
SEA-003 | Approval of Maritime Training Center Courses and Programs. | 08/25 | ||
SEA-004 | Payment of Wages - Account. | 03/22 | ||
SEA-005 | Amendments to the STCW, 1978, as amended, regarding the training and certification of ship security officers (SSO). | 12/08 | ||
SEA-006 | Minimum requirements to become an Authorized Liberian Filing Agent | 09/24 | ||
TEC-001 | Issuance and Use of Statutory Certificates. | 07/20 | ||
TEC-002 | Cancelled | |||
TEC-003 | Stability and Trim Information to be Supplied to the Master. | 05/24 | ||
TEC-004 | Multiple Load Line Assignment Procedures. | 02/22 | ||
TEC-005 | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) and Medical Oxygen Carriage Requirements. | 02/25 | ||
TEC-006 | Carriage of Grain. | 02/25 | ||
TEC-007 | Mobile Offshore Drilling Units. | 06/12 | ||
TEC-008 | Passenger Vessels - Underwater Examination of Hull in Lieu of Drydocking. | 11/22 | ||
TEC-009 | Mobile Offshore Units Standards including Mobile Drilling Offshore Units. | 12/25 | ||
TEC-010 | Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS). | 07/20 | ||
TEC-011 | Technical Letters | 09/25 | ||
YHT-001 | Design, Construction, Safety, Survey and Certification of Yachts- Adoption of the Red Ensign Group (REG) Yacht Code 2024 Edition | 09/26 | ||
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
RLM-107 | Liberian Maritime Law | Rev. 07/18 |
RLM-108 | Liberian Maritime Regulations | Rev. 11/24 |
RLM-100 | Vessel Registration Requirements and | |
Mortgage Recording Procedures | Rev. 2025 | |
RLM-118 | Requirements for Merchant Marine Personnel Certification. | Rev. 2026 |
RLM-260 | Requirements for Marine Investigations and Hearings. | Rev. 2025 |
RLM-109 | Report of Vessel Casualty or Accident | Rev. 04/22 |
RLM-109-1 | Report of Personal Injury or Loss of Life | Rev. 04/22 |

