IMO: New Mandatory Casualty Investigation Code
Effective from the 1st of January 2010, the Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Casualty or Marine Incident (Casualty Investigation Code), incorporates and builds on the best practices in marine casualty and marine accident investigation established by IMO resolution A.849(20) in 1997.
The Code is designed to facilitate objective marine safety investigations for the benefit of flag States, coastal States, the Organization and the shipping industry in general.
Covering the mandatory standards and recommended practices of accident investigation, voluntary implementation of the Code is being encouraged prior to January 2010.