Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS V) has been substantially revised. The new Regulations will come into force in the UK on 1 July 2002 under the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002, and will replace the 1974 Chapter V (SOLAS V/74) Regulations. The Regulations apply to all UK ships on all voyages and to all other ships while they are in UK waters. This publication contains the full text for each Regulation, as determined by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), along with explanatory guidance notes. It has been prepared to provide practical guidance to ship-owners, masters, crews and the shipping industry on the implementation of the new SOLAS Regulations.

In recent years much attention has been paid to safety of navigation and marine transportation. Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation addresses the main aspects of marine safety, including: safety of navigation; manoeuvering and ship-handling systems; marine traffic control and automatic identification systems; navigation tools, system