What are IMO requirements for the carriage of nautical charts?
The 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1974), subsequently amended in 2000 and 2002, specifies the requirements for the navigational equipment to be used onboard ships entitled to fly the flag of a party to the convention. This Convention was adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations Organisation that is concerned with maritime transportation. IMO member states are obliged to adopt IMO rules and regulations into their national legislation. However, only when the convention text has been incorporated into national legislation does it take effect for the individual ships registered in that country. This process of incorporation into national legislation may vary from a few months to several years. The country in which a ship is registered and hence which flag it is flying is known as the Flag State. It is the national maritime administration representing the Flag State, which controls the adherence to the SOLAS carriage r
