"sharing maritime knowledge"
To support the day-to-day activities of the Organization and its outreach programme, the Centre maintains collections in the following subjects: maritime safety, security and protection of the marine environment and more specifically ship design and equipment, stability and load lines, fishing vessels safety, containers and cargoes, bulk chemicals, fire protection, life-saving, search and rescue, standards of training and watchkeeping, carriage of dangerous goods, marine pollution, preparedness and response, navigation and communications, facilitation and technical co-operation.
The MKC also prepares a monthly round up of news from the press in its Current Awareness Bulletin. This is not an official IMO publication. To receive notification (by e-mail) that the Bulletin is ready, click here
IMO News, IMO's official quarterly magazine, is published by the Public Information Services. If you wish to receive it in electronic format, click here to subscribe.
For more information on the MKC services and products see the Visitors Guide to the MKC
See also : How and Where to find IMO Information
Researchers and students
Researchers and students should first visit the relevant sections of the website and the Site Index.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, try a search engine, adding IMO to your key words. This will usually take you to the relevant section of the IMO website.
The collections of the Maritime Knowledge Centre can be searched online in SeaLibrary. See also :
How and Where to find IMO Information
Appointments
The Centre is open Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00 by appointment only. It is normally closed to outside visitors during the Christmas week and official holidays.
All visitors other than Delegates, IMO Representatives or interns, require an appointment; they should contact the Maritime Knowledge Centre at least 3 working days prior to their visit. Appointments will be given to students once an e-mail stating the purpose of their visit is received from their tutor/supervisor at least one week in advance. A valid ID with photograph is required and all visitors will have their photograph taken prior to being collected at the Security Desk; visitors must report to MKC staff prior to their leaving as they need to be escorted back to the security desk. The pass issued by the Security Desk is strictly for access to the MKC.
to ensure that the MKC holds the information you need for your research.
Technical enquiries
We cannot pursue requests for technical information and your e-mail will therefore not be responded to. Technical enquiries
should be sent directed to the relevant national maritime Administration or to the flag Administration, as necessary, which are the appropriate channels for dissemination of IMO technical information. Implementation of IMO instruments is the responsibility of national Administrations. Links can be found on the National Contacts page and the electronic database for Contact Points in
GISIS.
Enquiries from the media
Media enquiries only should be addressed to Lee Adamson or Natasha Brown at media@imo.org
Enquiries about IMO publications
or through an IMO distributor.
We are able to lend material to Libraries and unable to provide articles for copyright reasons.
Enquiries about IMO Documents
Except for current meetings' documents and working papers, all IMO Documents issued since 1998 are available in the
IMODOCS public database in English, French and Spanish; some documents are also available in Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Contact:
docs@imo.org