IHS Fairplay Practical Guides & Handbooks

IHS Fairplay Practical Guides & Handbooks facilitate the work of marine professionals by offering practical guidance on a wide range of topics, from ship repair to MARPOL compliance. Written in matter-of-fact language and containing numerous checklists and forms, our guides and handbooks enable you to spend less time trying to decipher complex laws and computerized repair systems and more time implementing equipment and procedures that save you costly repairs, fines, and detentions in the long run.

Who uses IHS Fairplay Practical Guides & Handbooks:

• Superintendents
• Shipbuilders/Shipyards
• Crew/Officers
• Contractors
• Marine Equipment Firms
• Ship Repairers
• Vessel Owners/Operators
• Human Resource Professionals
• Safety Managers
• Surveyors
• Lawyers
• Financiers
• Insurers
• Students
• Port Facility Security Officers
• Port Operators and Managers
• Shippers
• Subcontractors
• Transportation Professionals

What IHS Fairplay Practical Guides & Handbooks can do:

• Prepare for a ship's docking
• Market supply services at a dock
• Improve a superintendent's job performance
• Explain the basics of ship repair and maintenance
• Reduce dependence on costly computer-based systems
• Prevent repair problems before they occur
• Explain the classification process
• Overview the major international maritime laws, surveys, and institutions
• Meet the ongoing challenge of implementing and maintaining port security

Benefits:

IHS Fairplay Practical Guides & Handbooks enables you to:

• Prepare your ship for docking
• Learn and implement the superintendent profession's best practices
• Download and customize forms, checklists, and certificates for vessel operations and procedures
• Understand and comply in a cost-effective manner with mounting maritime regulations, including MARPOL, ISM, and ISPS
• Prevent costly ship repairs stemming from over-reliance on computer-based systems
• Know the roles and duties of the Port Facility Security Officer

DPA Handbook - New for 2012
A practical guide to the role and responsibilities of the Designated Person Ashore (DPA), under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code.

Docking Handbook
Your complete guide to ship repair and docking, with over 500 pages of downloadable standard forms and checklists to assist you with all phases of the docking process.

Superintendent's Handbook
A thorough reference containing over 410 pages designed to assist new and experienced marine superintendents with virtually every task, including on-time vessel trading within budget parameters and regulatory compliance.

Pollution Prevention Handbook
A guidebook designed to help vessel operators and ship crew comply with MARPOL, the main international convention on marine pollution, offering over 200 pages of practical, cost-effective solutions in user-friendly language.

Ship Repair and Maintenance Handbook
Over 400 pages of guidance for onboard and onshore personnel to mitigate costly repair items by using "nuts and bolts" solutions rather than absolute reliance on computer-based systems.

Safety and Environmental Handbook
A nearly 500 page, easy-to-use guide containing the best safety and environmental practices to help officers and crew comply with the International Safety Management (ISM) code.

Classification and Statutory Surveys Handbook
A handbook explaining the how and why of classification in an easy-to-read and absorbing style with an analytical overview of the major maritime laws, including SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, ISM and ISPS.

Port Security Handbook
An essential reference, containing over 200 pages, to help maritime professionals ensure compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.