A vessel can be fully seaworthy, fully crewed, and still get detained at the next port of call — not because anything on board is broken, but because a certificate lapsed, an audit trail went missing, or a safety management review was never logged. Port state control doesn't care how good the ship looks; it cares whether the paperwork and the practice actually match. The Ready for Inspection: Maritime Regulatory Compliance Training Course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built for the managers and officers who carry that responsibility, covering the framework of rules — IMO, SOLAS, MARPOL, ISM Code, and ISPS Code — that decide whether a ship keeps moving or sits at anchor.

Participants work through how the International Maritime Organization's conventions translate into day-to-day obligations, then move into SOLAS requirements for vessel safety and emergency readiness, MARPOL's pollution-prevention rules, and the ISM Code's demands for a functioning safety management system rather than a binder that only gets opened before an audit. The course also covers ISPS security obligations for ships and port facilities, and closes with what it actually takes to walk into an inspection prepared: how audits are run, how non-conformities get raised and closed out, and how compliance holds up under real operational pressure rather than falling apart the moment a regulator asks a hard question.

Who Should Attend?

• Maritime operations and shipping company managers
• Port and terminal managers responsible for regulatory standing
• Marine superintendents and vessel managers
• Ship officers and safety officers
• Maritime compliance, quality, and risk management professionals
• Marine surveyors and inspectors

What You'll Gain

• Apply IMO conventions and international maritime governance requirements correctly
• Meet SOLAS obligations for vessel safety, navigation, and emergency preparedness
• Implement MARPOL requirements for pollution prevention and environmental protection
• Build an ISM Code safety management system that functions day-to-day, not just on paper
• Apply ISPS Code security requirements across ships and port facilities
• Prepare for, run, and close out compliance audits with confidence

Module 1: Why Regulatory Compliance Decides Whether a Ship Sails

• Understanding how safety, security, environmental protection and compliance connect operationally
• The manager's role in keeping regulatory standing intact, not just paperwork current

Module 2: The IMO Framework Behind Every Requirement

• Structure and responsibilities of the International Maritime Organization
• Key conventions and how regulatory updates flow into company procedures

Module 3: Keeping People and Vessels Safe: SOLAS Requirements

• Ship construction, equipment and operational safety standards
• Emergency procedures and the responsibilities SOLAS places on crews

Module 4: Preventing Marine Pollution: MARPOL in Practice

• Waste management, pollution control and emission-reduction obligations
• Embedding environmental compliance into routine vessel operations

Module 5: Building a Safety Management System That Passes Scrutiny: The ISM Code

• Developing a functioning safety management system, not a compliance binder
• Risk assessment, operational control and continuous performance monitoring

Module 6: Securing Ships and Ports Under the ISPS Code

• International security requirements for ships and port facilities
• Risk identification, security planning and supporting effective security compliance

Module 7: Staying Audit-Ready: Inspections, Non-Conformities and Continuous Improvement

• Preparing documentation and teams for regulatory inspections
• Identifying and closing non-conformities, and integrating compliance into daily operations