This Marine Notice provides information on the Code of Safety for Caribbean Cargo Ships (CCSS Code) which applies to cargo ships of less than 500 GT including oil tankers and tankers, irrespective of length, engaged on international voyages trading in the Caribbean Trading Area was adopted by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda in 2008 through the Shipping (Survey) regulations, 2008 (SI 2008 No. 30).
This Code sets a regional safety standard and pollution prevention for cargo ships, new and existing, of more than 24 metres length (L) and oil tankers and tankers irrespective of length which are less than 500GT engaged on international voyages in the Caribbean Trading Area.
The latest version of the code is dated October 2020.
