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Standardization of marine pollution abatement materials, equipment and technologies and environmental matters to be used in shipbuilding and operation of ships, comprising sea-going ships, vessels for inland navigation, offshore structures, ship-to-shore interface and all other marine structures subject to International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 37 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

6
Clean Water and Sanitation
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
13
Climate Action
14
Life Below Water
32

Published ISO standards *

5

ISO standards under development *

20
Participating members
19
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 3   Environmental response Working group
ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 4   Management of ship waste Working group
ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 5   Anti-fouling systems on ships Working group
ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 10   Exhaust gas cleaning systems Working group
ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 12   Marine liquefied hydrogen transfer arms Working group
ISO/TC 8/SC 2/WG 13   In-water cleaning of ship's biofouling Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 8/SC 2

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 8/SC 2:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 8/SC 12 Ships and marine technology - Large yachts ISO
ISO/TC 35 Paints and varnishes ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 9 General test methods for paints and varnishes ISO
ISO/TC 43/SC 3 Underwater acoustics ISO
ISO/TC 67 Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy ISO
ISO/TC 67/SC 9 Production, transport and storage facilities for cryogenic liquefied gases ISO
ISO/TC 70 Internal combustion engines ISO
ISO/TC 147 Water quality ISO
ISO/TC 188 Small craft ISO
ISO/TC 207 Environmental management ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 8/SC 2

ISO/TC 8/SC 2 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 43/SC 3 Underwater acoustics ISO
ISO/TC 67/SC 9 Production, transport and storage facilities for cryogenic liquefied gases ISO
ISO/TC 197 Hydrogen technologies ISO
ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 Environmental management systems ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
BIMCO Baltic & International Maritime Council A
CLIA Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) A
IACS - classification International Association of Classification Societies A
ICOMIA International Council of Marine Industry Associations A
ICS - shipping International Chamber of Shipping A
IMO International Maritime Organization A
INTERTANKO International Association of Independent Tanker Owners - INTERTANKO A
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum A
World Shipping Council World Shipping Council A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
15 November 2023 Norrmalm (Sweden) ISO/TC 8/SC 2  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 8/SC 2 - Secretariat

ANSI [United States]

US DOT Maritime Administration, Office of Environment

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