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The following are BMA Information Bulletins issued by The Bahamas Maritime Authority. These documents are in Adobe Acrobat format.

Bulletin

                     Subject
  Index of BMA Information Bulletin
1 BMA Information Bulletins and Bahamas National Requirements
2 Public Holidays
3 Authorised Classification Societies
4 Accident Reporting
6 GMDSS - EPIRB Registration
7 Emergency Response Officer
8 Application of an Exemption from or an Extension to an International Convention Requirement
12 An Officer's Guide to the Merchant Shipping Legislation of the Bahamas
14 Use of ARPA Radar for Collision Avoidance
15 Ship and Officers Radio Licences
18 Notices to Mariners
19 Commissioning of INMARSAT Terminals
21 Amended Merchant Shipping Legislation & Revised Officer's Guide to Merchant Shipping Legislation
23 ISM Code Certification
24 Annual Fees
26 Ship's Cooks
29 Emergency Escape Breathing Devices
30 References to STCW 95 in certificates, endorsements and other documents
31 The Bahamas Acknowledgement of Receipt of an Application of an Application for a Flag State Endorsement" issued under the provisions of STCW I/10.5
44 Bahamas Endorsements issued under STCW 1978 as amended, Regulation I/10
51 Carriage of Electronic Charts
57 Continuous Synopsis Record
61 Issue of Endorsement to Certificate of Competency
66 Bahamian Initial and Annual Inspections
69 Condition Assessment Scheme for Tankers
70 SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities (ISPS Code)
71 Approval (Certification) of Marine Equipment
72 Enhancing Lifeboat Safety During Abandon Ship Drills
73 Inspection of Passenger Ship Bottom
74 MARPOL Life Extensions For Category 2 and 3 Tankers
75 MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
76 Carriage of Immersion Suits on Cargo Ships
78 Maritime Security Threat
80 Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on ISM implementation
81 Amended Fees
84 Oil Record Books
85 Port State Control
86 Approval of Training Centres and Courses
87  Safety of Lifeboat On Load Release Gear
89 Competent Person Carrying Out Duties in Connection with Inspection, Maintenance and Testing of Ships' Appliances and Equipment
90 MARPOL Annex II - Carriage of Vegetable Oils
91 Statutory Approval of Documents
92 Application of SOLAS Requirements for High Pressure Fuel Pipe Protection
93 Code of Safety for Diving Systems
94 Application of MARPOL Annex I to Floating Production Storage and Offloading Facilities (FPSO) and Floating Storage Units (FSU)
95 Relocation of BMA London Office
96 Maintaining Passenger Ship Watertight Doors Open During Navigation
97 Fire Fighting Equipment
98 Servicing of  Marine Evacuation System Inflatable Liferaft, Inflated Rescue Boats, Inflatable Lifejackets and Hydrostatic Release Unit
99 Survey and Inspection of Ships Operating Solely within Bahamian Territorial Waters or the Caribbean Region
100 Wires for Lifeboat Fails and Appliance-launched Liferafts
101 Application of Mandatory and Non Mandatory Requirements
102 Technical Procedures for Registration of Yachts
103 Seafarers Medical Examinations and Certificates
104 Issue of Bahamas National Certificates and Endorsements
105 Guidance on Manning & Training for Offshore Industry
106 Tanker Training & Certificates / Endorsements
107 Bahamian Seaman's Record Book
108 Bahamian Flag State Endorsements
109 IMO Unique Company & Registered Owners Identification Number Scheme
110 Relocation of Nassau Office
111 Long Range Identification & Tracking (LRIT)
112 International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (Bunkers Convention)