The Code itself is not law, but much of it explains how the law should be complied with.

A cargo underwriter's signed guarantee, given in consideration of delivery of the goods to their consignees without collection of a general average deposit.

Normally, the party who has made an extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure to avoid a peril (and who needs to recoup his loss), which in most cases is the shipowner. If ship and cargo have both been saved by a jettison of cargo, however, it may be the owner of the jettisoned cargo who appoints an average adjuster and declares general average. Generally, the party to the adventure who requires contributions from the other parties will be the one who appoints the adjuster, and the adjuster will give guidance on making a declaration.

(1) Notify the owner, agent and charterer of the ship's safe arrival alongside. (2) Contact and liaise with the local P&I club correspondent.

The document certifies that the ship is capable of complying with International Grain Code requirements when loaded in accordance with the approved grain loading stability information booklet. It does not normally have an expiry date.

The Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations 1999. They implement Directive 98/41/EC and SOLAS regulation III/27. MSN 1794 explains the requirements of the Regulations.

By regularly (at intervals specified in the SMS, but of not more than one year): 

When a classification society's surveyor can confirm to the society's committee that his/her recommendations have been carried out to his/her satisfaction, and that he/she considers the ship to be in a fit and efficient condition to continue her voyage. An Interim Certificate of Class is a form of certificate of seaworthiness. (Some societies use that or another name. ) 

When a vessel is to proceed down-river to sea she may submerge her marks (beyond the allowance for dock water) to allow for the consumption of bunker fuel, water and stores on the river passage.

A signed undertaking given by cargo receivers stating that, in return for delivery to them or to their order of the goods noted in the bond, they agree to pay the proper proportion of any general average charges (and salvage or special charges) which may thereafter be ascertained to be due from the goods. Lloyd's Average Bond form (LAB 77) is normally used.

An IMO system, introduced in 2000, to harmonise survey procedures and survey dates for all major ship certificates, instead of having different survey procedures and dates for certificates under different conventions.

Unless a private settlement is made between finder and property owner, the award is decided by a civil court having Admiralty jurisdiction.

Chapter I: General provisions; Chapter II-1: Construction - Subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations; Chapter II-2: Construction - Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction; Chapter III: Life-saving appliances and arrangements;

AB: American Bureau of Shipping; BV: Bureau Veritas; GL: Germanischer Lloyd; LR: Lloyd's Register; NV: Det Norske Veritas; RI: Registro Italiano Navale; NK: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. These are the classification societies authorised by the MCA to act as Assigning Authorities for load lines and freeboards. "DT" are the letters used by the Department for Transport (MCA) on the loadline of a modern unclassed UK ship.

A separate class of insurance cover offered by the P&I clubs against the costs of legal representation in the collection of freight or demurrage, or in the defence of claims by consignees, charterers, etc., and in connection with disputes with parties such as bunker suppliers, repairers, ship suppliers, etc. Not all shipowners require FD&D cover as well as P&I cover.