About
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Secretariat: SAC
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2024):Mr Yanqing Li
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1947
Scope
Standardization of design, construction, training, structural elements, outfitting parts, equipment, methods and technology, and marine environmental matters, used in shipbuilding, comprising sea-going ships, vessels for inland navigation, offshore structures, ship-to-shore interface, the operation of ships, marine structures subject to IMO requirements, and the observation and exploration of the sea.
Excluded:
- electrical and electronic equipment on board ships and marine structures (IEC / TC 18 and IEC / TC 80);
- internal combustion engines (ISO / TC 70);
- offshore structures for petroleum and natural gas industries, including procedures for assessment of the site specific application of mobile offshore drilling and accommodation units for the petroleum and natural gas industry (ISO / TC 67 / SC 7);
- steel and aluminum structures (ISO / TC 167);
- equipment and construction details of recreational craft and other small craft (not being lifeboats and lifesaving equipment) less than 24 metres in overall length (ISO / TC 188);
- sea bed mining;
- equipment which is not specific for use on board ships and marine structures (e.g. pipes, steel wire ropes, etc.) and falling within the scope of particular ISO technical committees with which a regular mutual liaison must be maintained.
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This committee contributes with 44 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Reference | Title | Type |
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ISO/TC 8/SC 1 | Maritime safety | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 2 | Marine environment protection | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 3 | Piping and machinery | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 4 | Outfitting and deck machinery | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 6 | Navigation and ship operations | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 7 | Inland navigation vessels | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 8 | Ship design | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 11 | Intermodal and Short Sea Shipping | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 12 | Ships and marine technology - Large yachts | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 13 | Marine technology | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 25 | Maritime GHG reduction | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/SC 26 | Smart shipping | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 8/AG 1 | Chair's Advisory Group | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 3 | Special offshore structures and support vessels | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 4 | Maritime security | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 6 | Ship recycling | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 10 | Smart shipping | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 11 | Dredgers | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 12 | Aquatic nuisance species | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 14 | Maritime education and training | Working group |
ISO/TC 8/WG 15 | Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions and Carbon Neutrality (ONCE-CN) | Working group |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 8
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 8:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/TC 18 | Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units | IEC |
ISO/TC 8/SC 12 | Ships and marine technology - Large yachts | ISO |
ISO/TC 28 | Petroleum and related products, fuels and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources | ISO |
ISO/TC 28/SC 4 | Classifications and specifications | 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 92/SC 1 | Fire initiation and growth | ISO |
ISO/TC 104 | Freight containers | ISO |
ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | ISO |
ISO/TC 156/SC 1 | Corrosion control engineering life cycle | ISO |
ISO/TC 184 | Automation systems and integration | ISO |
ISO/TC 204 | Intelligent transport systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 207 | Environmental management | ISO |
ISO/TC 269 | Railway applications | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 8
ISO/TC 8 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/TC 18 | Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units | IEC |
IEC/TC 80 | Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems | IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 | Internet of things and digital twin | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 28 | Petroleum and related products, fuels and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources | ISO |
ISO/TC 28/SC 2 | Measurement of petroleum and related products | ISO |
ISO/TC 28/SC 4 | Classifications and specifications | ISO |
ISO/TC 67 | Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy | ISO |
ISO/TC 67/SC 7 | Offshore structures | ISO |
ISO/TC 67/SC 9 | Production, transport and storage facilities for cryogenic liquefied gases | ISO |
ISO/TC 70/SC 8 | Exhaust gas emission measurement | ISO |
ISO/TC 104 | Freight containers | ISO |
ISO/TC 108 | Mechanical vibration, shock and condition monitoring | ISO |
ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | ISO |
ISO/TC 156/SC 1 | Corrosion control engineering life cycle | ISO |
ISO/TC 159/SC 1 | General ergonomics principles | ISO |
ISO/TC 159/SC 3 | Anthropometry and biomechanics | ISO |
ISO/TC 184 | Automation systems and integration | ISO |
ISO/TC 188 | Small craft | ISO |
ISO/TC 207 | Environmental management | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 | Life cycle assessment | ISO |
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 | Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities | ISO |
ISO/TC 265 | Carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geological storage | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym | Title | Category |
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AMPP | Association for Materials Protection and Performance | A |
BIMCO | Baltic & International Maritime Council | A |
CIRM | International Association for Marine Electronics Companies | A |
CLIA | Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) | A |
DCSA | Digital Container Shipping Association | A |
EC - European Commission | European Commission | A |
IACS - classification | International Association of Classification Societies | A |
IAPH | International Association of Ports and Harbours | A |
ICOMIA | International Council of Marine Industry Associations | A |
ICS - shipping | International Chamber of Shipping | A |
ILAMA | International Life-Saving Appliance Manufacturers' Association | A |
ILO | International Labour Organization | A |
IMCA | International Marine Contractors Association | A |
IMEA | International Marine Electronics Alliance | A |
IMO | International Maritime Organization | A |
IMPA | International Maritime Pilots' Association | A |
ISMA | International Security Management association | A |
ISRA | International Ship Recycling Association | A |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (AC/35) | A |
NGV Global | Natural Gas Vehicle Knowledge Base | A |
RINA | The Royal Institution of Naval Architects | A |
SAMI | Security Association for the Maritime Industry | A |
SGMF | The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel | A |
SIGTTO | Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators | A |
SNAME | The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers | A |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme | A |
WCO | World Customs Organization | A |
WMO | World Meteorological Organization | A |
WOAH | World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) | A |
World Shipping Council | World Shipping Council | A |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
Acronym | Title | Category |
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ASEF | Active Shipbuilding Experts' Federation | C |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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2 | September 2024 | Virtual () | ISO/TC 8/SC 6 | |
11-12 | September 2024 | Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China) | ISO/TC 8/SC 4 | |
23 | September 2024 | Virtual () | ISO/TC 8/SC 25 | |
23-27 | September 2024 | Panama City (Panama) | ISO/TC 8 | |
26 | September 2024 | Panama City (Panama) | ISO/TC 8/SC 11 | |
21-25 | October 2024 | Haeyang-ro (Korea, Republic of) | ISO/TC 8/SC 8 | |
28-2 | April-May 2025 | Copenhagen (Denmark) | ISO/TC 8/SC 1 | * |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
ISO/TC 8 - Secretariat
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