﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:49:43 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>AWP Marine Consultancy Ltd. - Industry Guidance</title><link>https://awpmarine.com:443/News/Latest-News/rss/category/425/industry-guidance</link><atom:link href="https://awpmarine.com:443/News/Latest-News/rss/category/425/industry-guidance" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Crew annual inspection of Permanent Means of Access on oil tankers]]></title><link>https://awpmarine.com/News/Latest-News/crew-annual-inspection-of-permanent-means-of-access-on-oil-tankers</link><description><![CDATA[Amendments by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) highlight new interpretation requirements for Permanent Means of Access (PMA) on oil tankers (of 500gt and above) and bulk carriers (of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://awpmarine.com/News/Latest-News/crew-annual-inspection-of-permanent-means-of-access-on-oil-tankers</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[ba84c98b-a635-4fbe-bebd-6af5ce06a518-824]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[IMO approves International Gas Code 2028 amendments]]></title><link>https://awpmarine.com/News/Latest-News/imo-approves-international-gas-code-2028-amendments</link><description><![CDATA[This follows their approval at the 111th session of the IMO’s Marine Safety Committee (MSC 111) in May and are due to be adopted in December 2026.  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