The Marine Society is an authorised distributor of the International Maritime Organization. Our bookshop is situated five minutes walk away from IMO HQ at 202 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7JW.
We welcome visits from delegates and members of the public and maintain stock of all IMO current publications and as well as supplying delegates we specialise in fulfilling corporate orders.
All IMO publications are available in English and the most popular titles are available in Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese and Arabic.
As well as the physical books many of the titles are available in digital editions, which we can also supply.
We have listed all IMO physical and digital books on this website but please contact us if there is any title we might missed and we can give you details of it and also of foreign language editions as well as e-books and e-readers.
The Code is intended for communications between ships, aircraft and authorities ashore during situations related essentially to the safety of navigation and persons; it is especially useful when language difficulties arise. The Code is suitable for transmission by all means of communication, including radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy.
Last copy in stock. The 2022 edition incorporates amendments adopted by ICAO and approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee. The 2021 amendments enter into force on 1 June 2022.