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Informative guidance on estimating supply chain Scope 3 emissions

20 December 2024
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Guidance on short service employees

27 November 2024
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Diving equipment systems inspection guidance note (DESIGN) for surface orientated (air) diving systems

31 October 2024
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Summary of the 18th Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases from Ships (ISWG_GHG 18)

25 February 2025
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Medical examination of divers - Middle East & India initiative

03 February 2025
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Tracking Progress: Marine Decarbonisation of the Global Fleet for 2024

20 December 2024

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