The harmful effects of anti-fouling systems were considered by the International Maritime Organization`s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for the first time in 1988, when the Paris Commission requested the MEPC to consider the need for measures to restrict the use of tributyltin (TBT) compounds on seagoing vessels. As a first step, the Committee at its thirtieth session in 1990 adopted resolution MEPC.46 (30) on ” Measures to control potential adverse impacts associated with the use of tributyltin compounds in anti-fouling paints”, which recommends that IMO Member Governments adopt measures to eliminate the use of anti-fouling paint containing TBT on non-aluminium-hulled vessels of less than 25m in length & eliminate the use of TBT-based anti-fouling paints with an average leaching rate of more than four micrograms of organotin per square centimetre per day. These recommendations were intended to be interim measures until IMO could consider a possible total prohibition of TBT compounds in anti-fouling systems. From 1990 onwards, MEPC was presented with TBT monitoring results which reconfirmed the toxicity of TBT compounds, as well as with information on existing alternatives, including their effectiveness & the risk posed to the marine environment by these systems. The twenty-first session of the IMO Assembly in 1999 adopted resolution A.895 (21) urging MEPC to work towards the expeditious development of a global legally binding instrument to address the harmful effects of anti-fouling systems used on ships. The resolution states that the global instrument, to be developed by MEPC, should ensure a global prohibition of the application of organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems on ships by 1 January 2003 & a complete prohibition on the presence of organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems on ships by 1 January 2008. A working group was established at MEPC, which took on the task of developing such a draft instrument. In accordance with Article 2 (b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, the MEPC at its forty-third session recommended, & the twentieth extraordinary session of the Council decided, to convene a diplomatic conference to consider the adoption of a legal instrument on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships. In accordance with the decision of the Council, the International Conference on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems for Ships, 2001, was convened by IMO & held in London at its Headquarters from 1 to 5 October 2001. The Conference adopted the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the AFS Convention), together with four Conference resolutions, relating to the early & effective application of the AFS Convention, future work by the Organization pertaining to the AFS Convention, approval & test methodologies for anti-fouling systems on ships & the promotion of technical co-operation. Article 11 (1) (b) & (2) & regulation 1 (4) (a) of annex 4 of the AFS Convention refer to the following guidelines to be developed by the Organization:- Guidelines for survey & certification of anti-fouling systems on ships;- Guidelines for brief sampling of anti-fouling systems on ships; &- Guidelines for inspection of ships anti-fouling systems on ships. Conference resolution 2 urges the Organization to develop the above-mentioned guidelines as a matter of urgency for them to be adopted before the entry into force of the AFS Convention, with a view to facilitating global & uniform implementation of the AFS Convention. This 2005 edition, reproduces the texts of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, the four Conference resolutions, & the Guidelines developed & adopted by the Organization. ...

Military topographic survey mapping with contours. These maps are designed primarily as flying charts for aircraft, but they are useful as general topographical maps where nothing else is available. Contours are shown in feet, with elevation colouring & spot heights. Towns, villages, major roads, railways & airports are shown (but please note that many of the smaller settlements are not named, & the road information is not necessarily up to date). Some air navigation information also appears on the map, such as radio beacons & restricted flying zones. Double-sided sheet. ...

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” The hottest thinker in the world”. (Bryan Appleyard, ” Sunday Times”). In ” The Black Swan”, Taleb showed us that highly improbable & unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks & stays the same; the antifragile gets better & better. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress & tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, & turmoil. What Taleb has identified & calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive & flourish. What`s more, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors & protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, & why is what we call ”efficient” is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? ” Antifragile” is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, & iconoclastic, Taleb`s message is revolutionary: the antifragile, & only the antifragile, will make it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has devoted his life to problems of uncertainty, probability, & knowledge & has led three careers around this focus, as a businessman-trader, a philosophical essayist, & an academic researcher. Although he now spends most of his time working in intense seclusion in his study, in the manner of independent scholars, he is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University`s Polytechnic Institute. His main subject matter is ”decision making under opacity, ” that is, a map & a protocol on how we should live in a world we don`t underst&. His books ” Fooled by Randomness” & ” The Black Swan” have been published in thirty-three languages. Taleb believes that prizes, honorary degrees, awards, & ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport. ...

Antigua & Barbuda in the Landmark Visitor Guides series, exploring a range of places in Britain, Europe & the Caribbean, with a particular expertise in UK destinations. Each guide presents the reader with detailed, wide-ranging & accessible overview of the region or area, with a particular focus on history & culture, notable local attractions, the landscape, local events & family activities. A series of recommended walks & guided car tours exploring the region are also included in each title. The guides are arranged geographically by region & are ideal both for short & longer breaks, with practical guidance on recommended routes & tourist attractions, in addition to insightful inset boxes into local history, culture & traditions. Information on accommodation, restaurants & day-to-day information are more limited, though a compact Directory at the end of each guide provides basic listings of recommended accommodation & restaurants, as well as tourist information contacts & regional event calendars. International destinations also carry climate & country facts, basic phrases & other general travel practical guidance for travelling to the region. The British titles in the Landmark Visitor Guides series are highly recommended, covering titles that are rarely available from other publishers. ...

Dominica at 1:50, 000 with Antigua at 1:35, 000, each shown on one side of a map from ITMB indexed & accompanied by street plans of Roseau plus St John’s & the English Harbour area respectively. Road network is presented on a base showing the islands’ topography by contours & altitude colouring. Symbols indicate various places of interest & facilities, including selected tourist accommodation, beaches, diving & snorkelling sites, marinas, locations of petrol stations, etc. On Dominica the Waiukubuli National Hiking Trail is prominently highlighted. Each side is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines at 5’. Street plans cover the town centres of Roseau & St John’s showing locations of selected hotels & other facilities. The Antigua side also

Includes:: an enlargement of the English Harbour area including Nelson’s Dockyard, plus panels with maps of Barbuda (1:25, 000), Saint Martin/ Sint Maarten, St. Barthélemy & St. Kitts & Nevis.

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Drawn by the cartographer Herman Moll this early map of the island shows roads, settlements & information for ships, e.g. soundings, shoals, reefs, etc. The name of the owner of each settlement is marked, eg. Williams, Jacobs, Bradshaw. The detail also

Includes:: roads, towns, churches, forts, sugar plantations, windmills, cattlemills & underwater rocks. Reproduced on heavyweight, parchment effect paper, with a generous border area. Paper

Size: 41.4 x 34.6 cm (16 1/4 x 13 5/8 inches) Map

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Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Double-sided map from a Caribbean-based cartographer Michal Kasprowski showing on one side Antigua at 1:30, 000 with a street plan of St. John’s & on the reverse Barbuda at 1:35, 000 with a street plan of Cordington, both with indexes of streets & roads. On both islands the maps indicate various facilities & places of interest, including beaches, shipwrecks in the coastal waters, & along Antigua’s southern coast over 30 diving sites listed in a separate index. On Antigua topography of the Shakerley Mountains is shown by contours at 50m intervals & relief shading. Latitude & longitude lines on both islands are drawn at 2’ intervals. ...

A pictorial insight into the everyday life of a vibrant Caribbean nation. From the most secluded palm-fringed coves & popular beaches of Antigua, to the miles of deserted, crystal-clear surf of Barbuda, it is everything a tropical island paradise should be. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographic images, Antigua & Barbuda provides a unique representation of the nation`s history, culture & its people. ...