The IALA Buoyage System provides consistency and clarity for mariners navigating unfamiliar waters, helping to ensure safe passage and prevent collisions. It's an essential aspect of maritime navigation and is taught in nautical training programs worldwide.

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS)

The purpose of the Code is to provide abstandardised, consistant framework for evaluating risk, enabling governments to offset changes in threat with changes in vulnerability for ships and port facilities through determination of appropriate security levels and corresponding security measures.