The 2011 edition of the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965, as amended (FAL Convention), includes all amendments to the Convention up to and including the 2009 amendments, which entered into force on 15 May 2010. The edition features the new Explanatory manual to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965, as amended, adopted in October 2010. This manual contains guidance and interpretations of the provisions, as well as practical methods of application and examples of best practices.

Managing the ever-changing nature and cross-disciplinary challenges of the maritime sector demands a complete understanding of the special characteristics of the maritime space. The complexity of the operations of ships, ports, shipping companies, and naval and coast guard maritime security operations as well as the economic significance and the in