Revoked by A.1047(27)
Resolution
A.955(23)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPLES OF SAFE MANNING (RESOLUTION A.890(21))
(adopted
on 5 December 2003)
THE
ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING
Article 150) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and
guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine
pollution from ships;
RECALLING
ALSO resolution A.890 (21) by it adopted the principles of safe manning to,
inter alia, provide for the issue of an appropriate safe manning document or
equivalent as evidence of minimum safe manning pursuant to the provisions of
SOLAS regulation V/14*;
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* Resolution A.890(21) was adopted on 25 November
1999 and, at that time, regulation V/13 was the relevant regulation in the 1974
SOLAS Convention. Subsequently, on 5 December 2000, the Maritime Safety
Committee adopted, through resolution MSC.99(73), amendments to the 1974 SOLAS
Convention which replaced the then existing chapter V. These amendments entered
into force on 1 July 2002. As a consequence the relevant regulation is now
regulation V/14.
NOTING
that safe manning is a function of the number of qualified and experienced
seafarers necessary for the safety and security of the ship, crew, passengers,
cargo and property and for the protection of the marine environment;
RECOGNIZING
the importance of the requirements of the pertinent IMO instruments as well as
those adopted by ILO, ITU and WHO relevant to maritime safety, security and
protection of the marine environment;
MINDFUL
of the provisions of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the International Ship and Port
Facility Security (ISPS) Code relating to the security of ships and port
facilities;
BELIEVING
that international acceptance of broad principles as a framework for
Administrations to determine the safe manning of ships would materially enhance
maritime safety, security and protection of the marine environment;
HAVING
CONSIDERED the recommendation made by the Maritime Safety Committee at its
seventy-seventh session,
1.
ADOPTS the amendments to Annex 1 and 2 of Resolution A.890(21) on Principles of
safe manning set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2.
RECOMMENDS that Governments, in establishing the minimum safe manning levels
for ships flying their countries' flag, also take into account the amendments
set out in the Annex;
3.
REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to keep this resolution under review.
AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX 1 PRINCIPLES OF SAFE MANNING
1.
The "and" at the end of paragraph 1.1.7 is deleted and the following
text is inserted after the end of paragraph 1.1.8:
".1.9
operate in accordance with the approved Ship's Security Plan; and"
AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX 2.
GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF SAFE MANNING
2.
Paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following text:
"1.1 These
guidelines should be used in applying the principles of safe manning set out in
Annex 1 to this resolution to ensure the safe operation of, and the prevention
of pollution from, ships to which article III of the 1978 STCW Convention, as
amended, applies and to ensure the security of ships to which chapter XI-2 of
1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended, applies."
3.
Paragraph 3.1 is replaced by the following text:
"3.1 The
purpose of determining the minimum safe manning level of a ship is to ensure
that its complement includes the grades/capacities and number of persons
required for the safe operation and the security of the ship and for the protection
of the marine environment."
4.
The "and" at the end of paragraph 3.2.8 is deleted.
5.
The full stop at the end of paragraph 3.2.9 is deleted and the following text
is inserted "; and".
6.
The following text is inserted after the end of paragraph 3.2.9:
".10 the
provisions of the approved Ship's Security Plan."
7.
Paragraph 3.3.3.6 is replaced by the following text:
".6
undertake administrative tasks required for the safe operation and the security
of the ship;"
8.
Paragraph 3.5.2 is replaced by the following text:
".2 the
capability of the master and the ship's complement to co-ordinate the
activities necessary for the safe operation and for the security of the ship
and for the protection of the marine environment."
9.
Paragraphs 4.2.1 to 4.2.3 are replaced by the following text:
".1 make
an assessment of the tasks, duties and responsibilities of the ship's
complement required for its safe operation, for its security, for protection of
the marine environment, and for dealing with emergency situations;
.2 make an
assessment of numbers and grades/capacities in the ship's complement required
for its safe operation, for its security, for protection of the marine
environment, and for dealing with emergency situations;
.3 prepare and
submit to the Administration a proposal for the minimum safe manning level
based upon the assessment of the numbers and grades/capacities in the ship's
complement required for its safe operation, for its security and for protection
of the marine environment, justifying the proposal by explaining how the
proposed ship's complement will deal with emergency situations, including the
evacuation of passengers, where necessary;"
10.
Paragraph 5.1.1 is replaced by the following text:
".1 the
proposed ship's complement contains the number and grades/capacities of
personnel to fulfil the tasks, duties and responsibilities required for the
safe operation of the ship, for its security, for protection of the marine
environment and for dealing with emergency situations; and"
11.
Paragraph 5.3 is replaced by the following text: