Resolution MSC.152(78)
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974,
AS AMENDED
(adopted
21 on May 2004)
(Extraction)
CHAPTER III.
LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS
Regulation 19.
Emergency training and drills
1.
The existing text of paragraph 3.3.3 is replaced by the following:
"3.3.3
Except as provided in paragraphs 3.3.4 and 3.3.5, each lifeboat shall be
launched, and manoeuvred in the water by its assigned operating crew, at least
once every three months during an abandon ship drill."
Regulation 20.
Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections
2.
In paragraph 1, in the second sentence, the words "paragraphs 3 and
6.2" are replaced by the words "paragraphs
3.2 and 6.2".
3.
The existing text of paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
3.1 Maintenance, testing and inspections of life-saving
appliances shall be carried out based on the guidelines developed by the
Organization* and in a manner having due regard to ensuring reliability of such
appliances.
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* Refer to the Guidelines for
Periodic Servicing and Maintenance of Lifeboats, Launching Appliances and
On-Load Release Gear (MSC/Circ.1093).
3.2 Instructions for on-board maintenance of life-saving
appliances complying with regulation 36 shall be provided and maintenance shall
be carried out accordingly.
3.3 The Administration may accept, in compliance with the
requirements of paragraph 3.2, a shipboard planned maintenance programme, which
includes the requirements of regulation 36."
4.
The existing text of paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
The following tests and inspections shall be carried out weekly
and a report of the inspection shall be entered in the log-book:
.1 all survival
craft, rescue boats and launching appliances shall be visually inspected to
ensure that they are ready for use. The inspection shall include, but is not
limited to, the condition of hooks, their attachment to the lifeboat and the
on-load release gear being properly and completely reset;
.2 all engines
in lifeboats and rescue boats shall be run for a total period of not less than
3 min, provided the ambient temperature is above the minimum required for
starting and running the engine. During this period of time it should be
demonstrated that the gear box and gear box train are engaging satisfactorily.
If the special characteristics of an outboard motor fitted to a rescue boat
would not allow it to be run other than with its propeller submerged for a
period of 3 min, it should be run for such a period as prescribed in the
manufacturer's handbook. In special cases the Administration may waive this
requirement for ships constructed before 1 July 1986;
.3 lifeboats,
except free-fall lifeboats, on cargo ships shall be moved from their stowed
position, without any persons on board, to the extent necessary to demonstrate
satisfactory operation of launching appliances, if weather and sea conditions
so allow; and
.4 the general
emergency alarm shall be tested."
5.
In paragraph 7 the existing text is numbered as paragraph 7.2 and the following
new paragraph 7.1 is added:
"7.1 All
lifeboats, except free-fall lifeboats, shall be turned out from their stowed
position, without any persons on board."
6.
The existing text of paragraph 11 is replaced by the following:
"11. Periodic servicing of
launching appliances
and on-load release gear
11.1 Launching appliances shall be:
.1 maintained
in accordance with instructions for onboard maintenance as required by
regulation 36;
.2 subjected to
a thorough examination at the annual surveys required by regulations I/7 or
I/8, as applicable; and
.3 upon
completion of the examination in .2 be subjected to a dynamic test of the winch
brake at maximum lowering speed. The load to be applied shall be the mass of
the lifeboat without persons on board, except that, at intervals not exceeding
five years, the test shall be carried out with a proof load of 1.1 times the
maximum working load of the winch.
11.2 Lifeboat on-load release gear shall be:
.1 maintained
in accordance with instructions for onboard maintenance as required by
regulation 36;
.2 subject to a
thorough examination and operational test during the annual surveys required by
regulation I/7 and I/8 by properly trained personnel familiar with the system;
and
.3
operationally tested under a load of 1.1 times the total mass of the lifeboat
when loaded with its full complement of persons and equipment whenever the
release gear is overhauled. Such over-hauling and test shall be carried out at
least once every five years.*
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* Refer to the Recommendation on
Testing of Life-Saving Appliances, adopted by the Organization by resolution
A.689(17). For life-saving appliances installed on board on or after 1 July
1999, refer to the Revised Recommendations on Testing of Life-Saving
Appliances, adopted by the Organization by resolution MSC.81(70)."
Regulation 32.
Personal life-saving appliances
7.
The existing text of paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
3.1 This paragraph applies to all cargo ships. However, with
respect to cargo ships constructed before 1 July 2006, paragraphs
3.2 to 3.5 shall be complied with not later than the first safety
equipment survey on or after 1 July 2006.
3.2 An immersion suit complying with the requirements of section
2.3 of the Code shall be provided for every person on board the ship. However,
for ships other than bulk carriers, as defined in regulation IX/1, these
immersion suits need not be required if the ship is constantly engaged on
voyages in warm* climates where, in the opinion of the Administration,
immersion suits are unnecessary.
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* Refer to the Guidelines for
Assessment of Thermal Protection (MSC/Circ. 1046).
3.3 If a ship has any watch or work stations which are located
remotely from the place or places where immersion suits are normally stowed,
additional immersion suits shall be provided at these locations for the number
of persons normally on watch or working at those locations at any time.
3.4 Immersion suits shall be so placed as to be readily
accessible and their position shall be plainly indicated.
3.5 The immersion suits required by this regulation may be used
to comply with the requirements of regulation 7.3."
CHAPTER IV.
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
Regulation 15.
Maintenance requirements
8.
The existing text of paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
"9. Satellite EPIRBs shall be:
.1 annually
texted for all aspects of operational efficiency, with special emphasis on
checking the emission on operational frequencies, coding and registration, at
intervals as specified below:
.1 on passenger
ships within 3 months before the expiry date of the Passenger Ship Safety
Certificate;
.2 on cargo
ships, within 3 months before the expiry date, or 3 months before or after the
anniversary date, of the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate;
The test may be
conducted on board the ship or at an approved testing station; and