Resolution
MSC.221(82)
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SAFETY FOR HIGH-SPEED CRAFT
(1994 HSC CODE)
(adopted on 8 December 2006)
THE
MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,
RECALLING
Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
NOTING
resolution MSC.36(63), by which it adopted the International Code of Safety for
High-Speed Craft (hereinafter referred to as "the 1994 HSC Code"),
which has become mandatory under chapter X of the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (hereinafter referred to as "the
Convention"),
NOTING
ALSO article VIII(b) and regulation X/1.1 of the Convention concerning the
procedure for amending the 1994 HSC Code,
HAVING
CONSIDERED, at its eighty-second session, amendments to the 1994 HSC Code
proposed and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the
Convention,
1.
ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to
the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (1994 HSC Code), the text
of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2.
DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention,
that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 2008
unless, prior to that date, more than one third of the Contracting Governments
to the Convention or Contracting Governments the combined merchant fleets of
which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world’s merchant
fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments;
3.
INVITES Contracting Governments to note that, in accordance with article
VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on 1
July 2008 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4.
REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article VIII(b)(v) of the
Convention, to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text
of the amendments contained in the Annex to all Contracting Governments to the
Convention;
5.
FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution
and its Annex to Members of the Organization, which are not Contracting
Governments to the Convention.
Annex.
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SAFETY FOR HIGH-SPEED CRAFT (1994 HSC
CODE)
CHAPTER 1.
GENERAL COMMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS
1.
The existing paragraph 1.2 is renumbered as paragraph 1.2.1 and the following
new paragraph 1.2.2 is added:
"1.2.2 New installation of materials containing asbestos
used for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment of a
craft to which this Code applies should be prohibited except for:
.1
vanes used in rotary vane compressors and rotary vane vacuum pumps;
.2
watertight joints and linings used for the circulation of fluids when, at high
temperature (in excess of 350°C) or pressure (in excess of 7 x 106
Pa), there is a risk of fire, corrosion or toxicity; and
.3
supple and flexible thermal insulation assemblies used for temperatures above 1000°C."
CHAPTER 8.
LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES AND ARRANGEMENTS
2.
The following new paragraph 8.9.7.2 is inserted after the existing paragraph
8.9.7.1.2:
"8.9.7.2
In addition to, or in conjunction with, the servicing intervals of marine
evacuation systems (MES) required above, each marine evacuation system should
be deployed from the craft on a rotational basis at intervals to be agreed by
the Administration provided that each system is to be deployed at least once
every six years."
3.
The heading "Operational readiness" in paragraph 8.9.1 is deleted and
replaced by the word "General". The
existing paragraph 8.9.1 is renumbered as paragraph 8.9.1.1 and the following
paragraphs 8.9.1.2 and 8.9.1.3 with associated footnote are inserted:
"8.9.1.2 Before giving approval to novel life-saving
appliances or arrangements, the Administration should ensure that such
appliances or arrangements:
.1
provide safety standards at least equivalent to the requirements of this
chapter and have been evaluated and tested in accordance with the
recommendations of the Organization;* or
.2
have successfully undergone, to the satisfaction of the Administration,
evaluation and tests which are substantially equivalent to those
recommendations.
8.9.1.3 An Administration which permits extension of liferaft
service intervals in accordance with 8.9.1.2 should notify the Organization in
accordance with regulation I/5(b) of the Convention.
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* Refer to the
Code of Practice for the Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel
Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements, adopted by the Organization by
resolution A.520(13)."
4.
The following new paragraph 8.9.10 with heading "Periodic servicing of
launching appliances" is inserted after the existing paragraph 8.9.9:
"8.9.10 Periodic servicing of launching appliances
Launching appliances:
.1
should be serviced at recommended intervals in accordance with instructions for
on-board maintenance as required by regulation III/36 of the Convention;
.2
should be subjected to a thorough examination at the annual surveys required by
paragraph 1.5.1.3; and
.3
should, upon completion of the examination in .2 above, be subjected to a
dynamic test of the winch brake at maximum lowering speed. The load to be
applied should be the mass of the survival craft or rescue boat without persons
on board, except that, at intervals not exceeding 5 years, the test should be
carried out with a proof load equal to 1.1 times the weight of the survival
craft or rescue boat and its full complement of persons and equipment."
5.
The following new paragraph 8.9.11 with heading "Novel life-saving
appliances or arrangements" is inserted after the existing paragraph
8.9.10:
"8.9.11 Novel life-saving appliances or arrangements
An Administration which approves new and novel inflatable
liferaft arrangements pursuant to 8.9.1.2 may allow for extended servicing
intervals under the following conditions:
.1
the new and novel liferaft arrangement should maintain the same standard, as
required by testing procedures, throughout the extended servicing intervals;
.2
the liferaft system should be checked on board by certified personnel according
to 8.7; and
.3
service at intervals not exceeding five years should be carried out in
accordance with the recommendations of the Organization."
6.
The following new paragraph 8.9.12 with associated footnote is inserted after
the existing paragraph 8.9.11:
"8.9.12 An Administration which permits extension of
liferaft service intervals in accordance with 8.9.11 should notify the
Organization in accordance with regulation I/5(b) of the Convention.*
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* Refer to the
Code of Practice for the Evaluation, Testing and Acceptance of Prototype Novel
Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements, adopted by the Organization by resolution
A.520(13)."
CHAPTER 13.
NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
7.
Existing paragraph 13.14.2 is renumbered as paragraph 13.14.3 and the following
new paragraph 13.14.2 is inserted:
"13.14.2
All craft, including existing craft, should be fitted with an ECDIS not later
than 1 July 2010."
CHAPTER 14.
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
8.
The existing text of paragraph 14.1 is replaced by the following: