Resolution
MSC.224(82)
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF SAFETY FOR DYNAMICALLY SUPPORTED CRAFT,
AS AMENDED
(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,
RECALLING
ALSO resolution A.373(X) by which the Assembly, at its tenth session, adopted
the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft,
NOTING
that the Assembly, when adopting resolution A.373(X), authorized the Committee
to amend the Code as may be necessary,
HAVING
CONSIDERED, at its eighty-second session, amendments to the Code of Safety for
Dynamically Supported Craft, prepared by the Sub-Committees on Ship Design and
Equipment and on Safety of Navigation,
1.
ADOPTS amendments to the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft, as
amended, the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2.
DETERMINES that the above-said amendments should become effective on 1 July
2008.
Annex.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF SAFETY FOR DYNAMICALLY SUPPORTED CRAFT, AS AMENDED
1.
The following new paragraph 1.1.5 is added after existing paragraph 1.1.4:
"1.1.5
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
2.
The following new paragraph 8.2.9 is inserted after the existing paragraph
8.2.8:
"8.2.9
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(b); and
.3 should, 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 should be the
mass of the survival craft or rescue boat without persons on board, except that
at intervals not exceeding five 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."
3.
The following new sections 8.7, 8.8 and 8.9 are inserted after existing section
8.6:
"8.7
Servicing of inflatable liferafts, inflatable lifejackets, marine evacuation
systems and inflatable rescue boats
Every
inflatable liferaft, inflatable lifejacket and MES should be serviced:
.1 at intervals
not exceeding 12 months, provided where in any case this is not practicable,
the Administration may extend this period by one month;
.2 at an
approved service station which is competent to service them, maintains proper
servicing facilities and uses only properly trained personnel.*
8.8
Rotational deployment of marine evacuation systems
In
addition to, or in conjunction with, the servicing intervals of marine
evacuation systems 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.
8.9
Novel life-saving appliances or arrangements
8.9.1
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.
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* Refer to the
Recommendations on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for
inflatable liferafts, adopted by the Organization by resolution A.761(18) as
amended by resolution MSC.55(66).
** 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).
8.9.2
An Administration which approves new and novel inflatable liferaft arrangements
pursuant to 8.9.1 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.
.3 Service at
intervals not exceeding five years should be carried out in accordance with the
recommendations of the Organization.
8.9.3
An Administration which permits extension of liferaft service intervals in
accordance with 8.9.2 should notify the Organization in accordance with
regulation I/5(b) of the Convention."
CHAPTER 13.
RADIOCOMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
4.
In paragraph 13.1, the words "as amended (up to and including resolutions
MSC.69(69), MSC.123(75) and MSC.152(78))" are inserted at the end.
5.
The text of existing paragraph 13.2 under the heading "Navigation –
General" is renumbered as 13.2.1 and the following new paragraph 13.2.2 is
inserted:
"13.2.2 The
navigation equipment and its installation should be to the satisfaction of the
Administration. The Administration should determine to what extent the navigational
equipment provisions of this chapter do not apply to craft below 150 gross
tonnage."
6.
The following new paragraphs 13.10, 13.11 and 13.12 are inserted after existing
paragraph 13.9:
"13.10
Automatic identification system
13.10.1
Craft should be provided with an automatic identification system (AIS) as
follows:
.1 in the case
of passenger craft, no later than 1 July 2008;
.2 in the case
of cargo craft of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards, no later than 1 July 2008;
and
.3 in the case
of cargo craft of less than 3,000 gross tonnage, no later than 1 July 2008.
13.10.2
AIS should:
.1 provide
automatically to appropriately equipped shore stations, other craft and
aircraft information, including the craft’s identity, type, position, course,
speed, navigational status and other safety-related information;
.2 receive
automatically such information from similarly fitted craft;