Resolution MSC.269(85)
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE
AT SEA, 1974, AS AMENDED
(adopted
on 4 December 2008)
THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,
RECALLING
Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING
FURTHER article VIII(b) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life
Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"),
concerning the amendment procedure applicable to the Annex to the Convention,
other than to the provisions of chapter I thereof,
HAVING
CONSIDERED, at its eighty-fifth session, amendments to the Convention, proposed
and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) thereof,
1.
ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to
the Convention, the text of which is set out in Annexes 1 and 2 to the present
resolution;
2.
DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention,
that:
(a) the said amendments, set
out in Annex 1, shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 2010; and
(b) the said amendments, set
out in Annex 2, shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2010,
unless,
prior to those dates, 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 worlds merchant
fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments;
3. INVITES Contracting Governments to the Convention to note that,
in accordance with article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention:
(a) the amendments, set out
in Annex 1, shall enter into force on 1 July 2010; and
(b) the amendments, set out
in Annex 2, shall enter into force on 1 January 2011, 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 Annexes 1 and 2 to all Contracting Governments
to the Convention;
5.
FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution
and its Annexes 1 and 2 to Members of the Organization, which are not
Contracting Governments to the Convention.
Annex 1.
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974,
AS AMENDED
Chapter II-1.
CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURE, SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY, MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL
INSTALLATIONS
1.
The following new paragraph 27 is added after the existing paragraph 26:
"27.
2008 IS Code means the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008, consisting
of an introduction, part A (the provisions of which shall be treated as
mandatory) and part B (the provisions of which shall be treated as
recommendatory), as adopted by resolution MSC.267(85), provided that:
.1 amendments to the
introduction and part A of the Code are adopted, brought into force and take
effect in accordance with the provisions of article VIII of the present
Convention concerning the amendment procedures applicable to the Annex other
than chapter I thereof; and
.2 amendments to part B of
the Code are adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee in accordance with its
Rules of Procedure."
Regulation 5.
Intact stability information
2.
In the existing title of the regulation, the word "information" is
deleted.
3.
In paragraph 1, the following new sentence is added after the existing
sentence:
"In addition to any
other applicable requirements of the present regulations, ships having a length
of 24 m and upwards constructed on or after 1 July 2010 shall as a minimum
comply with the requirements of part A of the 2008 IS Code."
Chapter II-2.
CONSTRUCTION FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE
DETECTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION
4.
The following new paragraph 2.3 is added:
"2.3 Ships constructed
on or after 1 July 2002 and before 1 July 2010 shall comply with paragraphs
7.1.1, 7.4.4.2, 7.4.4.3 and 7.5.2.1.2 of regulation 9, as adopted by resolution
MSC.99(73)."
Regulation 9.
Containment of fire
5.
The last sentence of paragraph 4.1.1.2 is moved to a new separate paragraph
4.1.1.3 and the existing following paragraphs are renumbered accordingly.
6.
The following text is added at the end of paragraph 4.1.1.2:
"Doors approved without
the sill being part of the frame, which are installed on or after 1 July 2010,
shall be installed such that the gap under the door does not exceed 12 mm. A
non-combustible sill shall be installed under the door such that floor
coverings do not extend beneath the closed door."
7.
The following text is added at the end of paragraph 4.1.2.1:
"Doors approved without
the sill being part of the frame, which are installed on or after 1 July 2010,
shall be installed such that the gap under the door does not exceed 25 mm."
8.
In paragraph 4.2.1, the following text is added after the first sentence:
"Doors approved as
"A" class without the sill being part of the frame, which are
installed on or after 1 July 2010, shall be installed such that the gap under
the door does not exceed 12 mm and a non-combustible sill shall be installed
under the door such that floor coverings do not extend beneath the closed door.
Doors approved as "B" class without the sill being part of the frame,
which are installed on or after 1 July 2010, shall be installed such that the
gap under the door does not exceed 25 mm."
9.
In paragraph 7.1.1, in the first and second sentences, the words
"non-combustible" are replaced by the words "steel or
equivalent".
10.
At the beginning of paragraph 7.1.1.1, the words "subject to paragraph
7.1.1.2" are added and the word "a" before the word
"material" is replaced by the word "any".
11.
The following new paragraph 7.1.1.2 is added after the existing paragraph
7.1.1.1 and the existing subsequent paragraphs are renumbered accordingly:
".2 on ships
constructed on or after 1 July 2010, the ducts shall be made of heat resisting
non-combustible material, which may be faced internally and externally with
membranes having low flame-spread characteristics and, in each case, a
calorific value** not exceeding 45 MJ/m2 of their surface area for
the thickness used;"
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** Refer to the
recommendations published by the International Organization for
Standardization, in particular publication ISO 1716:2002, Determination of
calorific potential.
12.
In paragraph 7.4.4.2, the words "non-combustible" are replaced by the
words "steel or equivalent".
13.
In paragraph 7.4.4.3, the words "non-combustible" are replaced by the
words "steel or equivalent".
14.
At the beginning of paragraph 7.4.4.3.1, the words "subject to paragraph
7.4.4.3.2" are added and the word "a" before the word
"material" is replaced by the word "any".
15.
The following new paragraph 7.4.4.3.2 is added after the existing paragraph
7.4.4.3.1 and the existing subsequent paragraphs are renumbered accordingly:
".3.2 on ships
constructed on or after 1 July 2010, the ducts shall be made of heat resisting
non-combustible material, which may be faced internally and externally with
membranes having low flame-spread characteristics and, in each case, a
calorific value* not exceeding 45 MJ/m2 of their surface area for
the thickness used;"
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* Refer to the
recommendations published by the International Organization for
Standardization, in particular publication ISO 1716:2002, Determination of
calorific potential.
16.
At the end of paragraph 7.5.2.1.2, the words "and, in addition, a fire
damper in the upper end of the duct" are added.
17.
The following new paragraph 10.2.6 is inserted after the existing paragraph
10.2.5:
"10.2.6
Passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers constructed on or after 1 July
2010 shall be fitted with a suitably located means for fully recharging
breathing air cylinders, free from contamination. The means for recharging
shall be either:
.1 breathing air compressors
supplied from the main and emergency switchboard, or independently driven, with
a minimum capacity of 60 l/min per required breathing apparatus, not to exceed
420 l/min; or
.2 self-contained
high-pressure storage systems of suitable pressure to recharge the breathing
apparatus used on board, with a capacity of at least 1,200 l per required
breathing apparatus, not to exceed 50,000 l of free air."
Annex 2.
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974,
AS AMENDED
Chapter II-2.
CONSTRUCTION FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION
1.
The following new paragraph 2.4 is added after the existing paragraph 2.3:
"2.4
The following ships, with cargo spaces intended for the carriage of packaged
dangerous goods, shall comply with regulation 19.3, except when carrying
dangerous goods specified as classes 6.2 and 7 and dangerous goods in limited quantities*
and excepted quantities** in accordance with tables 19.1 and 19.3, not later
than the date of the first renewal survey on or after the 1 January 2011:
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* Refer to chapter 3.4 of the
IMDG Code.
** Refer to chapter 3.5 of
the IMDG Code.
.1 cargo ships of 500 gross
tonnage and upwards and passenger ships constructed on or after 1 September
1984 but before 1 January 2011; and
.2 cargo ships of less than
500 gross tonnage constructed on or after 1 February 1992 but before 1 January 2011,
and
notwithstanding these provisions: