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 at 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-ninth 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 the Annex to the present resolution;
2.
DETERMINES, in
accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention, that the said
amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2012, 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 SOLAS
Contracting Governments to note that, in accordance with article
VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on 1
January 2013 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.
Regulation 1 Application
The following new paragraph 5 is added after the existing paragraph 4:
"5 Notwithstanding paragraph 4.2, for all ships, not later than the
first scheduled dry-docking after 1 July 2014, but not later than 1 July 2019,
lifeboat on-load release mechanisms not complying with paragraphs 4.4.7.6.4 to
4.4.7.6.6 of the Code shall be replaced with equipment that complies with the
Code.*
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*
Refer to the Guidelines for evaluation and replacement of lifeboat release and
retrieval systems (MSC.1/Circ.1392)."