Resolution MSC.57(67)
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE
AT SEA, 1974
(adopted
on 5 December 1996)
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 procedures for amending the Annex to the Convention, other than
the provisions of chapter I thereof,
HAVING
CONSIDERED, at its sixty-seventh 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 amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 1998,
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 1998 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 CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
Chapter II-1.
Construction - subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical
installations
1.
The following new regulations 3-3 and 3-4 are added to Part A-1 of chapter II-1:
"Regulation 3-3 - Safe
access to tanker bows.
1. For the
purpose of this regulation and regulation 3-4, tankers include oil tankers as
defined in regulation 2.12, chemical tankers as defined in regulation VII/8.2
and gas carriers as defined in regulation VII/11.2.
2. Every tanker
constructed on or after 1 July 1998 shall be provided with the means to enable
the crew to gain safe access to the bow even in severe weather conditions. For
tankers constructed before 1 July 1998, such means of access shall be provided
at the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 July 1998, but not later than 1 July
2001. Such means of access shall be approved by the Administration based on the
guidelines developed by the Organization.*
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* Refer to the Guidelines for
Safe Access to Tanker Bows, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the
Organization by resolution MSC.62(67).
Regulation 3-4 - Emergency
towing arrangements on tankers.
Emergency
towing arrangements shall be fitted at both ends on board every tanker of not
less than 20,000 tonnes deadweight, constructed on or after 1 January 1996. For
tankers constructed before 1 January 1996, such an arrangement shall be fitted
at the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 January 1996 but not later than 1
January 1999. The design and construction of the towing arrangements shall be
approved by the Administration, based on the guidelines developed by the
Organization.**"
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** Refer to the
Guidelines on Emergency Towing Arrangements for Tankers, adopted by the
Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization by resolution MSC.35(63).
PART B.
Subdivision and stability.
2.
The following new regulation 17-1 is added after existing regulation 17:
"Regulation 17-1 - Openings
in the shell plating below the bulkhead deck of passenger ships and the
freeboard deck of cargo ships
Notwithstanding
the requirements of regulation 17, ships constructed on or after 1 July 1998
shall comply with the requirements of regulation 17 where a reference to
"margin line" shall be deemed to mean a reference to the bulkhead
deck of passenger ships and the freeboard deck of cargo ships."
Part C.
Machinery installations.
3.
The following new paragraphs 9, 10 and 11 are added after existing paragraph 8:
"9.
Non-metallic expansion joints in piping systems, if located in a system which
penetrates the ship's side and both the penetration and the non-metallic
expansion joint are located below the deepest load waterline, shall be
inspected as part of the surveys prescribed in regulation I/10(a) and replaced
as necessary, or at an interval recommended by the manufacturer.
10. Operating
and maintenance instructions and engineering drawings for ship machinery and
equipment essential to the safe operation of the ship shall be written in a
language understandable by those officers and crew members who are required to
understand such information in the performance of their duties.
11. Location
and arrangement of vent pipes for fuel oil service, settling and lubrication
oil tanks shall be such that in the event of a broken vent pipe this shall not
directly lead to the risk of ingress of seawater splashes or rainwater. Two
fuel oil service tanks for each type of fuel used on board necessary for
propulsion and vital systems or equivalent arrangements shall be provided on
each new ship, with a capacity of at least 8 h at maximum continuous rating of
the propulsion plant and normal operating load at sea of the generator plant.*
This paragraph applies only to ships constructed on or after 1 July 1998."
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* Refer to regulation II-2/15
on Arrangements for oil fuel, lubricating oil and other flammable oils.
Regulation 31 - Machinery controls.
4.
The following new paragraph 5 is added after existing paragraph 4:
"5. Ships
constructed on or after 1 July 1998 shall comply with the requirements of
paragraphs 1 to 4, as amended, as follows:
.1 paragraph 1 is replaced
by the following:
".1 Main
and auxiliary machinery essential for the propulsion, control and safety of the
ship shall be provided with effective means for its operation and control. All
control systems essential for the propulsion, control and safety of the ship
shall be independent or designed such that failure of one system does not
degrade the performance of another system.";
.2 in the second and third
lines of paragraph 2, the words "and the
machinery spaces are intended to be manned" are deleted;
.3 the first sentence of
paragraph 2.2 is replaced by the following:
".2 the
control shall be performed by a single control device for each independent
propeller, with automatic performance of all associated services, including,
where necessary, means of preventing overload of the propulsion
machinery.";
.4 paragraph 2.4 is replaced
by the following:
".4
propulsion machinery orders from the navigation bridge shall be indicated in
the main machinery control room and at the manoeuvring platform;";
.5 a new sentence is added
at the end of paragraph 2.6 to read as follows:
"It shall
also be possible to control the auxiliary machinery, essential for the
propulsion and safety of the ship, at or near the machinery concerned";
and
.6
paragraphs 2.8, 2.8.1 and 2.8.2 are replaced by the following:
".8
indicators shall be fitted on the navigation bridge, the main machinery control
room and at the manoeuvring platform, for:
.8.1 propeller
speed and direction of rotation in the case of fixed pitch propellers; and
.8.2 propeller
speed and pitch position in the case of controllable pitch propellers;".
PART D.
Electrical installations.
Regulation 41 - Main source of electrical
power and lighting systems.
5.
The following new paragraph 5 is added after existing paragraph 4:
"5. Ships
constructed on or after 1 July 1998:
.1 in addition
to paragraphs 1 to 3, shall comply with the following:
.1.1 where the
main source of electrical power is necessary for propulsion and steering of the
ship, the system shall be so arranged that the electrical supply to equipment
necessary for propulsion and steering and to ensure safety of the ship will be
maintained or immediately restored in the case of loss of any one of the
generators in service;
.1.2 load
shedding or other equivalent arrangements shall be provided to protect the
generators required by this regulation against sustained overload;
.1.3 where the
main source of electrical power is necessary for propulsion of the ship, the
main busbar shall be subdivided into at least two parts which shall normally be
connected by circuit breakers or other approved means; so far as is
practicable, the connection of generating sets and other duplicated equipment
shall be equally divided between the parts; and
.2 need not
comply with paragraph 4."
Regulation 42 - Emergency source of
electrical power in passenger ships.
6.
The following new paragraph 3.4 is added after existing paragraph 3.3:
"3.4 For
ships constructed on or after 1 July 1998, where electrical power is necessary
to restore propulsion, the capacity shall be sufficient to restore propulsion
to the ship in conjunction with other machinery, as appropriate, from a dead
ship condition within 30 min after blackout."
Regulation 43 - Emergency source of
electrical power in cargo ships.
7.
The following new paragraph 3.4 is added after existing paragraph 3.3:
"3.4 For
ships constructed on or after 1 July 1998, where electrical power is necessary
to restore propulsion, the capacity shall be sufficient to restore propulsion
to the ship in conjunction with other machinery, as appropriate, from a dead
ship condition within 30 min after blackout."
Chapter II-2.
Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction.
8.
Existing paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following:
"1.1
Unless expressly provided otherwise, this chapter shall apply to ships the
keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or
after 1 July 1998."
9.
Existing paragraph 1.3.2 is replaced by the following:
".2 the
expression all ships means ships constructed before, on or after 1 July
1998".
10.
Existing paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
"2. Unless
expressly provided otherwise, for ships constructed before 1 July 1998 the
Administration shall ensure that the requirements which are applicable under
chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,
1974, as amended by resolutions MSC.1(XLV), MSC.6(48), MSC.13(57), MSC.22(59),
MSC.24(60), MSC.27(61) and MSC.31(63), are complied with."
11.
In paragraph 3.1, the expression "1 July 1986" is replaced by "1 July 1998".
12.
Existing paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
"1
Non-combustible material is a material which neither burns nor gives off
flammable vapours in sufficient quantity for self-ignition when heated to
approximately 750C, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test
Procedures Code. Any other material is a combustible material."
13.
Existing paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
"2 A
standard fire test is one in which the specimens of the relevant bulkheads and
decks are exposed in a test furnace to temperatures corresponding approximately
to the standard time-temperature curve. The test methods shall be in accordance
with the Fire Test Procedures Code."
14.
In paragraph 3.4, "139C" is replaced by "140C".
15.
Existing paragraph 3.5 is replaced by the following:
".5 the
Administration shall require a test of a prototype bulkhead or deck in
accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code to ensure that it meets the above
requirements for integrity and temperature rise."
16.
In paragraph 4.2, "139C" is replaced by "140C".
17.
Existing paragraph 4.4 is replaced by the following:
".4 the
Administration shall require a test of a prototype division, in accordance with
the Fire Test Procedures Code, to ensure that it meets the above requirements
for integrity and temperature rise."
18.
Existing paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
"8. Low
flame spread means that the surface thus described will adequately restrict the
spread of flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test
Procedures Code."
19.
Existing paragraph 22-1 is replaced by the following:
"22-1.
Central control station is a control station in which the following control and
indicator functions are centralized:
.1 fixed fire
detection and alarm systems;
.2 automatic
sprinklers, fire detection and alarm systems;
.3 fire door
indicator panels;
.4 fire door
closures;
.5 watertight
door indicator panels;
.6 watertight
door closures;
.7 ventilation
fans;
.8 general/fire
alarms;
.9
communication systems including telephones; and
.10 microphones
to public address systems."
20.
Existing paragraph 23.3 is replaced by the following:
".3 all
draperies, curtains and other suspended textile materials have qualities of
resistance to the propagation of flame not inferior to those of wool of mass
0.8 kg/m2, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures
Code."
21.
Existing paragraph 23.4 is replaced by the following:
".4 all
floor coverings have low flame spread characteristics."
22.
Existing paragraph 23.6 is replaced by the following:
".6 all
upholstered furniture has qualities of resistance to the ignition and
propagation of flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures
Code."
23.
The following new paragraph 23.7 is added:
".7 all bedding
components have qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of
flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures
Code."
24.
The following new paragraph 34 is added:
"34 Fire
Test Procedures Code means the International Code for Application of Fire Test
Procedures, as adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization by
resolution MSC.61(67), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that
such amendments 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."
Regulation 12 - Automatic sprinkler, fire
detection and fire alarm systems.
25.
Existing paragraph 1.2 is replaced by the following:
"1.2 Each
section of sprinklers shall include means for giving a visual and audible alarm
signal automatically at one or more indicating units whenever any sprinkler
comes into operation. Such alarm systems shall be such as to indicate if any
fault occurs in the system. Such units shall indicate in which section served
by the system fire has occurred and shall be centralized on the navigation
bridge and in addition, visible and audible alarms from the unit shall be
located in a position other than on the navigation bridge, so as to ensure that
the indication of fire is immediately received by the crew."
26.
Existing paragraphs 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 are deleted.
Regulation 16 - Ventilation systems in ships
other than passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers.
27.
Existing text of paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following:
".1 these
ducts shall be of a material which has low flame spread characteristics."
28.
The following new paragraph 11 is added:
"11 The
following arrangements shall be tested in accordance with the Fire Test
Procedures Code:
.1 fire
dampers, including relevant means of operation; and
.2 duct
penetrations through "A" class divisions. Where steel sleeves are
directly joined to ventilation ducts by means of rivetted or screwed flanges or
by welding, the test is not required."
Regulation 17 - Fireman's outfit.
29.
At the end of paragraph 3.1.1 the following sentence is added:
"however,
for stairway enclosures which constitute individual main vertical zones and for
the main vertical zones in the fore or aft end of a ship which do not contain
spaces of categories 26.2.2(6), (7), (8) or (12), no additional fireman's outfits
are required."
Regulation 18 - Miscellaneous items.
30.
In the parenthesis below the title of the regulation, the words "and
8" in the first sentence are deleted and the following sentence is added:
"Paragraph
8 of this regulation applies to ships constructed on or after 1 July
1998."
31.
Existing paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
"8.
Provisions for helicopter facilities shall be in accordance with the standards
developed by the Organization*."
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* Refer to the standards to
be developed by the Organization.
Part B.
Fire safety measures for passenger ships.
Regulation 24 - Main vertical zones and
horizontal zones.
32.
The third sentence of existing paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following:
"Where a
category 26.2.2(5), (9) or (10) space is on one side or where fuel oil tanks
are on both sides of the division, the standard may be reduced to A-0."
Regulation 26 - Fire integrity of bulkheads
and decks in ships carrying more than 36 passengers.
33.
The words "26.1 to 26.4" in paragraph 1 are replaced by "26.1 and 26.2" and the superscript "d" is added in the fourth row under
columns 6, 7, 8 and 9 of table 26.1 and the following note is added