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WITHERBY PUBLISHING GROUP
IMO REGULATIONS COMING INTO FORCE
Updated to November 2019
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REGULATION
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Fire Systems Safety (FSS) Code - Chapters 8 and 17
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.403(96): http://shippingregs.org/7949.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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A new chapter 17 of the FSS Code (originating from the approved MSC.1/Circ.1523) has been adopted. This contains mandatory requirements for helicopter facility fire-fighting requirements. Additionally an amendment to chapter 8 has been adopted. This applies to prevention of internal corrosion in fire fighting systems, specifically the clogging of sprinklers.
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REGULATION
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Effective date of implementation of the fuel oil standard in regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL ANNEX VI
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.280(70): http://shippingregs.org/7950.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Effective this date the sulphur content of any fuel oil used on board ships shall not exceed 0.50% m/m.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.176(58: http://shippingregs.org/7951.re)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments concerning Hydro-chlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) Refrigerants. Regulation 12 of MARPOL Annex VI states that:
‘Installations which contain hydro-chlorofluorocarbons shall be prohibited:
.1 on ships constructed on or after 1 January 2020; or
.2 in the case of ships constructed before 1 January 2020, which have a contractual delivery date of the equipment to the ship on or after 1 January 2020 or, in the absence of a contractual delivery date, the actual delivery of the equipment to the ship on or after 1 January 2020”.
However, this does not apply to “permanently sealed equipment where there are no refrigerant charging connections or potentially removable components containing ozone depleting substances’.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS III/3 and III/20
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.402(96): http://shippingregs.org/7952.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments adopted to make mandatory the requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear. This is to create a uniform, safe, documented standard for the servicing of appliances. Following annual thorough testing, overhaul and repairs, a statement must be issued, which confirms lifeboat arrangements as being safe for purpose.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS II-2/13
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.404(96): http://shippingregs.org/7953.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All Passenger Ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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These amendments extend the minimum requirements for evacuation analysis on all passenger ships and not only ro-ro vessels. Essentially they concern the mandatory evaluation of escape routes in the design process of passenger vessels. Associated revised guidelines for new and existing passenger ships were approved at MSC 96 in May 2016 (see MSC.1/Circ.1533).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.435(98): http://shippingregs.org/7954.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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A general revision of the 2009 MODU Code.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS II-2 Regulation 1 and 10
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.409(97): http://shippingregs.org/7955.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Regulation 3-12 Protection against noise
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS II-1
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.409(97): http://shippingregs.org/7955.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Regulation 1 Application and Regulation 10 – Firefighting – Domestic Boilers of less than 175kw
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Code of Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.410(97): http://shippingregs.org/7956.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Arrangements of means of escape. Specifically “In paragraph 2.1.2.2.2.1, the text of case 2 is replaced with the following: Case 2: Passengers in public spaces occupied to 3/4 of maximum capacity, 1/3 of the crew distributed in public spaces; service spaces occupied by 1/3 of the crew; and crew accommodation occupied by 1/3 of the crew."
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGC Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.411(97): http://shippingregs.org/7957.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Gas Carriers
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Chapter 3 – 3.25 on ship arrangements and fire integrity of wheelhouses, specifically the requirement replaced with the following: “Windows and sidescuttles facing the cargo area and on the sides of the superstructures and deckhouses within the limits specified in 3.2.4, except wheelhouse windows, shall be constructed to ‘A-60’ class”.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Code on Intact Stability 2008 (IS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.413(97): http://shippingregs.org/7958.re, MSC.414(97): http://shippingregs.org/7959.re and MSC.415(97): http://shippingregs.org/7960.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships engaged in anchor handling, towing and lifting operations
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments to introduction and parts A and B of the code with regards to anchor handling, lifting operations and towing operations, including escort towing. The amendments are referenced across three resolutions:
- Under SOLAS (MSC.413(97))
- Under the 1988 Load Lines Protocol (MSC.414(97))
- The IS Code (MSC.415(97)).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009 (2009 MODUCode)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.407(96): http://shippingregs.org/7961.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Offshore
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments to Chapter 9 - Fire Safety on provisions for helicopter facilities
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS II-1, SOLAS III and Certificates (Appendix)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.421(98): http://shippingregs.org/7962.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments include:
- II-1: Regulation 6 – Revised subdivision index R, acceptance of butterfly valves, tanks heights, double bottom arrangements, revision of definitions
- II-2: Regulation II-2/3.56 on the definition of vehicle carrier as a pure truck/car carrier and Regulation II-2/20.2 on the protection of vehicle, special category and RoRo spaces
- III: Regulations III/1.4, III/30 and III/37 on damage control drills for passenger ships
- Appendix: Draft amendments to the appendix (Certificates).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGF Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.422(98): http://shippingregs.org/7963.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships using Gases or other Low-Flashpoint Fuels
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Chapter 11 (paragraph 11.3.2) of the IGF Code, regarding the fire rating of wheelhouse windows (to enter into force 01/01/20).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the HSC Codes
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.423(98): http://shippingregs.org/7964.re and MSC.424(98): http://shippingregs.org/5069.re
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SHIP TYPE
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High Speed Craft
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Chapter 8, paragraph 8.10.1 of the 1994 HSC Code, on exempting high-speed craft of less than 20 m in length from carrying a rescue boat (to enter into force 01/01/20).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the LSA Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.425(98): http://shippingregs.org/7965.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Paragraphs 6.1.1.5 and 6.1.1.6 of the LSA Code, providing consistency to the static tests and their proof loads that launching appliances had to withstand (to enter into force 01/01/20).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS II-1, IV and Appendix, and the HSC Codes
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.436(99): http://shippingregs.org/7966.re, MSC.438(99): http://shippingregs.org/7967.re, MSC.439(99): http://shippingregs.org/7968.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Multiple amendments. One set of amendments adopt provisions for safe return to port after a flooding casualty occurs on new passenger ships to existing passenger ships constructed before January 1, 2014. Specifically, the revisions of SOLAS II‐1/Regulation 8‐1 require an onboard stability computer or access to shore‐based support for the purpose of providing operational information to the Master for facilitating the safe return to port after a flooding casualty on existing passenger ships. Compliance is required no later than the first renewal survey completed after January 1, 2025. Another set of amendments to SOLAS IV, regulations 7, 8, 9 and 10, and the High Speed Craft Codes (1994 and 2000) were also adopted. The amendments reflect the migration of maritime safety information from Inmarsat to an IMO recognized mobile satellite service, following IMO approval of Iridium.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (2010 FTP Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.437(99): http://shippingregs.org/7969.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Passenger ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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The Code was revised to reflect updates to SOLAS Chapter II which applies the same fire protection provisions for exposed floor coverings on passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers with those carrying more than 36 passengers.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IBC Code) and amendments to the BCH Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.440(99): http://shippingregs.org/7970.re, MSC.446(99): http://shippingregs.org/7971.re, MEPC.302(72): http://shippingregs.org/7972.re, MEPC.303(72): http://shippingregs.org/7973.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Chemical cargo ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments to the contents of the model form of the Certificate of Fitness.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGC Code, amendments to the GC Code and amendments to the EGC Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.441(99): http://shippingregs.org/7974.re, MSC.447(99): http://shippingregs.org/7975.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Gas carriers
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Amendments to the contents of the model form of the Certificate of Fitness.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.442(99): http://shippingregs.org/7976.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships carrying DG
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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The amendments include revisions of the following classification categories:
- Class 1: Explosives ‐ hazard divisions for packages containing pyrotechnic substances are revised
- Class 3: Flammable liquids ‐ the marking, labelling and testing of packages containing viscous liquids are revised
- Class 4: Flammable solids – revision of the classification of self‐reactive substances
- Class 5: Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides ‐ packing instructions and methods are revised
- Class 8: Corrosive substances ‐ a completely new Chapter 2.8 is adopted
- Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, and environmentally hazardous substances ‐ the marking and packaging of lithium batteries are consolidated.
The Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EmS Guide) has also been completely revised and is to enter into force on January 1, 2020. Voluntary application is allowed as of January 1, 2019.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to Part A of the International Code on Intact Stability (2008 IS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.443(99): http://shippingregs.org/7977.re, MSC.444(99): http://shippingregs.org/7978.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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An amendment to the title of chapter 2 of part A of the 2008 IS Code, agreeing that the footnote to the title of chapter 2 of part A to the 2008 IS Code, as adopted by resolutions MSC.413(97) (SOLAS) and MSC.414(97) (Load Lines), should be deleted. Both resolutions should be read and interpreted together as one single document.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (2008 SPS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.445(99): http://shippingregs.org/7979.re
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SHIP TYPE
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Special purpose ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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An amendment to radio facilities, to read as ‘Recognised mobile satellite service ship earth station’.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.453(100) and MSC.464(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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SPS ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2020
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SUMMARY
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Changes to definition of SPS, and new text for LSA, Radio Comms and Form of Safety Certificate
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REGULATION
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Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.305(73)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/03/2020
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SUMMARY
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Prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil for combustion purposes for propulsion or operation on board a ship.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.460(101) and MEPC.318(74)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (subject to BCH Code)
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/07/2020
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SUMMARY
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These amendments include the revised chapters 17 (Summary of minimum requirements), 18 (List
of products to which the code does not apply), 19 (Index of Products Carried in Bulk) and 21 (Criteria for assigning
carriage requirements for products subject to the IBC Code).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.463(101) and MEPC.319(74)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (subject to BCH Code)
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/07/2020
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SUMMARY
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These relate to the corresponding draft amendments to the IBC Code.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to MARPOL Annex I, II and V
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.314(74)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships (as applicable)
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/10/2020
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SUMMARY
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These amendments allow for electronic record books (ERB) to be used.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to MARPOL VI
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MEPC.316(74)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships (as applicable)
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/10/2020
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SUMMARY
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These amendments allow for electronic record books (ERB) Electronic Record Books and also contain revised EEDI regulations for ice-strengthened ships.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IMSBC Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.462(101) and
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships carrying bulk cargoes
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/07/2021
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SUMMARY
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Amendment ‘05-19’. The 2019 amendments include updates to various schedules (such as a new individual schedule for BAUXITE FINES as a Group A cargo), as well as editorial amendments. The amendments are incorporated into a consolidated IMSBC Code. MSC also approved a related draft MSC circular
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the ESP Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.461(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (as applicable)
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2021
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SUMMARY
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Substantial amendments to the existing ESP Code, negating the need for a future consolidated 2019 edition.
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REGULATION
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Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.428(98): http://shippingregs.org/7980.re
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2021
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SUMMARY
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A resolution affirming that an approved safety management system should take into account cyber risk management in accordance with the objectives and functional requirements of the ISM Code. Administrations are encouraged to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in safety management systems no later than the first annual verification of the company's Document of Compliance after 1 January 2021; however this is not mandatory.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to MARPOL Annex II
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.315(74)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships carrying chemicals
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2021
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SUMMARY
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These amendments relate to cargo residues and tank washings of persistent floating noxious liquid substances (NLS).
These amendments strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings
containing persistent floating products with a high viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes). The amendments add new paragraphs to MARPOL Annex II, Regulation 13 on the Control of discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances, to require prewash and discharge of residue/water mixture generated during the prewash to a reception facility, for specific products, in specified areas (Northwest European waters, Baltic Sea area, Western European waters and Norwegian Sea).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to SOLAS Appendix Certificates
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.456(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These relate to the appendix of certificates and the record of equipment,
relating to rudder, propeller, thrust, pitch and the operational mode indicator. Specifically Record of Equipment for Cargo Ship Safety (Forms C and E) and Record of Equipment for Passenger Ship Safety (Form P).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the International Code of Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.457(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships with inert gas systems
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These amendments relate to inert gas systems (specifically inert gas lines, indicators and alarms).
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the IGF Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.458(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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Ships using Gases or other Low-Flashpoint Fuels
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These include amendments related to ship design and arrangement, the fuel containment system, the fuel supply to consumers regulations, power generation (including propulsion and other gas consumers), and fire safety regulations.
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REGULATION
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Amendments to the LSA Code
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REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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MSC.459(101)
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SHIP TYPE
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All ships
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ENTRY INTO FORCE
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01/01/2024
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SUMMARY
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These relate to general requirements for lifeboats and launching and embarkation
appliances (specifically relating to stored mechanical power requirements and, for rescue boats that are not survival
craft, the option for gravity/manual hoisting).
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