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TECHNICAL

INFORMATION

No. : Tech Info – 12/006

Date: 03 September 2012

Subject: Introduction to the Outcomes of Marine Safety Committee (MSC 90)

A summary of the decisions taken at the 90th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 90)

held from 16th ~ 25th May 2012 is presented hereunder for your information.

1. Adopted Mandatory Requirements

The main mandatory requirements adopted at the session are as follows:

Amendments (see Attachment 1~5) Applications

1 Stability – Amendments to SOLAS II-1/8-1 were adopted, in which

new passenger ships with a length of 120 m or more, or having

three or more main vertical zones are required to install a stability

computer or to have access to shore-based support for the

purpose of providing necessary operational information to the

Master to achieve the safe return to port in case of flooding.

new passenger ships with length

of 120 m or more or having 3 or

more main vertical fire zone keel

laid on or after 1 January 2014

2 Life saving appliance – Amendments to SOLAS III/20.11.2 were

adopted regarding the testing of free-fall lifeboats, in which a

simulated launching is accepted as a substitute for regular

operational testing of free-fall lifeboats (free-fall testing), which are

operated after an over-hauling (at least once every five years). An

MSC Circular has since been issued to promote the early

implementation of this amendment.

on or after 1 January 2014 to all

SOLAS ship fitted with a freefall

lifeboat

3 Manning – Amendments to SOLAS V/14 were adopted, in which

the Administration is required to establish appropriate minimum

safe manning levels following a transparent procedure, taking into

account the guidelines adopted as Resolution A. 1047(27) in view

of securing the effectiveness of Principles of Safe Manning.

on or after 1 January 2014

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4 Carriage of cargo – Amendments to SOLAS VI/5-2 were adopted,

in which the blending of liquid bulk cargoes and the producing of

new products by a chemical reaction onboard ship during voyages

are prohibited.

on or after 1 January 2014 and will

be applicable to existing ship

5 Carriage of Dangerous goods – Amendments to SOLAS VII/4

were adopted, in which requirements regarding transport

documents for packaged dangerous goods are clarified and

consistency with the IMDG Code are ensured.


be applicable to existing ship

6 Surveys – Amendments to SOLAS XI-1/2 (editorial changes) were

adopted in accordance with the changes incorporated in

"A.744(18)" regarding the enhanced survey of bulk carriers and oil

tankers to "ESP Code (International Code on the Enhanced

Program of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers & Oil

Tankers)".

on or after 1 January 2014 to oil

tankers and bulk carriers including

existing ship

7 Load Line – In view of the congestion of eastbound and

westbound vessels with the summer load line at the South end of

South Africa waters, amendments to the 1988 LL Protocol to

enlarge the summer zones (current Southern Winter Seasonal

Zone of 35 nautical miles from the shore will be shifted 50 nautical

miles further southward at the South end of South Africa waters)

were adopted to secure the safe navigation in the subject area.


be applicable to all ship

8 Fire Safety – Amendments to the International Code for Fire

Safety Systems (FSS Code) were adopted, in which Chapter 6

and Chapter 8 have been revised regarding the requirements for

fixed foam fire extinguishing systems and the clarification of the

availability of dry pipe sprinkler systems at control stations where

water may cause damage to equipment, respectively.

fire extinguishing systems

installed onto new vessels keel

laid on or after 1 January 2014

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9 Carriage of Dangerous goods – Amendments to the International

Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) and supplements

(amendment 36-12) were adopted, in which 11 new items are

added based on the United Nation’s recommendations on the

Transport of Dangerous Goods (17th revised edition) and specific

dangerous goods are clarified to which relaxation provisions

regarding transport documents are applicable.

While the amendments will enter

into force on 1 January 2014 and

will be applicable to existing ship,

Administrations may implement

them in whole or in part on a

voluntary basis from 1 January

2013.

10 High speed craft – Amendments to Regulation 14 of the

International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (2000

HSC Code) were adopted, in which the requirements for the

annual survey for EPIRB installed on passenger ships are

clarified.

on or after 1 January 2014

2. Passenger Ship Safety

In the wake of Costa Concordia incident, which occurred in January 2012 in Italy, the subject item

was hastily added to the agenda for this session for the purpose of reviewing the standard

regarding the safety of passenger ships.

The preliminary investigation report on the accident by the Government of Italy and Cruise Lines

International Association (CLIA) introduced the emergency safety plans voluntarily implemented by

the industry.

Based on the above, discussions were held on the future course of action regarding the safety of

passenger ships. Consequently, it was agreed to classify the countermeasures into two categories:

1) Operational safety measures to be implemented immediately (short-term measures); and

2) Safety measures to be implemented after examination based on the results of the

investigation into the accident (long-term measures).

In accordance with the above, an MSC Resolution was adopted and an MSC Circular regarding

the tentative recommendations for the securing of safety of passenger ships was approved. The

recommended interim operational measures include:

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• carrying additional lifejackets, to be readily accessible in public spaces, at the

muster/assembly stations, on deck or in lifeboats, so that in the event of an emergency

passengers need not return to their cabins to retrieve the lifejacket stored there;

• reviewing the adequacy of the dissemination and communication of the emergency

instructions on board ships;

• carrying out the muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from every port of

embarkation, if the duration is 24 hours or more;

• limiting access to the bridge to those with operational or operationally related functions, during

any period of restricted manoeuvring, or while manoeuvring in conditions that the master or

company bridge procedures/policy deems to require increased vigilance (e.g. arrival/departure

from port, heavy traffic, poor visibility); and

• ensuring that the ship's voyage plan has taken into account IMO’s Guidelines for voyage

planning, and, if appropriate, Guidelines on voyage planning for passenger ships operating in

remote areas. 3. Goal-based Standards Implementation

There are two aspects of IMO current work on Goal-Based Standard (GBS)

1) Application of GBS to new construction of the hull structures of bulk carriers and oil tankers,

in accordance with the new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-10 adopted by Res. MSC.290(87).

2) How to develop the framework to apply GBS to a wider range of regulations and in particular

how to use the safety level approach.

MSC 90 considered both and had established a Correspondence Group on Goal-Based Standards

to develop draft guidelines for the approval of equivalents and alternatives as provided for in

various IMO instruments, and endorsed a work plan for the development of interim guidelines for

the safety level approach. A working group on goal-based standards will be established at MSC 91

to further consider matters related to the safety level approach and the draft guidelines to be

developed by the correspondence group.

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4. Piracy Issues

Against the backdrop of the recent escalation of piracy incidents off the coast of Somalia and the

Gulf of Aden, the deployment of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) and the

carriage of arms onboard vessels sailing in the above areas are increasing. Discussions of policy

matters related to the arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area and to develop international

guidelines regarding contracted PCASP and Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) which

supply such personnel/security personnel as well as guidance for shipowners, ship operators and

shipmasters; flag States; and port and coastal States on the use and acceptances of PCASP so as

to comply with the legal regulations of each flag state, port state, and coastal country.

As a result, guidance for PMSC supplying armed security service was adopted and notified to

member states. The guidance covers:

• PMSC Professional Certification; including the recommendation that PMSC should seek

certification with relevant national and international private maritime security service standards

when these are established;

• PMSC Company requirements; including the recommendation that PMSC should establish

procedures to provide maritime security services to ship owners and ship operators and

comply with all relevant legal requirements;

• Management, including recommendations on selection, vetting and training of personnel for a

PCASP team;

• Deployment considerations, addressing the specific aspects of PCASP deployment and the

role of the PMSC in ensuring efficient and successful deployments, including communications

with the ship owner or operator, and including recommendations relating to management of

firearms and ammunition from embarkation to disembarkation and use of force. (The PMSC

should recognize that laws governing the use of force may differ over time and according to

location. The applicable national law, including any criminal laws, for an incident on a ship

from which PCASP will be operating will be principally that of the flag State. It may also include

the laws and regulations of coastal, port and other States.)

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5. Other Issues

Safety of Navigation:

• Adopted revised performance standards for voyage data recorders (VDRs) to update the

current performance standards (Res. A.861(20), as amended by resolution MSC.214(81)) and

provide for VDRs to continuously maintain sequential records of preselected data items

relating to the status and output of the ship's equipment, and command and control of the ship

in a fixed recording medium; a float-free recording medium; and a long-term recording

medium. (MSC. 333(90)) – 01 July 2014

• Approved unified Interpretations of the Convention on the International Regulations for

Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (COLREG), relating to navigation-light

arrangements to provide interpretation on Horizontal and Vertical sector regulated in Annex

I/9(a)(i) and 10(a)(i) of COLREG. (MSC. 1/Circ.1427 – 01 July 2013

• MSC resolution on amendments to performance standards for speed and distance measuring

equipment, to add a new paragraph referring to the need for two separate devices, if ships are

required to carry speed logs measuring speed through the water and speed over the ground.

Also, approved a related draft MSC circular on the interpretation of SOLAS regulation

V/19.2.9.2, to clarify the requirement for two separate devices. (MSC. 334(90)) – 01 July 2014

to ships 50,000 GRT and above

• Approved MSC circular on Pilot transfer arrangements, which includes a revised graphic

depiction of required boarding arrangements for pilots, reflecting amendments adopted to

SOLAS regulation V/23 by MSC 88 in 2010 and Assembly resolution A.1045(27) on Pilot

transfer arrangements. (MSC. 1/Circ.1428)

• Adopted several new and amended ships' routeing measures.

Life-Saving Appliances

• Approved, for adoption at MSC 91, new draft SOLAS requirements (new regulation III/17-1) to

require ships to have plans and procedures to recover persons from the water, as well as

related Guidelines for development of plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the

water. Also, approved a draft MSC resolution on Implementation of SOLAS regulation III/17-1

to ships other than those engaged in international voyages.

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Fire Protection

• Approved MSC circulars on

o Revised Guidelines for the design and approval of fixed water-based fire-fighting

systems for ro-ro spaces and special category spaces (MSC. 1/Circ. 1430);

o Guidelines for the approval of helicopter facility foam fire-fighting appliances (MSC.

1/Circ. 1431); and

o Revised Guidelines for the maintenance and inspection of fire-protection systems and

appliances. (MSC. 1/Circ. 1432) – all ships including existing from May 2013

• Approved, for future adoption,

o draft amendments to SOLAS regulation II-2/10 on fire fighting to require a minimum of

duplicate two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus for fire fighters’ communication to

be carried (01 July 2014); and

o draft amendments to regulation II-2/15 Instructions, on-board training and drills, to

require an onboard means of recharging breathing apparatus cylinders used during

drills, or a suitable number of spare cylinders (01 July 2014).

• Approved unified interpretations regarding SOLAS II-2/3.2.3, which requests the "A" class

insulation on board should be provided by the same way as that of approval test, and

regarding Chapter 3 of the FTP Code, which requests the details of approval test condition

should be mentioned in the test report. (MSC1./Circ. 1345)

Hazardous Materials

• Approved unified interpretations clarifying the process to verify that materials which contain

asbestos, prohibited under SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5, are not installed on ships by reviewing

asbestos-free declarations and supporting documentation for the structure, machinery,

electrical installations and equipment covered by the SOLAS Convention, which should be

provided to the Administration or recognized organization by shipyards, repair yards, and

equipment manufacturers. (MSC. 1/Circ 1426)

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Machinery

• Approved unified interpretations clarifying that the "bilge injection system" stipulated in SOLAS

II-1/48.3 requirements for protection against flooding does not include emergency bilge

system. (MSC.1/Circ 1424)

• Approved unified interpretations accepting for vessels to conduct sea trials not at the deepest

seagoing draught, on the condition that the estimation of load and torque on steering under the

full load condition is derived, to the satisfaction of the Administration or RO. (MSC.1/Circ.

1425)

• Approved, for adoption at MSC 91, the draft revised Code on noise levels on board ships,

which sets out mandatory noise level limits for machinery spaces, control rooms, workshops,

accommodation and other spaces on board ships, updates and revises the previous version

published in 1973 (resolution A.468(XII)) which recommends limiting the noise from machinery

spaces and noise exposure of crews to a certain level. Also approved, for adoption at MSC 91,

a related draft new SOLAS regulation II-1/3 12 to require new ships to be constructed to

reduce onboard noise and to protect personnel from noise, in accordance with the Code. If

they are adopted at the MSC91, ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014 are scheduled to be

complied with the Code on Noise Levels onboard Ships. Vessels of 1,600 GT or over are

subject to the Code and limitations on noise levels will be tightened for those of over 10,000GT

• Approved unified interpretations regarding SOLAS II-2/5.2.1.1, which clarifies the ventilation

system of battery rooms may be omitted in the special cases.

Stability and Load Lines

• Adopted amendments to the Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply

vessels, 2006 (resolution MSC.235(82)), concerning damage stability standards. (MSC.

335(90) – November 2013

• Approved unified interpretations regarding the access to controls for closing of ventilation of

Ro-Ro spaces.

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Radio Communications and Search & Rescue

• Approved amendments to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue

(IAMSAR) Manual for inclusion in the 2013 edition of the IAMSAR Manual and decided that

the amendments should become applicable on 1 June 2013. The amendments include revised

paragraphs relating to common language (English serves as the default SAR operational

language in all cross-boundary operations where there is no other common language) and

references to 406 MHz Distress Beacons. (MSC. 1/Circ 1415)

• Approved an MSC circular on Revised Guidelines on annual testing of 406 MHz satellite

EPIRBs. (MSC.1/Circ 1040/Rev. 1)

• Approved an MSC circular on Guidance to prospective GMDSS satellite service providers.

• Agreed that the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) should be reviewed

and included an item on Review and modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety

System (GMDSS), with a target completion year of 2017, on the agenda of the Sub-

Committees on Radiocommunications, Search and Rescue (COMSAR), Safety of Navigation

(NAV) and Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW), assigning the COMSAR Sub

Committee as the coordinating organ.

Carriage of Dangerous goods

• In recognition of recent incidents associated with the liquefaction of cargoes, approved an

MSC circular on Interim measures for early implementation of the draft amendments to the

International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, recommending the early voluntary

implementation of proposed draft amendments to the IMSBC Code, set to be adopted in 2013,

relating to the carriage of a concentrate or other cargo which may liquefy.

• Approved unified interpretations clarifying that with regard to vessels carrying cargoes which

require continuous ventilation under the IMSBC Code, the installation of a closing device is not

prohibited in view of fire extinguishing, while a closing device is not required for the opening of

ventilation. A summary of the outcomes of MSC 90 is also available on the IMO web-site (http://www.imo.org).

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For any questions about the above, please contact us at email address: [email protected]. Attachment to this technical information:

1) Amendments to SOLAS II-1, III, V, VI, VII and XI-1 (Res. MSC.325(90))

2) MSC Circular to promote the early implementation of Amendments to SOLAS III/20

(MC.1/Circ.1411)

3) Amendments to the 1988 Load Line Protocol (Res. MSC.329(90))

4) Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (Res. MSC.327(90))

5) Amendments to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (Res.

MSC.326(90))

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Attachment 1: Amendments to SOLAS II-1, III, V, VI, VII and XI-1 (Res. MSC.325(90))

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Attachment 2: MSC Circular to promote the early implementation of Amendments to SOLAS III/20 (MC.1/Circ.1411)

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Attachment 3: Amendments to the 1988 Load Line Protocol (Res. MSC.329(90))

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Attachment 4: Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (Res. MSC.327(90))

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Attachment 5: Amendments to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (Res. MSC.326(90))

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