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Under SOLAS 1960, it could take several years for amendments to come into force since countries had to give notice of acceptance to IMO and there was a minimum threshold of countries and tonnage. Under SOLAS 1974, amendments enter into force via a tacit acceptance procedure – this allows an amendment to enter into force on a specified date ...
The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on Maritime security including minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies. Having come into force in 2004, it prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies ...
Amendments in January 2015 and January 2017 included additional safeguards for the use cargoes that may liquefy, which must be carefully monitored and whose Transportable Moisture Limit (TML) must not be exceeded. [2] In June 2023, the Code was updated by the 07-23 amendments, which become mandatory on 1 January 2025. [4]
In December 2002, new amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention were enacted by the IMO. These amendments gave rise to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, which went into effect on 1 July 2004. The concept of the code is to provide layered and redundant defences against smuggling, terrorism, piracy, stowaways, etc.
Other recent amendments include: New ship and fire integrity arrangements, adopted in November 2016 and entered into force on 1 January 2020. These relate to window fire-rating requirements on gas carriers. [9] A revised model form of certification (known as the Certificate of Fitness), adopted in May 2018 and entered into force on 1 January ...
IMO requirements under the SOLAS resulting from an amendment of June 5, 2009, [5] [6] [7] come into force on the following dates for ships classified by size: July 2011: new vessels in excess of 150 tonnes. July 2011: all passenger vessels July 2012: all vessels in excess of 3,000 tonnes July 2013: all vessels between 500 and 3,000 tonnes
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IMO Resolution MSC.327(90): 2012 Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) London, 25 May 2012 [5] IMO Resolution MSC.339(91): 2012 Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) London, 30 November 2012 [6]