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MSC.534(107)

Resolution MSC.534(107), adopted on June 8, 2023, amends the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, specifically adding 'Containership' to the safety equipment certificate for cargo ships. The amendments will be accepted on July 1, 2025, unless objections are raised by a significant number of parties, and will enter into force on January 1, 2026. The Secretary-General is tasked with transmitting the resolution and amendments to all relevant parties and members of the organization.

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MSC.534(107)

Resolution MSC.534(107), adopted on June 8, 2023, amends the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, specifically adding 'Containership' to the safety equipment certificate for cargo ships. The amendments will be accepted on July 1, 2025, unless objections are raised by a significant number of parties, and will enter into force on January 1, 2026. The Secretary-General is tasked with transmitting the resolution and amendments to all relevant parties and members of the organization.

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RESOLUTION MSC.

534(107) (adopted on 8 June 2023)


AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
RESOLUTION MSC.534(107) (adopted on 8 June 2023)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

RESOLUTION MSC.534(107)
(adopted on 8 June 2023)

AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE


INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,

RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization


concerning the functions of the Committee,

RECALLING ALSO article VIII(b) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS), 1974 ("the Convention"), and article VI of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the
Convention ("the 1988 SOLAS Protocol") concerning the procedure for amending
the 1988 SOLAS Protocol,

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 107th session, amendments to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol
proposed and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the Convention and article VI of
the 1988 SOLAS Protocol,

1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention and article VI of


the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, amendments to the appendix to the annex to the 1988 SOLAS
Protocol, 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 and


article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, that the said amendments shall be deemed to have
been accepted on 1 July 2025, unless, prior to that date, more than one third of the Parties to
the 1988 SOLAS Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less
than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet have notified the
Secretary-General of their objections to the amendments;

3 INVITES the Parties concerned to note that, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vii)(2)
of the Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, the amendments shall enter into
force on 1 January 2026 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;

4 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, for the purposes of article VIII(b)(v) of the


Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, to transmit certified copies of the
present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the annex to all Parties
to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol;

5 ALSO REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and


its annex to Members of the Organization which are not Parties to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol.
RESOLUTION MSC.534(107) (adopted on 8 June 2023)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
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ANNEX

AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE


INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

ANNEX

MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE ANNEX TO THE INTERNATIONAL


CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

APPENDIX

FORM OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR CARGO SHIPS

Type of ship

1 The following new entry is added after "Gas carrier":

"Containership"

FORM OF SAFETY CERTIFICATE FOR CARGO SHIPS

Type of ship

2 The following new entry is added after "Gas carrier":

"Containership"
RESOLUTION MSC.534(107) (adopted on 8 June 2023)
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL OF 1988 RELATING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974

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