The Maritime Safety Committee,
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The Maritime Safety Committee,

 RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,

RECALLING ALSO resolution A.581(14), whereby the Assembly promulgated the Guidelines for securing arrangements for the transport of road vehicles on ro-ro ships, as amended by MSC/Circ.812 and MSC.1/Circ.1355,

RECALLING FURTHER resolution A.886(21), by which the Assembly resolved that the functions of adopting performance standards and technical specifications, as well as amendments thereto, should be performed by the Maritime Safety Committee on behalf of the Organization,

TAKING ACCOUNT of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units,

RECOGNIZING that a number of serious accidents have occurred because of inadequate securing arrangements on ships and road vehicles,

RECOGNIZING ALSO the need for the Organization to establish guidelines for securing arrangements on board ro-ro ships and on road vehicles,

REALIZING that, given adequately designed ships and properly equipped road vehicles, lashings of sufficient strength will be capable of withstanding the forces imposed on them during the voyage,

REALIZING ALSO that certain requirements for side guards, particularly those positioned very low on road vehicles, will obstruct the proper securing of road vehicles on board ro-ro ships and that appropriate measures will have to be taken to satisfy both road and maritime safety aspects,

BELIEVING that the application of the Guidelines will enhance safety in the transport of road vehicles on ro-ro ships and that this can be achieved on an international basis,

HAVING CONSIDERED the draft amendments to resolution A.581(14) prepared by the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers at its sixth session,

1 ADOPTS the Revised guidelines for securing arrangements for the transport of road vehicles on ro-ro ships set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2 URGES Member Governments to implement the Revised Guidelines at the earliest possible opportunity in respect of new ro-ro ships and new vehicles and, as far as practicable, in respect of existing vehicles which may be transported on ro-ro ships;

3 REQUESTS the Secretary-General to bring the Revised Guidelines to the attention of Member Governments and relevant international organizations responsible for safety in the design and construction of ships and road vehicles for action as appropriate;

4 DETERMINES that this resolution supersedes resolution A.581(14), as amended;

5 INVITES the Assembly to revoke resolution A.581(14) and endorse the action taken by the Maritime Safety Committee.

Parent topic: Resolution MSC.479(102) - Revised Guidelines for Securing Arrangements for the Transport of Road Vehicles on Ro-Ro Ships - (Adopted on 11 November 2020)
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