1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-first session (10 to 19 May 2006),
taking into account the number of casualties with lifeboat systems, further recognizing
the need to improve manuals for operation and maintenance of lifeboat systems, and
having considered proposals by the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection at its fiftieth
session, approved the Guidelines for developing operation and maintenance manuals for
lifeboat systems (MSC.1/Circ.1205).
2 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 101st session (5 to 14 June 2019),
approved amendments to the Guidelines prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and
Equipment, at its sixth session.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring the revised Guidelines set out in
the annex to the attention of all parties concerned with their application, as
appropriate.