RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime
Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO resolution MSC.98(73), by which it adopted the
International Code for Fire Safety Systems ("the FSS Code"), which has become
mandatory under chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life
at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"),
RECALLING FURTHER article VIII(b) and regulation II-2/3.22 of the
Convention concerning the procedure for amending the FSS Code,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 101st session, amendments to the FSS Code
proposed and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the Convention,
1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention,
amendments to the FSS Code, 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, that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2023
unless, prior to that date, more than one third of the Contracting Governments to
the Convention or Contracting Governments, the combined merchant fleets of which
constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet,
have notified their objections to the amendments;
3 INVITES Contracting Governments to note that, in accordance with
article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on
1 January 2024 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article VIII(b)(v)
of the Convention, to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the
text of the amendments contained in the annex to all Contracting Governments to the
Convention;
5 REQUESTS ALSO the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this
resolution and its annex to Members of the Organization which are not Contracting
Governments to the Convention.