1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its
ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016), with a view to providing more specific
guidance on general emergency alarms and public address systems in ro-ro spaces,
approved unified interpretations of SOLAS regulations III/6.4 and III/6.5 and section
7.2 of the LSA Code, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and
Equipment, at its second session (23 to 27 March 2015), as set out in the annex.
2 Member States are invited to use the annexed
unified interpretations as guidance when applying SOLAS regulations III/6.4 and III/6.5
and section 7.2 of the LSA Code and to bring the unified interpretations
to the attention of all parties concerned.