RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in
relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety,
NOTING proposed amendments to the International Convention
on Load Lines, 1966 (1966 LL Convention) to shift the Winter Seasonal
Zone off the southern tip of Africa further southward by 50 miles,
NOTING ALSO that the Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninetieth
session, adopted the proposed amendments in accordance with article
29(3)(a) of the 1966 LL Convention,
HAVING CONSIDERED the proposed amendments to regulation
47 of the 1966 LL Convention,
1. ADOPTS, in accordance with article 29(3)(b)
of the 1966 LL Convention, the amendments to regulation 47, set out
in the annex to the present resolution;
2. REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in accordance
with article 29(3)(b) of the 1966 LL Convention, to transmit certified
copies of the present resolution and its annex to all Contracting
Governments to the said Convention, for consideration and acceptance,
and also to transmit copies to all Members of the Organization;
3. URGES all Governments concerned to accept the
amendments at the earliest possible date;
4. RESOLVES that, should the entry into force
of the aforementioned amendments take place following their unanimous
acceptance in accordance with article 29(2) of the 1966 LL Convention,
prior to entry into force based on their acceptance as requested by
this resolution, this resolution shall become invalid.