RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,
NOTING the amendments to regulations
II-1/3-2 and XII/6 of the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974,
as amended (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”)
adopted by resolution MSC.216(82),
concerning protective coatings of dedicated seawater ballast tanks
and double-side skin spaces,
NOTING ALSO that the aforementioned regulation II-1/3-2 provides that
the protective coatings referred to therein shall comply with the
requirements of the Performance standard for protective coatings for
dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side
skin spaces of bulk carriers (hereinafter referred to as “the
Performance standard for protective coatings”),
RECOGNIZING that the Performance standard for protective
coatings referred to above is not intended to inhibit the development
of new or novel technologies which provide for alternative systems,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its eighty-second session, the text
of the proposed Performance standard for protective coatings,
1. ADOPTS the Performance standard for protective
coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships
and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers, the text of which is
set out in the Annex to the present
resolution;
2. INVITES Contracting Governments to the Convention
to note that the Performance standard for protective coatings will
take effect on 1 July 2008 upon entry into force of the amendments
to regulations II-1/3-2 and XII/6 of the Convention;
3. REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit
certified copies of this resolution and the text of the Performance
standard for protective coatings contained in the Annex to all Contracting
Governments to the Convention;
4. FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit
copies of this resolution and the Annex to all Members of the Organization
which are not Contracting Governments to the Convention;
5. INVITES Governments to encourage the development
of novel technologies aimed at providing for alternative systems and
to keep the Organization advised of any positive results.