1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its
ninety-fifth session (3 to 12 June 2015), approved a unified interpretation of SOLAS
regulation II-2/16.3.3, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and
Response, at its second session (19 to 23 January 2015), as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to use the
annexed unified interpretation as guidance when applying the relevant requirements of
the SOLAS Convention and to bring it to the attention of all parties concerned.