The Conference,
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The Conference,

 HAVING ADOPTED amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, concerning the safety of ro-ro passenger ships,

 CONSIDERING new SOLAS regulation II-2/28-1.3 regarding requirements for an evacuation analysis,

 BEING OF THE OPINION that there is need for an evacuation time to be specified within which the evacuation of a ro-ro passenger ship should be completed,

 NOTING that it has been proposed that the maximum evacuation time of a ro-ro passenger ship should be 60 minutes,

 URGES the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization to consider the maximum evacuation time for ro-ro passenger ships and develop requirements or recommendations, as appropriate.


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