RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO article VIII(b) of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 ("the Convention"),
concerning the amendment procedure applicable to the annex to the Convention, other
than to the provisions of chapter I,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 102nd session, amendments to the Convention proposed and
circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the Convention,
1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to the
Convention the text of which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2 DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention, that
the said amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2023, unless,
prior to that date, more than one third of the Contracting Governments to the
Convention or Contracting Governments the combined merchant fleets of which
constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet have
notified the Secretary-General of their objections to the amendments;
3 INVITES Contracting Governments to the Convention to note that, in accordance with
article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on
1 January 2024 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, for the purposes of article VIII(b)(v) of the
Convention, to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text of
the amendments contained in the annex to all Contracting Governments to the
Convention;
5 REQUESTS ALSO the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its
annex to Members of the Organization which are not Contracting Governments to the
Convention.