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-1/8-1 by which every ro-ro passenger ship shall comply with regulation II-1/8, as amended by resolution MSC.12(56), in the future,

 RECALLING the provisions of article VII of the SOLAS Convention,

 ACKNOWLEDGING the desire of certain Contracting Governments that, having regard to the prevailing sea conditions and other local conditions, specific stability requirements should apply to all ro-ro passenger ships undertaking regular scheduled voyages between designated ports of those Contracting Governments,

  1. AGREES that two or more Contracting Governments may conclude agreements modifying the requirements of regulation II-1/8-1 (now II-1/8) in respect of every ro-ro passenger ship carrying passengers on regular scheduled voyages between designated ports in their territory, provided that these ships comply with safety requirements which are adequate in the opinion of these Governments for the voyages to be undertaken;

  2. AGREES ALSO that, if these safety requirements include specific stability requirements, they should not exceed those specified in the Annex to the present resolution;

  3. DECIDES that Contracting Governments proposing an agreement shall notify the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization of their intention to negotiate an agreement and shall make appropriate arrangements for other interested Contracting Governments to be involved in the negotiations. When notifying the Secretary-General of their Intention to negotiate an agreement, and on the concluding of an agreement, the Contracting Governments involved shall communicate to the Secretary-General all relevant particulars relating to it for circulation to all Contracting Governments. An agreement shall not enter into force until 12 months after its conclusion has been notified to the Secretary-General;

  4. URGES all Contracting Governments to apply the provisions of such agreements on ro-ro passenger ships entitled to fly their flags when engaged on regular scheduled voyages between designated ports covered by such agreements.

Parent topic: Resolution 14 - Regional agreements on specific stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships – (Adopted on 29 November 1995)
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