RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO resolution MSC.98(73), by which it adopted the International
Code for Fire Safety Systems ("the FSS
Code"), which has become mandatory under chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea, 1974 ("the Convention"),
RECALLING FURTHER article VIII(b) and regulation II-2/3.22 of the Convention concerning the
procedure for amending the FSS
Code,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 103rd session, amendments to the FSS
Code, 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
FSS
Code, the text of which is set out in the annex to the present
resolution;
2 DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(aa) of the Convention, that
the 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 their
objections to the amendments;
3 INVITES Contracting Governments 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, in conformity with 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.