RECALLING article 28 (b) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO regulation V/11 of
the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS),
1974, in relation to the adoption of mandatory ship reporting systems
by the Organization,
RECALLING FURTHER resolution A.858(20) resolving that the
function of adopting ship reporting systems shall be performed by
the Committee on behalf of the Organization,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Guidelines and criteria for ship
reporting systems, adopted by resolution MSC.43(64) and amended by
resolutions MSC.111(73) and MSC.181(79),
HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendation of the Sub-Committee
on Safety of Navigation at its fifty-first session,
1. ADOPTS, in accordance with the provisions of
SOLAS regulation V/11, the mandatory
ship reporting system for the Canary Islands, as described in the
Annex to the present resolution;
2. DECIDES that this mandatory ship reporting
system shall enter into force at 0000 hours UTC on 1 December 2006;
3. REQUESTS the Secretary-General to bring this
resolution and its Annex to the attention of SOLAS Contracting Governments
and Members of the Organization that are not parties to the Convention.