UNIFIED INTERPRETATION OF THE IBC CODE
1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016), and the
Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its seventieth session (24 to 28 October
2016), in order to facilitate global and consistent implementation of survival
requirements of the IBC Code, approved a Unified interpretation of the IBC Code,
prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, at its third session (18
to 22 January 2016), as set out in the annex.
2 Member States are invited to apply the annexed unified interpretation and to bring it
to the attention of all parties concerned.