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  1 The Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (London, 9 to 13 December 2002), inter alia:

  • .1 adopted amendments to SOLAS regulation V/19 on Carriage requirements for shipborne navigational systems and equipment, through which the phased in implementation of the automatic identification system (AIS) has been accelerated;

  • .2 renumbered the existing SOLAS chapter XI as XI-1 and adopted amendments to SOLAS regulation XI-1/3 on Ship Identification Number, through which the marking of the ship with the ship’s identification number is made mandatory; and

  • .3 inserted a new SOLAS regulation XI-1/5 on Continuous Synopsis Record.

  2 The Committee considered whether there is a need to provide guidance to port State control officers in respect of the 2002 SOLAS amendments, which will enter into force on 1 July 2004.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidance to Port State Control Officers on the Non-Security Related Elements of the 2002 SOLAS Amendments
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