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 1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-first session (10 to 19 May 2006), recalled that, at its seventy-ninth session (1 to 10 December 2004), it had endorsed the intention of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment, in cooperation with the Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping, to develop further guidance as envisioned in the Accidents with lifeboats (MSC/Circ.1049) and, accordingly, approved the Guidance on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats (MSC/Circ.1136).

2 The Committee also recalled that the guidance developed for lifeboats has relevance, in general, for emergency drills related to other life-saving systems and should be taken into account when such drills are conducted. In connection with MSC/Circ.1136, and recognizing the need to provide a basic outline of essential steps to safely carry out simulated launching of free-fall lifeboats in accordance with SOLAS regulation III/19.3.4.4, and having considered the proposals made by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment, at its forty-seventh session, the Committee also approved the Guidelines for simulated launching of free-fall lifeboats (MSC/Circ.1137).

3 Having considered the need to update the above Guidance and Guidelines, and having considered the proposals made by the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection, at its fiftieth session, to consolidate the numerous circulars on the subject of measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats in order to better serve the mariner, the Committee, at its eighty-first session, approved the Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats, as set out in annex 2 to the Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats (MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1).

4 The Committee, at its ninety-eighth session (7 to 16 June 2017), approved the Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats, following the amalgamation of annex 1 to the Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats (MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1) and the Interim Recommendation on conditions for authorization of service providers for lifeboats, launching appliances and on-load release gear (MSC.1/Circ.1277) in the Requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear (resolution MSC.402(96)), which revoked annex 1 to MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1.

5 Member States are invited to give effect to the annexed Guidelines and to bring them to the attention of shipowners, ship operators, ship-vetting organizations, ship personnel, surveyors, manufacturers and all other parties concerned.

6 This circular supersedes annex 2 to MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1578 - Guidelines on Safety During Abandon Ship Drills Using Lifeboats - (19 June 2017)
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