1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-ninth
session (11 to 20 May 2011), having considered a proposal by the Sub-Committee
on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety, at its
fifty-third session, approved the Guidelines on operational information
for masters of passenger ships for safe return to port by own power
or under tow, set out in the annex, aiming at providing additional
guidance for the uniform implementation of SOLAS regulation II-1/8-1, which
is expected to be adopted by MSC 90 (May 2012)footnote.
2 Member Governments are invited to bring the
annexed Guidelines to the attention of owners of passenger ships,
operators and all other parties concerned.