1 The Committee, at its eighty-ninth session (11
to 20 May 2011), having recognized the need for guidelines for maintenance
and repair of protective coatings for cargo oil tanks of crude oil
tankers, taking into account the amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-11 and the performance
standard for protective coatings for cargo oil tanks of crude oil
tankers, adopted by resolutions MSC.291(87) and MSC.288(87), respectively, considered a
proposal by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment, at its
fifty-fifth session, and approved Guidelines on procedures for in-service
maintenance and repair of coating systems for cargo oil tanks of crude
oil tankers, set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are urged to bring the annexed
Guidelines to the attention of shipowners, ship builders and other
parties concerned for consideration during survey, assessment and
repair of protective coatings in cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers.