The Maritime Safety Committee,
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The Maritime Safety Committee,

 The annex of this document has been consolidated into 2008 SPS Code

THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,

RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,

RECALLING ALSO resolution MSC.266(84), by which it adopted the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 2008 (2008 SPS Code),

NOTING the need to amend respective provisions of the Code,

NOTING ALSO that, by resolution MSC.436(99), it adopted amendments to SOLAS chapter IV and the appendix (Certificates) regarding the use of the term "recognized mobile satellite service",

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its ninety-ninth session, the consequential amendments to the Record of Equipment for Compliance with the 2008 SPS Code, proposed for adoption in conjunction with the adoption of amendments to SOLAS chapter IV and the appendix (Certificates),

1 ADOPTS amendments to the 2008 SPS Code, the text of which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2 DETERMINES that said amendments should become effective on 1 January 2020.


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