1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-fourth
session (17 to 21 November 2014), with a view to providing more specific
guidance for testing and approval of pipe penetrations and cable transits
which do not utilize conventional components, for use in "A" class
divisions, approved a unified interpretation on part 3 of annex 1 to the 2010 FTP Code,
prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment at its
first session (10 to 14 March 2014), as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to use the annexed
unified interpretation as guidance when applying paragraph 1.13 of
appendix 1 to the 2010 FTP Code, annex 1, part
3, for approvals to be granted on or after 21 November 2014
and to bring the unified interpretation to the attention of all parties
concerned.