1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-third
session (14 to 23 May 2014) and the Marine Environment Protection
Committee, at its sixty-sixth session (31 March to 4 April 2014) approved
the Guidelines for the reactivation of the Safety Management
Certificate following an operational interruption of the SMS due to
lay-up over a certain period, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments and international organizations
are invited to bring this circular to the attention of all parties
concerned.