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 1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-ninth session (16 to 25 May 2018), approved the Revised emergency response procedures for ships carrying dangerous goods (EmS Guide), which had been prepared by the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) at its fourth session (11 to 15 September 2017), and finalized by the Sub- Committee's Editorial and Technical Group.

2 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 102nd session (4 to 11 November 2020), approved a revision of MSC.1/Circ.1588 (MSC.1/Circ.1588/Rev.1), resulting from the amendments (40-20) to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, as adopted by resolution MSC.477(102).

3 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 105th session (20 to 29 April 2022), approved amendments to MSC.1/Circ.1588/Rev.1, resulting from the amendments (41-22) to the IMDG Code, as adopted by resolution MSC.501(105). Consequently, the Maritime Safety Committee decided that it would be preferable to prepare a revised consolidated version of the EmS Guide, with a view to dissemination as MSC.1/Circ.1588/Rev.2.

4 Member States are invited to bring the annexed Revised EmS Guide to the attention of all parties concerned, taking into account the voluntary application date of 1 January 2023 of amendments (41-22) to the IMDG Code, pending their envisaged mandatory entry-into-force date of 1 January 2024.

5 This circular supersedes MSC.1/Circ.1588/Rev.1.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1588/Rev.2 - Carriage of Dangerous Goods - International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code - (24 May 2022) - Revised Emergency Response Procedures For Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EMS Guide)
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