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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.35(63) - Adoption of Guidelines for Emergency Towing Arrangements on Tankers - (adopted on 20 May 1994)Amended by Resolution MSC.132(75) - Annex - Guidelines for Emergency Towing Arrangements on Tankers - 1 Purpose

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  1.1 Under regulation II-1/3-4 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended by resolution MSC.31(63) in 1994, new and existing tankers of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above shall be fitted with an emergency towing arrangement, the design and construction of which shall be approved by the Administration, based on the Guidelines developed by the Organization.

  1.2 The present Guidelines are intended to provide standards for the design and construction of emergency towing arrangements which Administrations are recommended to implement.

  1.3 For existing tankers fitted with emergency towing arrangements in accordance with resolution A.535(13), the existing towing arrangements may be retained, but the towing arrangements at one end of the ship should also comply with the pre-rigged requirements of the present Guidelines.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Emergency Towing Arrangements on Tankers
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