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The Maritime Safety Committee,

  1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-seventh session (28 May to 6 June 2003), having considered on board hot work issues initiated by the Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation (FSI) and further examined by the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection (FP), recognized that recommendations should be provided to make shore-based managers and seafarers aware of the potential risks associated with hot work, so that hot work instructions are available on board all types of ships and are properly implemented.

  2 The Committee, further recognizing that resolution A.864(20) on Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships and MSC/Circ.807 on Guidelines on riding repairs for cases involving hot work may not adequately cover the issue of hot work and noting that existing guidelines, specific to hot work, such as those produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Oil Company International Marine Forum (OCIMF), when duly applied, should provide sufficient guidance in the development of hot work on-board instructions and guidance, agreed that the role of IMO regarding the development and implementation of appropriate hot work guidelines should be limited to the identification and listing of basic principles, which could simply make reference to the existing guidelines, based on best industry practices.

  3 The Committee, therefore, developed a user-friendly, non-detailed list of common principles, as set out in annex, applicable to hot work situations on board all types of ships, which seafarers, shipoperators, management and auditors of the ISM Code system could keep in mind when developing specific on-board instructions to suit their operational needs.

  4 The annexed list of principles takes account of existing guidelines such as the publication “Accident Prevention on Board Ship at Sea and in Port” (ILO) as well as the “International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT)” (ICS, OCIMF and IAPH).

  5 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed list of principles to the attention of shipowners, shipoperators, shipmasters, shiprepairers and other interested parties of the shipping industry, recommending the use of the principles when on-board hot work is planned.

Parent topic: MSC/Circular.1084 – Principles for Hot Work on board all Types of Ships – (Adopted on 13 June 2003)
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