Interpretation of MSC.1/Circ.1379
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Interpretation of MSC.1/Circ.1379

  2 The phrase "new installation of materials containing asbestos"footnote in MSC.1/Circ.1379:

  • .1 means that material used (i.e. repaired, replaced, maintained or added) as a working part of the ship as per the appendix should be documented with an asbestos-free declaration. The Administration or recognized organization should audit this documentation, in consultation with the company's nominated person responsible to control asbestos-containing material on board as per the Safety Management System in accordance with the Guidelines for maintenance and monitoring of on-board materials containing asbestos (MSC/Circ.1045), during annual safety construction and safety equipment surveys; and

  • .2 does not preclude the stowage of material which contains asbestos on board (e.g. spare parts existing on board as of 1 January 2011).

  3 The phrase "should not be permitted to be installed after 1 January 2011 as a working part" in MSC.1/Circ.1379 means that replacement, maintenance or addition of materials which contain asbestos used for the structure, machinery, electrical installations and equipment covered by the SOLAS Convention is prohibited.

Parent topic: Annex – Unified Interpretation on Implementation of SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-5 AND MSC.1/Circ.1379
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