2 In light of the provision of the new SOLAS regulation III/1.5, the Committee agreed
that:
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.1 for ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014,
on-load release and retrieval systems shall comply with the LSA Code,
as amended by resolution MSC.320(89);
and
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.2 Member Governments are encouraged to ensure
that ships constructed on or after 20 May 2011 but before 1 July 2014,
on-load release and retrieval systems comply with the LSA Code, as
amended by resolution MSC.320(89).
3 In order for parties concerned to take relevant
actions with regard to paragraph 2 above, Member Governments are encouraged
to initiate, at the earliest opportunity, approval processes for new
on-load release and retrieval systems, which comply with the LSA Code,
as amended by resolution MSC.320(89).
4 In adopting the aforementioned amendments, the
Committee agreed to the recommendation by the Sub-Committee on Ship
Design and Equipment, at its fifty-fifth session (21 to 25 March 2011),
that parties concerned should be encouraged to take necessary action
to evaluate existing lifeboat release and retrieval systems, based
on the aforementioned Guidelines, at the earliest available opportunity,
pending the entry into force of new SOLAS regulation
III/1.5.
5 Member Governments, shipyards and shipowners
are invited to take account of this circular and bring it to the attention
of all parties concerned. In particular, manufacturers are urged to
evaluate existing lifeboat release and retrieval systems at the earliest
available opportunity, in accordance with the aforementioned Guidelines.