The Maritime Safety Committee,
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.429(98)/Rev.2 - Revised Explanatory Notes to the SOLAS Chapter II-1 Subdivision and Damage Stability Regulations - (adopted on 11 November 2020) - The Maritime Safety Committee,

The Maritime Safety Committee,

RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the function of the Committee,

RECALLING ALSO that, by resolution MSC.216(82), it adopted the regulations on subdivision and damage stability as contained in SOLAS chapter II-1 which are based on the probabilistic concept, using the probability of survival after collision as a measure of ships' safety in a damaged condition,

NOTING that, at its eighty-second session, it approved Interim explanatory notes to the SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations (MSC.1/Circ.1226), to assist Administrations in the uniform interpretation and application of the aforementioned subdivision and damage stability regulations,

NOTING ALSO that, at its eighty-fifth session, it adopted the Explanatory notes to the SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations (resolution MSC.281(85)),

NOTING FURTHER that, by resolution MSC.421(98), it adopted amendments to regulations on subdivision and damage stability, as contained in SOLAS chapter II-1, and in conjunction with the adoption of the aforementioned amendments, adopted the Revised Explanatory Notes to the SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations, by resolution MSC.429(98),

NOTING that, by resolution MSC.474(102), it adopted additional amendments to regulations on subdivision and damage stability, as contained in SOLAS chapter II-1,

RECOGNIZING that the consolidated Revised Explanatory Notes should be adopted in conjunction with the adoption of the aforementioned amendments to subdivision and damage stability regulations,

RECOGNIZING ALSO that the appropriate application of the Revised Explanatory Notes is essential for ensuring the uniform application of the SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations,

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 102nd session, the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, at its seventh session,

1 ADOPTS the consolidated Revised explanatory notes to the SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2 URGES Contracting Governments and all parties concerned to utilize the consolidated Revised Explanatory Notes when applying the SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations adopted by resolution MSC.216(82), as amended;

3 INVITES Contracting Governments to note that these consolidated Revised Explanatory Notes should take effect on 1 January 2024 and should apply to ships as defined in SOLAS regulation II-1/1.1.1.1;

4 REVOKES resolution MSC.429(98)/Rev.1 on 1 January 2024.

Parent topic: Resolution MSC.429(98)/Rev.2 - Revised Explanatory Notes to the SOLAS Chapter II-1 Subdivision and Damage Stability Regulations - (adopted on 11 November 2020)
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