1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-fifth
session (15 to 24 May 2002), recognizing the need for systematised
guidelines for thermal protection of crews and passengers according
to environmental factors and for appropriate performance standards
for additional thermal protective equipment, approved Guidelines for
the assessment of thermal protection, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to bring the
annexed Guidelines to the attention of all parties concerned, as appropriate.