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Circular
1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 102nd session (4 to 11 November
2020), approved the Revised standardized life-saving appliance evaluation and
test report forms.
2 The original forms, as set forth in the Standardized life-saving
appliance evaluation and test report forms (MSC/Circ.980) and its addenda, were developed on the basis of the
requirements of the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code
and the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances (resolution MSC.81(70)) by the Maritime Safety Committee, at its
seventy-third session in 2001, with a view to providing guidance on how to conduct
tests, record test data and verify tests. The Committee has since adopted seven
amendments to the LSA Code and eight amendments to resolution MSC.81(70). These amendments have been incorporated in the
original forms which, due to their volume, are now presented in six separate
circulars, i.e. MSC.1/Circ.1628, MSC.1/Circ.1629, MSC.1/Circ.1630, MSC.1/Circ.1631, MSC.1/Circ.1632 and MSC.1/Circ.1633, pertaining to the equipment addressed in chapters II to VII of the LSA Code, respectively. The forms annexed to this
circular apply to the equipment addressed in chapter
VI of the LSA Code, i.e. launching and embarkation appliances (launching
and embarkation appliances; marine evacuation systems; and means of rescue).
3 The use of the revised forms will continue to be of benefit to
Administrations and other parties, such as manufacturers, test facilities, owners
and surveyors, and will be a major help in mutually accepting the type approval of
appliances approved by other Administrations.
4 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed, revised forms to
the attention of all parties concerned with approving, manufacturing and testing
life-saving appliances and to encourage them to use the forms.
5 This circular supersedes MSC/Circ.980.