1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninetieth
session (16 to 25 May 2012), with a view to providing guidance on
the addition of a visual element to the general emergency alarm system
on passenger ships, as required by SOLAS regulation
III/6.4.2, and following a recommendation made by the Sub-Committee
on Ship Design and Equipment, at its fifty-fifth session, and the
Sub-Committee on Fire Protection, at its fifty-fifth session, approved
the annexed Guidelines for the design and installation of a visible
element to the general emergency alarm on passenger ships.
2 Member Governments are invited to use the annexed
Guidelines from 21 May 2012 when applying the relevant provisions
of SOLAS regulation III/6.4.2 and
to bring them to the attention of all parties concerned.