1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fourth
session (7 to 16 May 2008), approved the Interim Recommendation on
conditions for authorization of service providers for lifeboats, launching
appliances and on-load release gear, set out in the annex, following
the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment,
at its fifty-first session.
2 Member Governments are invited to use the annexed
Interim Recommendation when applying the relevant provisions of SOLAS regulation III/20 and the Guidelines
for periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats, launching appliances
and on-load release gear (MSC.1/Circ.1206),
and to bring it to the attention of all parties concerned.