1.1 Under regulation
II-1/3-8 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as adopted by resolution MSC.194(80) in 2005, new displacement
type ships, except high-speed craft and offshore units, shall be provided
with arrangements, equipment and fittings of sufficient safe working
load to enable the safe conduct of all towing and mooring operations
associated with the normal operations of the ship. The arrangements,
equipment and fittings shall meet the appropriate requirements of
the Administration or an organization recognized by the Administration.
1.2 This circular is intended to provide standards
for the design and construction of shipboard fittings and supporting
hull structures associated with towing and mooring, which Administrations
are recommended to implement. The provisions of this guidance do not
require tow lines nor mandate standards for mooring lines onboard
the ship.
1.3 Equipment that is used for both towing and
mooring should be in accordance with sections
3 and 4.