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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.188(79)/Rev.1 - Revised Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Ships Subject to SOLAS Regulations II-1/25, II-1/25-1 and XII/12 - (Adopted on 28 April 2022) - The Maritime Safety Committee,

The Maritime Safety Committee,

 RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,

RECALLING ALSO resolution MSC.134(76), by which it, at its seventy-sixth session, adopted amendments to chapter XII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, inter alia introducing new regulation 12 requiring the installation of water level detectors for hold, ballast and dry spaces,

RECALLING FURTHER resolution MSC.194(80), by which it, at its eightieth session, adopted amendments to chapter II-1 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, introducing new regulation 23-3 requiring the installation of water level detectors on single hold cargo ships other than bulk carriers,

RECALLING resolution MSC.482(103), by which it, at its 103rd session, adopted amendments to chapter II-1 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, introducing new regulation 25-1 requiring the installation of water level detectors on multiple hold cargo ships other than bulk carriers and tankers, which is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2024,

RECOGNIZING that performance standards against which the operation and efficiency of water level detectors can be measured should be made available in good time before the above entry-into-force date,

RECOGNIZING ALSO the need to ensure that the required water level detectors operate reliably and that, to that extent, they are appropriately tested and installed,

HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 105th session, the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, at its eighth session,

1 ADOPTS the Revised performance standards for water level detectors on ships subject to SOLAS regulations II-1/25, II-1/25-1 and XII/12 and the appended Guidelines on installation and testing of water level detection systems for ships subject to SOLAS regulations II-1/25, II-1/25-1 and XII/12, as set out in the annex to the present resolution;

2 URGES Governments to ensure that the annexed Revised performance standards and appended Guidelines are applied when water level detectors are installed on ships flying their flags, in compliance with SOLAS regulations II-1/25, II-1/25-1 and XII/12, as appropriate;

3 RECOMMENDS Governments to ensure that water level detectors:

  • .1 if installed on or after 1 January 2024, conform to performance standards not inferior to those specified in the annex to the present resolution;

  • .2 if installed before 1 January 2024, conform to performance standards not inferior to those specified in the annex to resolution MSC.188(79);

4 DETERMINES that the present resolution supersedes resolution MSC.188(79).

Parent topic: Resolution MSC.188(79)/Rev.1 - Revised Performance Standards for Water Level Detectors on Ships Subject to SOLAS Regulations II-1/25, II-1/25-1 and XII/12 - (Adopted on 28 April 2022)
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