1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its
ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016), with a view to providing more specific
guidance on lifeboat release and retrieval systems, approved unified interpretations of
paragraph 4.4.7.6 of the LSA Code, as amended by resolution MSC.320(89), prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment, at
its second session (23 to 27 March 2015), as set out in the annex.
2 Member States are invited to use the annexed
unified interpretation as guidance when applying paragraphs 4.4.7.6.6, 4.4.7.6.7.2,
4.4.7.6.9 and 4.4.7.6.14 of the LSA Code,
as amended by resolution MSC.320(89), to the systems to be installed on board ships constructed on or
after 13 May 2016 and to bring the unified interpretations to the attention of all
parties concerned.