NOTING Article 16(i) of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental
Maritime Consultative Organization concerning the functions of the
Assembly,
NOTING FURTHER that dynamically supported types of craft,
such as hydrofoil boats and air-cushion vehicles, are increasingly
being introduced in international transport,
HAVING CONSIDERED the Recommendation by the Maritime Safety
Committee at its thirty-sixth session,
ADOPTS the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft
(Dynamically Supported Craft Code), the text
of which is set out at Annex to this Resolution, and which supersedes
the following Recommendations:
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Recommendation on Life-saving Appliances for Hydrofoil Boats
(Resolution A.I26(V));
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Recommendation on Life-saving Appliances for Air-Cushion
Vehicles (Resolution A.170(ES.IV));
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Recommendation on Fire Safety Measures for Hydrofoil Boats
(Resolution A.183(VI));
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Safety Radiocommunication Requirements for Novel Types of
Craft (Resolution A.218(VIl));
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Provisional Interim Guidelines on Fire Safety Measures for
Air-Cushion Vehicles (adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee at
its twenty-second session (MSC/Circ.87)); and
INVITES all governments concerned:
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to take appropriate steps to give effect to the Code not
later than 31 December 1979;
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to consider the Code including certification as an equivalent
to the above-mentioned Conventions for those dynamically supported
craft engaged in international voyages; and
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to inform the Organization on measures taken in this respect,
RECOGNIZING ALSO that dynamically supported craft design
technology is rapidly evolving and new types of dynamically supported
craft may be introduced,
AUTHORIZES the Maritime Safety Committee to amend the Code
as may be necessary.