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  1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-seventh session (21 to 25 November 2016), with a view to providing more specific guidance on arrangements for remotely located survival craft, approved a unified interpretation of SOLAS regulation III/31.1.4, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment at its third session (14 to 18 March 2016), as set out in the annex.

2 Member States are invited to use the annexed revised unified interpretation as guidance when applying SOLAS regulation III/31.1.4 to the liferafts to be installed on board ships constructed on or after 21 November 2014 and to bring the unified interpretation to the attention of all parties concerned.

3 This circular supersedes MSC.1/Circ.1490.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1490/Rev.1 – Revised Unified Interpretation of SOLAS Regulation III/31.1.4 (MSC.1/CIRC.1490) – (25 November 2016)
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