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Rules and regualtion
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Means of embarkation on and disembarkation from ships
A new SOLAS regulationII-1/3-9 adopted at MSC 84 requires ships constructed on or after 1 January 2010 to be provided with means of embarkation and disembarkation, such as gangways and accommodation ladders, constructed and installed, maintained and inspected or surveyed based on
Guidelines adopted by MSC 86 contained in MSC/Circ.1331 -
Emergency towing arrangements and procedures
SOLAS regulation II-1/3-4 (Emergency towing arrangements on tankers), has been extended to ships other than tankers ≥ 20 000 GT; in force on 1 January 2010.MSC 84 also approved Guidelines for Owners/Operators on preparing Emergency Towing Procedures (MSC/Circ.1255)
All ships shall be provided with a ship-specific emergency towing procedure applicable as follows:
- All (i.e. new and existing) passenger ships, not later than 1 January 2010;
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International Code on Intact Stability 2008
The 2008 IS Code was adopted by at MSC 85 by res. MSC.267(85) and will be implemented by amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/5 (res. MSC.269(85) Annex 1) and the Load Line Convention reg. I/1 and I/3 (res. MSC.270(85)) and enters into force on 1 July 2010.
-New ships L ≥ 24 m to comply with specific intact criteria of Part A of the IS Code from 1 July 2010
-New ships L ≥ 24 m to comply with specific intact criteria of Part A of the IS Code from 1 July 2010
Part B contains recommendations to be -
Prohibition of asbestos
pdfFrom 1 January 2011, for all ships, new installation of materials which contain asbestos shall be prohibited.
(SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5)
