AMSA Marine Notice 12/2014
AMSA has issued Marine Notice 12/2014 to provide advice to ship owners and ship operators on new SOLAS regulation III/17-1 adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution MSC.338(91) which requires all ships to have plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water. The new SOLAS regulation came into force internationally on 1 July 2014.
The regulation applies to new ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014 and to existing ships by the first periodical or renewal safety equipment survey or certificate of survey, as applicable after 1 July 2014.
Australian position
AMSA intends to give effect to SOLAS regulation III/17-1 through Marine Order 25 (Equipment – lifesaving), which is currently under review.
SOLAS regulation III/17-1 will be applied to all regulated Australian vessels and foreign vessels to which Chapter III of SOLAS applies.
