Adoption of SOLAS amendments and new revision of PSS /CSSC/CSSE Certificates
New SOLAS amendments were adopted by the eighty-eight (88th) session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) held from 24 November to 3 December 2010.IMO Resolutions MSC.308 (88) and MSC.309 (88) were adopted in this 88th session of the MSC on 3-December-2010. The amendments introduced by Resolutions MSC.308 (88) and MSC.309 (88) shall enter into force on 1-July-2012. Resolutions MSC.308 (88) & MSC.309 (88) establish a number of amendments to the following SOLAS regulations: Regulation II-1/41 - Main source of electrical power and lighting systems Regulation II-2/1 - Application Regulations II-2/3 - Definitions Regulations II-2/7 - Detection and alarm Regulation V/18 - Approval, surveys and performance standards of navigation systems and equipment and voyage data recorder Regulation V/23 - Pilot transfer arrangements Appendix - Certificates: Forms of PSS, CSSC and CSSE CertificatesAs a consequence of the adoption of SOLAS amendments, a new revision (2012/07) of the following ICS forms will be in force on and after 1-July-2012:a) PSSC/IC (2012/07) including Survey Report + Record of Approvedb) CONSTRUCTION/IC (2012/07) including Survey Reportc) EQUIPMENT/IC (2012/07) including Survey Report + Record of SOLAS-Amendments + Record of Approved.The following guidance are adopted on the timing of replacement of existing certificates by the certificates issued after ...
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