MSC 89 – subjects that discussed
Held from 11 to 20 May 2010 The Maritime Safety Committee held its 89th session at the IMO Headquater, London, from 11 to 20 May 2010, under the chairmanship of Mr Neil Ferrer (Philippines).The session was attended by representatives from 108 Member States and 2 Associate Members. It was also attended by observers from 4 UN specialised agencies, 7 Inter-Governmental Organizations and 38 Non-Governmental Organizations with consultative status.It was the last session chaired by Mr Ferrer. Mr Christian Breinholt (Denmark) was elected as the next MSC Chairman.Amongst the subjects which were discussed, the following could be noted:Lifeboat Release and Retrivial Systems Amendments to the IMSBC Code Piracy and armed robbery against ships Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Implementation of the Torremolinos fishing vessel safety ProtocolAdoption of amendments to the SOLAS Convention and other mandatory instrumentsLifeboat Release and Retrivial Systems (RRS) Several instruments addressing the safety and the improvement of Lifeboat Release and Retrivial Systems were adopted by the MSC as follows :Amendments to SOLAS regulation III/1, new paragraph 5 (Resolution MSC. 317(89)) Amendments to the LSA Code paragraph 4.4.7.6 (Resolution MSC. 320(89)) Amendments to the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances (resolution MSC.81(70)), as amended, (Resolution MSC. 321(89)) ...
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