MSC

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 82nd session: 29 Nov - 8 Dec 2006 - 5/9/2006
  • Revised passenger ship safety standards
  • Fire regulations on balconies
  • Prevention of accidents involving lifeboats
  • Protective coatings
  • Other amendments
  • IMSO appointed to oversee new satellite providers
  • Goal-based new ship construction standards
  • Measures to enhance maritime security
  • Long Range Identification and Tracking - technical specifications and guidelines
  • Explosions on chemical and product carriers
  • Impact of ISM Code
  • Near misses
  • Implementation of the revised STCW Convention
  • Other issues
  • Resolutions adopted
  • List of circulars and circular letters approved by MSC 82

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 81st session: 10-19 May 2006 - 20/3/2006
  • LRIT
  • Adoption of amendments
  • Passenger ship safety - major work completed
  • Star Princess - fire regulations for balconies agreed
  • Prevention of accidents involving lifeboats
  • Maritime security - containers
  • Goal-based new ship construction standards
  • Review of the STCW Convention and the STCW Code
  • Review of Principles of safe manning
  • Consideration of human element issues in IMO's work
  • Assessment of the impact and effectiveness of implementation of the ISM Code
  • Adoption of new TSS, other routeing measures and ship reporting system
  • E-navigation
  • Protective coatings
  • Definition of bulk carrier
  • Explosions on tankers - inter-industry study
  • Implementation of the revised STCW Convention
  • Other issues
  • Resolutions adopted by the MSC
  • Circulars approved by MSC 81

Maritime Safety Committee - 80th session: 11-20 May 2005 - 25/4/2005
MSC agrees basic principles for goal-based standards and adopts revised SOLAS chapter II-1

Maritime Safety Committee - 79th session: 1-10 December 2004 - 17/6/2004
Goal-based standards for new ship construction considered, bulk carrier amendments adopted at MSC

Maritime Safety Committee - 78th session: 12 - 21 May 2004 - 8/8/2003
Security measures need urgent priority, MSC agrees. SOLAS and SAR amendments on treatment of persons in distress at sea adopted.

Maritime Safety Committee - 77th session: 28 May - 6 June 2003 - 18/6/2003
  • Revised Load Lines Annex adopted at IMO safety meeting
  • Revised 1988 Load Lines Protocol
  • New role proposed for IMO in developing goal-based ship standards
  • Amendments to SOLAS
  • Amendments to the enhanced survey programme for tankers and bulk carriers
  • Security issues ...

Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Security: 9-13 December 2002 - 18/10/2002
A new, comprehensive security regime for international shipping is set to enter into force in July 2004

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