RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO article VI of
the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load
Lines, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the "1988 Load Lines Protocol")
concerning amendment procedures,
RECALLING FUTHER that the Assembly, by resolution A.1070(28), adopted the IMO Instruments
implementation Code (III Code),
NOTING proposed amendments to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol
to make the III Code mandatory,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its ninety-third session, amendments
to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol proposed and circulated in accordance
with paragraph 2(a) of article VI thereof,
1 ADOPTS, in accordance with paragraph 2(d) of article VI of the 1988 Load Lines
Protocol, amendments to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, the text of
which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2 DETERMINES that, pursuant to new regulation
53 of Annex IV, whenever the word "should" is used in the III Code
(annex to resolution A.1070(28)),
it is to be read as being "shall", except for paragraphs 29, 30, 31
and 32;
3 DETERMINES ALSO, in accordance with paragraph
2(f)(ii)(bb) of article VI of
the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, that the said amendments shall be deemed
to have been accepted on 1 July 2015, unless, prior to that date,
more than one third of the Parties to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol
or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less
than 50% of the gross tonnage of all the merchant fleets of all Parties,
have notified their objections to the amendments;
4 INVITES the Parties concerned to note that,
in accordance with paragraph 2(g)(ii) of article
VI of the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, the amendments shall enter
into force on 1 January 2016 upon their acceptance in accordance with
paragraph 2 above;
5 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity
with paragraph 2(e) of article VI of
the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, to transmit certified copies of the
present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the
annex to all Parties to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol;
6 ALSO REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit
copies of this resolution and its annex to Members of the Organization,
which are not Parties to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol.