1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-eighth session (7 to 16
June 2017), with a view to providing more specific guidance on suitable means for
the calibration of portable atmosphere testing instruments for cargo areas of
tankers; fire integrity of the boundaries of spaces within the cargo area of
tankers; and fire integrity of the bulkheads between the wheelhouse and the
navigation lockers inside the wheelhouse, approved Unified interpretations of SOLAS
chapter II-2, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and
Equipment, at its fourth session (20 to 24 March 2017), as set out in the annex.
2 Member States are invited to use the annexed unified interpretations as
guidance when applying the provisions of SOLAS
regulations II-2/4 and II-2/9, and to bring the unified interpretations to the
attention of all parties concerned.