1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 102nd session (4 to 11 November 2020),
recognizing that performance-oriented criteria for dynamic stability phenomena in
waves needed to be developed and implemented to ensure a uniform international level
of safety, as specified in part A, section 1.2 of the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (resolution MSC.267(85), as amended), approved the Interim guidelines
on the second generation intact stability criteria (Interim Guidelines), as
set out in the annex.
2 The Committee agreed to keep the Interim Guidelines under review, taking into
account experience in design and operation of ships gained during their application.
3 Member States are invited to use the annexed Interim Guidelines as complementary
measures when applying the requirements of the mandatory criteria of part A of the
Code and to bring them to the attention of all parties concerned, in particular
shipbuilders, shipmasters, shipowners, ship operators and shipping companies, and
recount their experience gained through the trial use of these Interim Guidelines to
the Organization.