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  1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-eighth session (12 to 21 May 2004), following its decision that port States and the various port State control regimes worldwide should be strongly recommended to develop specialized training, pinpointing the vulnerable areas within the structure, in particular of older ships, and having considered the recommendation made by the Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation at its twelfth session, approved the Guidance for checking the structure of bulk carriers, as set out in the annex.

  2 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed Guidance to the attention of all parties concerned.


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