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  1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-fourth session (17 to 21 November 2014), with a view to providing more specific guidance for load testing of hooks for primary release of lifeboats and rescue boats, approved a unified interpretation on the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances (resolution MSC.81(70)), prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment at its first session (10 to 14 March 2014), as set out in the annex.

  2 Member Governments are invited to use the annexed unified interpretation as guidance when applying paragraph 5.3.4 of part 2 of the Revised recommendation on testing of life-saving appliances (resolution MSC.81(70)), to the lifeboats and rescue boats to be installed on board ships constructed on or after 21 November 2014 and to bring the unified interpretation to the attention of all parties concerned.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1489 – Unified Interpretation of the Revised Recommendation on Testing of Life-Saving Appliances (Resolution MSC.81(70)) – (12 January 2015)
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