This document has been superseded by MSC.1/Circ.1490
1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-third
session (3 to 12 October 2007), approved a unified interpretation of the provisions of
SOLAS chapter III, as set out in the annex, following the recommendations made by
the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment at its fiftieth session, with a view to
ensuring a uniform approach towards the application of SOLAS regulation III/31.1.4 concerning arrangements for remotely located survival
craft.
2 Member Governments are invited to use the annexed
interpretation when applying the relevant provisions of SOLAS chapter III and to bring it to the attention
of all parties concerned.