The Annex of this document has been consolidated into SOLAS
RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO article VIII(b) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life
at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 ("the Convention"), concerning the amendment procedure
applicable to the annex to the Convention, other than to the provisions of chapter
I,
RECALLING FURTHER resolution MSC.421(98), by which it adopted, inter alia, amendments to regulations
II-1/1
and II-1/8-1 of the Convention,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its ninety-ninth session, amendments to the Convention,
proposed and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the Convention,
1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to the
Convention, the text of which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2 AGREES that the amendments to regulations II-1/1 and
II-1/8-1 of the Convention, as adopted by resolution MSC.421(98), shall be superseded by the amendments to regulations II-1/1 and
II-1/8-1 of the Convention, set out in the annex to the present
resolution;
3 DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention, that
said amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2019, unless, prior
to that date, more than one third of the Contracting Governments to the Convention
or Contracting Governments, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not
less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified the
Secretary-General of their objections to the amendments;
4 INVITES Contracting Governments to the Convention to note that, in accordance with
article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force on
1 January 2020 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
5 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, for the purposes of article VIII(b)(v) of the
Convention, to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text of
the amendments contained in the annex to all Contracting Governments to the
Convention;
6 REQUESTS ALSO the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its
annex to Members of the Organization which are not Contracting Governments to the
Convention.