1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-seventh session (21 to 25 November
2016), with a view to providing more specific guidance on the provision of suitable
means for the calibration of portable atmosphere testing instruments, approved a
unified interpretation of SOLAS
regulation XI-1/7, as set out in the annex.
2 Member States are invited to use the annexed unified interpretation as
guidance when applying SOLAS
regulation XI-1/7 and to bring it to the
attention of all parties concerned.