The Conference,
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - International Conferences - SOLAS/CONF.2 - Resolutions of the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 – (May 1994) - Resolution 2 - Implementation of chapter IX of the 1974 SOLAS Convention on management for the safe operation of ships – (Adopted on 24 May 1994) - The Conference,

The Conference,

 RECOGNIZING the important contribution that the implementation of chapter IX of the 1974 SOLAS Convention will make towards the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention,

 RECOGNIZING ALSO that the task of implementing the requirements of chapter IX will place a significant burden on Administrations, organizations acting on behalf of Administrations, shipowners and operators,

 DESIRING to ensure the smooth implementation of chapter IX in accordance with the dates specified in regulation 2 of that chapter,

 TAKING NOTE that experience has shown that it may require as much as two years' preparation by shipowners and operators to establish a safety management system that meets the standard required by the International Safety Management (ISM) Code,

 NOTING ALSO that, even allowing for a necessary period of preparation, a large number of applications for certification under the ISM Code may be submitted close to the application dates specified in regulation 2 of chapter IX,

 RECOMMENDS that all Administrations concerned designate dates in advance of the application dates specified in regulation 2 of chapter IX by which requests for certification should be submitted for each ship type, in order to allow Administrations or organizations recognized by them time to complete their certification schedule, and shipping companies to rectify any non-compliance.

Parent topic: Resolution 2 - Implementation of chapter IX of the 1974 SOLAS Convention on management for the safe operation of ships – (Adopted on 24 May 1994)
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