1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eightieth
session (11 to 20 May 2005) and the Marine Environment Protection
Committee, at its fifty-third session (18 to 22 July 2005) approved
the recommended conditions for extending the period of validity of
a certificate to clarify that extension of the period of validity
of certificates should only be granted in very specific circumstances,
as set out in the annex.
2 The recommended conditions for extending the
period of validity of a certificate should be considered for inclusion
in Section 5 of the Revised survey guidelines under the Revised harmonized
system of survey and certification (HSSC) (resolution
A.948(23)), as subsection 5.9, when a comprehensive review
of the Revised Survey Guidelines takes place.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring this
circular and annex to the attention of all parties concerned.