List of amendments expected to enter into force this
year 2014 and in the coming years
1 July 2014: Entry into force of
November 2012 SOLAS amendments
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- new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12
to require new ships to be constructed to reduce on-board noise and to
protect personnel from noise, in accordance with the revised Code on noise
levels on board ships, also adopted, which sets out mandatory maximum noise
level limits for machinery spaces, control rooms, workshops, accommodation
and other spaces on board ships.
- Amendments to SOLAS
regulation III/17-1 to require ships to have plans and procedures to recover
persons from the water, as well as related Guidelines for development of
plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water. Also, a related
MSC resolution on Implementation of SOLAS regulation III/17-1 to ships to
which SOLAS chapter III does not apply;
- amendments to SOLAS
regulation II-2/10 on fire fighting to require a minimum of duplicate two-way
portable radiotelephone apparatus for each fire party for fire fighters’
communication to be carried; amendments to regulation II-2/15 on
instructions, on-board training and drills, to require an on-board means of
recharging breathing apparatus cylinders used during drills, or a suitable
number of spare cylinders; and amendments to regulation II-2/20 on protection
of vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces related to fixed
fire-extinguishing systems; and
- amendments to the appendix to
the annex to the SOLAS Convention replacing all forms of certificates and
records of equipment, including its 1988 Protocol, and amendments to the
forms of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate and Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate of its 1978 Protocol.
1 July 2014: CSC Amendments
Amendments to the
International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972, to incorporate
amendments to the CSC Convention adopted in 1993 by resolution A.737(18),
including amendments relating to the safety approval plate and to the
approval of existing and new containers.
1 January 2015: Code for
Recognized Organizations
Code for recognized organizations
(RO Code) becomes mandatory under SOLAS, MARPOL and Protocol of 1988 relating
to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966.
1 January 2015: Entry into force
of 2013 May SOLAS amendments Amendments to the following:
- SOLAS regulation III/19 to
require musters of newly embarked passengers prior to or immediately upon
departure;
- SOLAS regulation III/19,
on emergency training and drills, to mandate enclosed-space entry and rescue
drills, which will require crew members with enclosed-space entry or rescue
responsibilities to participate in an enclosed-space entry and rescue drill
at least once every two months. Related amendments also to the International
Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code), the Code for the Construction
and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU Code) and the Code of
Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft (DSC Code).
1 January 2015: 0.10% fuel oil
sulphur limit in ECAS
The limit for fuel oil sulphur
levels falls to 0.10% m/m in emission contorl areas established to limit SOx
and particulate matter emissions. The ECAS concerned are: Baltic Sea area;
North Sea area; North American area; United States Caribbean Sea area.
14 April 2015: Nairobi Wreck
Removal Convention enters into force
The Nairobi International
Convention on the Removal Wrecks enters into force.
8 June 2015: Amendments to 1996
LLMC Protocol
Amendments to increase the limits
of liability in the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of
Liability for Maritime Claims were adopted in April 2012.
1 September 2015: Amendments to
MARPOL Annex VI, regulation 13 (NOx)
Amendments concerning the date for
the implementation of “Tier III” standards within emission control areas
(ECAs). The amendments provide for the Tier III NOx standards to be applied
to a marine diesel engine that is installed on a ship constructed on or after
1 January 2016 and which operates in the North American Emission Control Area
or the U.S. Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area that are designated for the
control of NOx emissions. In addition, the Tier III requirements would apply
to installed marine diesel engines when operated in other emission control
areas which might be designated in the future for Tier III NOx control. The
Tier III requirements do not apply to a marine diesel engine installed on a
ship constructed prior to 1 January 2021 of less than 500 gross tonnage, of
24 m or over in length, which has been specifically designed and is used
solely, for recreational purposes.
1 September 2015: extension of
EEDI
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI
concerning the extension of the application of the Energy Efficiency Design
Index (EEDI) to LNG carriers, ro-ro cargo ships (vehicle carriers), ro-ro
cargo ships, ro-ro passenger ships and cruise passenger ships with
non-conventional propulsion; and to exempt of ships not propelled by
mechanical means and independently operating cargo ships with ice-breaking
capability.
1 January 2016: Mandatory audit
scheme
Amendments to number of treaties
to make the use of the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code)
mandatory.
The treaties amended are:
- SOLAS, 1974, as amended;
- STCW Convention, 1978, as
amended and STCW Code;
- MARPOL Annexes I through to VI;
MARPOL Annexes I through to VI;
- Protocol of 1988 relating to the
International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (1988 Load Lines Protocol), as
amended;
- International Convention
on Load Lines, 1966;
- International Convention on
Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969;
- Convention on the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended.
1 January 2016: SOLAS amendments,
steering gear,inert gas
Entry into force of:
- amendments to SOLAS regulation
II-1/29 on steering gear, to update the requirements relating to sea
trials.
- amendments to SOLAS
regulations II-2/4, II-2/3, II-2/9.7 and II-2/16.3.3, to introduce mandatory
requirements for inert gas systems on board new oil and chemical tankers of
8,000 dwt and above, and for ventilation systems on board new ships; related
amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) on
inert gas systems.
- amendments to SOLAS regulation
II-2/10, concerning fire protection requirements for new ships designed to
carry containers on or above the weather deck.
- amendments to SOLAS regulation
II-2/13.4, mandating additional means of escape from machinery spaces.
- new SOLAS regulation II-2/20-1
Requirement for vehicle carriers carrying motor vehicles with compressed
hydrogen or natural gas for their own propulsion, which sets additional
requirements for ships with vehicle and ro-ro spaces intended for the carriage
of motor vehicles with compressed hydrogen or compressed natural gas in their
tanks as fuel.
- amendment 37-14 to the
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
- amendments to the International
Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code related to the testing of lifejackets.
1 January 2016: carriage of
stability instruments
Amendments to MARPOL Annex I, the
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying. Dangerous
Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) and the International Code for the Construction
and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code), on
mandatory carriage requirements for a stability instrument for oil tankers
and chemical tankers.
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Source: IMO
