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MAY 2004
INFORMATION NOTE
NO. 9

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CONTENTS
1. Introduction............................................................. 4
2. IMO-Vega database ................................................ 4
3. International Convention on the Control of
Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (IAFS
Convention), new convention banning TBT
adopted by IMO. ..................................................... 4
4. Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78. ................................ 5
5. December 2002 SOLAS Conference Amendments
and the ISPS Code................................................... 5
6. 2003 Load Line Protocol......................................... 6
7. December 2003 Amendments to Annex I of
MARPOL 73/78. ......................................................7
8. New Convention on Ballast Water Management ..7
9. Future (2005) Amendments to SOLAS Ch. II-1. ..7
10. Proposed December 2004 Amendments to Ch. XII
of SOLAS - Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers...7
11. Chronological Tables of Entry into Force Dates...8
Table A - Cargo ships ........................................................11
Table B - Passenger ships ..................................................45
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1. Introduction
This publication was first introduced in March 1990 and
has become a useful reference for new IMO regulations.
Experience feedback from owners, yards and surveyors
indicates that the tables at the end of the note are
appreciated as the chronological presentation of new
requirements is considered practical. Historical reference
for entry into force dates of existing requirements has also
proved useful.
10th Edition:
The publication has been revised to include the
amendments to MARPOL, Annex I adopted at MEPCs
50
th
meeting in December 2003 and amendments to
SOLAS, SAR Convention, STCW Code, and IMDG Code
adopted at MSCs 78
th
meeting in May 2004. Further the
following, which has been left out earlier, has been added:
Working language required from 01.07.2002 also for cargo
ships, and English shall be the working language for
bridge-to-bridge and bridge-to-shore safety
communications for both cargo and passenger ships.
Annex VI of MARPOL, Regulations on Prevention of Air
Pollution from Ships was accepted on 18 May 2004, and
the Annex will therefore enter into force on 19 May 2005.

Questions and comments:
General questions and comments may be directed to the
editors
Mr. Hkon J. Helge at MTPNO863 or
Mr. Knut Vaagnes at MTPNO860
and questions regarding MARPOL are to be directed to
section MTPNO880.
Telephone: +47 67579900
Fax: +47 67579911
Email: MTPNO863@dnv.com
MTPNO880@dnv.com
2. IMO-Vega database
All regulations covered by this publication may be found
in the IMO-Vega database, a database developed and
maintained by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in close co-
operation with IMO. In addition to the regulations of the
conventions and codes the database contains the
corresponding interpretations, guidelines and resolutions
from IMO's Assembly, Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)
and Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC).
IMO-Vega is distributed on CD-ROM for use on any IBM
compatible PC. The database allows for free-text search as
well as structured search, i.e. given parameters as ship
type, date of build, trading area, etc., IMO-Vega will
identify the requirements applicable to the ship in
question.
The database is updated annually and is available in DOS
and Windows versions.
IMO-Vega is sold by IMO's Publications Section in
London.
3. International Convention on the
Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems
on Ships (IAFS Convention), new
convention banning TBT adopted by
IMO.
On 5
th
of October 2001, a diplomatic conference at IMO
adopted the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE
CONTROL OF HARMFUL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS
ON SHIPS by consensus. The Convention also applies to
fixed and floating platforms as well as FSUs and FPSOs.
The Convention enters into force 12 months after
minimum 25 countries representing at least 25% of the
world gross tonnage have ratified the Convention.
The Convention cannot be enforced until it enters into
force. However, individual flag states may decide to
implement it in their national legislation and make it
effective prior to the entry into force of the Convention.
The requirement will then have to be complied with by
vessels of that flag state.
When the Convention enters into force, most countries
being bound by it will apply it retroactively. It is
therefore recommended that all owners comply with
the Convention a.s.a.p. and not later than 1 January
2003, even if it has not entered into force at that date.
The schedule for eliminating the use of TBT paints is:
After 1 January 2003, ships shall not apply or re-apply
anti fouling systems containing organotin compounds
acting as biocides, e.g. TBT.
After 1 January 2008, organotin compounds acting as
biocides, e.g. TBT, shall not be present on the hull of
a ship or an offshore units. The only exceptions are
fixed and floating offshore units, FSUs and FPSOs
which have not been in dry-dock after 1 January 2003.
The no presence requirement can be fulfilled either
by removing the old TBT-paint or by applying a sealer
coating prior to applying the TBT-free anti-fouling
system.
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Ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in
international voyages shall after 1 January 2003, or when
the convention enters into force, carry an International
Anti-Fouling System Certificate (IAFS-Certificate) to
document state of compliance with the convention.
Similarly, ships of 24 meters or more in length but less
than 400 gross tonnage engaged in international voyages
shall carry a Declaration signed by the owner or owners
authorised agent.
As it may take some time before the flag states are
prepared to issue IAFS-Certificates, in order to document
compliance with the Convention prior to its entry into
force, Classification Societies are prepared to issue an
equivalent document in the form of a Statement of
Compliance (SOC). Owners are recommended to secure
such document upon the first docking where a non-
TBT anti-fouling system is being applied.
Survey for and issuance of a SOC shall be in accordance
with Res. MEPC.102(48), Guidelines for Survey and
Certification of Anti-Fouling Systems of Ships. This
implies that it is important that the owner requests the
Classification Society for the survey and issuance of a
SOC before the day docking starts.
The entry into force dates of the requirements of the above
new convention have been included in Tables A and B.

4. Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78.
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage
from Ships
Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78, or the Sewage Regulations,
entered into force on the 27 September 2003 and applies to
ships engaged on international voyages. The Annex sets
out in detail how sewage should be treated or held aboard
ships and the circumstances in which discharge into the
sea may be allowed.
The revised text of Annex IV in Resolution MEPC.88(44)
will be implemented immediately after entry into force of
the existing Annex IV to avoid the creation of a dual treaty
regime.

5. December 2002 SOLAS Conference
Amendments and the ISPS Code.
Amendments to SOLAS

The SOLAS Conference in December 2002 adopted a
series of Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention,
aimed at enhancing maritime security on board ships and
at ship/port interface areas. Among other things, these
amendments create a new SOLAS chapter dealing
specifically with maritime security, which in turn contains
the mandatory requirement for ships to comply with the
International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code (ISPS
Code).
Since equipping ships with Automatic Information
Systems (AIS) is an important part of enhancing maritime
security, amendments have also been made in Ch. V
requiring cargo ships to provide AIS earlier than required
by the 2000 SOLAS Amendments.
The existing SOLAS Chapter XI (Special measures to
enhance maritime safety) has been re-numbered as Chapter
XI-1. Regulation XI-1/3 is modified to require ships'
identification numbers to be permanently marked in a
visible place on the ship's hull or superstructure. Passenger
ships may carry the marking on a horizontal surface visible
from the air. Ships should also be marked with their ID
numbers internally.
A new regulation XI-1/5 requires ships to be issued with a
Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) which is intended to
provide an on-board record of the history of the ship. The
CSR shall be issued by the Administration and shall
contain information such as the name of the ship and of the
State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly, the date on
which the ship was registered with that State, the ship's
identification number, the port at which the ship is
registered and the name of the registered owner(s) and
their registered address. Any changes shall be recorded in
the CSR so as to provide updated and current information
together with the history of the changes.
New Chapter XI-2 (Special measures to enhance
maritime security).
This chapter applies to passenger ships and to cargo ships
of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, including high speed
craft, mobile offshore drilling units and port facilities
serving such ships engaged on international voyages.
Reg. XI-2/3 requires Contracting Governments to set
security levels for ships and port facilities and to ensure
the provision of security level information to ships entitled
to fly their flag.
Reg. XI-2/4 enshrines the ISPS Code. Part A of this Code
will become mandatory and part B contains guidance on
how to best comply with the mandatory requirements.
Prior to entering a port, or whilst in a port, within the
territory of a Contracting Government, a ship shall comply
with the requirements for the security level set by that
Contracting Government, if that security level is higher
than the security level set by the Administration for that
ship.
Reg. XI-2/5 refers to the responsibilities of Companies to
ensure that the master has available on board information
related to charterers, employment of the ship and crewing
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Reg. XI-2/6 requires all ships to be provided with a ship
security alert system, according to a strict timetable that
will see most vessels fitted by 2004 and the remainder by
2006. When activated the ship security alert system shall
initiate and transmit a ship-to-shore security alert to a
competent authority designated by the Administration,
identifying the ship, its location and indicating that the
security of the ship is under threat or it has been
compromised. The system will not raise any alarm on
board the ship. The ship security alert system shall be
capable of being activated from the navigation bridge and
in at least one other location.
Reg. XI-2/7 further evolves the obligations of the
Contracting governments to set security levels, provide
contact points for security concerns and to advice ships of
security issues.
Reg. XI-2/8 confirms the role of the Master in exercising
his professional judgement over decisions necessary to
maintain the security of the ship. It says he shall not be
constrained by the Company, the charterer or any other
person in this respect. Any conflicts between safety and
security issues shall give priority to safety.
Reg. XI-2/9 gives details on the control measures that can
be imposed on a ship by port states and the information the
ship is obliged to provide.
Reg. XI-2/10 covers requirements for port facilities,
providing among other things for Contracting
Governments to ensure that port facility security
assessments are carried out and that port facility security
plans are developed, implemented and reviewed in
accordance with the ISPS Code.
Other regulations in this chapter cover the provision of
information to be provided to and by IMO, alternative
security agreements between Contracting Governments
and equivalent security arrangements.
The above amendments have been included in Tables A
and B with entry into force dates.
The International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code.
The new, comprehensive security regime for international
shipping is set to enter into force in July 2004.
In essence, the Code takes the approach that ensuring the
security of ships and port facilities is basically a risk
management activity and that to determine what security
measures are appropriate, an assessment of the risk must
be made in each particular case.
The purpose of the Code is to provide a standardized,
consistent framework for evaluating risk, enabling
governments to offset changes in threat with changes in
vulnerability for ships and port facilities.
The risk management concept is embodied in the Code
through a number of minimum functional security
requirements for ships and port facilities. For ships, these
requirements will include:
- ship security plans
- ship security officers
- company security officers
- certain on-board equipment
In order to communicate the threat at a port facility or for a
ship, the Contracting Government will set the appropriate
security level. Security levels 1, 2, and 3 correspond to
normal, medium, and high threat situations respectively.
The security level creates a link between the ship and the
port facility, since it triggers the implementation of
appropriate security measures for the ship and for the port
facility.
Ships will have to carry an International Ship Security
Certificate (ISSC) indicating that they comply with the
requirements of SOLAS Ch. XI-2 and Part A of the ISPS
Code. When a ship is at port or is proceeding to a port of a
Contracting Government, the Contracting Government has
the right, under the provisions of Reg. XI-2/9, to exercise
various control and compliance measures with respect to
that ship. The ship is subject to Port State Control
inspections, but such inspections will not normally extend
to examination of the Ship Security Plan itself except in
specific circumstances.
The Certificate has a validity of 5 years and is subject to an
intermediate verification between the 2
nd
and 3
rd

anniversary.
DNV will, when authorised as a Recognised Security
Organisation, issue the ISSC on behalf of the Flag State
Authorities.
6. 2003 Load Line Protocol.
The IMO MSC 76 meeting (December 2002) approved
amendments to Annex B to the 1988 LL Protocol. These
amendments were adopted by MSC 77 in June 2003. The
amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 January
2005 for flag states that have ratified the 1988 LL
Protocol.
Some specific items of particular interest are outlined
below.
Bow height and reserve buoyancy - Reg. 39.
The formula for minimum bow height is based on deck
wetness considerations. This implies that any ship with
minimum bow height would be subject to shipping water
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Its application will mean that the minimum required bow
height of smaller ships (length less than 100m) will
increase to some extent and for large ships with type B
freeboard the minimum bow height will be at least the
same or greater than those calculated under the existing
formula.
An analysis of existing ships shows that the deficiency of
reserve buoyancy in the forward part is apparent for large
type B ships with reduced freeboard and zero sheer.
This applies in particular to cape size bulk carriers, which
have around 25% less reserve buoyancy in the space
extending 0.15 L aft of FP than the equivalent ship with
standard bow sheer. The MSC 76 approved a new formula
and related provisions on reserve buoyancy for type B
ships, except tankers which sometimes are assigned a type
B freeboard.
Reserve buoyancy at the bow will also influence the
pitching motions in extreme seas in a favourable manner
and provide additional buoyancy when the bow is
submerged, hence improving the seaworthiness of the ship,
especially in head seas.
Hatch cover loads - Reg. 16.
After extensive discussions the MSC 76 approved
maximum sea load levels for the forward hatches based on
a proposal by UK. The hatch cover loads will increase
considerably compared to the requirement in the existing
LL Convention. It was also agreed to add a new provision
related to hatch cover horizontal loading.
7. December 2003 Amendments to Annex
I of MARPOL 73/78.
At the 50
th
session (December 2003) of IMOs Marine
Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted an
amended Regulation 13G on phase out of single hull
tankers and a new regulation 13H on carriage of heavy
grade oil. The amended regulation and the new regulation
will enter into force on 5 April 2005. The Condition
Assessment Scheme was also amended to be aligned with
changes in regulation 13G and regulation 13H.
8. New Convention on Ballast Water
Management
At the International Conference on Ballast Water
Management for Ships, held in February 2004, the new
International Convention for the Control and
Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments
was completed and adopted. It is now available for
ratification and will enter into force 12 months after
signing by 30 States, representing 35 per cent of world
merchant shipping tonnage. With this entry into force
mechanism it is difficult to foresee exactly when the new
Convention will enter into force.
However, requirements for acceptable ballast water
management methods have been given more exact dates.
The main impact of these requirements is that ballast water
exchange will be phased out as an acceptable method for
complying with the Convention during a period of time
from 2009 to 2016, depending on ballast water capacity
and date of delivery of the vessel. After this, ballast water
treatment will be the only remaining option for complying
with the Convention.
9. Future (2005) Amendments to SOLAS
Ch. II-1.
IMO is currently working on a complete revision of the
subdivision and stability provisions of Ch. II-1. This
revision aims for a harmonisation of the old deterministic
regulations for passenger ships in part B with the
probabilistic cargo ship regulations in part B-1. The draft
regulations will be based on updated damage statistics for
a large number of ships, and a number of obsolete features
dating back to SOLAS 1929 will be removed. A final
proposal for a revised text is currently scheduled for an
MSC 2005 for possible entry into force in 2006.
10. Proposed December 2004
Amendments to Ch. XII of SOLAS -
Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers
Work on new measures to enhance safety for both new and
existing bulk carriers has been ongoing in MSC for several
years. An amended Ch. XII of SOLAS was approved by
MSC 78 in May 2004 with a view for adoption by MSC 79
in December 2004 and entry into force date 1
st
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11. Chronological Tables of Entry into
Force Dates
11.1 Conventions, Codes and Amendments
In the following table the references in the left column
correspond to the Resolutions etc. given in the right hand
column.
1981 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC. 1 (XLV)
1983 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC. 6 (48)
1987 MARPOL, Annex I
Amendments
Res. MEPC. 29 (25)
1
st
set of Amendments to IBC
Code
Res. MSC. 10 (54) and Res.
MEPC. 32(27)
April 1988 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 11 (55)
October 1988 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 12 (56)
November 1988 SOLAS
Amendments
Amendments adopted by the
SOLAS Conference on
GMDSS in November 1988
1988 SOLAS Protocol Protocol adopted by the
SOLAS Conference in
November 1988
1988 LL Protocol Protocol adopted by the Load
Line Conference in
November 1988
1989 MARPOL, Annex II
Amendments
Res. MEPC.34(27)
1990 MARPOL Amendments Res. MEPC. 39 (29)
1990 ICG Code Amendments Res. MSC. 17 (58)
1990 IBC Code Amendments Res. MEPC. 40 (29) /
MSC.16 (58)
1990 BCH Code Amendments Res. MEPC. 41 (29)
Amendments
Res. MEPC. 47 (31)
Amendments
Res. MEPC.51 (32) and
Res. MEPC. 52 (32)
1992 MARPOL, Annex III
Amendments
Res. MEPC 58 (33)
1992 IBC Code Amendments Res. MSC. 28 (61) and
Res. MEPC. 55 (33)
1992 IGC Code Amendments Res. MSC.30 (61)
April 1992 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 24 (60) or
Res. MSC. 26 (60)
December 1992 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 27 (61)
1993 COLREG Amendments Res. A. 736 (18)
May 1994 SOLAS Amendments Amendments adopted by the
SOLAS Conference in May
1994 or
Res. MSC. 31 (63)
1994 HSC Code Res. MSC. 36 (63)
December 1994 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 42 (64)
1994 IGC Code Amendments Res. MSC. 32 (63)
May 1995 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC. 46 (65)
1995 MARPOL, Annex V
Amendments
Res. MEPC. 65 (37)
November 1995 SOLAS
Amendments
SOLAS Conference in
November 1995
June 1996 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC. 47 (66)
1996 IBC Code Amendments Res. MSC. 50 (66) / MEPC.
69 (38)
1996 BCH Code Amendments Res. MEPC. 70 (38)
December 1996 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 57 (67)
December 1996 IBC Code
Amendments
Res. MSC. 58 (67)
June 1997 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC. 65 (68)
1997 MARPOL,
Annex I Amendments
Res. MEPC. 75 (40)
1997 MARPOL, Annex VI
Protocol
Protocol adopted by the
MARPOL Conference in
September 1997.
November 1997 SOLAS
Amendments
SOLAS Conference in
November 1997
1998 SOLAS Amendment Res. MSC. 69 (69)
May 1999 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC. 87 (71)
1999 MARPOL,
Annex I Amendments
1999 MARPOL,
Annex II Amendments

Res. MEPC. 78 (43)
1999 IBC Code
Amendments
Res. MEPC. 79 (43)/
MSC.102 (73)
1999 BCH
Code Amendments
Res. MEPC. 80 (43)/
MSC.106 (73)
2000 MARPOL,
Annex II Amendments
Res. MEPC. 84 (44)
May 2000 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 91 (72)
May 2000 SOLAS Protocol
1988 Amendments
Res. MSC. 92 (72)
2000 HSC Code Res. MSC. 97 (73)
December 2000 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC. 99 (73)
December 2000 SOLAS
Protocol 1988 Amendments
Res. MSC. 100 (73)
2000 IGC Code Amendments Res. MSC. 103 (73)
2000 Amendments to
Res. A.744(18)
Res. MSC.105(73)
2000 GC Code Amendments Res. MSC. 107 (73)
2000 MARPOL,
Annex IV Amendments
Ref. Res. MEPC. 88 (45)
2000 MARPOL,
Annex V Amendments
Res. MEPC. 89 (45)
2000 IBC Code Amendments Res. MEPC. 90 (45)/
MSC.102 (73)
2000 BCH Code Amendments Res. MEPC. 91 (45)/
MSC.106 (73)
2001 MARPOL,
Annex I Amendments
Res. MEPC. 95 (46)
2001 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC.117 (74)
2001 INF Code Amendments Res. MSC.118 (74)

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2001 1994 HSC Code
Amendments
Res. MSC.119 (74)

IAFS Convention
The International Convention
on the Control of Harmful
Anti-Fouling Systems on
Ships adopted by a
conference in October 2001
in London
May 2002 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC.123(75)
2002 Amendments to SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Res. MSC.124(75)
2002 Amendments to
Res. A.744(18)
Res. MSC.125(75)
December 2002 SOLAS
Amendments
Res. MSC.134(76)
2002 INF Code Amendments Res. MSC.135(76)

December 2002 SOLAS
Conference Amendments
Diplomatic Conference on
Maritime Security in
December 2002
2003 SOLAS Amendments Res. MSC.142(77)
2003 Amendments to 1988
Load Line Protocol
Res. MSC.143(77)
2003 Amendments to Res.
A.744(18)
Res. MSC.144(77)
December 2003 MARPOL,
Annex I Amendments
Res. MEPC.111(50) and Res.
MEPC.112(50)
2004 MARPOL, Annex IV
Amendments
Res. MEPC.115(51)
May 2004 SOLAS
Amendments, 2
nd
set
Res. MSC. 152(78)
May 2004 SOLAS
Amendments, 3
rd
set
Res. MSC. 153(78)
2004 Amendments to SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Res. MSC.154 (78)
2004 SAR Convention
Amendments
Res. MSC.155(78)
2004 STCW Code Amendments Res. MSC.156(78)
2004 IMDG Code Amendments Res. MSC.157(78)
2004 Amendments to The
Technical Provisions for Means
of Access for Inspections

Res. MSC.158(78)

Stockholm Agreement
Regional agreement adopted
by the meeting in February
1996 in Stockholm

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11.2 Entry into Force
In the following tables A and B new amendments/
regulations are listed by the entry into force dates.
Conventions/amendments previously adopted are also
included, starting with SOLAS 1948. This will help
keeping track of which requirements were applicable when
an existing ship was built, and also which later
requirements have been given retroactive force. This may
in some cases provide useful information for surveyors,
yards and owners. Table A applies to cargo ships, and
Table B to passenger ships.
Please note that the most common acceptance procedure
for amendments to IMO conventions is the so called tacit
acceptance procedure. This means that when an
amendment has been adopted by an expanded committee
(MSC or MEPC), the committee also decides on a certain
final date for member governments to object to the
respective amendments. Unless a certain number of
members representing a certain percentage of the world
fleet tonnage has objected within that date, the amendment
will enter into force after an agreed time period (e.g. 6
months) has elapsed.
Until the final date for objections has been passed, the
entry into force date in Tables A and B will appear as
Expected:. An amendment must be approved by a
preceding expanded committee before it can be adopted.
When an entry into force date appears as Proposed: in
the tables, it means that the respective amendment has
been approved but not adopted yet.


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Table A
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Cargo ships

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ENTRY INTO FORCE DATES OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
The below table shows the date of coming into force of the
various international conventions and their amendments.
Note:
New ships means new in relation to the enter into force date of
the respective convention/amendments, while an existing ship
means a ship constructed before that date.
Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
Convention Regulation Applicable to Subject
19.11.52 SOLAS 1948 New ships
21.07.68 ICLL 1966 New ships
15.07.77
COLREG
1972
New ships
01.05.81
SOLAS 1978
Protocol
All ships
15.07.81
COLREG
1972
E/38 Existing ships Range of lights and colour specification
18.07.82 1969 Tonnage New ships
02.10.83
MARPOL
73/78
Annex I All ships Annex I enters into force. Oil
Ch. II-1 New ships Completely revised Ch. II-1
Ch. II-2 New ships Completely revised Ch. II-2
II-2/17 Existing tankers Firemans outfit
II-2/20 Existing ships Fire control plans
II-2/62 & 60.5 Existing tankers Inert gas, tankers DWT 70 000
IV/4-1, 17 & 19 All ships VHF radiotelephone
IV/7 & 8 All ships Watches / operators
IV/10 All ships Two-tone alarm
V/12 All ships
Gyro compass, echo sounding device, rudder angle
indicator, revolution indicator
V/12(j) New ships ARPA, ships GT 10 000
01.09.84
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(n) New ships Rate of turn indicator, ships GT 100 000
01.01.85
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing tankers ARPA, tankers GT 40 000
01.05.85
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/62 & 60.5 Existing tankers Inert gas, tankers 40000 DWT < 70 000
01.01.86
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing tankers ARPA, tankers 10000 GT < 40 000
III New ships Completely revised Ch.III
III/8 & 53 Existing ships Muster list and emergency instructions
III/9 Existing ships Operating instructions
III/10 Existing ships Manning and supervision of survival craft
III/18 Existing ships Abandon ship training and drills
III/19 Existing ships Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections
VII, Part B New chemical tankers IBC Code mandatory under SOLAS
01.07.86
1983 SOLAS
Amendments
VII, Part C New gas carriers IGC Code mandatory under SOLAS
15.07.86 COLREG E/38 Existing ships Navigation lights, positioning and sound signals
II-1/29 Existing tankers Steering gear, tankers GT 10 000
01.09.86
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing ships ARPA, non-tankers GT 40 000

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Date of
entry into
force
MARPOL
73/78
Annex II Annex II enters into force. Noxious liquid substances
06.04.87
1
st
set of
Amendments
to IBC Code
11
th
set of
Amendments
to BCH Code

Oil tankers and chemical
tankers, new and existing
ships
The codes extended to include pollution
01.09.87
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing ships ARPA, non-tankers 20000 GT < 40000
II-1/29 Existing tankers Steering gear, tankers GT 40000
01.09.88
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing ships ARPA, non-tankers 15000 GT < 20000
31.12.88
MARPOL
73/78
Annex V Annex V (optional) enters into force. Garbage
01.04.89
1987
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
10(1)(f) All ships
Gulf of Aden is special area. However, effective one
year after reception facilities confirmed by coast states.
01.01.90
ITU
Regulations
(ref. SOLAS,
Ch.IV,
Reg.2(a))
Appendix 7 All ships Stricter frequency tolerances for all radio transmitters
13.10.90
1989
MARPOL,
Annex II
Amendments
1992 IBC
Code
amendments
12
th
set of
Amendments
to BCH Code

Oil tankers and chemical
tankers, new and existing
ships
Product lists revised and supplemented
III/1.4.5 Existing ships
Life-saving appliances installed or replaced shall be
tested and approved according to 1983 Amendments
III/6.2.3 Existing ships Fit two EPIRBs
Fit at least three two-way radiotelephone apparatus (see
also entry into force date 01.02.95)
III/26.3
Cargo ships, existing
ships
Liferaft capacity for 100% of persons on board + extra
raft forward and/or aft if more than 100 m away
III/27.2
ships
All lifejackets to be fitted with light
III/27.3
ships
Provide for each lifeboat at least three immersion suits.
In addition the ship shall carry thermal protective aid
for all persons on board not provided with immersion
suits, or instead immersion suits for all on board
01.07.91
1983 SOLAS
Amendments
Life-saving appliances to be fitted with retro-reflective
material
GMDSS GMDSS enters into force
01.02.92
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
I/12 All ships New forms for SOLAS Certificates

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II-1/11.8
& /11.9
New cargo ships
W.T. bulkhead(s) betw. machinery space and
cargo/passenger space.
W.T. enclosure (or equivalent) of stern tube
II-1/12-1 New dry cargo ships Double bottom required
II-1/21 New ships
Internal drainage for enclosed spaces where the deck
edge is immersed at 5 heel.
II-1/23-1 New dry cargo ships
Damage control
Damage control plan
II-2/4.3.3.2.5 New cargo ships Emergency fire pump suction head: Minor adjustment.
II-2/13-1 New ships
Requirements for sample extraction smoke detection
systems.
II-2/15.2.6
& /15.3
New ships
Sounding pipes for oil fuel tanks should not terminate
in machinery spaces (general rule) (lub. oil may).
II-2/18.2.4
New tankers (flush point
< 60 C)
Restrictions in use of heat affective materials in valves,
fittings, etc..
II-2/18.8 New ships Helicopter decks, requirements specified
II-2/44 New cargo ships
Area limit changed from 2m
2
to 4m
2
for some spaces
(fire risk categories).
II-2/50.3 New cargo ships
Revised specifications for the use of combustible
materials (veneers) on bulkheads and ceilings
II-2/53.2.1
& /53.3
New cargo ships carrying
vehicles
More specific requirements for fire detection of vehicle
decks.
Sample extraction smoke detection system may be used
except for ro-ro cargo spaces.
II-2/54.1.1
New cargo ships < 500
GT carrying dangerous
goods
Requirements extended to also applying to cargo
ships < 500 GT.
II-2/54.2.3
New ships carrying
dangerous goods
More specific requirements for fire detection. Sample
extraction smoke detection system may be used
II-2/55.5
Existing and new
chemical tankers and gas
carriers
Revised requirements for inert gas systems.
II-2/56 New tankers
Reg. 56 (location and separation of spaces) is rewritten.
A single failure in deck or bulkhead shall not permit
entry of gas or fumes from cargo tanks into
accommodation etc..
II-2/58 New tankers
Area limits changed from 2m
2
to 4m
2
for some spaces
II-2/59.2 New tankers
Flame arrestors not needed when velocity > 30m/s
(cargo tank purging/gas freeing (not provided with inert
gas system)).
II-2/62.19 New tankers Editorial changes (alarms, inert gas systems).
New ships > 500 GT Gyro repeater at emergency steering position
V/12(f)
All ships
Heading information to emergency steering position
shall consist of telephone (or similar).
II-2/4.7 All ships
Fire hoses to be of non-perishable material. Also
applicable to existing ships when hoses are renewed.
II-2/18.7 All ships
Fire extinguishing arr. in paint lockers and lockers for
flammable liquids.
V/13 All ships Minimum Safe Manning Certificate.
01.02.92
1989 SOLAS
Amendments
V/16 All ships
Life saving signals are not described in SOLAS any
longer. Instead it is referred to IMO Resolutions A.229
(VII), A.439 (XI) and A.80 (IV).

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Date of
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01.02.92
1990 SOLAS
Amendments
Ch. II-1
Part B-1
Dry cargo ships, new
ships
New part B-1. Regulations for sub division and damage
stability
17.03.92
1990
MARPOL
Amendments
Annexes
I and V
All ships Antarctic is special area
01.07.92
MARPOL
73/78
Annex III
Annex III (optional) enters into force. Harmful
substances in packaged forms
26 New ships Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
04.04.93
1991
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
17(3), 20
Every ship 400 tons
gross tonnage
Piping for oil residues (sludge).
Piping to and from sludge tanks.
Revised format of Oil Record Book .
9, 10, 16, 21 and
suppl. A & B
All ships
Various replacements of existing regulation texts
(discharge criteria)
1(8)(c), 13F, 13G,
and suppl. B
New tankers > 600 DWT Various new regulations (double hull or (mid deck)).
06.07.93
1992
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
24(4) New tankers
Maximum permitted length of cargo tanks
changed
01.08.93
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
(GMDSS)
IV/1.4 All ships
All ships must carry NAVTEX and float-free satellite
EPIRB (406 MHz)
II-2/20.3 & III/18 All ships Fire drills and on-board training, extended requirements
V/17 New installations Pilot transfer arrangements
Ch.VI As applicable
The carriage of cargoes (new Ch.VI), the International
Grain Code mandatory under SOLAS
VII/5 Packing certificate, list of dangerous goods carried
01.01.94
1991 SOLAS
Amendments
VII/7-1
Ships carrying dangerous
goods
Reporting of incidents
28.02.94
1992
MARPOL,
Annex III
Amendments
Annex III
All ships carrying harmful
substances in packaged
form
The whole Annex III (optional) is revised: References
to freight containers, portable tanks or tank wagons
deleted. "Harmful substances" are identified in the
IMDG Code.
Guidelines for identification.
Marking shall stand 3 months immersion in the sea.
Marking and freight document shall include "Marine
Pollutant".
Copy of freight document to port authorities.
01.07.94
MARPOL,
Annex II
P & A standards New chemical tankers Revised prewash procedures
1(7), 1(9a)
& 5(14)
All chemical tankers Antarctic is special area
01.07.94
1992
MARPOL,
Annex II
Amendments
1(6), 2(7), 3(3), 4,
5, 8(3), 14,
App.II, App.III
01.07.94
1992 BCH
Code
Amendments
1.1, 1.4, 3.16,
Ch.VI, Ch.VII,
Ch.VIII
Ch.11, Ch.12
& Ch.14 Ch.17,
Ch.18 & Ch.20
All chemical tankers
Revised list of chemicals.
The list of chemicals for IBC and BCH Codes and
MARPOL, Annex II will in the future only be
published in the IBC Code.
Reissue of certificates necessary.
Revised requirements for fire fighting for individual
substances.
Carriage of chemical wastes.
01.07.94
1992 IBC
Code
Amendments
Ch.8
Chemical tankers
constructed after 01.01.94
Cargo tank venting and gas freeing.
01.07.94
1992 IGC
Code
Amendments
All chapters Ch.4,
Ch.16, Ch.17,
Ch.19
Gas carriers constructed
on or after 01.10.94
Many minor or editorial changes.
Mechanical stress relief.
Cargo as fuel.
Ammonia stress corrosion cracking.
New cargoes: Pentane, Pentene

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18.07.94 1969 Tonnage Article 3(2)(d) All ships
All ships must have tonnage certificate according to the
1969 International Tonnage Convention
II-1/12-2 New oil tankers Access to spaces in the cargo area
II-1/37 New ships
Communication between bridge and machinery spaces
(modified text)
II-1/42, 43, 44 New ships Emergency generator starting: Clarification of text
II-1/45.3 New ships Locally earthed systems, clarification
II-1/45.4 New tankers Clarifications regarding earthing
II-2/4.3.3.2 New cargo ships
The space containing the emergency fire pump shall
not be contiguous to machinery spaces or space for
main fire pumps (bulkhead may be insulated)
II-2/4.3.3.3 New ships Emergency fire pump for cargo ships < 2000 GT
II-2/4.4.2 New ships Pressure in fire lines, new requirements
II-2/5.2 New CO
2
installations
Separate operations for opening the storage bottles and
for discharging into protected space
II-2/5.3 New installations New Halon installations prohibited
II-2/13.1
New (or modified)
installations
Fire detection systems: Requirements modified in
respect of addressable systems
II-2/59.4 New oil tankers
Air supply to double hull and double bottom. Inerting
of double hull. Instruments for measuring of oxygen
and flammable vapour concentrations.
III/50 New ships
General emergency alarm shall continue to sound until
manually turned off. Requirements for sound pressure
level.
01.10.94
December
1992 SOLAS
Amendments
IV/13 GMDSS ships Revised specification of capacities for radio batteries.
02.10.94
MARPOL
73/78
Annex II, Reg. 5A Existing chemical tankers
Interim Regs. 5A(2) (b) and 5A(4) (b) for Category B
and C substances respectively cease to be valid
01.02.95
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
GDMSS New ships New ships must comply with GMDSS
Two-way radiotelephone apparatus to be of VHF-type
and to comply with IMO Resolution A.605 (15)
Fit two radar transponders complying with IMO
Resolution A.604 (15)
01.02.95
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
(GMDSS)
V/12(g) Existing ships One radar installation to operate in 9GHz band
04.04.95
1991
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
26 Existing ships Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
13 G(3)
Crude oil tankers 20000
DWT and > 5 years.
Product tankers 30000
DWT and > 5 years
Enhanced survey requirements enter into force.
Pre MARPOL crude oil
tankers 20000 DWT
and pre MARPOL
product tankers 30000
DWT > 25 years
30% side or bottom protection or equivalent.
06.07.95
1992
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
13 G
Pre MARPOL crude oil
tankers 20000 DWT
and pre MARPOL
product tankers 30000
DWT > 30 years
Compliance with Reg. 13F required (i.e. double hull (or
mid deck)) or phase out.
04.11.95
1993
COLREG
amendments
General
Several changes, mostly applicable to fishing
vessels < 29 m.

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Ch.X (new)
New cargo high speed
craft
1994 High Speed Craft (HSC) Code (Res. MSC.36
(63)) enters into force and is mandatory as a part of
SOLAS
Ch.XI (new) Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety.
Reg.1
Organisations acting on
behalf of Administrations
Authorisation of recognised organisations (Res.
A.739(18) made mandatory).
Reg.2
Bulk carriers and oil
tankers in service
Enhanced surveys (Res. A.744(18) made mandatory).
Reg.3
All cargo ships 300
GT
Ship identification numbers (IMO Nos.) mandatory
(Res. A.600(15)).
01.01.96
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
Reg.4
Port state control of operational requirements (Res.
V/8-1 (new
regulation)
All ships
Ship reporting systems introduced. Ref. Res.
MSC.43(64). Also ref. Res. A.648(16).
New tankers
20000 TDW
Emergency towing arrangement to be fitted at both
ends. Ref. Res. MSC.35(63).
01.01.96
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
V/15-1 (new
regulation)
Existing tankers
20000 TDW
Same arrangement shall be fitted at the first scheduled
dry docking but not later than 01.01.99.
VI/2.1 Carriage of cargoes
The information required by subchapter 1.9 of Res.
A.714(17) to be provided prior to loading.
VI/5.6
Loading, stowing and
securing of cargoes
VII/5.6
securing of dangerous
goods
Approved Cargo Securing Manual required, to comply
with Res. A.714(17) (subchapters 1.6 and 1.7).
01.07.96
December
1994 SOLAS
Amendments
VII/6.1
Carriage of dangerous
goods
Editorial change (including "loaded", "secured" in the
text in addition to "stowed").
01.01.97
May 1995
SOLAS
Amendments
V/8 All ships
Ships' routeing systems may be made mandatory for all
ships.
01.02.97
1995 STCW
Amendments
Seafaring
The STCW convention totally revised. The STCW
code has been introduced and is mandatory.
New ships
L 12 m (Garbage) placards
L 12 m, in international
trade
Garbage record book
01.07.97
1995
MARPOL,
Annex V
Amendments
Reg. 9
GT 400 or
persons 15
Garbage management plans
01.01.98
1996
MARPOL,
Protocol I
Amendments
Article II (1) All ships, L 15 m
Reporting on incidents involving harmful
substances(enhanced requirements).
Management of the Safe Operation of Ships.
01.07.98
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
Ch.IX (new)
Oil tankers, chemical
carriers, gas carriers, bulk
carriers, cargo high speed
craft 500 GT
The International Safety Management (ISM) Code
(Res. A.741(18)) made mandatory.
Shipowning companies to hold a Document of
Compliance and the ship to hold a Safety Management
Certificate.
II 2/15 new sub-
paragraphs 2.9
2.11
New ships
Stricter requirements for protection of oil fuel lines
(jacketed piping for high-pressure pipes, insulation of
surfaces with temp. above 220C, screening).
V/3(b) All ships Explanation of the phrase "Tropical storms".
01.07.98
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
V/4(b)(ii) All ships
Meteorological issues increased from once to twice
daily

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V/22 (new
regulation)
New ships, L 45 m
Requirements for visibility from navigation bridge
introduced.
01.07.98
continued

May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
continued
V/22(b) (new)
Existing ships
L 45 m
Paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of Reg. V/22 shall as far as
practicable apply to existing ships.
Ch. II-1
The word structure is added in the title of Ch. II-1,
which now reads: Construction - Structure,
Subdivision and Stability, Machinery and Electrical
Installations.
Ch. II-1, Part A-1 New part A-1

II-1/3-1
(new regulation)
All ships
Ships shall be built and maintained according to the
requirements of a classification society recognised by
the Administration or to equivalent national standards.

II-1/3-2
(new regulation)
New oil tankers.
New bulk carriers.
Dedicated seawater ballast tanks to have efficient
corrosion prevention system. To be approved, based on
Res. A.798 (19).
II-1/25-1.1 New dry cargo ships
Part B-1 (sub-division and damage stability) made
applicable also to ships 80 m Ls 100 m
II-1/25-3.2 New dry cargo ships
Definition of sub-division index for
ships 80 m Ls 100 m
II-1/45.1.1.1 New ships The limit 55 V is changed to 50 V
01.07.98
June 1996
SOLAS
Amendments
Ch. III
New requirements do in
general apply to new
ships
Completely revised Ch. III, introduction of
International Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) Code,
which is mandatory. Many regulations are changed to a
greater or lesser extent, e.g. requirements for free-fall
lifeboats. The technical requirements for the life-saving
appliances are moved to the LSA Code.
III/20 All ships
Operational readiness, maintenance and inspection of
life-saving appliances: Yearly inspection of falls and
renewal within 4 years as an alternative to end for
ending. Marking of stowage locations. 5 yearly
examination and overload testing of launching
appliances. On-load release gears: Biannual
examination by properly trained personnel, 5 yearly
overhaul and overload testing.
III/31.3.1
Pre. 01.07.1986 cargo
ships
100% life raft capacity shall be available on each side
of the ship.
VI/2.2.2 Carriage of bulk cargo
Cargo information to include likelihood of shifting and
angle of repose
VI/7 Carriage of bulk cargo
Loading, unloading and storage. Reg. 7 is revised, more
extensive.
XI/1
Reg. 1 revised, more extensive.
II-1/3-3
(new regulation)
New oil, gas and chemical
tankers
Means according to Res. MSC. 62 (67) to be provided
to gain safe access to the bow
II-1/3-4
(new regulation
replaces
V/15-1(b))
All oil, gas and chemical
tankers 20 000 TDW
Emergency towing arrangements according to Res.
MSC. 35 (63) shall be fitted at both ends of the ship.
Ships constructed before 01.01.96 to comply at first
scheduled dry-docking after 01.01.96, but not later than
01.01.99

01.07.98

December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/17-1
(new regulation)
New ships
Openings in shell plating below freeboard deck. Now
ships shall comply with Res. II-1/17 where margin
line shall mean freeboard deck

II-1/26.9
(new paragraph)
All ships
Survey of non-metallic expansion joints in piping
systems penetrating the ships side.

II-1/26.10
(new paragraph)
All ships
Language to use in instructions and drawings essential
for ships machinery and equipment.

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01.07.98
continued

December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
continued

II-1/26.11
(new paragraph)
New ships
Location and arrangement for vent pipes for fuel oil
service, settling and lub. oil tanks. Two fuel oil service
tanks for each fuel type.
II-1/31.5
(new paragraph)
New ships
Machinery controls. Paragraph 5 introduces
amendments to paragraphs 1 to 4 applicable to new
ships.

II-1/41.5
(new paragraph)
New ships
Supply of electrical power when it is necessary for
propulsion and steering of the ships.

II-1/43.3.4 (new
sub-paragraph)
New cargo ships Restart of propulsion within 30 min. after blackout.
II-2/1 Editorial.

II-2/3
Changes in several definitions (mostly by referring to
Fire Test Procedures Code).
For materials which shall have low flame spread
characteristics a new test for smoke and toxicity is
required. This implies that most products previously
approved must carry out an additional test.
II-2/12.1.2
New sprinkler
installations
Editorial changes.
II-2/16 .1.1 New cargo ships
Combustible ducts, where allowed, shall have low
flame spread characteristics.

II-2/16.11
(new paragraph)
New cargo ships Fire testing of fire dampers and A-class penetrations.
II-2/18.8 New ships
Provisions for helicopter facilities shall be in
accordance with Res. A.855(20).
II-2/49.2 & .3 New cargo ships Reference to Fire Test Procedure Code.
II-2/50.3.1 New cargo ships Low flame spread characteristics of vapour barriers
New cargo ships
Fire protection of cargo spaces. Revised sub-
paragraphs, clarifications.

II-2/53.1.2
& .1.3
All cargo ships
Any of the mentioned exemptions to be stated in an
Exemption Certificate

II-2/53.2.5 (new
sub-paragraph)
Ro-ro cargo spaces, new
cargo ship
Ventilation openings not to endanger survival craft
stowage and embarkation areas, service spaces and
control stations.

II-2/54.2.4.3 (new
sub-paragraph)
New cargo ships
Natural ventilation required in enclosed cargo spaces
for solid dangerous goods in bulk if not provided with
mechanical ventilation.
II-2/54.2.10 New cargo ships Separation of ro-ro spaces for dangerous goods

II-2/54
Table 54.1
Table 54.2
Table 54.3
goods
The tables are revised
Exterior boundaries as specified to be constructed of
steel (with A-60 insulation)
II-2/56.8.3 New tankers Windows in exterior boundaries as specified to be A-60

II-2/56.9
(new paragraph)
New tankers
Any permanent access from a pipe tunnel to the main
pump room shall be fitted with a watertight door

II-2/59.1.2.3 (new
sub-paragraph)
New tankers
Secondary means of full flow release of vapour from
cargo tanks, alternatively pressure sensors with
monitoring
II-2/59.1.3.2 New tankers
Supervision of operational status of isolating valves
where combined tank venting

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01.07.98
continued
December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
II-2/59.1.3.3 (new
sub-paragraph)
New tankers
Sub-paragraph .1.2.3 must be complied with if an
isolated tank shall be loaded, ballasted or discharged

II-2/59.5
(new paragraph)
All tankers
Portable instrument for measuring flammable vapour
concentrations, spares and means of calibration to be
provided

II-2/62.11.2.1 New tankers
Positive means of indication of operational status for
control systems for isolating branch pipes in inert gas
systems
V/15-1 Tankers Regulation deleted and replaced by Reg. II-1/3-4
VII/2
goods
Class 6.1 and Class 9 reworded
Reg. 15.1.5
(new paragraph)
Option to use Reg. 8.2.18.(Interim arrangements have
been accepted since 1993)
01.07.98
1994 IGC
Code
Amendments
Reg. 8.2.18
(new paragraph)
All gas carriers with cargo
tank type C, excluding
type 1G ships
Increased filling limits
Pre 01.07.97 ships:
L 12 m (Garbage) plackards
trade
Garbage record book
01.07.98
1995
MARPOL,
Annex V
Amendments
Reg. 9
GT 400 or
persons 15
Item 16.6.4 Chemical tankers Heat sensitive cargoes in deck tanks
01.07.98
1996 IBC
Code
Amendments
(and 1956
BCH Code
Amendments
Ch. 17 & 18 Chemical tankers New products in List of Products
01.07.98
December
1996 IBC
Code
Amendments)
Chemical tankers
Editorial changes (in general: several references to
acceptance by the Administration have been replaced
with references to recognised standards)
II-1/3-3.2
(new regulation)
Existing oil, gas and
chemical tankers
Means according to Res. MSC. 62 (67) to be provided
to gain safe access to the bow. (To be provided not later
than 01.07.2001)
First
scheduled
dry-docking
after
01.07.98
December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/59.1.11
Existing tankers.
However, not applicable
to chemical tankers
carrying oil, for which
IBC 8.1 & 8.3.3 or BCH
2.14.3 apply , ref.
MEPC/Circ. 362 = MSC/
Circ.929
To comply with paragraphs .1.2.3 and .1.3.3 of
Reg. II-2/59 (secondary means for full flow release of
vapour from cargo tanks, alternatively pressure sensors
with monitoring). (To be complied with not later than
01.07.2001)
06.07.98
1992
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
9, 10, 16 All existing ships
Change in discharge criteria (phase out of 100 ppm oily
water separators).
01.01.99
December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/3-4
(replaces
Reg. V/15-1 (b))
chemical tankers 20000
TDW
Emergency towing arrangements. Final date for
compliance with Reg. II-1/3-4.
01.02.99
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
GDMSS Existing ships Existing ships must comply with GMDSS
01.02.99
1997
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
25 A
(new regulation)
Oil tankers 5000DWT Intact stability

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Date of
entry into
force
01.07.99
June 1997
SOLAS
Amendments
V/8-2
(new regulation)
Vessel traffic services
Ch. XII
(new chapter)
Bulk carriers with single
side skin, L 150 m
Ch. XII enters into force
XII/4 Damage stability requirement
XII/5 Structural strength of holds
XII/8
Information booklet.
Marking on ships sides (density 1780 kg/m
3
)
XII/10 Solid bulk cargo declaration
01.07.99
XII/11
New ships carrying solid
bulk cargoes with density
1000 kg/m
3

Loading instrument
XII/4 Damage stability requirements
XII/6 Structural strength of holds
XII/7
Restrictions for ships > 10 years to carry bulk cargo
with density 1780 kg/m
3
. Subject to enhanced
periodical survey.
XII/8
Information booklet.
Marking on ships sides.
XII/9
Requirements for ships not being capable of complying
with Regs. 4.2 and 6.
XII/10 Solid bulk cargo declaration.
Implemen-
tation
depending
on ships
age on
01.07.99.
Schedule as
in Reg.
XII/3
November
1997 SOLAS
Amendments
XII/11
Existing ships carrying
solid bulk cargoes with
density 1780 kg/m
3

Loading instrument
01.08. 99
1997
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg. 10 All ships North West European waters special area
Reg. 13 (New) diesel engines
NO
x
emission. Note that engines for ships the keels of
which are laid on or after this date shall comply with
these (retroactive) requirements. The same applies to
conversions and new installations on or after this date.
01.01.2000
1997
MARPOL,
Annex VI
Protocol
Reg. 16 Installation of incinerators
Shipboard incineration. Note that incinerators installed
on or after this date shall be approved according to
these (retroactive) requirements.
1988 SOLAS
Protocol

1988 LL
Protocol

All ships
Harmonised certification and survey system enters into
force (HSSC). New certificate forms. Five year
certificates.
I/10(a)(v) Cargo ships Min. two bottom surveys each 5 year period
22(2), 27 New ships
Drainage of enclosed cargo spaces.
Damage extent, residual stab. after damage
10, 44 New and existing ships
Inclining test.
CL-lifeline for timber freeboard
03.02. 2000
1988 LL
Protocol
Article VI 2(f) (ii)
& 22 (g) (ii)

Tacit acceptance procedure for amendments to Annex
B of the LL Protocol
1990
MARPOL
Amendments
1990 IBC
Code
Amendments
1990 BCH
Code
Amendments
03.02. 2000
1990 IGC
Code
Amendments

According to the
respective convention or
code
force

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
VII/1.3
Reference to INF cargo in the application.
01.01. 2001
May 1999
SOLAS
Amendments Ch. VII, Part D
(new Part)
Ships carrying INF cargo
(also cargo ships <500
GT)

INF Code (Res. MSC. 88 (71) made mandatory.
(INF cargo means packaged irradiated fuel,
plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes
carried as cargo)
01.01. 2001
1999
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Appendix II to
Annex I
All tankers 150 GT and
all other ships 400 GT
Contents of Supplement to IOPP Certificate updated
II-1/3-3.2
(new regulation)
chemical tankers
Final date for providing means according to Res. MSC
.62(67) to gain safe access to the bow.
01.07. 2001
December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/59.1.11 (new
sub-paragraph)
Existing tankers
Final date for complying with paragraphs .1.2.3 and
.1.3.3 of Reg. II-2/59 (secondary means for full flow
release of vapour from cargo tanks, alternatively
pressure sensors with monitoring). For ships holding
Chemical Code Certificates the final date is 01.07.2005
(see 1999 IBC and BCH Codes Amendments and
combined MSC/Circ. 929 and MEPC/Circ. 362.)
First
periodical
survey after
01.07. 2001
June 1996
SOLAS
Amendments
III/32.2.3
Pre 01.07.98
cargo ships
Lights of lifejackets shall comply with paragraph 2.2.3
of the LSA Code.
May 2000
SOLAS
Amendments
01.01.2002
May 2000
SOLAS 1988
Protocol
Amendments
Appendix
(ref. Reg. I/15)
Cargo Ship Construction
Certificates; Cargo Ship
Safety Equipment
Certificates; and Cargo
Ship Safety Certificates

Under the heading "Type of Ship" in these certificates
the words "Bulk Carrier" are included.
01.01.2002
2000
MARPOL,
Annex III
Amendments
Appendix All ships
A product's liability to cause tainting of seafood has
been deleted as a criterion to identify harmful
substances (marine pollutants).

Reg. 1
Revised definition of "nearest land" north east of
Australia.
Regs. 1 & 2
Discharge of incinerator ashes from plastic products
which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues
prohibited.
01.01.2002
2000
MARPOL,
Annex V
Amendments
Reg. 9
All ships
Spanish language acknowledged in certificates, records
etc.
Management of the Safe Operation of Ships.
01.07. 2002
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
Ch. IX
Cargo ships 500 GT
for which the ISM Code
did not enter into force on
01.07.98
Mobile offshore drilling
units 500 GT
(Res. A.741(18)) made mandatory.
Shipowning companies to hold a Document of
Compliance and the ship/unit to hold a Safety
Management Certificate.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
II-1 /14.3
New ships
Testing of watertight compartments (filling with water
not compulsory)
IV /1.1
All ships
unless provided otherwise is inserted in Application
IV / 2.1.16 (new
sub-paragraph)
All ships Definition of GMDSS identity
IV / 2.2
All ships
Reference to definitions in the Radio Regulations and
SAR Convention
IV / 5-1 (new
regulation)
All ships
Governments to register GMDSS identity
IV / 13.8
All ships
Continuous supply of information to navigation
receiver
IV /15.9 All ships Testing of EPIRBs at 12 months intervals
IV / 18 (new
regulation)
All ships
Position-updating of two-way communication
equipment
VI / 5.6 Securing of cargo
Rewording (excluding solid and liquid bulk cargoes)
VII / 5.6
Paragraph 6(?) is deleted
VII / 6
New heading: Stowage and securing
01.07. 2002
1998 SOLAS
Amendments
VII /6.6
goods
New paragraph or rewording of existing paragraph in
Consolidated Edition 1997: Loading, stowing and
securing to be in accordance with the approved Cargo
Securing Manual

01.07.2002
2000 IBC
Code
Amendments
Chapters 5,14,15
& 16
All ships holding IBC
Code Certificate

01.07.2002
2000 BCH
Code
Amendments
Regulations 2.12,
3.16.11, 4.1 &
5.3.3
All ships holding BCH
Code Certificate
Stricter testing requirements for new cargo hoses.
New alternative requirements for carbon disulphide.

01.07.2002
2000 IGC
Code
Amendments
Chapters 3, 4, 5,
8, 9, 11, 13, 14,
18.
All ships holding IGC
Code Certificate
Editorials and clarifications.
Stricter testing requirements for cargo hoses installed
on or after 01.07.2002.

01.07.2002
2000 GC
Code
Amendments
Chapters V, XIV,
XVIII.
All ships holding GC
Code Certificate
Stricter testing requirements for cargo hoses installed
on or after 01.07.2002.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force

Oil, gas and chemical
tankers >20 000 TDW
The exiting text of this regulation has been replaced by
a new text.

II-1/3-4

Paragraph 2 New ships
The emergency towing arrangements shall be capable
of rapid deployment in the absence of main power and
easy connection. One of the arrangements to be pre-
rigged ready for deployment. Requirements for strength
and prototype testing.
Paragraph 3 Existing ships In principle no new requirements.

II-1/3-5
(new regulation)

All ships,
use of asbestos

New installation of materials containing asbestos
prohibited with a few exceptions (vanes in rotary vane
compressors and vacuum pumps, watertight joints and
linings used for fluids at high temperature, supple and
flexible thermal insulation assemblies for temperatures
> 1000 C) .

II-1/43.2.2.7
(new
subparagraph .7)

New tankers 18 hours emergency lighting in cargo pump-rooms.

01.07.2002

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments

Ch. II-2
Completely revised Ch. II-2 including introduction of
International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code),
which is mandatory. The technical requirements for fire
safety systems and equipment are moved from Ch. II-2
to the FSS Code.
II-2/1.6.5
New and existing
combination carriers
(OBO, Ore/bulk)
Cargoes other than oil shall not be carried unless all
cargo spaces are empty of oil and gas-freed or unless
the arrangements provided in each case have been
approved by the Administration.
II-2/2 New ships
The lay out of the chapter, way of approaching the
requirements/regulations has been changed. The fire
safety objectives of the chapter is to prevent the
occurrence of fire and explosion; reduce the risk to life
caused by fire; reduce the risk of damage to the ship, its
cargo and environment caused by fire; contain, control
and suppress fire and explosion in the compartment of
origin; and provide adequate and readily accessible
means of escape for passengers and crew.

New requirements highlighted here are:

II-2/4.5.10 New tankers
Temperature sensing devices with audible and visible
alarm for shaft glands, bearings for cargo pumps,
ballast pumps and stripping pumps installed in cargo
pump-rooms and driven by shafts passing through
pump room bulkheads.
Interlock between lighting (except emergency
lightning) and ventilation in cargo pump-rooms such
that ventilation shall be on when switching on the
lightning.
Continuous monitoring of concentration of
hydrocarbon gases in cargo pump-rooms. Automatic
audible and visible alarm when concentration reaches a
level higher than 10% of the lower flammable limit.
Cargo pump-rooms shall have bilge level monitoring
devices with alarm.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
01.07.2002
continued

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
II-2/10.4.1.3
New ships & new
installations on board
existing ships
Fire extinguishing systems using Halon 1211, 1301,
and 2402 and perfluorocarbons are prohibited.
II-2/10.5.6
New cargo ships
2000 GT
Fixed water-based (or equivalent) local application fire-
fighting systems in category A machinery spaces >
500m
3
in gross volume. In periodically unattended
machinery spaces the system shall have both automatic
and manual release capabilities. Continuously manned
machinery spaces need manual release capability only.
II-2/10.6.4
New ships & new
installations on board
existing ships
Requirements introduced for deep-fat cooking
equipment: extinguishing system with alarm indicating
operation, primary and backup thermostat with alarm,
automatic shutting off electric power when activating
the extinguishing system.
II-2/13.3.4 New cargo ships
Min. 2 emergency escape breathing devices within
accommodation spaces.
II-2/13.4.2.1.1 New ships
More specific requirements for escape ladder from
machinery spaces (fire insulation, min. 800 mm x
800 mm internal dimensions, emergency lighting).
II-2/13.4.3 New ships
Emergency escape breathing devices to be situated at
easily visible and reachable places within the
machinery spaces.
II-2/Part E New ships
In general more detailed requirements for operational
readiness (operational readiness and maintenance;
instructions, onboard training and drills; operations).
A maintenance plan for fire protection systems and
fire-fighting systems shall be kept on board.
Maintenance plan also for inert gas systems, deck foam
systems, fire safety arrangements in cargo pump-
rooms, and flammable gas detectors.
A training manual shall be provided in crew mess room
and recreation room or in each crew cabin.
II-2/16.1& .2 New ships
Fire safety operational booklets shall be provided on
board.
The fire safety operational booklets shall include
provisions for preventing fire spread to the cargo area
and procedures for cargo tank purging and/or gas-
freeing.
Requirements for vent outlets if inert gas system is not
provided.
II-2/17 New ships
This regulation introduces the option for designs and
arrangements alternative to prescriptive requirements
otherwise found in Ch. II-2. The regulation prescribes
how to carry out engineering analyses, evaluation and
approval of the alternative designs and arrangements.
II-2/18 New Helicopter facilities
Requirements for helicopter facilities have been
introduced. (For definitions, see Reg. II-2/3.26 & .27).

Ch.V

Completely revised Ch. V.

V/14.3 All ships
A working language shall be established and
entered in log book. All plans/lists required to be
posted are to be translated to the working
language (this requirement was previously only
applicable to passenger ships).

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
01.07.2002
continued

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
V/14.4
All ships to which
Ch. I applies
English shall be the working language for bridge-
to-bridge and bridge-to-shore safety
communications as well as on board for
communication with the pilot, unless those
directly involved speak another common
language.
New ships
Several new requirements.
Highlighted here are:
V/19.2.1.4 & .5
Electronic chart display and information system
(ECDIS) with back-up arrangements may be accepted
as meeting the chart carriage requirements.
V/19.2.1.6
GPS or terrestrial radio navigation system (or other
means for position identification).
V/19.2.1.8
New ships irrespective of
size
Sound reception system for totally enclosed bridges.
V/19.2.1.7 New ships < 150 GT Radar Reflector
V/19.2.3.1
An echo sounding device required (previously only
required for ships on international voyages).
V/19.2.3.2
A 9 GHz radar required (previously only required for
ships on international voyages).
V/19.2.3.3 An electronic plotting aid (EPA) required
V/19.2.3.4
Device to indicate speed and distance through water
(previously only required for ships 500 GT).
V/19.2.3.5
New ships 300 GT
A transmitting heading device (TDC) required
V/19.2.4
New ships 500 GT on all
voyages, new cargo ships
300 GT on international
voyages
Automatic identification system (AIS).
V/19.2.5.5 New ships 500 GT An automatic tracking aid (ATA) required.
V/19.2.7.1
A second radar required which shall be a 3 GHz radar
(the Administration may accept a second 9 GHz radar)
(two radars previously only required for ships 10 000
GT).
V/19.2.7.2

New ships 3000 GT
Two independent automatic tracking aids (ATA)
required.
V/19.2.8.1
The ARPA shall be capable of plotting at least 20
targets.
V/19.2.8.2

New ships 10 000 GT
Heading (autopilot) or Track control system required.
V/19.2.9.1
Rate of turn indicator required (previously only
required for ships 100 000 GT with keel laid on or
after 01.09.1984)
V/19.2.9.2

New ships 50 000 GT

A device to indicate speed and distance over the ground
in forward and athwartships direction required.
V/20.1.4 New ships 3000 GT Voyage data recorder (VDR) required
IX/3.1 Safety management
Underlining that the Safety Management Code shall be
treated as mandatory.
IX/6.2 & .3
Safety management:
Change of flagstate or
company
Paragraph 3 is deleted.
X/1.1& .2
High-speed cargo craft
500 GT
Introducing the 2000 High-Speed Craft (HSC) Code.

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Date of
entry into
force
01.07.2002
continued

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
X/1.3
High-speed craft cargo
500 GT
Excluding from definition of "High speed craft" craft
the hull of which is supported completely clear above
the water surface in non-deplacement mode by
aerodynamic forces generated by ground effect (Wing-
in-Ground (WIG) craft). (Previous paragraph 2
renumbered as paragraph 3).
X/1.5
New High-speed cargo
craft 500 GT
Stage of construction: 1% of estimated mass changed to
3% of estimated mass. (Previous paragraph 4
renumbered as paragraph 5)

X/2
&
X/3
New High-speed cargo
craft 500 GT
2000 HSC Code applicable to new high-speed craft.
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments

01.07.2002
December
2000 SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Amendments
Appendix (ref.
Reg. I/15)
Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificates &
Cargo Ship Safety
Certificates
New section 3 resp. section 5 to the Record of
Equipment (Form E and Form C resp.) included
(regarding navigational systems and equipment).
Present sections 5 and 6 deleted from Form C.
Annex A, para.
2.2.2 (ref. Reg.
XI/2 of SOLAS)

Bulk carriers 15 years

01.07.2002
2000
Amendments
to Res.
A.744(18),
Guidelines on
the enhanced
Programme of
Inspections
during
Surveys of
Bulk Carriers
and Oil
Tankers
Annex B, para.
2.2.2 (ref. Reg.
XI/2 of SOLAS)
Oil tankers 15 years
Bottom surveys to be carried out in dry dock (i.e. at
intermediate and special surveys).

II-2/13.3.4.2
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing cargo ships
At least two emergency escape breathing devices shall
be carried within accomodation.
II-2/13.4.3
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
Emergency escape breathing devices shall be carried
within the machinery spaces.

II-2/Part E Existing ships
II-2/14.2.2
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
First survey
after
01.07.2002

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/14.4
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing tankers
Maintenance plan also for inert gas systems, deck foam
systems, fire safety arrangements in cargo pump rooms
and flammable gas detectors.

II-2/15.2.3
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships

II-2/16.1 & .2
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
board.

II-2/16.3
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing tankers
The fire safety operational booklet shall include
provisions for preventing fire spread to the cargo area
and procedures for cargo tank gas-puring and/or gas-
freeing.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
First survey
after
01.07.2002
continued

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
V/19.2.1.6
V/19.1.2.2.
Existing ships
means for position identification) required. Radio
direction finder no longer required (and Exemption
Certificate w.r.t RDF no longer relevant).
1999 IBC
Code
Amendments
Ch. 8,
8.1 &
8.3.3
Ships holding IBC Code
Certificates
First dry
docking
after 01.07.
2002
1999 BCH
Code
Amendments
Ch. 2
2.14.3
Ships holding BCH Code
Certificates
Secondary means for full flow release of vapour from
cargo tanks, alternatively pressure sensors with
monitoring. (To be complied with not later than
01.07.2005).
First
scheduled
dry-docking
after
01.07.2002
(but not
later than
01.07.2005)
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/1.6.7 Existing tankers
The requirements of Reg. II-2/4.5.10.1.1 (temperature
sensing devices with audible and visual alarms for shaft
glands, bearings for cargo pumps, ballast pumps and
stripping pumps installed in cargo pump-rooms and
driven by shafts passing through pump-room
bulkheads), Reg. II-2/4.5.10.1.4 (bilge level monitoring
devices with alarms in pump-rooms), and a system for
continuous monitoring of the concentration of
hydrocarbon gases in cargo pump-rooms shall be
complied with / fitted.
01.09.2002
2001
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg. 13 G
Existing single hull oil
tankers
New text of Reg. 13 G. Applicable to existing single
hull oil tankers as per footnote 1) to this table. The
Administration may allow continued operation subject
to compliance with CAS as per footnote 2) to this table.
01.01.2003
1998 STCW
Code
Amendments
Tables
A-II/1 &
A-II/2
Deck officers engaged in
cargo handling and
stowage
The specifications have been made more detailed
13 G (1)
The 1999 Reg. 13 G (1) amendments have been
superseded by the 2001 MARPOL Annex I
Amendments which entered into force 01.09.2002, see
above.

01.01.2003

1999
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments

26(3)
(new paragraph)
All oil tankers 150 GT,
all other ships 400 GT
certificated to carry
noxious liquid substances
in bulk
SOPEP plan may be combined with the Shipboard
Marine Pollution Emergency Plan for Noxious Liquid
Substances required by Annex II, Reg. 16
01.01.2003
1999
MARPOL,
Annex II
Amendments
Reg. 16
(new reg.)
All ships certificated to
carry noxious liquid
substances in bulk
Ship shall carry Shipboard Marine Pollution
Emergency Plan for Noxious Liquid Substances.
01.01.2003
2001 SOLAS
Amendments
VII/14.2
All ships carrying
dangerous goods in
packaged form or in solid
form in bulk (also cargo
ships < 500 GT)
The reference to "schedule 10, 11, 12 or 13" in the
IMDG Code is changed to "transport schedule 10, 11,
12 or 13".
01.01.2003
2001 INF
Code
Amendments
1.1.1.3 (ref. Reg.
VII/14.1 of
SOLAS)
Carriage of packaged
irradiated nuclear fuel,
plutonium and high-level
radioactive wastes on
board ships.
The words "schedule 10, 11, 12 or 13" are replaced by
"transport schedule 10, 11, 12 or 13".
Reg.13.1 Editorial changes
Reg.13.14
Existing High speed cargo
craft 500 GT
Nautical charts and nautical publications to be
provided. In lieu of nautical charts an electronic chart
display and information system (ECDIS) with back-up
may be accepted.
01.01.2003
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Annex 1
High Speed Craft Safety
Certificate
A new section 5 (regarding navigational systems and
equipment) is added in the Record of Equipment.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
Annex 1

All ships

Ships shall not apply or re-apply anti-fouling systems
containing organotin, e.g. TBT.
Annex 4,
Reg. 2
Ships 400 GT engaged
in international voyages
An International Anti-Fouling System (IAFS)
Certificate to be carried. Until the IAFS Convention
enters into force a Statement of Compliance ought to be
carried.
01.01.2003
(reference
is made to
explanation
in Item 3 on
pages 4 &
5)
IAFS
Convention
Annex 4,
Reg. 5
Ships < 400 GT and
Length 24 m
engaged in international
voyages
A Declaration signed by the Owners or Owners
authorised agent to be carried no later than when the
IAFS Convention enters into force.
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2003
and
31.12.2003
2001
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg. 13 G(4)
Category 1, 2, and 3 oil
tankers delivered in 1973
or earlier
See footnote 1)
In order to continue trading as an oil tanker the ship
must comply with Reg. 13 F (i.e. upgrading to double
hull).
01.07. 2003
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/15.2.12
Ships constructed before
01.07.98
Paragraphs 2.9, 2.10 and 2.11 of Reg. 15 to be
complied with within this date, i.e. stricter requirements
for protection of oil fuel lines (jacketed piping for high-
pressure pipes, insulation of surfaces with temp. above
220C, screening).
First survey
for safety
equipment
after
01.07.2003
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
V/19.2.4.2.2
Existing tankers > 300
GT
An automatic identification system (AIS) to be fitted.
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Annex IV
(sewage)

MARPOL, Annex IV enters into force. However, the
original Annex IV is replaced by the 2000 MARPOL
Annex IV Amendments (the revised text) entering
into force the same date, see next line.
27.09.2003
2000
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2
All ships the building
contracts of which are
signed on or after
27.09.2003, and
which are 400 GT, or
which are certified to
carry > 15 persons
The revised text of Annex IV to be informally applied.
IV/1
Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 deleted, and paragraph 8
renumbered as paragraph 3.
IV/3 Paragraph 2.3 deleted (no longer relevant).
IV/4.1.6
Reference to Reg. V/12(g) and (h) replaced by
reference to Reg. V/19.2.3.2 of the December 2000
SOLAS Amendments.
IV/7
Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 deleted (no longer relevant), and
paragraph 5 renumbered as paragraph 2.
IV/12 Paragraph 4 deleted (no longer relevant).

01.01.2004
May 2002
SOLAS
Amendments
IV/14

General (radio
communications)

Paragraph 2 deleted, and in paragraph 1 the words
Subject to paragraph 2 are deleted.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
V/21
New heading of the regulation: International Code of
Signals and IAMSAR Manual.
V/21.2
(new paragraph 2)
All ships
All ships shall carry an up-to-date copy of Volume III
of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search
and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR Manual).
VI/2.2.3
Carriage of bulk cargo
which may create a
potential hazard
Reference to Reg. VII/2 replaced by a reference to the
IMDG Code, as defined in Reg. VII/1.1.
VI/5
Stowage and securing of
cargo
The expression cargo transport units is introduced.
01.01.2004
continued
May 2002
SOLAS
Amendments
continued
VI/6.3
Loading and shipment of
cargo which may create a
potential hazard
Reference to Reg. VII/2 is replaced by a reference to
the IMDG Code, as defined in Reg. VII/1.1.
Ch. VII,
Part A
Existing Part A is replaced by a new Part A and a new
Part A-1.
New Part A
(Regulations 1
through 6)
Heading: Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Packaged
Form.
The new IMDG Code (Res. MSC.122(75)) made
mandatory.
An approved Cargo Securing Manual Required.
New Part A-1
(Regulations 7
through 7-4)
goods,
also in
cargo ships < 500 GT
Heading: Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Solid Form
in Bulk.
The new IMDG Code (Res. MSC.122(75)) made
mandatory.
VII/14.2
The definition of INF Cargo refers to class 7 of the new
IMDG Code.
VII/14.6

Carriage of INF cargo
Paragraph 6 deleted (reference to the old IMDG Code).

Appendix (ref.
Reg. I/15)
Cargo Ship
Safety Radio Certificate
Section 2, items 7 and 8 and related footnotes and
Section 4 are deleted from the Record of Equipment for
the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (Form R).
Cargo Ship
Safety Radio Certificate
Section 2, items 7 and 8 and related footnotes and
Section 4 are deleted from the Record of Equipment for
the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate (Form R).
01.01.2004
2002
Amendments
to the
SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Appendix (ref.
Reg. I/15)
Cargo Ship
Safety Certificate
Section 3, items 7 and 8 and related footnotes are
deleted from the Record of Equipment for the Cargo
Ship Safety Certificate (Form C).
For application of
Res. A.744(18)
reference is made
to Reg. XI/2 of
SOLAS
Bulk carriers &
Oil tankers
These guidelines have been amended to correspond
with the revised IACS Unified Requirement for ESP
ships.
The main amendments are highlighted below:
Annex A,
paragraph 1.3
Bulk carriers
Prompt and thorough repairs of damages in association
with wastage over allowed limits.
01.01.2004
2002
Amendments
to Res.
A.744(18),
Guidelines on
the enhanced
Programme of
Inspections
during
Surveys of
Bulk Carriers
(Annex A)
and Oil
Tankers
(Annex B)
Annex A,
paragraph 3.6
Pre. 01.07.1999 bulk
carriers
Length 150 m
Additional annual survey of the foremost cargo hold in
accordance with the requirements of annex 12 required
for single sided skin ships constructed with insufficient
number of transverse watertight bulkheads carrying
solid bulk cargoes with density of 1780 kg/m
3
and
above.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
Annex A,
paragraph 4.4
Bulk carriers > 15 years
of age
Intermediate enhanced survey to be of the same extent
as the previous Special Survey for Class.
Annex A,
paragraph 7.1.1
Bulk carriers
The required thickness measurements to be witnessed
by a surveyor of the recognised organisation.
Annex B,
paragraph 1.3
Prompt and thorough repairs of damages in association
with wastage over allowed limits.
Annex B,
paragraph 2.1.5
Cargo and ballast piping on deck and in tanks to be
examined and operationally tested to working pressure.
Annex B,
paragraph 3.5.3
Oil tankers
All ballast tanks adjacent to a cargo tank with any
means of heating are to be examined annually unless
the coating was found to be in GOOD condition at the
previous intermediate or periodical survey.
Annex B,
paragraph 4.4
Oil tankers > 15 years of
age
Intermediate enhanced survey to be of the same extent
as the previous Special Survey for Class.
01.01.2004
continued
2002
Amendments
to Res.
A.744(18),
Guidelines on
the enhanced
Programme of
Inspections
during
Surveys of
Bulk Carriers
(Annex A)
and Oil
Tankers
(Annex B)
continued
Annex B,
paragraph 7.1.1
Oil tankers
The required thickness measurements to be witnessed
by a surveyor of the recognised organisation.
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2004
and
31.12.2004
2001
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
and 1975
See footnote 1)
hull).

01.07.2004
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
V/19.2.4.2.3
Existing non-tankers
50 000 GT
An automatic identification system (AIS) to be fitted
II-1/12-2
Pre. 2005 oil tankers
500 GT but constructed
on or after 01.10.1994
This regulation is deleted and replaced with the new
Reg. II-1/3-6. However, Reg. II-1/3-6 applies to ships
constructed on or after 01.01.2005, while ships
constructed in the period 01.10.94 to 31.12.2004 shall
comply with Reg. II-1/12-2.
II-1/31.2.10
(new sub-
paragraph 2.10)
New ships
Automatic systems for machinery control shall have
threshold warning to the officer in charge of navigation
watch of impending or imminent slow down or
shutdown of the propulsion system. The officer shall
have the opportunity to manually intervene with an
automatic slowdown or stopping process.
II-2/3.20 All ships
The definition of dangerous goods refers to the IMDG
Code.
II-2/19
All ships carrying
dangerous goods
In table 19.3 the dangerous goods classes 3.1, 3.2, and
3.3 are changed to class 3; and for class 5.2 a footnote
is added concerning paragraphs 3.10.1 and 3.10.2
prohibiting storage of class 3 dangerous goods under
deck or in enclosed ro-ro spaces.
XII/12
(new regulation)
New bulk carriers
Water level detectors with audible and visual alarm to
the navigation bridge shall be fitted in each cargo hold,
in any ballast tank forward of the collision bulkhead,
and in dry or void spaces any part of which extends
forward of the foremost cargo hold.

01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Amendments
XII/13
(new regulation)
New bulk carriers
Means of draining and pumping ballast tanks forward
of the collision bulkhead or dry spaces any part of
which extends forward of the foremost cargo hold shall
be operable from an enclosed space readily accessible
from the navigation bridge or propulsion machinery
control position without traversing exposed freeboard
or superstructure decks.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
1.1.1.3
The definition of INF Cargo refers to class 7 of the new
IMDG Code.
1.1.1.7
The reference to Reg. VII/14.6 of SOLAS is changed to
Reg. VII/1.1, which defines the new IMDG Code.

01.07.2004
2002 INF
Code
Amendments
1.2.2
Carriage of packaged
irradiated nuclear fuel,
plutonium and high-level
radioactive wastes on
board ships.
In the application the word should is replaced with
shall.
V/19.2.4.7 All ships fitted with AIS Continuous operation of the AIS required.
Ch. XI
The existing Ch. XI (Special measures to enhance
maritime safety) is renumbered as Ch. XI-1.
XI/3.4 Historic The existing paragraph 4 is deleted.
XI-1/3.4 & /3.5
(new paragraphs 4
& 5)
New cargo ships 300
GT
Permanent marking of the ships IMO number both
externally and inside the ship.
All ships
All ships to which Ch. I applies shall be issued by the
Administration with a Continuous Synopsis Record
(CSR).
The CSR shall provide an on-board record of the
history of the ship with respect to information such as
name of ship, flag State, date of registry, IMO number,
owners, body / bodies issuing relevant certificates, etc.,
and changes in this information.
XI-1/5
(new regulation)
Pre. 01.07.2004 ships
The CSR shall at least cover the history from
01.07.2004.
Special measures to enhance maritime security.
Introducing the International Ship and Port Facility
Security Code (ISPS Code), and making Part A of the
Code mandatory and Part B recommendatory.

The ships shall carry an International Ship Security
Certificate (ISSC).

Information on the ISPS Code is given in Item 5 on
page 5 of this Note.

01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Conference
Amendments
Ch. XI-2
(new chapter)
All ships engaged on
international voyages,
including high-speed craft
and mobile offshore
drilling units,
and port facilities
From Ch. XI-2 the following is highlighted here:

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
XI-2/6.1.1 New ships A ship security alert system shall be provided.
XI-2/8 All ships Masters discretion for ship safety and security.
01.07.2004
continued
December
2002 SOLAS
Conference
Amendments
continued
XI-2/11
Ships on short
international voyages on
fixed routes
Governments may conclude bilateral or multilateral
alternative security agreements covering short
international voyages on fixed routes.

First
annual,
inter-
mediate or
renewal
survey (of
the Cargo
Ship Safety
Construct-
ion Certifi-
cate) after
01.07.2004
XII/12.3
(new regulation
12)
Water level detectors with audible and visual alarm to
the navigation bridge shall be fitted in each cargo hold,
in any ballast tank forward of the collision bulkhead,
and in dry or void spaces any part of which extends
forward of the foremost cargo hold.

First inter-
mediate or
renewal
survey (of
the Cargo
Ship Safety
Construct-
ion Certifi-
cate) after
01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Amendments
XII/13.2
(new regulation
13)
Pre. 01.07.2004 bulk
carriers
Means of draining and pumping ballast tanks forward
of the collision bulkhead or dry spaces any part of
which extends forward of the foremost cargo hold shall
be operable from an enclosed space readily accessible

First safety
equipment
survey after
01.07.2004
V/19.2.4.2.4
300 GT existing non-
tankers < 50 000 GT
An automatic identification system (AIS) to be fitted,
however, not later than 31.12.2004, if that date occurs
earlier than the first safety equipment survey.

First
scheduled
dry-docking
after
01.07.2004
XI-1/3.4 & /3.5
(new paragraphs 4
& 5)
Existing cargo ships
300 GT

First survey
of the radio
installation
after
01.07.2004
XI-2/6.1.3
Pre. 01.07.2004 oil
tankers, chemical tankers,
gas carriers, bulk carriers
and cargo high-speed
craft 500 GT
A ship security alert system shall be provided.

31.12.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Conference
Amendments
V/19.2.4.2.4
300 GT existing non-
tankers < 50 000 GT
Last date for fitting of an automatic identification
system (AIS).

May 2004
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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
II-1/3-6
(new regulation)
This new regulation replaces Reg. II-1/12-2, and is
extended to also apply to bulk carriers.
This regulation is revised again by the May 2004
SOLAS Amendments (Res. MSC.151(78), in force
from 01.01.2006 (the Administration may apply it from
01.01.2005)).
paragraph 2
Permanent means of access to all cargo and ballast
spaces shall be provided and shall comply with the
Technical provisions for means of access for
inspections (Res. MSC.133(76)).
paragraph 3 Requirements for number of accesses to various spaces.
paragraph 4 An approved Ship Structure Access Manual required.

01.01.2005
December
2002 SOLAS
Amendments
paragraph 5
New oil tankers 500
GT, &
New bulk carriers
20 000 GT
Requirements for size of access openings.
Annex B
The 2003 Amendments to the 1988 Load Line Protocol
enter into force.
Completely revised Annex B (the regulations of the
International Convention on Load Lines).
Highlighted here are (see also information in Item 6 on
page 6):
General
New ships with
length 24 m
Several sketches and tables are introduced to illustrate
requirements.
1 (3) Intact stability
Compliance with an intact stability standard acceptable
to the Administration required.
2-1
(new regulation)
Authorization
Authorized organizations shall comply with guidelines
in Res. A.739(19) and specifications in Res. A.789(19)
as these resolutions my be amended.
10 (2) Stability information
Stability information and loading information related to
the ship strength (when required) shall be approved.
12 (4) Door sills
Portable door sills shall be avoided. However, when
allowed, they shall be installed before the ship leaves
port, and they shall be gasketed and fastened by closely
spaced through bolts.
14-1
(new regulation)
Hatchway coamings
14-1 (1) is the previous Reg. 15 (1) (coaming heights).
14-1 (2) is the previous Reg. 16 (1) (reduced coaming
heights or flush hatches).
16 Hatches
New and stricter sea loads on hatches (in general
doubled and even more for forward hatches).
Expected:
01.01.2005
2003
Amend-
ments to
Annex B of
the 1988
Load Line
Protocol
17 (2)
Access in machinery
casing
If not protected by other structures, accesses in
machinery casings in position 1 on type A, B-100, and
B-60 ships shall have an inner weathertight door with
sill height 230 mm.

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
17 (3)
Ventilation of emergency
generator room
If the emergency generator room is considered buoyant
in the stability calculations or if it protects openings
leading below, its ventilators shall have coaming
heights of min. 4.5 m or 2.3 m in positions 1 and 2 resp.
21 Ports in ships shell
Ports in ships shells shall be at least 230 mm above the
uppermost load line unless otherwise permitted and
additional features installed.
22 (2)
Scuppers from enclosed
superstructures
Scuppers from enclosed superstructures used for
carriage of cargo my only be led overboard if the edge
of the freeboard deck is not immersed when the ship
heels 5.
22-1
(new regulation)
Garbage chutes
Regulations for overboard systems for garbage chutes
introduced.
22-2
(new regulation)
Spurling pipes and cable
lockers
Regulations for spurling pipes and cable lockers
introduced.
23
Sidescuttles, windows and
skylights
Clearer definitions and requirements.
24 Freeing ports
The requirements now also take into consideration the
free flow area, and requirements for freeing of water
from within partly open superstructures are introduced.
25-1
(new regulation)
Means for safe passage of
crew
Alternative methods for arranging safe passage
described.
27 (11), (12) &
(13)
(new paragraphs)
Types of ships / stability
New paragraphs have been introduced dealing with:
initial conditions of loading,
damage assumptions, and
condition of equlibrium .
32-1
(new regulation)
Recess in freeboard deck
In the calculation of minimum freeboard a correction
for recess in the freeboard deck has been introduced.
34 Freeboard calculation
More detailed description on how to calculate length of
superstructure.
Expected:
01.01.2005
continued
2003
Amend-
ments to
Annex B of
the 1988
Load Line
Protocol
continued
39 Minimum bow height
New formula for minimum bow height and reserve
buoyancy based on deck wetness considerations.
Annex B,
annex 12,
section 2
The condition of the hull girder for longitudinal
strength evaluation should be determined in accordance
with the methods specified in appendix 3.
Expected:
01.01.2005
2003
Amendments
to Res.
A.744(18)
Annex B,
annex 12,
Appendix 3
(new appendix 3)
Oil tankers
The new Appendix 3 specifies sampling methods of
thickness measurements for longitudinal strength
evaluation and repair menthods.

May 2004
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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
II-1/3-6
As per operative paragraph 6 of Res. MSC.151(78) and
MSC/Circ. 1107 Contracting Governments may apply
the amended Reg. II-1/3-6 from 01.01.2005 (in stead of
from the actual entry into force date 01.01.2006).
Title of the regulation is changed to:
Access to and within spaces in, and forward of, the
cargo area of oil tankers and bulk carriers (i.e. the
words and forward of have been added).
paragraph 1.1
Application date of these amendments is 01.01.2006.
See, however, above regarding application from
01.01.2005.
paragraph 2.1
The words within the cargo area are deleted so that
the requirement for means of access applies not only to
spaces within the cargo area. Further the requirement
that the means of access shall be permanent has been
removed.
paragraph 3.1
Changed so that the requirement for access to double
bottom spaces also applies to forward ballast tanks.
Advanced
application:
01.01.2005
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
1
st
set
paragraph 4.1
Oil tankers 500 GT, &
bulk carriers
20 000 GT
with keel laid in the
period 01.01.2005 to
31.12.2005
The words in the cargo area are deleted so that the
requirement for a Ship structure access manual applies
not only to spaces within the cargo area.
Voluntary
appli-
cation
date:
01.01.2005
2004 IMDG
Code
Amendments
Chapters
1.4
3.1
3.2
Dangerous goods
list
goods
Minor changes.

The entry into force date is 01.01.2006, however, in
Res. MSC.157(78) Contracting Governments are
encouraged to apply these amendments in whole or in
part on a voluntary basis from 01.01.2005.
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2005
and
04.04.2005
2001
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
and 1977
See footnote 1)
hull).
For category 1 footnote 2) applies.
05.04.2005
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg. 13 G
tankers
New text of Reg. 13 G. Applicable to existing single
hull oil tankers as per footnote 1) to this table. The
Administration may allow continued operation subject
to compliance with CAS as per footnote 2) to this table.
05.04.2005
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Revision
Reg. 13 H
tankers of 5000 tons
deadweight
New Reg. 13 H. Applicable to existing single hull oil
tankers. The vessels are banned from carrying heavy
grade oil
In order to continue trading as an oil tanker
carrying heavy grade oil the ship must comply
with Reg. 13 F (i.e. upgrading to double hull).
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
05.04.2005
and
31.12.2005
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
Category 1 oil tankers
delivered in 1976 and
younger
See footnote 1)
hull).


May 2004
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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
05.04.2005
and
31.12.2005
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
Category 2, and 3 oil
and 1977
See footnote 1)
hull).
For category 2 and 3 footnote 2) applies.
New Annex VI All ships
Annex VI, Regulations for the Prevention of Air
Pollution from ships, enters into force.
Regs. 5 & 6 GT 400 Survey & inspection. Certificate required
Reg. 13
Diesel engines 130 kW,
ship keel laid
01.01.2000 or
conversions/new
installations
NO
x
emission. Retroactive requirements.
19.05.2005

1997
MARPOL,
Annex VI
Protocol

Reg. 16
Incinerators
installed 01.01.2000
Shipboard incineration only allowed in approved
incinerators. Retroactive requirements.
1999 IBC
Code
Amendments

Ch.8,
8.1 &
8.3.3
Ships holding IBC code
certificates
01.07.2005
1999 BCH
Code
Amendments
Ch.2,
2.14.3
Ships holding BCH code
certificates

Final date for complying with IBC code 8.1 & 8.3.3 or
BCH code 2.14.3 respectively (secondary means for
full flow release of vapour from cargo tanks,
alternatively pressure sensors with monitoring).

01.07.2005
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/1.6.7 Existing tankers
Last date for complying with the requirements of
Reg.II-2/1.6.7.
Expected:
01.08.2005
2004
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2
signed on or after
27.09.2003, and
carry > 15 persons
Formal entry into force date of the revised text of
Annex IV. This has no practical consequences, as the
text has been informally applied from 27.09.2003, see
the 2000 MARPOL, Annex IV Amendments at that
date.
II-1/3-6
As per operative paragraph 6 of Res. MSC.151(78) and
MSC/Circ. 1107 Contracting Governments may apply
the amended Reg. II-1/3-6 from 01.01.2005.
Title of the regulation is changed to:
Access to and within spaces in, and forward of, the
cargo area of oil tankers and bulk carriers (i.e. the
words and forward of have been added).
paragraph 1.1
Application date of these amendments is 01.01.2006.
See, however, above regarding application from
01.01.2005.
paragraph 2.1
The words within the cargo area are deleted so that
the requirement for means of access applies not only to
spaces within the cargo area. Further the requirement
that the means of access shall be permanent has been
removed.
paragraph 3.1
Changed so that the requirement for access to double
bottom spaces also applies to forward ballast tanks.
Expected:
01.01.2006
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
1
st
set
paragraph 4.1
New oil tankers 500
GT, &
New bulk carriers
20 000 GT
The words in the cargo area are deleted so that the
requirement for a Ship structure access manual applies
not only to spaces within the cargo area.

May 2004
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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
Expected:
01.01.2006
2004
Amendments
to The
Technical
Provisions for
Means of
Access for
Inspections
Refers to Reg.
II-1/3-6 of
SOLAS, see
above
New oil tankers 500
GT, &
New bulk carriers
20 000 GT
The Technical Provisions for Means of Access for
Inspections in Res. MSC.133(76), mandatory under
Reg. II-1/3-6.2.1 of SOLAS, have been revised.
Expected:
01.01.2006
2004 IMDG
Code
Amendments
Chapters
1.4
3.1
3.2
Dangerous goods
list
goods
Minor changes

Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2006
and
31.12.2006
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
Category 2 and 3 oil
and 1979
See footnote 1)
hull).
Footnote 2) applies.

01.07.2006
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Reg.13.15.1.2
Existing cargo high speed
craft 3000 GT
An automatic identification system (AIS) to be
provided.
Reg. V/2.4
(new paragraph 4)
Definition: Length of a ship means its length overall.
Reg. V/22.1
Ships constructed on or
after 01.07.1998 with
length between 45 m and
55 m
The requirements in Reg. V/22 regarding navigation
bridge visibility changed from applying to ships not
less than 45 m in length to ships not less than 55 m in
length.
Reg. V/28
Heading of the regulation is changed to Records of
navigational activities and daily reporting.
Expected:
01.07.2006
2003 SOLAS
Amendments
Reg. V/28.2
(new paragraph 2)
on international voyages
exceeding 48 hours
The ship shall submit a daily report to its company,
may be submitted automatically. The report shall
contain the ships position, course and speed, and
details of any external or internal conditions that are
affecting the ships voyage or the normal safe operation
of the ship. All daily reports shall be retained by the
company for the duration of the voyage.
III/19.3.3.3 All ships
At lifeboat drills no crew needed in the lifeboats during
launching.
III/20.1 Pre. 01.07.1986 ships
Reference to paragraph 3 of this regulation
changed to paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 (as a
consequence of the amendments to paragraph 3).
Expected:
01.07.2006
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
2
nd
set
III/20.3 All ships
MSC/Circ. 1093 made compulsory, i.e.
maintenance, testing and inspections of life-
saving appliances shall be carried out based on
the guidelines in that circular.

May 2004
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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
III/20.6
A report of the weekly inspections of life-saving
appliances shall be entered in the log-book.
III/20.6.1
It is added that the weekly visual inspection shall
include, but not be limited to, the condition of
hooks, their attachment to the lifeboat, and the on-
load release gear being properly and completely
reset.
III/20.6.3
(new sub-
pargraph 3, the
existing sub-
pargraph 3
renumbered as
4)
All ships
Lifeboats, except fee-fall lifeboats, shall weekly
be moved from their stowed position, without any
persons on board, to the extent necessary to
demonstrate satisfactory operation of launching
appliances, if weather and and sea conditions so
allow.
III/20.7.1
(new sub-
pargraph 1, the
existing text
renumbered as
2)
All ships
All lifeboats, except for free-fall lifeboats, shall
monthly be turned out from their stowed position,
without any persons on board.
III/20.11.1.1
Wording serviced at recommended intervals
changed to maintained (in accordance with
instructions for on-board maintenance as required
by Reg. 36).
III/20.11.1.2
Frequency of thorough examination of launching
appliances changed from 5-yearly to annually.
III/20.11.1.3
All ships
Upon completion of the above annual thorough
examination a dynamic test of the winch brakes to be
carried out with a mass equal to the lifeboat without
persons on board.
However, at 5 year intervals the mass shall be
1.1 x maximum working load of the winch.
III/20.11.2.1
Wording serviced at recommended intervals
changed to maintained (in accordance with
instructions for on-board maintenance as required
by Reg. 36).
III/20.11.2.2
All ships with on-load
release gears for
lifeboats
Frequency of thorough examination and
operational test of on-load release gear for cargo
ships changed to annually.
Expected:
01.07.2006
continued
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
2
nd
set
continued
III/32.3 New cargo ships
An immersion suit is required for every person on
board. Except for bulk carriers these immersion suits
need not be required for ships constantly engaged on
voyages in warm climates.
Additional immersion suits shall be provided for
persons at watch or work stations remote from the
immersion suits stowage position(s).

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
IV/15.9.1 All ships
In the existing paragraph 9 the wording about
annual testing of satellite EPIRBs has been
changed from ..... with particular emphasis on
frequency stability, signal strength and coding.
to ..... with special emphasis on checking the
emission on operational frequencies, coding and
registration., and the testing shall be carried out
within 3 months before the expiry date of the
Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate or 3 months
before or after the anniversary date of the
certificate.
IV/15.9.2
(new sub-
paragraph 2)
All ships
Satellite EPIRBs are subject to maintenance by an
approved shore-based maintenance facility at
intervals not exceeding 5 years.
Expected:
01.07.2006
continued
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
2
nd
set
continued
Appendix
(ref. Reg. I/15)
Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate
In the Record of Equipment (Form E) in section 2,
item 9 is deleted, and items 10, 10.1 and 10.2 are
renumbered as items 9, 9.1 and 9.2 respectively.
V/2.5
(new paragraph 5)
Search and rescue Definition of Search and rescue service.
V/33 Distress situations
In the title of Reg. V/33 the words Distress messages
are changed to: Distress situations.
V/33.1
Masters duty to assist in
a distress situation
In the first sentence the words a signal are replaced
with information (on persons being in distress), and a
new sentence is added that the obligation to provide
assistence applies regardless of nationality or staus of
distressed persons or the circumstances in which they
are found.
V/33.1-1 (new
paragraph 1-1)
Contracting Governments
Contracting Governments shall co-ordinate and co-
operate to release masters of their obligations, assist
survivors from assisting ships and deliver them to a
place of safety.
V/33.6
(new paragraph 6)
Masters treatment of
embarked persons
Masters of ships who have embarked persons in
distress at sea shall treat them with humanity.
V/34.3
Expected:
01.07.2006
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
3
rd
set
V/34-1
(new regulation)
Owners responsibilities
towards masters
discretion
The text of paragraph 3 of Reg. V/34 is moved to a new
Reg. V/34-1 (not to prevent or restrict the master from
taking or executing necessary decisions).
Cargo Ship Safety
Equipment Certificate Expected:
01.07.2006
2004
Amendments
to SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Appendix
(ref. Reg. I/15) Cargo Ship Safety
Certificate
In the Record of Equipment (Form E and Form C
respectively) in section 2, item 9 is deleted, and items
10, 10.1 and 10.2 are renumbered as items 9, 9.1 and
9.2 respectively.
Paragraph 2.1.1
A sentence is added that the notion of a person in
distress at sea also includes persons in need of
assistance who have found refuge on a coast in a
remote location within an ocean area inaccessible to
any rescue facility other than as provided for in the
annex.
Paragraph 3.1.6.4
(new sub-
paragraph 3.1.6.4)
States responsibility to co-operate with other RCCs to
identify the most appropriate place(s) for disembarking
of persons found in distress at sea.
Expected:
01.07.2006
2004 SAR
Convention
Amendments
Paragraph 3.1.9
(new sub-
paragraph 3.1.9)
Search and rescue
Parties shall co-ordinate and co-operate to release
masters of their obligations, assist survivors from
assisting ships and deliver them to a place of safety..

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
Expected:
01.07.2006
2004 STCW
Code
Amendments
Ch. I, Section
A-I/2, paragraphs
1, 2, & 3
Certificates and
endorsements
In the heading of the certificate and endorsements
respectively the phrase in 1995 is deleted.
III/31.1.8
(new sub-
paragraph 1.8)
New bulk carriers
New bulk carriers shall comply with sub-paragraph 1.2,
i.e. they shall carry free-fall lifeboats.
Ch. XII Bulk carriers
Revised Ch. XII enters into force.
The following changes are highlighted here:
XII/1 General The definitions are changed.
XII/4.3
Damage stability:
Shall be able to withstand flooding of any one cargo
hold in all loading conditions.
XII/5.2
New bulk carriers of
double-side skin
construction with double-
side skin space < B/5,
designed to carry solid
bulk cargoes with density
1000 kg/m, L 150m
Structural strength:
Shall have structural strength as for single-skin
construction (i.e. shall comply with paragraph 1 of Reg.
XII/5).
XII/6.2, .3, & .4
New bulk carriers of
double-side skin
construction, L 150m
Requirements for structural strength of bulk carriers of
double-side skin construction.
XII/7.2 Bulk carriers Maintenance requirements.
XII/11.3
New bulk carriers,
L < 150 m
Shall be fitted with a loading instrument for intact
stability. The computer software shall be approved and
shall be provided with standard conditions for testing.
Proposed:
01.07.2006
Proposed
December
2004 SOLAS
Amedments
XII/14
(new regulation)
10 years and older bulk
carriers of single-side skin
construction carrying
cargo with density 1780
kg/m, L 150m
Not allowed to sail in full load condition (i.e. 90% of
the ships deadweight) with any cargo hold loaded to
less than 10% of the holds max. allowable cargo
weight unless meeting the structural strength
requirements in Reg. XII/5.1 and the Standards and
criteria for side structures of bulk carriers of single-side
skin constructon (Res. MSC.(..), not available yet).

First survey
of the radio
installation
after
01.07.2006
December
2002 SOLAS
Conference
XI-2/6.1.4
Pre. 01.07.2004 500 GT
which are not oil tankers,
chemical tankers, gas
carriers, bulk carriers and
cargo high-speed craft,
and mobile offshore
drilling units
Expected:
First safety
equipment
survey after
01.07.2006
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
2
nd
set
III/32.3
Existing (pre 01.07.2006)
cargo ships
An immersion suit is required for every person on
board. Except for bulk carriers these immersion suits
need not be required for ships constantly engaged on
voyages in warm climates.
Additional immersion suits shall be provided for
persons at watch or work stations remote from the
immersion suits stowage position(s).
27.09.2006
2000
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2
All ships with delivery
date 27.09.2006 (and
building contract signed
before 27.09.2003), and
carry > 15 persons
Must comply with the 2000 MARPOL, Annex IV
Amendments.
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2007
and
31.12.2007
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
and 1981
See footnote 1)
hull).

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force
01.07.2007
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Reg. 13.15.1.2
500 GT existing cargo
high speed craft < 3000
GT
provided.
01.07.2007
December
2002 SOLAS
Amendments
XII/13.2
Pre. 01.07.2004 bulk
carriers
Last date for complying with Reg. XII/13, i.e. means of
draining and pumping ballast tanks forward of the
collision bulkhead or dry spaces any part of which
extends forward of the foremost cargo hold shall be
operable from an enclosed space readily accessible
01.01.2008
IAFS
Convention
Annex 1 All ships
Anti-fouling systems containing organotin, e. g. TBT,
shall not be present on the hull (i.e. old TBT either to
be removed or sealed by applying a coating).
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2008
and
31.12.2008
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
See footnote 1)
hull).

Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2008
and
31.12.2008
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 H(4)
Oil tankers of 600 tons
deadweight and above but
less than 5000 tons
deadweight

In order to continue trading as an oil tanker carrying
heavy grade oil the ship must be upgraded to double
hull.

01.07.2008
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
V/19.2.4.3
Existing ships 500 GT
not engaged on
international voyages
provided.
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.2
All ships for which
keel laying date
< 02.10.1983, and
carry > 15 persons
To be equipped to comply with the discharge
requirements of the 2000 MARPOL, Annex IV
Amendments as far as practicable.
27.09.2008
2000
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.3 & 2.1.4
All ships for which
02.10.1983 keel laying
date, and delivery date
< 27.09.2006 (and
before 27.09.2003), and
carry > 15 persons
Amendments.
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2009
and
31.12.2009
2001
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
See footnote 1)
hull).
Anniver-
sary date of
delivery of
the ship
between
01.01.2010
and
31.12.2010
2003
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg.13 G(4)
and younger. See footnote
1)
hull).

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Table A Cargo Ships
Date of
entry into
force

Reg. B-3.1.1
2009 with ballast capacity
between 1,500 5,000 m
3

Ballast water exchange until 2014, then ballast water
treatment
Reg. B-3.1.2
less than 1,500 m
3
or
greater than 5,000 m
3

treatment
Reg. B-3.1.3
Ships constructed in or
after 2009 with ballast
capacity less than than
5,000 m
3

Ballast water treatment required, (ballast water
exchange not accepted).
Reg. B-3.1.4
after 2009 but before
5,000 m
3
or more
treatment
12 months
after accep-
tance
Ballast Water
Management
Convention
Reg. B-3.1.5
capacity 5,000 m
3
or
more
Ballast water treatment required (ballast water
1) Paragraph (3) of Reg. 13 G:
(a) "Category 1 oil tanker" means an oil tanker of 20,000 tons deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or
lubricating oil as cargo, and of 30,000 tons deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above, which does not comply with the
requirements for new oil tankers as defined in regulation 1(26) of this Annex;
(b) "Category 2 oil tanker" means an oil tanker of 20,000 tons deadweight and above carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or
lubricating oil as cargo, and of 30,000 tons deadweight and above carrying oil other than the above, which complies with the requirements
for new oil tankers as defined in regulation 1(26) of this Annex;
(c) "Category 3 oil tankers" means an oil tanker of 5,000 tons deadweight and above but less than that specified in subparagraph (a) or (b)
of this paragraph.
2) Paragraph (6) of Reg, 13 G:
A Category 2 or 3 oil tanker of 15 years and over after the date of its delivery shall comply with the Condition Assessment Scheme
adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee by resolution MEPC.94(46), as may be amended, provided that such
amendments shall be adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the present Convention
relating to amendment procedures applicable to an appendix to an Annex.


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Table B
-
Passenger ships

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ENTRY INTO FORCE DATES OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
The below table shows the date of coming into force of the
various international conventions and their amendments.
Note:
New ships means new in relation to the enter into force date of
the respective convention/amendments, while an existing ship
means a ship constructed before that date.

Table B Passenger Ships
Date of
entry into
force
21.07.68 ICLL 1966 New ships
15.07.77
COLREG
1972
New ships
New ships
25.05.80 SOLAS 1974
Ch. II-2, Part F Existing passenger ships Upgrading of fire safety measures
01.05.81
SOLAS 1978
Protocol
All ships
15.07.81
COLREG
1972
E/38 Existing ships Range of lights and colour specification
18.07.82 1969 Tonnage New ships
02.10.83
MARPOL
73/78
Annex I All ships Annex I enters into force. Oil
Ch. II-1 New ships Completely revised Ch.II-1
Ch. II-2 New ships Completely revised Ch.II-2
II-2/17 Existing passenger ships Fireman's outfit
II-2/20 Existing ships Fire control plans
IV/4-1, 17&19 All ships VHF radiotelephone
IV/7 & 8 All ships Watches/operators
IV/10 All ships Two-tone alarm
V/12 All ships
Gyro compass, echo sounding device, rudder angle
indicator, revolution indicator
V/12(j) New ships ARPA, ships GT 10000
01.09.84
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(n) New ships Rate of turn indicator, ships GT 100 000
III New ships Completely revised Ch.III
III/8 & 53 Existing ships Muster list and emergency instructions
III/9 Existing ships Operating instructions
III/10 Existing ships Manning and supervision of survival craft
III/18 Existing ships Abandon ship training and drills
III/19 Existing ships Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections
01.07.86
1983 SOLAS
Amendments
III/25 Existing passenger ships Drills
15.07.86 COLREG E/38 Existing ships Navigation lights, positioning and sound signals
01.09.86
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing ships ARPA, GT 40000
01.09.87
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing ships ARPA, 20000 GT < 40000
01.09.88
1981 SOLAS
Amendments
V/12(j) Existing ships ARPA, 15000 GT < 20000
31.12.88
MARPOL
73/78
Annex V Annex V (optional) enters into force. Garbage

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Date of
entry into
force
01.04.89
1987
MARPOL
Annex I
Amendments
10(1)(f) All ships
Gulf of Aden is special area. However, effective one
year after reception facilities confirmed by coast states.
Passenger/Ro-Ro/ car
carriers, new ships
Indicators on bridge for leakage through shell doors etc.
II-1/23-2
carriers, new and existing
ships
Indicators on bridge for closing of shell doors etc.
Surveillance of vehicle decks
22.10.89
April 1988
SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/42-1
carriers, new ships
Supplementary emergency lighting
01.01.90
ITU
Regulations
(ref. SOLAS,
Ch.IV,
Reg.2(a))
Appendix 7 All ships Stricter frequency tolerances for all radio transmitters
Passenger ships, new
ships
Residual stability after damage ("SOLAS '90
Standard")
II-1/8
Passenger ships, new and
existing ships
Upgrading of stability info, draught marks,
determination of stability before departure
II-1/20-2
existing ships
Before proceeding to sea: closing of all shell doors etc.
and logging same
29.04.90
October 1988
SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/22
existing ships
Lightweight survey at 5 year intervals
22.10.90
April 1988
SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/42-1
carriers, existing ships
Supplementary emergency lighting
Life-saving appliances installed or replaced shall be
tested and approved according to 1983 Amendments
III/6.2.3 Existing ships Fit two EPIRBs
Fit at least three two-way radiotelephone apparatus (see
also entry into force date 01.02.95)
III/21.3
Passenger ships, existing
ships
All lifejackets to be fitted with light (not required for
ships on short international voyage (see, however, Reg.
III/24-15 in force after 01.07.98)).
III/21.4
ships
Provide for each lifeboat at least three immersion suits
and provide one thermal protective aid for the rest of
the persons allowed to be accommodated in the lifeboat
01.07.91
1983 SOLAS
Amendments
III/30.2.7
ships
Life-saving appliances to be fitted with retro-reflective
material
GMDSS GMDSS enters into force
01.02.92
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
I/12 All ships New forms for SOLAS Certificates
II-1/15 New passenger ships New Reg.15. Stricter requirements for W.T. doors.
II-1/21 New ships
Internal drainage for enclosed spaces where the deck
edge is immersed at 5 heel.
II-1/42.4.2 New passenger ships Battery power for W.T. doors: Minor adjustment.
II-2/13-1 New ships
Requirements for sample extraction smoke detection
systems.
II-2/15.2.6 &
/15.3
New ships
Sounding pipes for oil fuel tanks should not terminate
in machinery spaces (general rule) (lub. oil may).
II-2/18.8 New ships Helicopter decks, requirements specified.
II-2/26
New passenger ships > 36
passengers
Lockers and store rooms: Fire risk category depending
on area < or> 4m
2
.
01.02.92
1989 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/27
New passenger ships < 36
passengers
Area limit changed from 2m
2
to 4m
2
for some spaces

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Date of
entry into
force
II-2/38 & /40.2 New passenger ships
Sample extraction smoke detection system may be used
in cargo spaces
01.02.92
continued
1989 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
II-2/54.2.3
New ships carrying
dangerous goods
More specific requirements for fire detection. Sample
extraction smoke detection system may be used.
New ships > 500 GT Gyro repeater at emergency steering position.
V/12(f)
All ships
Heading information to emergency steering position
shall consist of telephone (or similar).
II-2/4.7 All ships
Fire hoses to be of non-perishable material. Also
applicable to existing ships when hoses are renewed
II-2/18.7 All ships
Fire extinguishing arr. in paint lockers and lockers for
flammable liquids.
V/13 All ships Minimum Safe Manning Certificate
V/16 All ships
Life saving signals are not described in SOLAS any
longer. Instead it is referred to IMO Resolutions A.229
(VII), A.439 (XI) and A.80 (IV).

VII/ 7 All passenger ships
Reg. 7 rewritten. New specification for which
explosives may be carried in passenger ships.
17.03.92
1990
MARPOL
Amendments
Annexes I and V All ships Antarctic is special area
01.07.92
MARPOL
73/78
Annex III
Annex III (optional) enters into force. Harmful
substances in packaged forms
22.10.92
April 1988
SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/23-2.2
carriers, existing ships
Indicators on bridge for leakage through shell doors etc.
(See also the revision in force after 01.07.97).
26 New ships Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
04.04.93
1991
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
17(3), 20
Every ship 400 tons
gross tonnage
Piping for oil residues (sludge)
Piping to and from sludge tanks
Revised format of Oil Record Book.
06.07.93
1992
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
9, 10, 16, 21 and
suppl. A & B
All ships
Various replacements of existing regulation texts
(discharge criteria)
01.08.93
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
(GMDSS)
IV/1.4 All ships
All ships must carry NAVTEX and float-free satellite
EPIRB (406 MHz)
Ch.II-2 New passenger ships
Means of escape and smoke extraction system for large,
multi-deck open spaces and sprinkler and smoke
detection system for the whole zone.
II-2/20.3 & III/18 All ships Fire drills and on-board training, extended requirements
V/17 New installations Pilot transfer arrangements
Ch.VI As applicable The carriage of cargoes (new Ch.VI).
VII/5 Packing certificate, list of dangerous goods carried
01.01.94
1991 SOLAS
Amendments
VII/7-1
goods
Reporting of incidents
28.02.94
1992
MARPOL,
Annex III
Amendments
Annex III
All ships carrying harmful
substances in packaged
form
The whole Annex III (optional) is revised: References
to freight containers, portable tanks or tank wagons
deleted. "Harmful substances" are identified in the
IMDG Code.
Guidelines for identification.
Marking shall stand 3 months immersion in the sea.
Marking and freight document shall include "Marine
Pollutant".
Copy of freight document to port authorities.
18.07.94 1969 Tonnage Article 3(2)(d) All ships
All ships must have tonnage cert. according to the 1969
International Tonnage Convention.

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Date of
entry into
force
II-1/8
Pre 29.04.90 passenger
ships with car decks,
A/Amax < 70
Upgrading of damage stability to SOLAS 90 standard
II-2/17 All passenger ships Firemans outfits, extended requirements 01.10.94
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/41-1 &
II-2/41-2
ships
Upgrading of fire safety (Fire Control Plans, walkie-
talkies for fire patrol, waterfog applicators, portable
foam applicators, dual purpose hose nozzles).
II-1/37 New ships
Communication between bridge and machinery spaces
(modified text)
II-1/42,43,44 New ships Emergency generator starting: Clarification of text
II-1/45.3 New ships Locally earthed systems, clarification
II-2/3.33 New passenger ships
New definition of "Main vertical zone" also limiting the
breadth (40m)
II-2/4.3.3.3 New ships Emergency fire pump for passenger ships < 1000 GT
II-2/4.4.2 New ships Pressure in fire lines, new requirements
II-2/5.2 New CO
2
installations
Separate operations for opening the storage bottles and
for discharging into protected space
II-2/5.3 New installations New Halon installations prohibited
II-2/13.1
New (or modified)
installations
Fire detection systems: Requirements modified in
respect of addressable systems
II-2/20
All passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Fire control plan to include information specified in
IMO Res. A.756 (18)
II-2/24.1.1
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
All main fire zone (MFZ) divisions to be A-60
Stricter requirements w.r.t. W.T.- and MFZ-bulkheads
being in line, length of MFZ may extend to 48m, but
area not to exceed 1600m
2
.
II-2/25.2 & .3
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Modified requirements to B-class bulkheads since
sprinklers are required
II-2/26 New passenger ships
Tables 26.1 and 26.3 (MFZ boundaries) deleted (see
Reg. II-2/24.1.1). Also other revisions
Dead end corridors prohibited
Requirements for external open stairways and
passageways.
Requirements for width of stairways, doors, corridors
and landings. Stairways for more than 90 persons to be
aligned fore and aft.
Low location marking (0.3m) (light/photoluminescent
strips) in escape routes (ref. Res. A.752 (18)).
Two means of escape from engine control rooms within
machinery space.
Clearer text with respect to prohibition of cabins etc. in
stairway enclosures.
Stricter requirements to fire doors (rate of closure,
warning alarms, remote and local (both sides) release,
local power accumulators for 10 movements).
Openings for fire hoses.
Slightly stricter requirements for B-class doors. Cabin
doors to be self-closing without holdbacks.
Stairway enclosures shall be ventilated - separate fan
and ducting.
Inspection and cleaning hatches for ventilation ducts.
More details for galley ventilation
Stricter requirements for windows (A-class) in way of
embarkation areas and escape routes.
01.10.94
December
1992 SOLAS
Amendments
Restrictions regarding furniture in stairway enclosures
and corridors.

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Date of
entry into
force
II-2/36
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Sprinkler system required in service, control and
accommodation spaces. Smoke detectors also required.
II-2/37
New passenger ships with
car deck, > 36 passengers
Special category spaces to have A-60 boundaries
II-2/40
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Walkie-talkies for fire patrols.
Continuously manned central control station for fire
detection alarms, remote closing of fire doors, shutting
down of fans, reactivation of fans, fire door indicators.
Supply from main and emergency source of power,
fail-safe principle.
III/50 New ships
General emergency alarm shall continue to sound until
manually turned off. Requirements for sound pressure
level.
01.10.94
continued
December
1992 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
IV/13 GMDSS ships Revised specification of capacities for radio batteries.
01.02.95
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
GDMSS New ships New ships must comply with GMDSS
Two-way radiotelephone apparatus to be of VHF-type
and to comply with IMO Resolution A.605 (15)
Fit two radar transponders complying with IMO
Resolution A.604 (15)
01.02.95
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
(GMDSS)
V/12(g) Existing ships One radar installation to operate in 9GHz band
04.04.95
1991
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
26 Existing ships Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
General General Minor changes
04.11.95
1993
COLREG
Amendments
Annex I,
new section 13
High speed craft Masthead light
Ch. X (new) New high speed craft
1994 High Speed Craft (HSC) Code (Res. MSC.36(63))
enters into force and is made mandatory as a part of
SOLAS.
Ch. XI (new) Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety
Reg.1
Authorisation of recognised organisations (Res.
Reg.3
All passenger ships
100 GT
Ship identification numbers (IMO Nos.) mandatory
(Res. A.600(15)).
01.01.96
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendment
Reg.4
Port state control of operational requirements (Res.
01.01.96
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
V/8-1
(new regulation)
All ships
Ship reporting systems introduced. Ref. Res.
MSC.43(64). Also ref. Res. A.648(16).
VI/2.1 Carriage of cargoes
The information required by subchapter 1.9 of Res.
A.714(17) to be provided prior to loading.
VI/5.6
securing of cargoes
VII/5.6
securing of dangerous
goods
Approved Cargo Securing Manual required, to comply
with Res. A.714(17) (subchapters 1.6 and 1.7).
01.07.96
December
1994 SOLAS
Amendments
VII/6.1
goods
Editorial change (including "loaded", "secured" in the
text in addition to "stowed").
01.10.96
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8
Pre. 29.04.90 Passenger
ships with car decks, 70
A/Amax <75
Upgrading of damage stability to SOLAS '90 standard
01.01.97
May 1995
SOLAS
Amendments
V/8 All ships
Ships' routeing systems may be made mandatory for all
ships.

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Date of
entry into
force
01.02.97
1995 STCW
Amendments
Seafaring
The STCW convention totally revised. The STCW
Code has been introduced, and is mandatory.

First yearly
inspection
after
01.04.97
Stockholm
Agreement
(regional
agreement)
Annex 2
Passenger ships with car
decks, A/Amax < 85,
operating in North West
Europe or the Baltic Sea
To comply with specific stability requirements taking
into account accumulated sea water on car deck

New ships:
trade
Garbage record book
01.07.97
1995
MARPOL,
Amex V
Amendments
Reg. 9
GT 400 or
persons 15
II-1/1.3.2 Passenger ships
Reference to Reg. 8.9 is replaced with reference to
Reg. 8-1
II-1/2.13
(new paragraph)
Ro-ro passenger ships
Definition of ro-ro passenger ship introduced (same
as in Reg. II-2/3.34)
II-1/8
II-1/8.7.4
Passenger ships
Passenger ships
Editorial to comply with above.
Determination of stability shall be made by calculation.
II-1/8-2
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships >400 passengers
Must be two compartment ships
II-1/10.3, .4 & .5 New passenger ships
New requirements for bow doors and extension of
collision bulkhead/inner ramp
II-1/15.6.5
(new sub-
paragraph)
ships
W.T. doors shall be kept closed during navigation and
so logged.
II-1/19.2
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships
Ventilation trunks penetrating bulkhead deck shall be
capable of withstanding pressure of water trapped on
the ro-ro deck
II-1/19.3
(new paragraph)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Ventilation trunks penetrating the main ro-ro deck shall
be capable of withstanding impact pressure of sloshing
of water trapped on the deck.
II-1/20.3
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships
Internal open ends of air pipes to be min. 1 m above
heeled waterline (or terminate through superstructure
side).
II-1/20-2.1
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Access to spaces below bulkhead deck shall unless
otherwise permitted by the Administration, have sill-
/coaming height min. 2.5 m. Vehicle ramps may be
flush, but shall be weathertight and have alarm and
indication, closed at sea and logged.
II-1/20-3
(new regulation)
Passengers shall not have access to an enclosed ro-ro
deck while the ship is underway (see also Reg. 23-2.3).
II-1/20-4
(new regulation)
On the ro-ro deck all transverse or longitudinal
bulkheads effective to confine accumulated sea water
on deck shall be secured in place while the ship is at
sea.
01.07.97
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/23-2.1 Ro-ro passenger ships
This paragraph is rewritten, stricter, more precise and
extended (hull doors): Audible alarm if a secured item
becomes open, harbour/see voyage mode, audible
alarm if the ship leaves with any doors not closed. (For
most existing ships some upgrading will be necessary).

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
II-1/23-2.2
New ro-ro passenger
ships
This paragraph is rewritten and made stricter. Both
television surveillance and water leakage detection for
hull doors including both inner and outer bow door
with indication both on Bridge and engine control
room.
II-1/23-2.3 & .4 Ro-ro passenger ships
Paragraph 3 is rewritten: If patrolling of vehicle deck is
chosen , the patrolling shall be continuous.
New paragraph 4. Documented operating procedures
for closing and securing of hull doors.
II-2/3.34
(new paragraph)
Ro-ro passenger ships Definition of ro-ro passenger ship introduced.
II-2/28-1.1
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Handrails or other handhold shall be provided in all
corridors along the entire escape route. Escape routes
shall be provided from every normally occupied space
on the ship to an assembly station.
Cabin and stateroom doors and doors in escape routes
shall not require keys to unlock.
Decks shall be sequentially numbered, starting with 1
on tank top or lowest deck.
You are here mimic panels showing escape routes to
be displayed in each cabin and in public spaces.
II-2/28-1.2
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
The lowest 0.5 m of bulkheads and vertical divisions
along escape routes shall have strength for walking on
(750 N/m) when ship heavily heeled. Straight escape
routes. Passenger spaces not to be more than two decks
above or below assembly stations or open deck from
which there is routes to embarkation stations.
II-2/37.2.1.2 (new
sub-paragraph)
Discharge valves for scupper with positive means of
closing operable from a position above the bulkhead
deck in accordance with the requirements of the ICLL,
shall be kept open while the ships are at sea. Operation
of these valves shall be recorded in log book.
III/3.19
(new paragraph)
Roro passenger ships
Definition of ro-ro passenger ship introduced (same
as in Reg. II-2/3.34)
III/6.5
new paragraph)
New passenger ships
New and stricter requirements to Public Address (PA)
systems. Two loops sufficiently separated, two
independent amplifiers, performance standards
introduced, to be connected to the emergency source of
power, etc.
III/24-2
(new regulation)
All passenger ships
Passengers shall be counted, and details of persons with
need of special care in emergency situations to be
recorded. Data are also to be kept ashore.
III/24-3
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Helicopter pick-up area to be provided.
III/24-4
(new regulation)
New passenger ships Decision-support system for emergency management.
IV/6.4
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships
A distress panel shall be installed at the conning
position. The panel shall contain one button that
initiates a distress alert using all required
radiocommunication installation on board, or one
button for each installation.
IV/6.5
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships
Information on the ships position shall be continuously
and automatically provided to all relevant radio-
communication equipment to be included in the initial
distress alert
IV/6.6
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships
A distress alarm panel for receiving distress alerts
shall be installed at the conning position.
01.07.97
continued
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
IV/7.5
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships
Every passenger ship shall be provided with means
for two-way on-scene radio communications for search
and rescue purposes using the aeronautical frequencies
121.5 MHz and 123.1 MHz.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
IV/16.2
(new paragraph)
Passenger ships
In passenger ships, at least one person qualified in
accordance with paragraph 1 shall be assigned to
perform only radiocommunication duties during
distress incidents.
V/10 All ships
Distress messages: Obligations and procedures.
The text of this regulation is revised.
V/10-1
(new regulation)
All ships Masters discretion for safe navigation
V/13 ( c )
(new paragraph)
Passenger ships
A working language shall be established and entered in
log book. All plans/lists required to be posted are to be
translated to the working language.
V/15 ( c )
(new paragraph)
Passenger ships
Ships on fixed routes shall have a plan for co-operation
of search and rescue services in event of emergency. To
be developed in co-operation with the rescue services.
To be approved by the Administration
V/23
(new regulation)
New passenger ships
A list of operational limitations and exemptions shall
be kept on board.
01.07.97
continued
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
VI/5.6
(new paragraph)
All ships carrying cargo
Before the ship leaves the berth all cargo units,
including vehicles and containers, shall be loaded,
stored and secured in accordance with an approved
Cargo Securing Manual
II-1/10.3, .4 & .6
Existing passenger ships
(especially ro-ros)
New and enjoining requirements for bow doors and
extension of collision bulkhead/inner ramp
II-1/19.2 & .4
(new paragraphs)
Ventilation trunks penetrating bulkhead deck shall be
capable of withstanding pressure of water trapped
inside the trunk
II-1/19.3, &.4
(new paragraphs)
Existing ro-ro passenger
ships
Ventilation trunks penetrating the main ro-ro deck shall
be capable of withstanding impact pressure of sloshing
of water trapped on the ro-ro deck
II-1/20-2.2
(new regulation)
ships
Accesses from the ro-ro deck to spaces below shall be
made weatertight. (DVN uses 3.5 m water pressure in
the necessary calculations).To be closed before the
ship leaves the berth and kept closed at sea. Indication
to be provided on the Bridge. Entries to be made in log-
book as required by Reg. III/25.2.
II-1/23-2.2
ships
This paragraph is rewritten and made stricter. Both
television surveillance and water leakage detection for
hull doors including both inner and outer bow door
with indication both on Bridge and engine control
room
II-2/28-1.1
(new regulation)
ships
Handrails or other handhold shall be provided in all
corridors along the entire escape route. Escape routes
shall be provided from every normally occupied space
on the ship to an assembly station.
Cabin and stateroom doors and doors in escape routes
shall not require keys to unlock.
Decks shall be sequentially numbered, starting with 1
on tank top or lowest deck.
You are here mimic panels showing escape routes to
be displayed in each cabin and in public spaces.
III/6.5
(new paragraph)
New and stricter requirements for Public Address (PA)
systems are introduced. Sub-paragraphs 5.2, 5.3 and 5.5
are also applicable to existing ships. Sub-paragraph 5.6
allows upgrading to be omitted if existing PA systems
comply substantially with the new requirements.

First
periodical
survey
after
01.07.97

November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-3
(new regulation)
ships
Helicopter pick-up area to be provided.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
IV/6.4
(new paragraph)
A distress panel shall be installed at the conning
position. The panel shall contain one button that
initiates a distress alert using all required
radiocommunication installation on board, or one
button for each installation
IV/6.5
(new paragraph)
Information on the ships position shall be continuously
and automatically provided to all relevant radio-
communication equipment to be included in the initial
distress alert
IV/6.6
(new paragraph)
A distress alarm panel for receiving distress alerts shall
be installed at the conning position
IV/7.5
(new paragraph)
Every passenger ship shall be provided with means for
two-way on-scene radio communications for search and
rescue purposes using the aeronautical frequencies
121.5 MHz and 123.1 MHz.
First
periodical
survey
after
01.07.97
continued
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
V/23
(new regulation)
A list of operational limitations and exemptions shall
be kept on board.
II-2/41-1
II-2/41-2
Pre. 01.10.94 passenger
ships
Upgrading of fire safety (smoke detection, fire doors,
galley exhaust, stairway enclosures, low location
(0.3m) marking of escape routes (light/
photoluminescent strips ref. Res. A.752 (18)), general
emergency alarm system, P.A. system.
01.10.97
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/41-1.2.2
II-2/41-2.5
Pre. 25.05.80 Passenger
ships
Automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm
system.
01.01.98
1996
MARPOL,
Protocol I
Amendments
Article II (1) All ships, L 15 m
Reporting of incidents involving harmful substances
(enhanced requirements)
Management of the Safe Operation of Ships
01.07.98
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
Ch. IX
(new chapter)
Passenger ships,
passenger high speed craft
(Res. A.741(18)) made mandatory. Shipowning
companies to hold a Document of Compliance and the
ship to hold a Safety Management Certificate.
II-2/15 new
subparagraphs
2.9 2.11
New ships
Stricter requirements for protection of oil fuel lines
(jacketed piping for high-pressure pipes, insulation of
surfaces with temp. above 220C, screening).
V/3(b) All ships Explanation of the phrase "Tropical storms".
V/4(b)(ii) All ships
Meteorological issues increased from once to twice
daily.
V/22
(new regulation)
New ships, L 45 m
Requirements for visibility from navigation bridge
introduced.
01.07.98
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
V/22(b) (new)
Existing ships
L 45 m
Paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of Reg. V/22 shall as far as
practicable apply to existing ships.
Pre. 01.07.97 ships:
trade
Garbage record book
01.07.98
1995
MARPOL,
Annex V
Amendments
Reg. 9
GT 400 m or
persons 15

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
II-1/45.5.3 Ro-ro passenger ships
New installations of cabling for emergency alarms and
Public Address systems shall comply with
recommendations from IMO
III/24-1.2.3 & .2.4
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Every liferaft to be fitted with a boarding ramp.
Every liferaft to be self-righting or reversible.
III/24-1.3
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
At least one of the rescue boats shall be a fast rescue
boat. Special training of crew.
III/24-1.4
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Ship to be provided with means for recovery of
survivors.
01.07.98
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-1.5
(new regulation)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
A sufficient number of lifejackets shall be stowed in the
vicinity of the assembly stations so that the passengers
do not have to return to their cabins to collect their
lifejackets.
Each lifejacket shall have light.
Ch. II-1
The word structure is added in the title of Ch. II-1,
which now reads: Construction - Structure,
Subdivision and Stability, Machinery and Electrical
Installations
Ch. II-1,
Part A-1
New Part A-1
II-1/3-1
(new regulation)
All ships
Ships shall be built and maintained according to the
requirements of a classification society recognised by
the Administration or to equivalent national standards.
II-1/8.2.3.1
& .2.3.3
New passenger ships
Range of positive stability in damaged condition (may
be reduced to 10).
II-1/45.1.1.1 New ships The limit 55 V is changed to 50 V
Ch. III
New requirements are
mostly applicable to new
ships
Completely revised Ch. III, introduction of
International Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) Code,
which is mandatory. Many regulations are changed to a
greater or lesser extent, mentioned here are: Maritime
evacuation systems (MES), anti-exposure suits. The
technical requirements of the life-saving appliances are
moved to the LSA code.
III/20 All ships
Operational readiness, maintenance and inspection of
life-saving appliances: Yearly inspection of falls and
renewal within 4 years as an alternative to end for
ending. Servicing and deployment of MES. Marking
of stowage locations. 5 yearly examination and
overload testing of launching appliances. On-load
release gear: Yearly examination by properly trained
personnel, 5 yearly overhaul and overload testing.
III/22.3 All passenger ships
Light on lifejackets (existing lights not complying with
paragraph 2.2.3 of LSA Code to be replaced within first
periodical survey after 01.07.2002).
01.07.98
June 1996
SOLAS
Amendments
XI/1
Reg. 1 revised, more extensive.
II-1/17-1
(new regulation)
New ships
Openings in shell plating below bulkhead deck. New
ships shall comply with Reg. II-1/17 where margin
line shall mean bulkhead deck.
II-1/26.9
(new paragraph)
All ships
Survey of non-metallic expansion joints in piping
systems penetrating the ships side.
II-1/26.10
(new paragraph)
All ships
Language to use in instructions and drawings essential
for ships machinery and equipment.
II-1/26.11 New ships
Location and arrangement for vent pipes for fuel oil
service, settling and lub. oil tanks. Two fuel oil service
tanks for each fuel type.
01.07.98
December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/31.5
(new paragraph)
New ships
Machinery controls. Paragraph 5 introduces
amendments to paragraphs 1 to 4 applicable to new
ships.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
II-1/41.5
(new paragraph)
New ships
Supply of electrical power when it is necessary for
propulsion and steering of the ships.
II-1/42.3.4 (new
sub-paragraph)
New passenger ships Restart of propulsion within 30 min. after blackout.
II-2/1 Editorial
II-2/3
Changes in several definitions (mostly by referring to
Fire Test Procedures Code)
For materials which shall have low flame spread
characteristics a new test for smoke and toxicity is
required. This implies that most products previously
approved must carry out an additional test.
II-2/12.1.2
New sprinkler
installations
Indicating unit shall be on the Navigation Bridge.
II-2/16.1.1
New passenger ships
36 passengers
Combustible ducts, where allowed, shall have low
flame spread characteristics.
II-2/16.11
(new paragraph)
New passenger ships. Fire testing of fire dampers and A-class penetrations.
II-2/17.3.1.1 Passenger ships
Additional firemans equipment not needed in stairway
enclosures constituting individual MVZ or in small
MVZs at the ends of the ship
II-2/18.8 New ships
Provisions for helicopter facilities shall be in
accordance with Res.A.855(20).
II-2/24.1.1
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
MVZ divisions between fuel oil tanks may be A-O
II-2/26.1
& Table 26.1
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Spaces within the perimeters of muster stations
II-2/28.1.11 (new
sub-paragraph)
All passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Low location lighting in crew accommodation areas.
New requirements for fire doors in MVZ bulkheads,
galley boundaries and stairway enclosures.
Clarification of requirements for doors in outer
boundaries.
II-2/32.1.1
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
The new paragraph 11 in Reg. II-2/16 shall apply.
II-2/32.1.4.3.1
New passenger ships
> 36 passengers
Short lengths of ducts of combustible material to have
low flame spread characteristics.
II-2/34.2 New passenger ships Low flame spread characteristics of vapour barriers.
II-2/34.7 & .8 New passenger ships Reference to Fire Test Procedures Code.
II-2/37.1.2.1
Special category spaces,
new passenger ships
>36 passengers
Fuel oil tanks may have A-O division to special
category space above.
II-2/37.4
(new paragraph)
Special category spaces,
new passenger ships
II-2/38.5
(new paragraph)
Cargo spaces for motor
vehicles, new passenger
ships
Ventilation openings not to endanger survival craft
stowage and embarkation areas, service spaces and
control stations
II-2/38.6
(new paragraph)
Ro-ro cargo spaces, new
passenger ships
Paragraphs 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 of the new Reg. II-2/38-1 to
be complied with.
II-2/38-1
(new regulation)
Closed and open ro-ro
cargo spaces, new
passenger ships
Requirements for vehicle cargo spaces not covered by
Regs. II-2/37 or II-2/38 introduced.
VII/2
goods
Class 6.1 and class 9 reworded
01.07.98
continued
December
1996 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
VII/7.1.5 (new
sub-paragraph)
All passenger ships Carriage of explosive articles in compatibility group N

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
First
periodical
survey
after
01.07.98
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-1.5
(III/26.5 in June
1996
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.98 ro-ro
passenger ships
A sufficient number of lifejackets shall be stowed in the
vicinity of the assembly stations so that the passengers
do not have to return to their cabins to collect their
lifejackets.
Each lifejacket shall have light.
06.07.98
1992
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
9, 10, 16 All existing ships
Change in discharge criteria (phase out of 100 ppm oily
water separators).
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.98
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-1
(new regulation,
replaces II-1/8.9
of April 1982
Amendments)
Pre 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships,
A/Amax < 85
Upgrading of damage stability to comply with Reg. 8
(SOLAS 90 standard)

First yearly
inspection
after
21.12.98
Stockholm
Agreement
(regional
agreement)
Annex 2
decks, 85 A/Amax < 90
into account accumulated sea water on car deck

01.01.99
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-2.3
(III/27 in June
1996
Amendments)
All passenger ships
Names and gender of all persons on board,
distinguishing between adults, children and infants
shall be recorded for search and rescue purposes.
01.02.99
November
1988 SOLAS
Amendments
GDMSS Existing ships Existing ships must comply with GMDSS
II-2/28-1.3
New ro-ro passenger
ships
Evacuation analysis of escape routes.
01.07.99
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-3.3
(III/28 in June
1996
Amendments)
New passenger ships,
L 130 m
See footnote 1)
To be fitted with helicopter landing area
(approval: ref. Res.A.855(20)).
01.07.99
June 1997
SOLAS
Amendments
V/8-2
(new regulation)
Vessel traffic services.
First
periodical
survey
after
01.07.99
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-4
(III/29 in June
1996
Amendments)
ships
Decision-support system for emergency management
01.08.99
1997
MARPOL,
Annex I
Amendments
Reg. 10 All ships North West European waters special area.

First yearly
inspection
after
31.12.99
Stockholm
Agreement
(regional
agreement)
Annex 2
decks,
90 A/Amax < 95
into account accumulated sea water on car deck.


May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
Reg. 13
(New) diesel engines
130 kW
NO
x
emission.
Note that engines for ships the keels of which are laid
on or after this date shall comply with these
(retroactive) requirements. The same applies to
conversions and new installations on or after this date.
01.01.
2000
1997
MARPOL,
Annex VI
Protocol
Reg. 16 Installation of incinerators
Shipboard incineration. Note that incinerators installed
on or after this date shall be approved according to
these (retroactive requirements).
1988 SOLAS
Protocol

1988 LL
Protocol

All ships
force (HSSC). New certificate forms.
22(2) New ships Drainage of enclosed cargo spaces.
10 New and existing ships Inclining test.
03.02.
2000
1988 LL
Protocol
Article VI 2(f) (ii)
& (g) (ii)

Tacit acceptance procedure for amendments to Annex
B of the LL Protocol
03.02.
2000
1990
MARPOL
Amendments

force.
III/24-1.2.1
& .2.2
(III/26.2.1 & .2.2
in June 1996
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.86 ro-ro
passenger ships
All liferafts shall be served either by MES or launching
appliances.
Every liferaft shall be provided with float-free stowage
arrangement.
III/24-1.2.3
& .2.4
(III/26.2.3 & .2.4
in June 1996
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.98 ro-ro
passenger ships
Every liferaft to be fitted with a boarding ramp.
Every liferaft to be self-righting or reversible.
III/24-1.3
(III/26.3 in June
1996
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.98 ro-ro
passenger ships
At least one (of the rescue boats shall be a) fast rescue
boat. Special training of crew.
First
periodical
survey
after 01.07.
2000
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
III/24-1.4
(III/26.4 in June
1996
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.98 ro-ro
passenger ships
Ship to be provided with means for recovery of
survivors.
01.10.
2000
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/41-1
II-2/41-2
ships
Upgrading of fire safety (stairway enclosures, fire
extinguishing in cat. A machinery spaces, ventilating
ducts, special category spaces, fire doors)
First
periodical
survey
after 01.10.
2000
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-1
(replaces II-1/8.9
of April 1992
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships,
85 A/Amax < 90
(SOLAS 90 standard)

First yearly
inspection
after 31.12.
2000
Stockholm
Agreement
(regional
agreement)
Annex 2
decks,
95 A/Amax < 97.5
First yearly
inspection
after 31.12.
2001 but
not later
than 01.10.
2002
Stockholm
Agreement
(regional
Agreement)
Annex 2
decks, 97.5 A/Amax

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
01.01.2002
May 2000
SOLAS
Amendments
III/28.2
New non-ro-ro passenger
ships.
See footnote 1)
The words "Passenger ships" are replaced by the words
"Ro-ro passenger ships. (I.e. helicopter landing area is
not required for non ro-ro passenger ships).
01.01.2002
2000
MARPOL,
Annex III
Amendments
Appendix All ships
A products liability to cause tainting has been deleted
as a criterion to identify harmful substances (Marine
pollutants).
Reg.1
Revised definition for "nearest land" north east of
Australia.
Regs. 1 & 2
Discharge of incinerator ashes from plastic products
which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues
prohibited.
01.03.2002
2000
MARPOL,
Annex V
Amendments
Reg. 9
All ships
Spanish language acknowledged in certificates, records
etc.
01.07.
2002
June 1997
SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-3
(new regulation)
New (non ro-ro)
passenger ships
400 persons
Must comply with two compartment standard.
II-1/14.3 New ships
Testing of watertight compartments (filling with water
not compulsory)
IV/ 1.1
All ships
unless expressly provided otherwise is inserted in
Application
IV/2.1.6
(new sub-
paragraph)
All ships
Definition of GMDSS identity
IV/2.2 All ships
Reference to definitions in the Radio Regulations
and SAR Convention
IV/5-1
(new regulation)
All ships Governments to register GMDSS identities
IV/13.8 All ships
Continuous supply of information to navigation
receiver
IV/15.9
(new paragraph)
All ships
Testing of EPIRBs at 12 months intervals
01.07.
2002
1998 SOLAS
Amendments
IV/18
(new regulation)
All ships
Position up-dating of two-way communication
equipment

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
II-1/3-5
(new regulation)
All ships,
use of asbestos
New installation of materials containing asbestos
prohibited with a few exceptions (vanes in rotary vane
compressors and vacuum pumps, watertight joints and
linings used for fluids at high temperature, supple and
flexible thermal insulation assemblies for temperatures
> 1000 C) .
Ch. II-2
Completely revised Ch. II-2 including introduction of
International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code),
which is mandatory. The technical requirements for fire
safety systems and equipment are moved from Ch. II-2
to the FSS Code.
II-2/2 New Ships
The lay out of the chapter, way of approaching the
requirements/regulations has been changed. The fire
safety objectives of the chapter is to prevent the
occurrence of fire and explosion; reduce the risk to life
caused by fire; reduce the risk of damage to the ship, its
cargo and environment caused by fire; contain, control
and suppress fire and explosion in the compartment of
origin; and provide adequate and readily accessible
means of escape for passengers and crew.
New requirements highlighted here are:
II-2/10.4.1.3
New ships &
new installations on board
existing ships
Fire extinguishing system using Halon 1211, 1301, and
2402 and perfluorocarbons are prohibited.
II-2/10.5.6
New passenger ships
500 GT
Fixed water-based (or equivalent) local application fire-
fighting systems in category A machinery spaces >
500m
3
in gross volume. (In periodically unattended
machinery spaces the system shall have both automatic
and manual release capabilities). Continuously manned
machinery spaces need manual release capability only.
II-2/10.6.4
New ships &
new installations on board
existing ships
Requirements introduced for deep-fat cooking
equipment: extinguishing system with alarm indicating
operation, primary and backup thermostat with alarm,
automatic shutting off electric power when activating
the extinguishing system.
II-2/13.3.2.6.1 New passenger ships
Doors along designated escape routes shall not require
keys to unlock when moving in escape direction.
II-2/13.3.2.6.2 New passenger ships
Doors from public spaces that are normally latched
shall have a means of quick release (bar or panel).
II-2/13.3.4.3
New passenger ships < 36
passengers
Min. 2 emergency escape breathing devices within each
main vertical zone.
II-2/13.3.4.4
New passenger ships 36
passengers
Min. 4 emergency escape breathing devices within each
main vertical zone.
II-2/13.4.1.1.1 New ships
More specific requirements for escape ladder from
machinery spaces (fire insulation, min. 800 mm x
800 mm internal dimensions, emergency lighting).
Emergency escape breathing devices to be situated at
easily visible and reachable places within the
machinery spaces.
II-2/Part E New ships
01.07.2002

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments


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Date of
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01.07.2002
continued
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
II-2/16.1 & .2 New ships
board.
II-2/17 New ships
This regulation introduces the option for designs and
arrangements alternative to prescriptive requirements
otherwise found in Ch. II-2. The regulation prescribes
how to carry out engineering analyses, evaluation and
approval of the alternative designs and arrangements.
II-2/18 New helicopter facilities
Requirements for helicopter facilities have been
introduced. (For definitions, see Reg. II-2/3.26 & .27).
Ch. V
Completely revised Ch. V.

V/7.3 All passenger ships
A Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan required (previously
only required for ships on fixed routes, approval not
longer required)
V/14.4
All ships to which Ch. I
applies
English shall be the working language for bridge-to-
bridge and bridge-to-shore safety communications as
well as on board for communication with the pilot,
unless those directly involved speak another common
language.

New ships
Several new requirements.
Highlighted here are:
V/19.2.1.4 & .5
Electronic chart display and information system
(ECDIS) with back-up arrangements may be accepted
as meeting the chart carriage requirements.
V/19.2.1.6
means for position identification).
V/19.2.1.8
New ships irrespective of
size
Sound reception system for totally enclosed bridges.
V/19.2.1.7 New ships < 150 GT Radar Reflector
V/19.2.3.1
An echo sounding device required (previously only
required for ships 500 GT)
V/19.2.3.2
A 9GHz radar required (previously only required for
ships on international voyages).
V/19.2.3.3
New passenger ships
irrespective of size
An electronic plotting aid (EPA) required.
V/19.2.3.4

Device to indicate speed and distance through water
(previously only required for ships 500 GT).
V/19.2.3.5 A transmitting heading device (TDC) required.
V/19.2.4.1
New passenger ships
Automatic identification system (AIS).
V/19.2.5.5 New ships 500 GT An automatic tracking aid (ATA) required.
V/19.2.7.1
A second radar required which shall be a 3 GHz radar
(the Administration may accept a second 9 GHz radar)
(two radars previously only required for ships 10 000
GT).
V/19.2.7.2

New ships 3000 GT
Two independent automatic tracking aids (ATA)
required.
V/19.2.8.1
The ARPA shall be capable of plotting at least 20
targets.
V/19.2.8.2
New ships 10 000 GT
Heading (autopilot) or Track control system required.
V/19.2.9.1
Rate of turn indicator required (previously only
required for ships 100 000 GT with keel laid on or
after 01.09.1984).

V/19.2.9.2
New ships 50 000 GT

A device to indicate speed and distance over the ground
in forward and athwartships direction required.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
V/20.1.4 New passenger ships Voyage data recorder (VDR) required.

01.07.2002
continued
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued
IX/3.1 Safety management
Underlining that the Safety Management Code shall be
treated as mandatory.
IX/6.1 & .2
Safety management:
Change of flagstate or
company
Paragraph 3 is deleted.
X/1.1& .2
High-speed passenger
craft
Introducing the 2000 High-Speed Craft (HSC) Code.
X/1.3
High-speed passenger
craft
Excluding from definition of "High-speed craft" craft
the hull of which is supported completely clear above
the water surface in non-deplacement mode by
aerodynamic forces generated by ground effect (Wing-
in-Ground (WIG) craft). (Previous paragraph 2
renumbered as paragraph 3).
X/1.5
New high-speed
passenger craft
Stage of construction: 1% of estimated mass changed to
3% of estimated mass. (Previous paragraph 4
renumbered as paragraph 5)

X/2
&
X/3
New high-speed
passenger craft
2000 HSC Code applicable to new high-speed craft.
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
01.07.2002
December
2000 SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Amendments

Appendix (ref.
Reg. I/15)

Passenger Ship Safety
Certificate

In the Record of Equipment (Form P) existing sections
5 and 6 are deleted, and a new section 5 (regarding
navigational systems and equipment) is included.

First
periodical
survey
after
01.07.2002
June 1996
SOLAS
Amendments
III/22.3.2
Pre. 01.07.1998
passenger ships
Lights on lifejackets shall comply with paragraph 2.2.3
of the LSA Code
II-2/13.3.4.3
&
II-2/1.2.2.2
< 36 passengers
At least two emergency escape breathing devices shall
be carried within each main vertical zone.
II-2/13.3.4.4
&
II-2/1.2.2.2
36 passengers
At least four emergency escape breathing devices shall
be carried within each main vertical zone.
II-2/13.4.3
&
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
Emergency escape breathing devices shall be carried
within the machinery spaces.

First
survey
after
01.07.2002

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments

II-2/ Part E Existing ships

May 2004
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Date of
entry into
force
II-2/14.2.2
&
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
II-2/15.2.3
&
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
A training manual shall be provided in crew mess and
recreation room or in each crew cabin.
II-2/16.1 & .2
&
II-2/1.2.2.2
Existing ships
board.
V/19.2.1.6 &
V/19.1.2.2
Existing ships
GPS or terrestrial radionavigation system (or other
means for position identification) required. Radio
direction finder no longer required (and Exemption
Certificate w.r.t RDF no longer relevant).
First
survey
after
01.07.2002
continued

December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
continued

V/20.1.2
ships
Voyage data recorder (VDR) to be fitted.

01.10.2002

Stockholm
Agreement
(regional
agreement)

Annex 2
decks, 97.5 A/Amax
Final date for complying with specific stability
requirements taking into account accumulated sea
water on car deck.

II-1/8-1
(replaces II-1/8.9
of April 1992
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships,
90 A/Amax < 95
(SOLAS 90 standard)
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.2002
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-2
(new regulation)
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships > 1500
persons, A/Amax < 95,
age 20 years
To comply with two-compartment standard
01.01.2003
1998 STCW
Code
Amendments
Tables
A-II/1 &
A-II/2
Deck officers engaged in
cargo handling and
stowage
The specifications have been made more detailed
Reg. 13.1 Editorial changes.
Reg. 13.14
Existing high-speed craft
Nautical charts and nautical publications to be
provided. In lieu of nautical charts an electronic chart
display and information system (ECDIS) with back-up
may be accepted.
01.01.2003
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Annex 1
High-Speed Craft Safety
Certificate
A new section 5 (regarding navigational systems and
equipment) is added in the Record of Equipment.
Annex 1

All ships

Ships shall not apply or re-apply anti-fouling systems
containing organotin, e.g. TBT.
Annex 4,
Reg. 2
in international voyages
An International Anti-Fouling System (IAFS)
Certificate to be carried. Until the IAFS Convention
enters into force a Statement of Compliance ought to be
carried.
01.01.2003
(reference
is made to
explanatio
n in Item 3
on pages 4
& 5)
IAFS
Convention
Annex 4,
Reg. 5
Ships < 400 GT and
Length 24 m
engaged in international
voyages
A Declaration signed by the Owners or Owners
authorised agent to be carried no later than when the
IAFS Convention enters into force.
First
survey
after
01.01.2003
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Reg. 13.13.1.1
Existing high-speed ro-ro
passenger craft

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
01.07.2003
May 1994
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/15.2.12
01.07.1998
Paragraphs 2.9, 2.10 and 2.11 of Reg. 15 to be
complied with within this date, i.e. stricter requirements
for protection of oil fuel lines (jacketed piping for high-
pressure pipes, insulation of surfaces with temp. above
220
o
C, screening).
01.07.2003
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
V/19.2.4.2.1
provided.
01.07.2003
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Reg. 13.15.1.1
Existing high-speed
passenger craft
provided.
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Annex IV
(sewage)

MARPOL, Annex IV enters into force. However, the
original Annex IV is replaced by the 2000 MARPOL
Annex IV Amendments (the revised text) entering
into force the same date, see next line.
27.09.2003
2000
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2
signed on or after
27.09.2003, and
carry > 15 persons
The revised text of Annex IV to be informally applied.
01.01.2004
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
V/20.1.3
Existing non ro-ro
passenger ships
01.01.2004
2001 1994
HSC Code
Amendments
Reg. 13.15.1.2
Existing high-speed non
ro-ro passenger craft.
IV/1
Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 deleted, and paragraph 8
renumbered as paragraph 3.
IV/3 Paragraph 2.3 deleted (no longer relevant).
IV/4.1.6
Reference to Reg. V/12(g) and (h) replaced by
reference to Reg. V/19.2.3.2 of the December 2000
SOLAS Amendments.
IV/7
Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 deleted (no longer relevant), and
paragraph 5 renumbered as paragraph 2.
IV/12 Paragraph 4 deleted (no longer relevant).
IV/14
General (radio
communications)
Paragraph 2 deleted, and in paragraph 1 the words
Subject to paragraph 2 are deleted.
V/21
New heading of the regulation: International Code of
Signals and IAMSAR Manual.
V/21.2
(new paragraph)
All ships
All ships shall carry an up-to-date copy of Volume III
of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search
and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR Manual).
Ch. VII,
Part A
Existing Part A is replaced by a new Part A and a new
Part A-1.
New Part A
(Regulations 1
through 6)
Heading: Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Packaged
Form.
The new IMDG Code (Res. MSC/122(75)) made
mandatory.
An approved Cargo Securing Manual Required.
New Part A-1
(Regulations 7
through 7-4)
goods
Heading: Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Solid Form
in Bulk.
The new IMDG Code (Res. MSC/122(75)) made
mandatory.

01.01.2004
May 2002
SOLAS
Amendments
Appendix (ref.
Reg. I/15)
Certificate
deleted from the Record of Equipment for the
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (Form P).

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force

01.01.2004
2002 Amend-
ments to the
SOLAS
Protocol 1988
Appendix (ref.
Reg. I/15)
Certificate
deleted from the Record of Equipment for the
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (Form P).
II-1/31.2.10
(new sub-
paragraph 2.10)
New ships
Automatic systems for machinery control shall have
threshold warning to the officer in charge of navigation
watch of impending or imminent slow down or
shutdown of the propulsion system. The officer shall
have the opportunity to manually intervene with an
automatic slowdown or stopping process.
II-2/3.20 All ships
The definition of dangerous goods refers to the IMDG
Code.
II-2/19
All ships carrying
dangerous goods
In table 19.3 the dangerous goods classes 3.1, 3.2, and
3.3 are changed to class 3; and for class 5.2 a footnote
is added concerning paragraphs 3.10.1 and 3.10.2
prohibiting storage of class 3 dangerous goods under
deck or in enclosed ro-ro spaces.

01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Amendments
III/26.2.5
(new sub-
paragraph 2.5)
New ro-ro passenger
ships
One of every four life rafts shall be fitted with a radar
transponder (SART).
V/19.2.4.7 All ships fitted with AIS Continuous operation of the AIS required.
Ch. XI
The existing Ch. XI (Special measures to enhance
maritime safety) is renumbered as Ch. XI-1.
XI/3.4 Historic The existing paragraph 3.4 is deleted.
XI-1/3.4 & /3.5
(new paragraphs 4
& 5)
New passenger ships
100 GT
All ships
All ships to which Ch. I applies shall be issued by the
Administration with a Continuous Synopsis Record
(CSR).
The CSR shall provide an on-board record of the
history of the ship with respect to information such as
name of ship, flag State, date of registry, IMO number,
owners, body / bodies issuing relevant certificates, etc.,
and changes in this information.
XI-1/5
(new regulation)
Pre. 01.07.2004 ships
The CSR shall at least cover the history from
01.07.2004.
Special measures to enhance maritime security.
Ch. XI-2
(new chapter)
All ships engaged on
international voyages,
including high-speed craft
and mobile offshore
drilling units,
and port facilities
Introducing the International Ship and Port Facility
Security Code (ISPS Code), and making Part A of the
Code mandatory and Part B recommendatory.
The ships shall carry an International Ship Security
Certificate (ISSC).

Information on the ISPS Code is given in Item 5 on
page 5 of this Note.

From Ch. XI-2 the following is highlighted here:
XI-2/6.1.1
New passenger ships,
including high-speed
passenger craft
XI-2/8 All ships Masters discretion for ship safety and security.

01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Conference
Amendments
XI-2/11
Ships on short
international voyages on
fixed routes
Governments may conclude bilateral or multilateral
alternative security agreements covering short
international voyages on fixed routes.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force

First
survey
after
01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Amendments
III/26.1.4 &
III/26.2.5
(new sub-
paragraphs 1.4 &
2.5)
Pre. 01.07.2004 ro-ro
passenger ships
One of every four life rafts shall be fitted with a radar
transponder (SART).

First
scheduled
dry-
docking
after
01.07.2004
XI-1/3.4 & /3.5
(new paragraphs 4
& 5)
100 GT

First
survey of
the radio
installation
after
01.07.2004
December
2002 SOLAS
Conference
Amendments
XI-2/6.1.2
ships,
including high-speed
passenger craft
II-1/8-1
(replaces II-1/8.9
of April 1992
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships,
95 A/Amax < 97.5
(SOLAS 90 standard)
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.2004

November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-2
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships > 1500
persons,
95 A/Amax < 97.5,
age 20 years
To comply with two-compartment standard.
Annex B
New ships with
length 24 m
The 2003 Amendments to the 1988 Load Line Protocol
enter into force.
Completely revised Annex B (the regulations of the
International Convention on Load Lines).
Highlighted here are (see also information in Item 6 on
page 6):
General
Several sketches and tables are introduced to illustrate
requirements.
1 (3) Intact stability
Compliance with an intact stability standard acceptable
to the Administration required.
2-1
(new regulation)
Authorization
Authorized organizations shall comply with guidelines
in Res. A.739(19) and specifications in Res. A.789(19)
as these resolutions my be amended.
10(2) Stability information
Stability information and loading information related to
the ship strength (when required) shall be approved.
12 (4) Door sills
Portable door sills shall be avoided. However, when
allowed, they shall be installed before the ship leaves
port, and they shall be gasketed and fastened by closely
spaced through bolts.
14-1
(new regulation)
Hatchway coamings
14-1 (1) is the previous Reg. 15 (1) (coaming heights).
14-1 (2) is the previous Reg. 16 (1) (reduced coaming
heights or flush hatches).
16 Hatches
New and stricter sea loads on hatches (in general
doubled and even more for forward hatches).
17 (3)
Ventilation of emergency
generator room
If the emergency generator room is considered buoyant
in the stability calculations or if it protects openings
leading below, its ventilators shall have coaming
heights of min. 4.5 m or 2.3 m in positions 1 and 2 resp.
Expected:
01.01.2005
2003 Amend-
ments to
Annex B of the
1988 Load
Line Protocol
21 Ports in ships shell
Ports in ships shells shall be at least 230 mm above the
uppermost load line unless otherwise permitted and
additional features installed.

May 2004
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Date of
entry into
force
22 (2)
Scuppers from enclosed
superstructures
Scuppers from enclosed superstructures used for
carriage of cargo my only be led overboard if the edge
of the freeboard deck is not immersed when the ship
heels 5.
22-1
(new regulation)
Garbage chutes
Regulations for overboard systems for garbage chutes
introduced.
22-2
(new regulation)
Spurling pipes and cable
lockers
Regulations for spurling pipes and cable lockers
introduced.
23
Sidescuttles, windows and
skylights
Clearer definitions and requirements.
24 Freeing ports
The requirements now also take into consideration the
free flow area, and requirements for freeing of water
from within partly open superstructures are introduced.
27 (11), (12) &
(13)
(new paragraphs)
Types of ships / stability
New paragraphs have been introduced dealing with:
initial conditions of loading,
damage assumptions, and
condition of equlibrium .
32-1
(new regulation)
Recess in freeboard deck
In the calculation of minimum freeboard a correction
for recess in the freeboard deck has been introduced.
34 Freeboard calculation
More detailed description on how to calculate length of
superstructure.
Expected:
01.01.2005
continued
2003 Amend-
ments to
Annex B of the
1988 Load
Line Protocol
continued
39 Minimum bow height
New formula for minimum bow height and reserve
buoyancy based on deck wetness considerations.
Voluntary
appli-
cation
date:
01.01.2005
2004 IMDG
Code
Amendments
Chapters
1.4
3.1
3.2
Dangerous goods
list
goods
Minor changes.

New Annex VI All ships
Annex VI, Regulations for the Prevention of Air
Pollution from ships, enters into force.
Regs. 5 & 6 GT 400 Survey & inspection. Certificate required
Reg. 13
Diesel engines 130 kW,
ship keel laid
01.01.2000 or
conversions/new
installations
NO
x
emission. Retroactive requirements.
19.05.2005

1997
MARPOL,
Annex VI
Protocol

Reg. 16
Incinerators
installed 01.01.2000
Shipboard incineration only allowed in approved
incinerators. Retroactive requirements.
Expected:
01.08.2005
2004
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2
signed on or after
27.09.2003, and
carry > 15 persons
Formal entry into force date of the revised text of
Annex IV. This has no practical consequences, as the
text has been informally applied from 27.09.2003, see
the 2000 MARPOL, Annex IV Amendments at that
date.
01.10.2005
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/41-1.3.4
II-2/41-2.5
Pre. 01.10.94 but after
25.05.80 passenger ships
system to be installed.
01.10.2005
December
2000 SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/10.5.6
II-2/1.2.2.4
Existing (i.e. pre.
01.07.2002) passenger
ships 2000 GT
Fixed water-based (or equivalent) local fire extinguish-
ing arrangements in category A machinery spaces >
500 m
3
in gross volume.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.2005
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-1
(replaces II-1/8.9
of April 1992
Amendments)
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships,
A/Amax 97.5
(SOLAS 90 standard)
Period
01.10.2005
to
30.09.2009
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/41-1.3.4
II-2/41-2.5
Passenger ships with keel
laying date in the period
01.10.1990 to 30.09.1994
system to be installed no later than 15 years from
construction (i.e. keel laying date).
Expected:
01.01.2006
2004 IMDG
Code
Amendments
Chapters
1.4
3.1
3.2
Dangerous goods
list
goods
Minor changes

Reg. V/2.4
(new paragraph 4)
Definition: Length of a ship means its length overall.
Reg. V/22.1
Ships constructed on or
after 01.07.1998 with
length between 45 m and
55 m
The requirements in Reg. V/22 regarding navigation
bridge visibility changed from applying to ships not
less than 45 m in length to ships not less than 55 m in
length.
Reg. V/28
Heading of the regulation is changed to Records of
navigational activities and daily reporting.
Expected:
01.07.2006
2003 SOLAS
Amendments
Reg. V/28.2
(new paragraph 2)
on international voyages
exceeding 48 hours
The ship shall submit a daily report to its company,
may be submitted automatically. The report shall
contain the ships position, course and speed, and
details of any external or internal conditions that are
affecting the ships voyage or the normal safe operation
of the ship. All daily reports shall be retained by the
company for the duration of the voyage.
III/19.3.3.3 All ships
At lifeboat drills no crew needed in the lifeboats during
launching.
III/20.1
Pre. 01.07.1986 ships
Reference to paragraph 3 of this regulation
changed to paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 (as a
consequence of the amendments to paragraph 3).
III/20.3 All ships
MSC/Circ. 1093 made compulsory, i.e. maintenance,
testing and inspections of life-saving appliances shall
be carried out based on the guidelines in that circular.
III/20.6
A report of the weekly inspections of life-saving
appliances shall be entered in the log-book.
III/20.6.1
It is added that the weekly visual inspection shall
include, but not be limited to, the condition of hooks,
their attachement to the lifeboat, and the on-load
release gear being properly and completely reset.
III/20.6.3
(new sub-
pargraph 3, the
existing sub-
pargraph 3
renumbered as 4)
All ships
Lifeboats shall weekly be moved from their stowed
position, without any persons on board, to the extent
necessary to demonstrate satisfactory operation of
launching appliances, if weather and and sea conditions
so allow.
Expected:
01.07.2006
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
2
nd
set
III/20.7.1
(new sub-
pargraph 1, the
existing text
renumbered as 2)
All ships
All lifeboats shall monthly be turned out from their
stowed position, without any persons on board.

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
III/20.11.1.1
Wording serviced at recommended intervals changed
to maintained (in accordance with instructions for on-
board maintenance as required by Reg. 36).
III/20.11.1.2
Frequency of thorough examination of launching
appliances changed from 5-yearly to annually.
III/20.11.1.3
All ships
Upon completion of the above annual thorough
examination a dynamic test of the winch brakes to be
carried out with a mass equal to the lifeboat without
persons on board.
However, at 5 year intervals the mass shall be
1.1 x maximum working load of the winch.
III/20.11.2.1
All ships with on-load
release gears for lifeboats
Wording serviced at recommended intervals changed
to maintained (in accordance with instructions for on-
board maintenance as required by Reg. 36).
IV/15.9.1 All ships
In the existing paragraph 9 the wording about annual
testing of satellite EPIRBs has been changed from .....
with particular emphasis on frequency stability, signal
strength and coding. to ..... with special emphasis on
checking the emission on operational frequencies,
coding and registration., and the testing shall be
carried out within 3 months before the expiry date of
the Passsenger Ship Safety Certificate.
Expected:
01.07.2006
continued
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
2
nd
set
continued
IV/15.9.2
(new sub-
paragraph 2)
All ships
Satellite EPIRBs are subject to maintenance by an
approved shore-based maintenance facility at intervals
not exceeding 5 years.
V/2.5
(new paragraph 5)
Search and rescue Definition of Search and rescue service.
V/33 Distress situations
In the title of Reg. V/33 the words Distress messages
are changed to: Distress situations.
V/33.1
Masters duty to assist in
a distress situation
In the first sentence the words a signal are replaced
with information (on persons being in distress), and a
new sentence is added that the obligation to provide
assistence applies regardless of nationality or staus of
distressed persons or the circumstances in which they
are found.
V/33.1-1 (new
paragraph 1-1)
Contracting Governments
Contracting Governments shall co-ordinate and co-
operate to release masters of their obligations, assist
survivors from assisting ships and deliver them to a
place of safety.
V/33.6
(new paragraph 6)
Masters treatment of
embarked persons
Masters of ships who have embarked persons in
distress at sea shall treat them with humanity.
V/34.3
Expected:
01.07.2006
May 2004
SOLAS
Amendments,
3
rd
set
V/34-1
(new regulation)
Owners responsibilities
towards masters
discretion
The text of paragraph 3 of Reg. V/34 is moved to a new
Reg. V/34-1 (not to prevent or restrict the master from
taking or executing necessary decisions).
Paragraph 2.1.1
A sentence is added that the notion of a person in
distress at sea also includes persons in need of
assistance who have found refuge on a coast in a
remote location within an ocean area inaccessible to
any rescue facility other than as provided for in the
annex.
Paragraph 3.1.6.4
(new sub-
paragraph 3.1.6.4)
States responsibility to co-operate with other RCCs to
identify the most appropriate place(s) for disembarking
of persons found in distress at sea.
Expected:
01.07.2006
2004 SAR
Convention
Amendments
Paragraph 3.1.9
(new sub-
paragraph 3.1.9)
Search and rescue
Parties shall co-ordinate and co-operate to release
masters of their obligations, assist survivors from
assisting ships and deliver them to a place of safety..

May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
Expected:
01.07.2006
2004 STCW
Code
Amendments
Ch. I, Section
A-I/2, paragraphs
1, 2, & 3
Certificates and
endorsements
In the heading of the certificate and endorsements
respectively the phrase in 1995 is deleted.
27.09.2006
2000
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2
All ships with delivery
date 27.09.2006 (and
before 27.09.2003), and
carry > 15 persons
Amendments.
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.2006
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-2
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships
1000 persons < 1500,
A/Amax < 97.5
01.01.2008
IAFS
Convention
Annex 1 All ships
Anti-fouling systems containing organotin, e. g. TBT,
shall not be present on the hull (i.e. old TBT either to
be removed or sealed by applying a coating).
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.2
All ships for which
keel laying date
< 02.10.1983, and
carry > 15 persons
To be equipped to comply with the discharge
requirements of the 2000 MARPOL, Annex IV
Amendments as far as practicable.
27.09.2008
2000
MARPOL,
Annex IV
Amendments
Annex IV
(sewage)
Reg. 2.1.3 & 2.1.4
All ships for which
02.10.1983 keel laying
date, and delivery date
< 27.09.2006 (and
before 27.09.2003), and
carry > 15 persons
Amendments.
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.2008
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-2
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships,
age 20 years,
600 passengers < 1000,
A/Amax < 97.5
01.10.2010
April 1992
SOLAS
Amendments
II-2/41-1.2.4
ships
Upgrading to complying with Ch.II-2 of SOLAS 1974
First
periodical
survey
after
01.10.2010
November
1995 SOLAS
Amendments
II-1/8-2
Pre. 01.07.97 ro-ro
passenger ships 400
persons, age 20 years
not already complying
with two-compartment
standard


May 2004
DET NORSKE VERITAS
Date of
entry into
force
Reg. B-3.1.1
between 1,500 5,000 m
3

treatment
Reg. B-3.1.2
less than 1,500 m
3
or
greater than 5,000 m
3

treatment
Reg. B-3.1.3
capacity less than than
5,000 m
3

Reg. B-3.1.4
after 2009 but before
5,000 m
3
or more
treatment
12 months
after
accep-
tance
Ballast Water
Management
Convention
Reg. B-3.1.5
capacity 5,000 m
3
or
more
1) IMOs Maritime Safety Committee meeting in May 1999 (MSC 71) approved an amendment to SOLAS Reg. III / 28.2 to change the
words Passenger ships to Ro-ro passenger ships, i.e. that this requirement shall only be applicable to ro-ro passenger ships. This
amendment was adopted by MSC 72 (May 2000) and is expected to enter into force 01.01.2002. MSC 71 also approved MSC/ Circ. 307
recommending non ro-ro passenger ships being constructed in the period 01.07.1999 to 01.01.2002 to be accepted without helicopter
landing area.

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