MSC.1-Circ.1276-Rev.1-RevisedUnifiedInterpretationsOfSolasChapterII-2

INTERNATIONALEMARITIMEORGANIZATION4 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SRTelephone:+44(0)2077357611Fax:+44(0)2075873210MSC.1/Circ.1276/Rev.127June2023REVISED UNIFIED INTERPRETATIONS OF SOLAS CHAPTER II-21 The Maritime Safety Committee,at its eighty-fourth session(7 to 16 May 2008),witha view to providing more specific guidance for application of the relevant requirements ofthe 1974 SOLAS Convention,approved the Unified interpretations of SOLAS chapter ll-2prepared by the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection,at its fifty-second session(14 to 18 January 2008).2The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 107th session (31 May to 9 June 2023),approved draft amendments to the unified interpretations of regulations ll-2/9.7.2 and 9.7.5 onseparation of ducts from spaces,in order to align them with the provisions of the SOLASConvention,as amended by resolution MSC.365(93),prepared by the Sub-Committee on ShipSystems and Equipment at its ninth session(27 February to 3 March 2023),as set out in theannex.3Member Governments are invited to use the annexed revised unified interpretationsas guidance when applying relevant provisions of SOLAS chapter 1l-2 to fire protectionconstruction,installation,arrangements and equipment to be installed on board ships of whichthe building contract is placed on or after 5 June 2023,and to bring the unified interpretationsto the attention of all parties concerned.This circular supersedes MSC.1/Circ.1276.I:MSC1MSC.1-Circ.1276-Rev.1.docxM。MARPOL AT 50OUR COMVITMENT GOES ON