MSC.1-Circ.1537-Rev.2-UnifiedInterpretationsOfThe2008ISCode

INTERNATIONALEMARITIMEORGANIZATION4 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SRTelephone:+44(0)2077357611Fax:+44(0)2075873210MSC.1/Circ.1537/Rev.214July2023UNIFIED INTERPRETATIONS OF THE 2008 IS CODE1The Maritime Safety Committee,at its ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016),inorder to facilitate global and consistent implementation of requirements of the 2008 IntactStability Code (2008 IS Code),approved unified interpretations of the 2008 IS Code(MSC.1/Circ.1537),prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction,at itsthird session.2The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 101st session(5 to 14 June 2019),approvedamendments to MSC.1/Circ.1537 to include revisions of the unified interpretations ofsection 2.3(Severe wind and rolling criterion (weather criterion)),as well as of section 3.4.2(Assumptions for calculating loading conditions),prepared by the Sub-Committee on ShipDesign and Construction,at its sixth session.The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 107th session (31 May to 9 June 2023),approved amendments to MSC.1/Circ.1537/Rev.1,prepared by the Sub-Committee on ShipDesign and Construction,at its ninth session,to clarify that the scope of application of theinterpretation of the specific down-flooding points applied to the entire 2008 Intact StabilityCode.The amended text of the unified interpretations is set out in the annex.4Member States are invited to apply the annexed unified interpretations and to bringthem to the attention of all parties concerned.5This circular revokes MSC.1/Circ.1537/Rev.1.I:CVRC.MSC1SC.1-Circ.1537-Rev.2.docxIMOMARPOL AT 50复DUR COMMITMENT GOE80W