NoticeonCircularofMSC.1Circ.1626issuedbyIMO

CCSTechnical Information(2021)Technical Information No.32 Total No.538Jul.27,2021(Total 2 pages+Annex)To:Relevant shipowners,ship management companies,shipyards and designers,productmanufacturer,related departments of the Headquarters of CCS,the Society's surveyors,Plan Approval CentersNotice on Circular of MSC.1Circ.1626 issued by IMOI.PrefaceThe Maritime Safety Committee,at its 102nd session (Nov 2020)approved thecircular of MSC.1/Circ.1626"Unified interpretation of the IMDG Code".According to Paragraph 7.1.4.4.2 of IMDG Code,Goods of class 1 with the exceptionof division 1.4 shall be stowed not less than a horizontal distance of 12m from livingquarters,life-saving appliances without any authorization or limitation.ll.Interpretation to paragraph 7.1.4.4.2 to address the issue of "life-savingappliances”The term "life-saving appliances"means the ship's main survival craft and rescueboat(s)as required by SOLAS regulations Ill/21 or Ill/31.1 and is not intended to meanother life-saving appliances,such as lifebuoys,additional lifecrafts as required bySOLAS regulation Ill/31.3.2 and Ill/31.1.4 and any lifejackets and immersion suitsassociated with such lifecrafts."MSC.1/Circ.1626 is provided in the annex.This technical notice is made public onCCS website (www.ccs.org.cn),and is to be distributed to relevant ship owners,product manufacturers and shipping management companies etc.by CCS branches