NoticeonimplementationofthecircularofMSC.1-Circ.1614andMSC.1-Circ.1618issuedbyIMO

CCSTechnical Information(2019)Technical Information No.40 Total No.434Dec.19,2019(Total 2 pages)To:Ship owners,Shipyards,Products Manufacturers and Designers,Relevant departments of CCSHeadquarters,CCS site surveyors,CCS plan approval centersNotice on the issuance of the IMO Circulars MSC.1/Circ.1614 andMSC.1/Circ.16181.PrefaceThe Maritime Safety Committee,at its 101 session (Jun 2019)approved thecircular of MSC.1/Circ.1614 "Interim Guidelines on Life-Saving Appliances andArrangements for Ships Operating in Polar Waters"and MSC.1/Circ.1618 "UnifiedInterpretations of SOLAS Chapter Ill".Il.Main technical points of MSC.1/Circ.1614As a consequential work related to the Polar Code,the interim guidelines on lifesavingappliances and arrangements for ships operating in polar waters were approved at thissession.This interim guidelines was developed to provide interim guidance outliningpossible means of mitigating hazards in order to comply with section 8.3 of part I-A(life-saving appliances and arrangements)of the International Code for Ships Operating inPolar Waters(Polar Code).Ill.Main technical points of MSC.1/Circ.1618Chapter lll/Regulation 20.11:The thorough examinations,overhauls and operationaltests,carried out at intervals of at least once every five years,should be done in thepresence of a surveyor.Chapter lll/Regulation 22.1.1/32.1.1:When considering the minimum number anddistribution of lifebuoys as required by regulations 22.1.1 or 32.1.1,as applicable,a lifebuoy,