NoticeonMSC.1-Circ.1537-Rev.1-UnifiedInterpretationsofthe2008ISCODEIssuedbyIMO

CCSTechnical Information(2020)Technical Information No.5 Total No.439Jan.14,2020(Total 1 page+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 MSC.1/Circ.1537/Rev.1-Unified Interpretations of the2008 IS CODE Issued by IMO1.BackgroundThe Maritime Safety Committee of International Maritime Organization (IMO),at its101th session(5 to 14 June 2019),approved amendments to MSC.1/Circ.1537 toinclude revisions to the unified interpretations of section 2.3(Severe wind and rollingcriterion (weather criterion)),as well as to section 3.4.2 (Assumptions for calculatingloading conditions).2.Main content(1)Added interpretation of regulation 2.3(Severe wind and rolling criterion(weather criterion))for openings which cannot be or are incapable of being closedweather tight.(2)Refined interpretation of regulation 3.4.2 (assumptions for calculating loadingconditions)for loading requirements.This Notice is made public on CCS website (www.ccs.org.cn),and is to be distributedto relevant ship owner and shipping management companies etc.by CCS brancheswithin their responsible areas.Please contact Technical and information Departmentof CCS for any inquiry in the implementation.E-mail address:ti@ccs.org.cn.Annex:MSC.1/Circ.1537/Rev.1-UNIFIED INTERPRETATIONS OF THE 2008 IS CODE