NoticeonMSC.474(102)、MSC.1Circ.1175Rev.1、MSC.1Circ.1619andMSC.1Circ.1620IssuedbyIMO

CCSTechnical Information(2021)Technical Information No.45 Total No.551Aug.25,2021(Total 4 pages+Annexes)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.474(102)MSC.1/Circ.1619 MSC.1/Circ.1620 andMSC.1/Circ.1175/Rev.1 Issued by IMO1.BackgroundThe Maritime Safety Committee of International Maritime Organization (IMO),at its102th session (11 November 2020),adopted the resolution MSC.474(102)"Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,1974,asamended",which will enter into force on 1 January 2024IMO approved MSC.1/Circ.1619 "Guidelines on the Design of MooringArrangements and the Selection of Appropriate Mooring Equipment and Fittings forSafe Mooring",MSC.1/Circ.1620 "Guidelines for Inspection and Maintenance ofMooring Equipment including Lines"and MSC.1/Circ.1175/Rev.1"RevisedGuidance on Shipboard Towing and Mooring Equipment"at MSC102.2.Main content of MSC.474(102)The resolution revised the SOLAS74/II-1 as follows:(1)Added the definition of "ships constructed on or after 1 January 2024".(2)The New content of revised Regulation 3-8 includes:For ships of 3000 gross tonnage and above,the mooring arrangement shall bedesigned,and the mooring equipment including shall be selected,in order to ensureoccupational safety and safe mooring of the ship,based on the guidelines developed