TotalNo.577TechnicalNoticeonMSC.1-Circ.1640-AmendmentstotheInternationalAeronauticalandMaritimeSearchandRescue(IAMSAR)Manual

CCSTechnical Information(2022)Technical Information No.5 Total No.577Mar21,2022(Total 1 page)To:Shipowners,Shipping management companies,all branchesTechnical Notice on MSC.1/Circ.1640-Amendments to theInternational Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue(IAMSAR)ManualThe Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization,at its103rd session in May 2021,adopted the MSC.1/Circ.1640-Amendments to theInternational Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR)Manual.Amend the full text of IAMSAR Manual.As Chapter V Regulation 21 of SOLAS convention requires,all ships shall carry anup-to-date copy of Volume Ill of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Searchand Rescue(IAMSAR)Manual.Shipowners and shipping management companies arerecommended to buy an up-to-date copy of Volume lll of the InternationalAeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue(IAMSAR)Manual and kept onboard.MSC.1/Circ.1640 is provided in the annex.This technical notice is made public on CCS website (www.ccs.org.cn),and is to bedistributed to relevant shipowners,shipping management companies by CCSbranches within their responsible areas.