MSC.1-Circ.1666-InterimGuidelinesForTheSafetyOfShipsUsingLpgFuels

INTERNATIONALEMARITIMEORGANIZATION4 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SRTelephone:+44(0)2077357611Fax:+44(0)2075873210MSC.1/Circ.166630June2023INTERIM GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFETY OF SHIPS USING LPG FUELS1The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 107th session (31 May to 9 June 2023),havingconsidered a proposal by the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers,at itseighth session,recognizing the importance of providing criteria for the use of LPG fuels onboard ships so as to provide at least the same level of safety and reliability as new andcomparable conventional oil-fuelled main and auxiliary machinery installations,approved theInterim guidelines for the safety of ships using LPG fuels,as set out in the annex.2Member States are invited to bring the Interim Guidelines to the attention ofshipbuilders,manufacturers,shipowners,ship managers,masters and ship crews,bareboatcharterers and all other parties concerned.3Member States are also invited to recount their experience gained through the use ofthese Interim Guidelines to the Organization,for the Committee to keep them under review.I:CircMSC1MSC.1-CIRC.1666.docxMARPOL AT 50