MSC.563(108)？-？Amendments？to？the？Revised？recommendation？on？testing？of？life-saving？appliances

MSC108/20/Add.1Annex 15,page 1ANNEX 15RESOLUTION MSC.563(108)(adopted on 23 May 2024)AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED RECOMMENDATION ONTESTING OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES (RESOLUTION MSC.81(70))THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEERECALLING Article 28(b)of the Convention on the International Maritime Organizationconcerning the functions of the Committee,RECALLING ALSO that the Assembly,when adopting resolution A.689(17)on Testing oflife-saving appliances,authorized the Committee to keep the annexed Recommendation ontesting of life-saving appliances under review and to adopt,when appropriate,amendmentsthereto,RECALLING FURTHER that,since the adoption of resolution A689(17),the Committee hasamended the Recommendation annexed thereto by resolutions MSC.54(66)and MSC.81(70),and by circulars MSC/Circ.596,MSC/Circ.615 and MSC/Circ.809,RECOGNIZING the need to ensure that the references in the Revised recommendation ontesting of life-saving appliances(resolution MSC.81(70))are kept up to date,1ADOPTS the Amendments to the Revised recommendation on testing of life-savingappliances(MSC.81(70)),set out in the annex to the present resolution;2RECOMMENDS that Governments apply the amendments when testing life-savingappliances,as set out in the annex to the present resolution;3INVITES Contracting Governments to the SOLAS Convention to bring the aboveamendments to the attention of all parties concerned.I:MSC108MSC 108-20-Add.1.docx