Applicability: shipowners, ship operators, ship managers, ship masters, designers, shipbuilders and manufacturers
The International Maritime Organisation has adopted amendments to the SOLAS Convention, Resolution MSC.81(70) and the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code*, which come into force on 1 January 2024.
These amendments mean the installation survey requirement for carrying out a launch test of lifeboats, when the ship is making headway at not less than five knots, will only be applicable to davit-launched lifeboats and will no longer be required for free-fall lifeboats.
Possible early implementation
Flag Administrations may choose to adopt the amendments prior to the entry-into-force date of 1 January 2024 and allow early implementation, as permitted by MSC.8/Circular 2 and MSC.1/Circular 1565.
For further information
Please check the Lloyd’s Register Country File to confirm whether the flag Administration permits early implementation. Alternatively, please speak to one of our experts at your local Lloyd's Register office or contact statutorysupport@lr.org
* IMO Resolutions MSC.482(103), MSC.485(103) and MSC.488(103)