Significant outcomes from SSE 11: 

Below is a brief overview of some of the significant outcomes from SSE 11:

  1. Draft amendments to the LSA Code were finalised on the development of design and prototype test requirements for the arrangements used in the operational testing of free-fall lifeboat release systems without launching the lifeboat.

  2. A draft unified interpretation of paragraphs 6.1.1.3 and 6.1.2.2 of the LSA Code - Manual hoisting of a dedicated rescue boat was agreed to clarify that, for cargo ships, manual hoisting of a dedicated rescue boat should be considered as part of launching preparation, but not part of launching process.

  3. Draft amendments to resolution MSC.81(70) and MSC.1/Circ.1628/Rev.1 were agreed to improve the test procedure for the lifejacket buoyancy test and make acceptance criteria consistent with the LSA Code.

  4. Draft amendments to MSC/Circ.1086 - Code of Practice for Atmospheric Oil Mist Detectors were agreed. This relates to concerns raised that fires on board ships are often caused or enhanced by oil leaks in engine-rooms.

  5. A draft unified interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-2/10.11 and regulation 7.9.4 of the 1994 and 2000 HSC Codes was agreed to clarify how compliance with the requirements to prohibit PFOS will be demonstrated for both new and existing ships.

  6. A draft unified interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-1/3-13.2.4 was agreed to facilitate uniform documentation of load testing and thorough examination for existing non-certified lifting appliances. The interpretation provides a factual statement, as a form of documentation of load testing and thorough examination of existing lifting appliances without valid certificates, which were installed before 1 January 2026, to be effective from 1 January 2026, which is aligned with the entry into force of amended SOLAS regulation II-1/3-13.

  7. Work continued on development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and the FSS Code concerning detection and control of fires in cargo holds and on the cargo deck of containerships, including draft amendments to SOLAS regulation II-2/10.7.3 concerning water mist lances and fixed and mobile water monitors, draft new SOLAS regulation II-2/7.11 including requirements for portable infrared thermal imagers and development of draft Guidelines for the design, performance, testing, and approval of water mist lances used for the protection of on-deck cargo areas of ships designed and constructed to carry containers on or above the weather deck.

  8. Work continued on the evaluation of the adequacy of fire protection, detection and extinction arrangements in vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces in order to reduce the fire risk of ships carrying new energy vehicles.