75 2006 LSA Code Amendments MSC.20781 A.
Adoption
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-first session May 2006 adopted, by resolution MSC.20781, in accordance with article VIIIbiv of the Convention, amendments to the International Life-Saving
Appliance Code LSA Code.
B. Entry into force
In accordance with article VIIIbvi of the Convention, and as determined by the Maritime Safety Committee, the amendments shall enter into force on 1 July 2010, unless, prior to 1 January 2010, more than one-
third of the Contracting Governments to the Convention, or Contracting Governments, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute more than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world’s merchant fleet, have notified their
objections to the amendments. No such objection was received, and the amendments, accordingly, entered into force on 1 July 2010.
76 2006 Resolution A.73918 Amendments MSC.20881 A.
Adoption
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-first session May 2006 adopted, by resolution MSC.20881, in
accordance with article VIIIbiv of the Convention, amendments to the Guidelines for the authorization of organizations acting on behalf of the Administration.
B. Entry into force
In accordance with article VIIIbvi of the Convention, and as determined by the Maritime Safety Committee, the amendments shall enter into force on 1 July 2010, unless, prior to 1 January 2010, more than one-
third of the Contracting Governments to the Convention, or Contracting Governments, the combined merchant fleets of
which constitute more than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world’s merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments. No such objection was received, and the amendments, accordingly, entered into
force on 1 July 2010.
77 2006 Performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double side skin spaces of bulk carriers MSC.21582
A. Adoption
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-second session December 2006 adopted this Performance standard, by resolution MSC.21582.
B. Entry into force
At the time of its adoption, the Maritime Safety Committee determined that the Performance standard would take effect on 1 July 2008, upon the entry into force of the amendments to regulations II-13-2 and XII6 of
the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974. adopted by resolution MSC.21682.
78 2006 Chapters II-1, II-2, III and XII and appendix Amendments MSC.21682 A.
Adoption
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-second session December 2006 adopted, by resolution MSC.21682, in accordance with article VIIIbiv of the Convention, amendments to Chapters II-1, II-2, III, XII
and the appendix of the Convention.
B. Entry into force
In accordance with article VIIIbvi of the Convention, and as determined by the Maritime Safety Committee, the amendments to Chapters II-1, II-2, III and XII and the appendix, set out in Annex 1 to the resolution
shall enter into force on 1 July 2008; that the amendments to Chapter II-1 set out in Annex 2 to the resolution shall
enter into force on 1 January 2009; and that the amendments to Chapters II-1, II-2 and III set out in Annex 3 to the resolution shall enter into force on 1 July 2010, unless, prior to 1 January 2008, 1 July 2008 and 1 January 2010
respectively, more than one-third of the Contracting Governments to the Convention, or Contracting Governments, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute more than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world’s
merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments. With regard to the amendments to Chapters II-1, II-2, III, XII and the appendix set out in Annex 1 to the resolution, no such objection was received, and the
amendments accordingly entered into force on 1 July 2008. With regard to the amendments to Chapter II-1 set out in Annex 2 to the resolution, no such objection was received, and the amendments accordingly entered into force on
1 January 2009. With regard to the amendments to Chapters II-1, II-2 and III set out in Annex 3 to the resolution, one objection
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was received, and these amendments, accordingly, entered into force on 1 July 2010.
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The depositary received, on 23 December 2009, the following communication from the Embassy of Finland: “The Embassy informs that, at this stage, the Government of Finland is not able to accept the amendments to the
SOLAS Convention .”
79 2006 FSS Code Amendments MSC.21782 A.
Adoption
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-second session December 2006 adopted, by resolution MSC.21782, in accordance with article VIIIbiv of the Convention, amendments to the International Code for
Fire Safety Systems FSS Code.
B. Entry into force
