Draft Amendments for Technical Rules

Draft amendments approved at the 1st Meeting of the 2025 Technical Committee

Hull

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Requirements for Lashing Software
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Approval of Container Securing Systems
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Strength of Container Supporting Structures
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Amendment related to Part C of the Rules for Survey and Construction of Steel Ships (2024 Amendment 2)
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Material

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Standardisation of Terminology Used for Yield Strength Standards
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Shape of Tensile Test Specimens for Rolled Steel
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Range of Approval of Welding Procedures and Related Specifications
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Machinery

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Welding Requirements for Pressure Vessels and Application Requirements for Rolled Stainless Steels
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Addition of Emission Control Areas (Canadian Arctic Area and Norwegian Sea Area)
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Review of the Scope of Preventive Machinery Maintenance Systems
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Equipment

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Interpretation of Crowns of Machinery Spaces of Category A
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Life-Saving Appliances
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Safety Measures for Cargo Tanks of Tankers
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Submission of Documents relevant to AFS
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The Ship Recycling Convention
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Name of Coating Inspector Qualification and Name of Material Safety Data Sheet
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Unified Interpretation for Watertight Doors
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Fire Safety Measures for the Vehicle Spaces, Special Category Spaces and Ro-ro Spaces of Ro-ro Passenger Ships and Cargo Ships
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Arrangement of Fixed Fire Detection and Alarm Systems Required for Control Stations in Cargo Ships
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Amendments of IGF Code (MSC.551(108))
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Clarification of the Application of Part GF and Part N
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Electronic Inclinometers
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Application of Polar Code to Small Ships
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Electrical Installations

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Uninterruptible Power System Units and Valve-regulated Sealed Type Lead Acid Batteries
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Requirements for Accumulator Battery Systems
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Inclination Requirements for Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk and Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
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Precautions against Fire in Cable Installations
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Offshore

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Inspection Requirements Regarding the IP Code
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Survey

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Performance Tests for Hatch Covers
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Unified Interpretation for MARPOL ANNEX VI (Energy Efficiency for Ships)
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Bunker Delivery Notes for Low-Flashpoint Fuel and Gas Fuel, and Related Regulations
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Electronic Ballast Water Record Book
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Unified Interpretation for Inspections of the Means of Access
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Effective Date and Application

 
 
Effective Date and Application of Draft Amendments
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Draft amendments approved at the 1st Meeting of the 2023 Technical Committee

Equipment

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Arrangement of Cargo Piping and Gas-freeing Piping for Tankers (Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships Parts D, S, and R)
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Effective Date and Application

 
 
Effective Date and Application of Draft Amendments
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  • Effective dates of draft amendments are subject to change depending on the outcomes of IMO or IACS deliberations.
  • The word “omitted” when used in the context of the rule amendments described in the Amendments means that the requirement in question was not amended and is still applicable as before; it does not mean that the requirement is no longer applicable or was deleted.