Summary of the Outcomes of MSC 102 Tec No.:TEC- 1229 (6706kb) Contact:External Affairs Department Issued:24 Feb 2021 The 102nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 102) was held from 4 to 11 November 2020 as a web conference due to the pandemic of COVID-19. Since the minutes, resolutions and circulars of the meeting were recently released from the IMO, a summary of the decisions taken at MSC 102 is provided as below for your information. 1. Adopted mandatory requirements Mandatory requirements were adopted at MSC 102 as follows: (1) Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 relevant to mooring equipment (See attachment 1) As mentioned in below 3.2(1), new "Guidelines on the design of mooring arrangements and the selection of appropriate mooring equipment and fittings for safe mooring" and new "Guidelines for inspection and maintenance of mooring equipment i