New requirements for anchor handling winches due to the amendments to SOLAS II-1 Tec No.:TEC- 1359 (513kb) Contact:Machinery Department Issued:8 Aug 2025 At the 107th session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC107) in June 2023, the amendments to SOLAS II-1 to provide safety requirements on lifting appliances and anchor handling winches were adopted and Regulation 3-13 was newly established as per the resolution MSC.532(107). Additionally, "Guidelines for Lifting appliances" (MSC.1/Circ.1663) and "Guidelines for Anchor handling winches" (MSC.1/Circ.1662) were approved. These new guidelines are referenced in SOLAS II-1/Reg.3-13. In addition, please refer to ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1340 dated 16 December 2024 and ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1303 dated 16 August 2023. This technical information introduces the new requirements for anchor handling winches. Since some parts of the