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Updated draft resolutions to support implementation
The Sub-Committee, which reports to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), finalized the updating of four key IMO Assembly resolutions on implementation: the draft Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification, 2023; the draft 2023 Non-exhaustive list of obligations under instruments relevant to the IMO instruments implementation Code (III Code); the draft Procedures for port State control (PSC), 2023; and the draft 2023 Guidelines on the implementation of the ISM Code by Administrations. These will be forwarded for adoption by the IMO Assembly at its thirty-third session (A 33), which meets 27 November to 6 December 2023.
III Code Implementation Guidance
The Sub-committee finalized the draft text of the III Code Implementation Guidance. The guidance aims to assist Member States in the implementation of the III Code, and the standard of audits conducted under the IMO member state Audit Scheme (IMSAS). The draft will be submitted to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for approval for issuing under an MSC-MEPC circular.
Guidance on assessments and applications of remote surveys, ISM Code audits and ISPS Code verifications
The Sub-Committee finalized part of a package of work on guidance on assessments and applications of remote surveys, ISM Code audits and ISPS Code verifications, as contained in draft Survey Guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) and Guidelines on implementation of the ISM Code, with a view to adoption by A 33 (26 November-6 December).
Review of the Casualty Investigation Code
The Sub-Committee considered proposals for a holistic and comprehensive review of the Casualty Investigation Code and to amend the Code, including proposals to amend and improve the quality and timeliness of marine safety investigation reports. Following discussion, which saw strong support for the proposed review of the Code, the Sub-Committee invited interested Member States and international organizations to submit a proposed new output on a holistic and comprehensive review of the Casualty Investigation Code to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). Read more..
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