Conventions Changes in 2015

2015 Table 1 : International conventions and mandatory codes

Convention Resolution No. Applicable Date Description
SOLAS
LL		 MSC.349(92) 2015/01/01 Code for Recognized Organizations (RO Code)
SOLAS MSC.350(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended
SOLAS MSC.351(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 1994 (1994 HSC Code)
SOLAS MSC.352(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (2000 HSC Code)
SOLAS MSC.353(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code)
SOLAS MSC.354(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code
LL MSC.356(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the Protocol of 1988 relating to The International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, as amended
SOLAS MSC.282(86) 2011/01/01 Tankers of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2012, shall be fitted with ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) not later than the first survey on or after 1 July 2015
MARPOL MEPC.238(65) 2015/01/01 Amendments to MARPOL Annexes I and II to make the RO Code mandatory
WRC LEG/CONF.16/19 2015/04/14 Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007
MARPOL MEPC.251(66) 2015/09/01 Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI regulations 13(NOx), 19, 20 and 21 (EEDI)

2015 Table 2 : Technical provisions and documents that are commonly used

Convention Resolution No. Applicable Date Description
SOLAS A.1106(29) 2015/12/14 Revised guidelines for the onboard operational use of Shipborne automatic identification systems (AIS)
SOLAS A.1108(29) 2015/12/14 Amendments to the recommendation on pilot transfer arrangements (Resolution A.1045(27))
MARPOL MEPC.259(68) 2015/05/15 2015 guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems
MARPOL MEPC.260(68) 2015/05/15 Amendments to the 2011 guidelines addressing additional aspects to the NOx technical code 2008 with regard to particular requirements related to marine diesel engines fitted with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems (resolution MEPC.198(62))
MARPOL MEPC.262(68) 2015/05/15 Amendments to the 2013 interim guidelines for determining minimum propulsion power to maintain the maneuverability of ships in adverse conditions (resolution MEPC.232(65), as amended by resolution MEPC.255(67))
MARPOL MEPC.263(68) 2015/05/15 Amendments to the 2014 guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained energy efficiency design index (EEDI) for new ships (resolution MEPC.245(66))
MARPOL MEPC.269(68) 2015/05/15 2015 guidelines for the development of the inventory of hazardous materials
SOLAS MSC.398(95) 2015/06/05 Amendments to part B of the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008 (2008 IS Code)
SOLAS MSC.399(95) 2015/06/05 Amendments to the guidelines for the application of plastic pipes on ships (resolution A.753(18), as amended by resolution MSC.313(88))
SOLAS MSC.400(95) 2015/06/08 Amendments to the revised performance standards and functional requirements for the long-range identification and tracking of ships (resolution MSC.263(84), as amended)
SOLAS MSC.1/Circ.1395/Rev.2 2015/06/12 Lists of solid bulk cargoes for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system is ineffective
MARPOL MEPC.261(68) 2015/09/01 Amendments to the 2014 guidelines on survey and certification of the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) (resolution MEPC.254(67))
SOLAS MSC.363(92) 2015/07/01 Performance standards for electronic inclinometers
SOLAS MSC.359(92) 2015/01/01 Amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009 (2009 MODU Code)