Applicability Due Date | Regulation | Outline of Requirement | Documentation Affected |
Passenger ships ≥500gt 01/01/2020 | 2010 FTP Code MEPC.403(96) | FTP Code Revision – Fire protection provisions The Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures, 2010, was revised by resolution MSC.437(99) to be consistent with SOLAS Chapter II which applies the same fire protection provisions for exposed floor coverings on passenger shipscarrying not more than 36 passengers with those carrying more than 36 passengers. | Ship’s drawings Class construction rules |
All ships ≥500gt 01/01/2020 | SOLAS IV MSC.436(99) | Amendments to Chapter IV – Mobile Satellite Service Various regulations of Chapter IV and the Record of Equipment model form were amended to remove references to “Inmarsat” and replace with references to “a recognized mobile satellite service”. | Record of Equipment Communication Equipment certificate |
Passenger ships 01/01/2020 | FSS Code MSC.410(97) | Amendments to FSS Code Chapter 13 “Arrangement of Means of Escape” A revision has been made to 2.1.2.2.2 distribution of persons, case 2 for passenger ship evacuation analysis, for the purpose of clarifying the distribution of crew in public places. | Passenger ship drill procedure Evacuation plan Mustering procedure |
All ships 01/01/2020 | SOLAS VII (Amendments) MSC.442(99) | Amendment 39-18 to International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code The IMDG Code amends the following classification categories: Class 1: Explosives – hazard divisions for packages containing pyrotechnic substances are revised. Class 3: Flammable liquids – the marking, labelling and testing ofpackages containing viscous liquids are revised. Class 4: Flammable solids – revision of the classification of self-reactive substances. Class 5: Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides – packing instructions and methods are revised.Class 8: Corrosive substances – a completely new Chapter 2.8 is adopted. Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, and environmentally hazardous substances – the marking and packaging of lithium batteries are consolidated.MSC.1/Circ.1588 recommends voluntary application of the amendments as of January 1, 2019. | Cargo certificates Cargo MSDS Cargo Operations procedures |
All ships ≥500gt 01/01/2020 | SOLAS XI-1/2 MSC.409(97) | SOLAS XI-1/2 ESP Code New regulation of SOLAS Chapter XI-1 revised the SOLAS Safety Construction Renewal Survey window for cargo ships which are not subject to the Enhanced Survey Program Code, so as to be harmonized with the Renewal Survey window underthe ESP Code. | Safety Construction Certificate |
Chemical ships ≥500gt 01/01/2020 | BCH Code MEPC.303(72) | Model Form of Certificate of Fitness Revised text has been added to the model form to correlate with recent amendments to paragraph 2.2.6 of the Code, which requires provision of an approved stability instrument onboard, or other approved methods for ensuring safeloading of cargoes. | Certificate of Fitness |
Cargo ships ≥500gt 01/01/2020 | Special Purpose Ships Code MSC.445(99) | Revisions to SPS Code The form of the Record of Equipment for Compliance with the SPS Code (Form SPS) has been revised in the “Radio Facilities” section, to refer to the use of a “Recognized mobile satellite service ship earth station”, rather thanreferring to a “Inmarsat ship earth station”. | Record of Equipment form |
All ships ≥500gt 01/01/2020 | SOLAS II-1 MSC.429(98) | SOLAS II-1 – Damage Stability Explanatory Notes Explanatory notes correspond to the extensive revisions of SOLAS chapter II-1, adopted by resolution MSC.421(98). | Stability Booklet |
All ships ≥5000gt 01/01/2020 | MARPOL VI MEPC.293(71) MEPC.292(71) | MARPOL VI – Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database Guidelines These 2017 Guidelines provide guidance to assist: 1) Administrations in developing their program to verify ship’s fuel oil consumption data 2) The IMO Secretariat on the development and management of the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database, and describe methods that will be used to anonymize ship data to ensure the completeness of the database. | SEEMP Part II |
All ships using compliant fuel 01/03/2020 | MARPOL VI/14 MEPC.280(70) | MARPOL VI Regulation 14 – Sulphur Content in Fuel Oil Notification of the MEPC decision to ban the carriage of non compliant fuel (with sulfur content > 0.5%) | SMS procedures for fuel Oil Fuel Oil Management Plan SEEMP Part I & II |