Last update : 2026/09/28
Result 12
| Subjects | Requirement Resolution No. Entry into force |
New Ship Existing Ship |
Ship types | Size | Implementation Date | Convention | TEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments to SOLAS Chapters IV and V, and HSC Code to allow the VDES to install ships as an alternative to AIS |
SOLAS IV, V, 1994/2000 HSC CODE MSC.583(111), MSC.585(111), MSC.586(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to 2011 ESP Code regarding Remote Inspection Technique (RIT) |
2011 ESP Code MSC.584(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | Oil tankers and Bulk carriers | 500GT or over | 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | Oil tankers and Bulk carriers | 500GT or over | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to 1988 Load Lines Protocol regarding guard rails |
LL MSC.591(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | Ships the keels of which are laid, or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | |||||||
| Amendments to IGF Code |
IGF Code MSC.567(109) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | Ships for which the building contract is placed on or after 1 January 2028; in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 2028; or ships the delivery of which is on or after 1 January 2032 |
SOLAS | 1350 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-4 to require emergency towing arrangements on ships, other than tankers |
SOLAS II-1/3-4 MSC.549(108) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | Ships other than tankers | 20,000 GT and upwards | Ships the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1335 |
| Existing Ship | |||||||
| Amendments to requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear (Resolution MSC.402(96)) |
MSC.402(96) MSC.590(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | free-fall lifeboats installed on or after 1 January 2031, or having a contractual delivery date to the ship on or after 1 January 2031 or, in the absence of a contractual delivery date to the ship, actually delivered to the ship on or after 1 January 2031 | SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | free-fall lifeboats installed on or after 1 January 2031, or having a contractual delivery date to the ship on or after 1 January 2031 or, in the absence of a contractual delivery date to the ship, actually delivered to the ship on or after 1 January 2031 | ||||
| Amendments to SOLAS II-2 on reference to tables |
SOLAS II-2 MSC.572(110) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1363 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to IP Code regarding stability calculation |
IP Code MSC.588(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | Cargo ships and high-speed cargo crafts, which carry more than 12 industrial personnel | 500GT or over | Ships for which the building contract is placed on or after 1 January 2028; in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 2028; or ships the delivery of which is on or after 1 January 2032 |
SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | |||||||
| Amendments to LSA Code regarding the test release system under load without launching the free-fall lifeboat into the water and clarification of the applicability |
LSA Code MSC.589(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to IMDG Code |
IMDG Code MSC.587(111) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1380 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to SOLAS V for Pilot Transfer Arrangements |
SOLAS V/23 MSC.572(110) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | 150 GT or over | 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1363 1375 |
| Existing Ship | All | 150 GT or over | 1 January 2028 | ||||
| Amendments to HSC Code |
1994/2000 HSC CODE MSC.573(110), MSC.574(110) 2028/01/01 |
New Ship | All | All | Crafts the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2028 | SOLAS | 1363 |
| Existing Ship | All | All | No later than the date of the first renewal survey on or after 1 January 2028 |