The amendments of applicable international convention and codes stipulating mandatory installation of stability instruments for oil tankers, chemical tankers, and gas carriers were adopted at MEPC 66, which was held from March to April 2014, and MSC 93 held on May 2014. The amendments will enter into force on 1 January 2016. In this connection, although ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-0991 and No. TEC-1001 already provides information outlining the content of the amendments as a part of an introduction on the outcomes of each committee, this Technical Information provides more detailed content on the amendments and specific procedures to follow in order to comply with the requirements, as described below.

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- All oil tankers, chemical tankers, and gas carriers are to be fitted with a stability instrument, capable of verifying compliance with intact and damage stability requirements approved by the Administration by the date designated in applicable convention or codes. Details on each applicable ship and the designated date for application of the amendments are summarized in Table.1 below.

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