1. General
The administration of Singapore (MPA) has advised relevant parties, including ClassNK, on their instructions regarding IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352 (CSS Code Annex 14) in MPA Surveys Circular No. 2 of 2015 (MPA ref: FSC 7.7), as per attached.
According to these instructions, Annex 14 Rev.1 of the CSS Code is to be applied as a mandatory requirement to Singapore flagged containerships as follows.
(Containership means dedicated containerships and those parts of other ships for which arrangements are specifically designed and fitted for the purpose of carrying containers on deck.)

2. Application of the CSS Code, Annex 14 (MSC.1/Circ.1352) for the above Administration
- Existing containerships with a date of keel laying prior to 1 January 2015 are subject to the provisions of sections 4.4, 7.1, 7.3, and 8 in Annex 14 by the first survey relating to the ship's safety construction certification on or after 1 January 2016.
- Ship owners are encouraged to apply the relevant provisions of section 6 and 7.2 of Annex 14 as far as practicable. As a minimum, existing container ships shall comply with items 4.1-4.12 in FSC 7.7, at their first scheduled dry-docking survey on or after 1 January 2016, but not later than 1 January 2021.
- For containerships with a date of keel laying or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2015, Annex 14 of the CSS Code shall be applied in its entirety.

3. Please note that differing requirements might be implemented by port and terminal operators as per attached paragraph 5 in FSC 7.7.

4. Instructions from other flag states regarding the implementation of IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352 (CSS Code Annex 14) were announced in the following ClassNK Technical Information;
- No. TEC-0999 dated 13 August 2014:　Cyprus
- No. TEC-1021 dated 17 February 2015:　St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No. TEC-1041 dated 3 August 2015: U.K. and Liberia

Please be advised that new ClassNK Technical Information circulars will be issued upon receipt of instructions from flag states other than the above.

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