The 102nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 102) was held from 4 to 11 November 2020 as a web conference due to the pandemic of COVID-19. Since the minutes, resolutions and circulars of the meeting were recently released from the IMO, a summary of the decisions taken at MSC 102 is provided as below for your information.

1. Adopted mandatory requirements
Mandatory requirements were adopted at MSC 102 as follows:

(1) Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 relevant to mooring equipment (See attachment 1)
As mentioned in below 3.2(1), new "Guidelines on the design of mooring arrangements and the selection of appropriate mooring equipment and fittings for safe mooring" and new "Guidelines for inspection and maintenance of mooring equipment including lines" were approved at this session. Besides, MSC 102 further adopted amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 to refer to those Guidelines.

Applied: on or after 1 January 2024

(2) Amendments to Part B-1 to B-4 of SOLAS chapter II-1 to ensure consistency with regard to watertight integrity (See attachment 1, 6, 7)
Amendments to Part B-1 to B-4 of SOLAS chapter II-1 were adopted to ensure consistency with regard to watertight integrity. As for early implementation of the amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/12, refer to below 3.2(3).

Applied: on or after 1 January 2024

(To be continued)