Marine Safety Committee (MSC) has amended SOLAS Chapter III by Res.MSC201(81) and Res.MSC216(82) and done LSA Code by Res.MSC207(81) and MSC218(82) at the 81st and 82nd session. Principal revised points are mentioned as follows. Please refer to the attachment (amended parts are underlined) and ClassNK Technical Information TEC-0691 for further information.

1. Principal revised points by Res.MSC.201(81):
(1) Number of infant lifejackets for passenger ships on voyages less than 24 hours has been specified.
(2) If adult lifejackets are not designed to fit person weighting up to 140kg and with a chest girth of up to 1,750 mm, accessories to secured to such persons have been required.
This resolution will enter into force on 1st July 2010.

2. Principal revised points by Res.MSC.207(81):
(1) Operational air temperature range (-15°C to +40°C ) of personal life-saving appliances has been specified.
(2) A mass of lifebuoys intended to operate the quick release arrangement provided for the self-activated smoke signals and self-igniting lights (not less than 4 kg) has been specified.
(3) Requirements of a lifejacket (Art.2.2) have been totally amended.
(4) Classification of an immersion suit as a lifejackets has been deleted.
This resolution will enter into force on 1st July 2010.

3. Principal revised points by Res.MSC.216(82)
(1) A methodology for alternative design and arrangement for life-saving appliances and arrangements has been specified.
(2) Mass of a liferaft stowed in a position providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level (less than 185 kg) has been specified.
(3) Remotely located survival craft carried in accordance with Reg.III/31.1.4 has been included in watch or work stations specified in Reg.III/32.3.3.
In this resolution, amendment (1) will enter into force on 1st July 2010 and the others will do on 1st July 2008.
(To be continued)

4. Principal revised points by Res.MSC.218(82)
(1) Performance requirement of