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Ref. T5/1.01
Circular letter No.2528
5 February 2004
To:
All IMO Members and Contracting Governments to the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
Subject:
Amendments to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000
1
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-fifth session (15 to 24 May 2002), approved
proposed amendments to the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000
(2000 HSC Code) and requested the Secretary-General to circulate them in accordance with SOLAS
article VIII, for consideration with a view to adoption at MSC 79 in December 2004, in time for
them to enter into force with the next set of SOLAS amendments in 2006.
2
The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit herewith, in accordance with
article VIII(b)(i) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, the text of the
proposed amendments to the 2000 HSC Code, set out in the annex, for consideration with a view to
adoption by the Committee at its seventy-ninth session (1 to 10 December 2004), in accordance with
article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention.
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Circular letter No.2528
ANNEX
DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SAFETY FOR HIGH-SPEED CRAFT, 2000
Chapter 2 – Buoyancy, stability and subdivision
1
The title of section 2.2.1 “Intact buoyancy”, is replaced with the title “Buoyant spaces”.
2
In paragraph 2.2.1.1, the following new sentence is added at the end of the existing sentence
starting with “In considering …” and ending with “ …stability requirements.”:
“Where a buoyant space may be subjected to increased fluid pressure in the equilibrium
position after damage, the boundaries and associated openings and penetrations of that space
shall be designed and constructed to prevent the passage of fluid under that pressure.”
3
In the leading text of paragraph 2.2.3.2, the word “shall” is replaced with the word “may”.
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