Mar. 22 2019 Home Class & statutory STATUTORY INFORMATION Date : 22-03-2019 SSE 6 – 4 TO 8 MARCH 2019 - MAJOR OUTCOMES OF THE 6TH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention IACS UI MODU Code POLAR Code International code of safety for ships operating in polar waters SOLAS CH I General Provisions SOLAS CH II-1 Machinery, Electricity, Stability SOLAS CH II-2 Fire SOLAS CH III Life-Saving Appliances Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types Summary:- The Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 6) held its sixth session from 4 to 8 March 2019. Summary:- The Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 6) held its sixth session from 4 to 8 March 2019. Significant progress has been made in the different areas. - safety objectives and functional requirements, life raft ventilation, on-board lifting devices - but there is still work to be done. SSE 6 in particular agreed to the draft SOLAS regulation II-1/3-13 with a view to submission to MSC in conjunction with the associated Guidelines. MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION MANAGEMENT L-C&R SSE 6 – 4 to 8 March 2019 major outcomes of the 6th session of the SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT SUMMARY SSE 6 agreed to the draft SOLAS regulation II-1/3-13 with a view to submission to MSC in conjunction with the associated Guidelines (item 9). SSE 6 agreed also to : the draft amendments to the Guidelines on alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III (MSC.1/Circ.1212) and the associated MSC circular, for submission to MSC 101 for approval (item 3) ; the draft interim guidelines on life-saving appliances and arrangements for ships operating in polar waters and instruct the IMO Secretariat to prepare the draft associated circular, for submission to MSC 101 for approval (item 5) ; agreed to the draft interim guidelines for minimizing the incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special category spaces of new and existing ro-ro passenger ships, and the associated draft MSC circular, with a view to approval by MSC 101 (item 6). SSE 6 concurred to the following draft unified interpretation and the associated draft MSC circular, for submission to MSC 101 for approval (item 12) : SOLAS Regulation 10.10.4 – Fire-fighting, Fire-fighter's outfits, Fire-fighter's communication / Requirements for two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus for fire-fighter's communication ; Footnote to SOLAS regulation II-2/9.7.5 - Containment of fire, Ventilation systems, Exhaust ducts from galley ranges ; application of the design temperature for piping, fittings and related components ; SOLAS regulations II-2/3.30, II-2/9.2.2.3.2.2, II-2/9.2.2.4.2.2, II-2/9.2.3.3.2.2 and II-2/9.2.4.2.2.2 as modified - Fire integrity of the bulkheads and decks between engine rooms and spaces in which urea or sodium hydroxide solution tanks are installed ; IGC Code Paragraph 11.4.8 – Fire protection and extinction, Dry chemical powder fire-extinguishing systems / Onboard discharge test of a dry chemical powder fire-extinguishing system ; SOLAS Regulation 32.1.1 – Personal life saving appliances, Lifebuoys / lifebuoy arrangements for means of embarkation/disembarkation SOLAS Regulation II-1/28, II-1/29 and II-1/30 - steering gear arrangements ; SOLAS Regulation 20.11 – Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections, Maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats, rescue boats and fast re