Apr. 20 2017 Home Class & statutory OUTCOMES OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT - SSE 4 /20-24 MARCH 2017 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention IACS UR IACS UI MODU Code POLAR Code International code of safety for ships operating in polar waters 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 outcomes of the fourth session of the Sub-Committee on ship system and equipment - SSE 4 /20-24 March 2017 SSE 4 – 20/24 march 2017 insight of the major outcomes of the fourth session of the Sub-Committee on ship system and equipment SSE 4 has agreed to the draft amendments or guidelines quoted below, with a view to submission to MSC 98 : · draft functional requirements and the expected performance for SOLAS chapter III ; · draft Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats and the associated MSC circular ; · draft amendments to the Guidelines for developing operation and maintenance manuals for lifeboat systems (MSC.1/Circ.1205) and the associated draft MSC circular ; · draft amendments to paragraph 6.1.1.3 of the LSA Code ; · draft amendments to chapters 1, 6, 9, 10 and 14 of the 2009 MODU Code, with the corresponding draft MSC resolution ; · draft amendments to the Guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning systems (MSC/Circ.645) ; · draft Assembly resolution on Escape route signs and equipment location markings ; · draft amendments to the Guidelines for evaluation and replacement of lifeboat release and retrieval systems (MSC.1/Circ.1392). SSE 4 agreed to the following unified interpretations and the associated draft MSC circulars for submission to MSC 98 with a view to approval: · draft unified interpretation on single fall and hook system used for launching a lifeboat or rescue boat, · draft unified interpretation of chapter 15 of the FSS Code relating to inert gas systems on tankers ; · draft unified interpretation of SOLAS regulations II-2/9.2.2.4.2, II-2/9.2.3.3.2 and II-2/9.2.4.2.2 on the fire integrity of the bulkheads between the wheelhouse and the navigation lockers inside the wheelhouse ; · draft unified interpretation on suitable means for the calibration of portable atmosphere testing instruments as referred to in SOLAS regulation II-2/4.5.7.1 ; · draft unified interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-2/9.2.4.2 on the application of SOLAS regulation II-2/9 to the spaces in the cargo area of tankers ; · Draft amendments to the Unified interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-1/29 (MSC.1/Circ.1398) on mechanical, hydraulic and electrical independency of steering gear control systems. SSE 4 has decided to re-establish Correspondence groups on the following issues : · onboard lifting appliances and winches ; · life saving appliances. Agenda item 3 - Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III MSC 95 had agreed, as part of a work plan on the development of functional requirements for SOLAS chapter III, that SSE 4 would finalize the functional requirements for submission to MSC 98 for approval. SSE 3 had established the Correspondence group on the development of functional requirements for SOLAS chapter III to further consider the structure of functional requirements with respect to completeness, hierarchy, categorization and ordering and to develop the expected performance for each funct