Reg XII/3: Implementation Schedule

The SOLAS compliance schedule for ships subject to the retroactive requirements of regulations 4 and 6 contains the following requirements based on age and the date of survey:

• bulk carriers which are 20 years of age and over on 1 July 1999, to comply by the date of the first intermediate survey or the first periodical survey after 1 July 1999, whichever comes first;

• bulk carriers which are 15 years of age and over but less than 20 years of age on 1 July 1999, to comply by the date of the first periodical survey after 1 July 1999, but not later than 1 July 2002;

• bulk carriers which are less than 15 years of age on 1 July 1999, to comply by the date of the first periodical survey after the date on which the ship reaches 15 years of age, but not later than the date on which the ship reaches 17 years of age.

• In light of this development, IACS Council revised the IACS compliance schedule, contained in IACS Unified

• bulk carriers which will be 20 years of age or more on 1 July 1998, to comply by the due date of the first intermediate *or the due date of the first special survey to be held after 1 July 1998, whichever comes first;

• bulk carriers which will be 15 years of age or more but less than 20 years of age on 1 July 1998, to comply by the due date of the first special survey, to be held after 1 July 1998, but not later than 1 July2002; and

• bulk carriers which will be less than 15 years of age on 1 July 1998, to comply by the due date of the third special survey, or by the date on which the ship reaches 15 years of age, whichever comes later. (The due date of the intermediate survey may be taken as the due date of the second annual survey or the third annual survey)

Early completion of an intermediate or special survey coming due after 1 July 1998 to postpone compliance is not allowed.

This revision modifies the IACS schedule so that compliance as a condition of classification will usually precede or coincide with the statutory compliance date. Owners are urged to carefully review these two schedules in order to determine the compliance dates applicable to their individual ships.