Executive summary :

The Maritime Safety Committee was held in person in London (2-11 November 2022) with hybrid facilities allowing remote participation.

MSC 106 adopted amendments to Conventions and Codes, including: 

• New mandatory Code for Industrial Personnel: adoption of the new SOLAS chapter XV and the associated new International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code)
• New SOLAS regulation on fuel flashpoint: new definitions and provisions in SOLAS regulation II-2/4 (Probability of ignition). A declaration by the fuel oil supplier's shall be provided to certify that the fuel complies with SOLAS II.2/4.2.1 and with the test method to determine the flashpoint. The Bunker delivery note indicates the flashpoint.
• IGC and IGF Codes: amendments to allow the application of high manganese austenitic steel for cryogenic service in cargo and fuel tanks of LNG carriers and LNG-fuelled ships

MSC 106 also: 

• adopted new Resolutions : Member States' obligations in connection with SAR services under the SOLAS and SAR conventions in the context of armed conflicts
• adopted a large number of amendments to existing Guidelines, Standards or Guidance, to be disseminated as MSC Circulars
• approved amendments to instruments or guidelines for adoption at MSC 107 in June 2023, including draft:
  • amendments to the Polar Code (non-SOLAS vessels)
  • guidelines to support the implementation of the new draft SOLAS II-1/3-13 on onboard lifting appliances and anchor handling winches
  • amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and the 1994/2000 HSC Codes for the prohibition of PFOS fire-extinguishing media
  • amendments to LSA Code for the ventilation of totally enclosed lifeboats 

MSC 106 considered the following: 

• progress on the development of a non-mandatory goal-based instrument for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS)
• new work outputs to be added onto Sub Committees agendas