Considerando que a República Popular da China, por nota datada de 17 de Junho de 2005, notificou o Secretário-Geral da Organização Marítima Internacional sobre a aplicação na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau do Protocolo de 1988 relativo à Convenção Internacional para a Salvaguarda da Vida Humana no Mar de 1974, concluído em Londres, em 11 de Novembro de 1988, adiante designado por Protocolo;
Considerando igualmente que, em 12 de Outubro de 2007, o Comité de Segurança Marítima da Organização Marítima Internacional, através da resolução MSC.240(83), adoptou emendas ao Protocolo, e que tais emendas produziram efeitos na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau a partir de 1 de Julho de 2009;
O Chefe do Executivo manda publicar, nos termos do n.º 1 do artigo 6.º da Lei n.º 3/1999 da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, a resolução MSC.240(83) que contém as referidas emendas, nos seus textos autênticos em línguas chinesa e inglesa.
Promulgado em 19 de Agosto de 2014.
A Chefe do Executivo, interina, Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan.
Gabinete do Chefe do Executivo, aos 22 de Agosto de 2014. — O Chefe do Gabinete, Alexis, Tam Chon Weng.
THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,
RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING FURTHER article VIII(b) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) and article VI of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the Convention (hereinafter referred to as “the 1988 SOLAS Protocol”) concerning the procedure for amending the 1988 SOLAS Protocol,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its eighty-third session, amendments to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol proposed and circulated in accordance with article VIII(b)(i) of the Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol,
1. ADOPTS, in accordance with article VIII(b)(iv) of the Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, amendments to the appendix to the Annex to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2. DETERMINES, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vi)(2)(bb) of the Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, that the said amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 2009, unless, prior to that date, more than one third of the Parties to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world’s merchant fleet have notified their objections to the amendments;
3. INVITES the Parties concerned to note that, in accordance with article VIII(b)(vii)(2) of the Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, the amendments shall enter into force on 1 July 2009, upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4. RECOMMENDS the Parties concerned to issue certificates complying with the annexed amendments at the first renewal survey after 1 July 2009;
5. REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article VIII(b)(v) of the Convention and article VI of the 1988 SOLAS Protocol, to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the Annex to all Parties to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol;
6. FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its Annex to Members of the Organization, which are not Parties to the 1988 SOLAS Protocol.
Form of Safety Certificate for Passenger Ships
1 The following new paragraphs 2.10 and 2.11 are added after the existing paragraph 2.9 in the section commencing with the words “THIS IS TO CERTIFY”:
“2.10 the ship was/was not1 subjected to an alternative design and arrangements in pursuance of regulation II-2/17 of the Convention;
2.11 a Document of approval of alternative design and arrangements for fire safety is/is not1 appended to this Certificate.
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1 Delete as appropriate.”
2 In the table of paragraph 2.1.3 in the section commencing with the words “THIS IS TO CERTIFY”, the reference to “regulation II-1/13” is replaced by the reference to “regulation II-1/184”, the words “C.1, C.2, C.3” are replaced by “P.1, P.2, P.3” and the following footnote is added:
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“4 For ships constructed before 1 January 2009, the applicable subdivision notation “C.1, C.2 and C.3” should be used.”
Form of Safety Construction Certificate for Cargo Ships
3 The following new paragraphs 5 and 6 are added after the existing paragraph 4 in the section commencing with the words “THIS IS TO CERTIFY”:
“5 the ship was/was not4 subjected to an alternative design and arrangements in pursuance of regulation II-2/17 of the Convention;
6 a Document of approval of alternative design and arrangements for fire safety is/is not4 appended to this Certificate.
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“4 Delete as appropriate.”
Form of Safety Equipment Certificate for Cargo Ships
4 The following new paragraphs 2.7 and 2.8 are added after the existing paragraph 2.6 in the section commencing with the words “THIS IS TO CERTIFY”:
“2.7 the ship was/was not4 subjected to an alternative design and arrangements in pursuance of regulation II-2/17 of the Convention;
2.8 a Document of approval of alternative design and arrangements for fire safety is/is not4 appended to this Certificate.
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“4 Delete as appropriate.”
Form of Safety Certificate for Cargo Ships
5 The following new paragraphs 2.11 and 2.12 are added after the existing paragraph 2.10 in the section commencing with the words “THIS IS TO CERTIFY”:
“2.11 the ship was/was not4 subjected to an alternative design and arrangements in pursuance of regulation II-2/17 of the Convention;
2.12 a Document of approval of alternative design and arrangements for fire safety is/is not4 appended to this Certificate.
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“4 Delete as appropriate.”