Experts in ship construction, operations and survival at sea have been meeting for the second session of the Intersessional Working Group on the Revision of SOLAS Chapter III and the LSA Code (ISWG-SOLAS III-LSA).
The aim of the meeting in Hamburg, Germany (9-13 October) is the establishment of a set of high-level goals and requirements to fill gaps in the provisions of SOLAS chapter III and the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code. The idea is that those who have been taking part - life-saving appliance manufacturers, naval architects, flag Administration representatives, medical experts, surveyors and master mariners - should identify and rank in matrix form hazards relating to survival at sea in incidents of ship abandonment.
The Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment agreed at its meeting in February/March 2023 (SSE 9) that the Intersessional Working Group should hold a second session to advance work begun at its first in October 2022. The Group will submit its report to SSE 10 (4-8 March 2024).
Approximately 20 participants from eight Member States and four observer international organizations have been attending. The meeting has been co-chaired by Stephan Assheuer and Rainer Hamann (Germany) and hosted by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport of Germany at the premises of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany.
