Feb. 23 2015 Home Class & statutory IMO SDC 2 OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY REPORT LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention 1988 LL PROTOCOL Load Lines IACS UI SOLAS CH I General Provisions SOLAS CH II-1 Machinery, Electricity, Stability SOLAS CH II-2 Fire SOLAS CH XII Bulk Carriers SPS Code Special Purpose Ships Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeAll Sea going Ship types IMO SDC 2 OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY REPORT Report on SDC 2 Introduction The Sub-Committee (SC) on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) had its second session from 16 to 20 February 2015, which took place in IMO headquarters in London. This report provides an overview on agenda items discussed. Agenda of SDC 2 1 Adoption of the agenda 2 Decisions of other IMO bodies 3 Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations 4 Guidelines on safe return to port for passenger ships 5 Second-generation intact stability criteria 6 Amendments to the criterion for maximum angle of heel in turns of the 2008 IS Code 7 Amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing, lifting and anchor handling operations 8 Guidelines addressing the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels engaged on international voyages 9 Classification of offshore industry vessels and a review of the need for a non-mandatory code for offshore construction support vessels 10 Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/11 and development of associated Guidelines to ensure the adequacy of testing arrangements for watertight compartments 11 Provisions to ensure the integrity and uniform implementation of the 1969 TM Convention 12 Guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) within ship structures 13 Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2, the FTP Code and MSC/Circ.1120 to clarify the requirements for plastic pipes on ships 14 Amendments to SOLAS and FSS Code to make evacuation analysis mandatory for new passenger ships and review of the Recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships 15 Interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-2/13.6 on means of escape from ro-ro cargo spaces 16 Review of conditions under which passenger ship watertight doors may be opened during navigation and development of amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/22 and MSC.1/Circ.1380 17 Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 and associated guidelines on damage control drills for passenger ships 18 Guidelines for wing-in-ground craft 19 Review of general cargo ship safety 20 Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code 21 Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and environment-related Conventions 22 Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for SDC 3 23 Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2016 24 Any other business 25 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee SUBDIVISION AND DAMAGE STABILITY AMENDMENTS TO SOLAS CHAPTER II-1 SUBDIVISION AND DAMAGE STABILITY REGULATIONS GUIDELINES ON SAFE RETURN TO PORT FOR PASSENGER SHIPS AMENDMENTS TO SOLAS CHAPTER II-1 AND ASSOCIATED GUIDELINES ON DAMAGE CONTROL DRILLS FOR PASSENGER SHIPS ANY OTHER BUSINESS (items 3, 4, 17 and 24) ( WP 3) SDC 2: - Agreed to the proposed amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1, with a view of approval by MSC 95 and subsequent adoption; and - Noted the decisions taken by the working-group on matters related to the development of these draft amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1, as follows: Having considered the need of amending SOLAS regulation II-1/8-1.3 (SDC 2/4), the group agreed that residual strength calculations need not to be included in the o