Foreword to the 5
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edition
The 5
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edition of this publication covers developments of IMO legislation on technical and operational requirements, starting with the applicationdate 1
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January 2000. The editorial deadline was 17
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December 2004, to incorporate the outcome of the 79
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session of the Maritime SafetyCommittee (MSC 79). No significant changes have been made to the concept of the previous, 4
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edition; the tables of “Mandatory requirements”, of“Interpretations and Clarifications” and of “Authorization”, as well as the “Bibliography” have just been updated in accordance with the develop-ments of the last 12 months. The “Mandatory” part was supplemented by cross reference tables between the “old” and “new” regulations of thecompletely revised MARPOL Annexes I and II. The lists of essential new requirements of the 2000 amendments to SOLAS chapters II-2 and V haveremained unchanged, except for being renamed from “Annex” to “Appendix” to avoid confusion.
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