MGN 693 (M+F) Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 (IGF code)
Amendments to the IGF Code which take effect from 1 January 2024 include, general editorial amendments and changes for ships constructed on or after 1st January 2024.
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Notice to all shipowners, ship operators, masters and officers, ship designers, shipbuilders and recognised organisations.
Amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), made mandatory internationally by Chapter II-1 in the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, 1974 (SOLAS), which relates to the construction of ships. Chapter II-1 is implemented in the Merchant Shipping (Cargo and Passenger Ship Construction and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/246) (“the 2023 Regulations”) and, as such, the implementation includes the IGF Code.
This notice should be read with IMO Resolutions MSC.458(101) and MSC.475(102)) and the IGF Code.