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Meeting highlights
- Finalized draft new guidelines for emergency towing arrangements on new ships other than tankers
- Agreed on draft amendments to the “Revised Guidance on Shipboard Towing and Mooring Equipment” (MSC.1/Circ.1175/Rev.1)
- Agreed on draft amendments to the Industrial Personnel (IP) Code to increase the IP weight in stability calculations from 75 to 90 kg
- Agreed on draft amendments to the 2011 ESP Code to address the use of remote inspection techniques for close-up surveys
- Finalized a draft revision of the 2009 Code on Alerts and Indicators
- Progressed a revision of the interim explanatory notes for the Safe Return to Port concept (MSC.1/Circ.1369)
Progressed a revision of SOLAS Chapter II-1 to address non-traditional steering and propulsion systems
- Initiated considerations of the standards for ship manoeuvrability (Resolution MSC.137(76)) based on sea trial data
- Established a Correspondence Group to facilitate the experience- building phase for the reduction of underwater radiated noise.

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