Considerations on COM(2025)249 - EU position in the International Maritime Organization during the 110th session of the Maritime Safety Committee on the adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the 1994 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (1994 HSC Code) and the 2000 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (2000 HSC Code) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2025)249 - EU position in the International Maritime Organization during the 110th session of the Maritime Safety Committee on the ... |
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| document | COM(2025)249  |
| date | May 22, 2025 |
(2) The IMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. All Union Member States are members of the IMO. The Union is not a member of the IMO.
(3) Pursuant to Article 28(b) of the Convention on the IMO, the Maritime Safety Committee provides machinery for the performance of any duties assigned to it in accordance with that Convention, by the IMO Assembly or by the IMO Council, or any duty within the scope of that Article which may be assigned to the Maritime Safety Committee under any other international instrument and accepted by the IMO.
(4) The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, in its 110th session from 18 to 27 June 2025, is to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, the 1994 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (1994 HSC Code) and the 2000 International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (2000 HSC Code).
(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf during the 110th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, as the envisioned acts are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships 6 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1975 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1667 7 .
(6) Therefore, the Union should support the amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1, because they will provide clarification and certainty on the application of the IGF Code to gaseous fuels. The Union should support the amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-2, because they will ensure consistent implementation of this provision for passenger ships and cargo ships. The Union should support the amendments to SOLAS Chapter V, because they will improve the safety of pilots at sea. The Union should support the amendments to 1994 HSC Code and 2000 HSC Code because they will harmonise the lifejacket carriage requirements with the requirements in SOLAS chapter III and improve the safety of infants in case of an accident.
(7) The Union's position is to be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the IMO, and by the Commission, acting jointly,