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)
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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 | June 20, 2025 |
| (2) | The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 110th session from 18 to 27 June 2025 (‘MSC 110’), is expected 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’). |
| (3) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at MSC 110, as the envisaged amendments to SOLAS, the 1994 HSC Code and the 2000 HSC Code are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, namely Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1975 (2). |
| (4) | The Union should support the amendments to Chapter II-1 of SOLAS, because they will provide clarification and certainty on the application of the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels (‘IGF Code’) to gaseous fuels. The Union should support the amendments to Chapter II-2 of SOLAS, because they will ensure consistent implementation of that chapter for passenger ships and cargo ships. The Union should support the amendments to Chapter V of SOLAS, because they will improve the safety of pilots at sea. The Union should also support the amendments to the 1994 HSC Code and the 2000 HSC Code because they will align the lifejacket carriage requirements with the requirements in Chapter III of SOLAS and improve the safety of infants in the event of an accident. |
| (5) | The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a contracting party to SOLAS and its related mandatory codes. The Council should therefore authorise the Member States to express the position of the Union at MSC 110. |
| (6) | The scope of this Decision should be limited to the content of the proposed amendments, to the extent that they are capable of affecting Union common rules and fall under the exclusive competence of the Union. This Decision should not affect the division of competences between the Union and the Member States, |