Safety in numbers

摘要

A step towards improving the safety of passenger ships was taken at the second meeting of IMO's Ship Design and Construction sub-committee (SDC) in February this year; the participating countries agreed, that evacuation analyses, which are currently mandatory for ro-ro passenger ferries, should become mandatory for all passengers ships carrying more than 36 passengers. "The draft SOLAS amendment will be brought to the attention of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in June. Its approval is the next step towards a mandatory application", explains Christian Mueller, representative of the German Ministry of Transport and head of the German delegation to IMO's SDC.