Decision ID: 002369

In October 1991 the 1971 Fund Assembly decided, in accordance with Article 5.4 of the 1971 Fund Convention, to include the amendments to SOLAS 74, adopted in April 1989 by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by Resolution MSC.13(57), in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3 (a) of the 1971 Fund Convention, with effect from 15 April 1992. As regards the amendments to MARPOL 73/78 adopted in July 1991 by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of IMO by Resolution MEPC.47(31), the Assembly considered that these amendments were of an important character for the purpose of the prevention of oil pollution, but decided that it was premature to include them in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3 (a) of the 1971 Fund Convention. The Assembly further decided not to include the May 1991 amendments to SOLAS 74 (Resolution MSC.22(59)), the November 1990 amendments to MARPOL 73/78 (Resolution MEPC.42(30)) and the July 1991 amendments to MARPOL 73/78 (Resolution MEPC.48(31)) in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3 (a) of the 1971 Fund Convention because they were not considered relevant for the purpose of Article 5 of that Convention.