Decisión nº: 002457

In October 1995 the 1971 Fund Assembly decided, in accordance with Article 5.4 of the 1971 Fund Convention, to include the May 1994 amendments to SOLAS 74 adopted by the Conference of Contracting Governments to SOLAS 74 (Conference Resolution 1) and some of the amendments covered by Resolution MSC.31(63) adopted by the Maritime Safety Committe of the Internatinal Maritime Organization (IMO) (ie those relating to Regulation V/8-1 and Regulation V/15-1) in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3 (a) of the 1971 Fund Convention with effect from 1 May 1996. The Assembly decided not to include the November 1994 amendments to MARPOL 73/78 adopted by the Conference of Parties to that Convention and the December 1994 amendments to SOLAS 74 adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO (Resolution MSC.42(64)), since they were not considered relevant for the purposes of Article 5.3 of the Fund Convention. As regards the May 1995 amendments to SOLAS 74 adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO (Resolution MSC.46(65) the Assembly considered that these amendments were of an important character for the purpose of the prevention of oil pollution, but that it was premature to take a decision on whether to include them in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3 (a), since it was not possible to determine whether these amendments would enter into force.