Decisión nº: 002671

In October 1998 the 1971 Fund Executive Committee recalled that 1971 Fund Assembly had at previous sessions decided that the following amendments were of an important character for the prevention of oil pollution:(a) the May 1994 Amendments to SOLAS 1974 (those covered by Conference Resolution 1 and relating to Chapter IX, as well as those covered by Resolution MSC.31(63) and relating to amendments other than Regulations V/8-1 and V/15-1), (b) the June 1996 Amendments to SOLAS 1974 adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) (Resolution MSC.47(66)), and (c) the December 1996 Amendments to SOLAS 1974 adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO (Resolution MSC.57(67)). The Executive Committee decided that since the above-mentioned Amendments had all entered into force, they should, to the extent that they were of an important character for the purpose of the prevention of oil pollution, be included in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3(a) of the 1971 Fund Convention with effect from 1 May 1999. The Committee also decided that the May 1998 Amendments to SOLAS 1974 adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO (Resolution MSC.69(69)) were of an important character for the purpose of the prevention of oil pollution, but that it was premature to include them in the above list, since it was not possible to determine whether they would enter into force. The Committee further decided that the September 1997 Amendments to MARPOL 73/78 adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of IMO (Resolution MEPC.75(40)) were of an important character for the purpose of the prevention of oil pollution, and that since they would enter into force on 1 February 1999, they should be included in the list of instruments contained in Article 5.3 (a) of the 1971 Fund Convention with effect from 1 May 1999. The Executive Committee, recalling that the 1971 Fund Assembly had at its 19th session considered that the 1995 Amendments to the 1966 Load Lines Convention adopted by the Assembly of IMO (Resolution A.784(19)) were of an important character for the purpose of the prevention of oil pollution, considered however that it was still premature to take a decision on whether to include these Amendments in the list of instruments in Article 5.3(a), since it was not possible to determine whether these Amendments would enter into force.

Fecha: 31.03.2000
Categoría: Aplicación de los Convenios
Subject: Exoneración del Fondo de 1971 para indemnizar al propietario del buque y su fiador en virtud del artículo 5.3 del Convenio del Fondo de 1971