SOLAS and SAR JIHOON WI

The Safety of Life at Sea 1st Version – 1914 (Titanic Disaster) 2nd Version – 1929 3Rd Version – 1948 4th Version – 1960 However, 1974 Version includes the tacit acceptance procedure- which provides an amendment shall enter into force.

Main Objection – to specify minimum standards for the construction, equipment and operation of ships, compatible with the vessels’ safety. -Flag States are responsible for ensuring that ships under their flag comply with its requirements.

The Current SOLAS CONVENTION -12 Chapters. Chapter 1 – General provision Chapter 2(1)–Construction- Subdivision and stability, machinery, and electrical installations Chapter 2(2)-Fire Protection, fire detection and fire extinction Chapter 3- Life- Saving appliance and arrangemnets Chapter 4- Radio communications Chapter 5- Safety of Navigation Chapter 6- Carriage of Cargoes Chapter 7- Carriage of dangerous goods Chapter 8- Nuclear ships Chapter 9- Management for the safe operation of ships Chapter 10- Safety measures for high speed craft Chapter 11(1)- Special measures to enhance maritime safety Chapter 11(2)- Special measures to enhance maritime security Chapter 12- Additional safety measures for bulk carriers Chapter 13- Verification of compliance ( mandatory from 1 January 2016) Chapter 14- Safety measures for ships operating in polar water (From 1 January 2017)

Chapter 1 – General provision Chapter 2(1)–Construction- Subdivision and stability, machinery, and electrical installations Chapter 2(2)-Fire Protection, fire detection and fire extinction Chapter 3- Life- Saving appliance and arrangements Chapter 4- Radio communications Chapter 5- Safety of Navigation Chapter 6- Carriage of Cargoes Chapter 7- Carriage of dangerous goods Chapter 8- Nuclear ships Chapter 9- Management for the safe operation of ships Chapter 10- Safety measures for high speed craft Chapter 11(1)- Special measures to enhance maritime safety Chapter 11(2)- Special measures to enhance maritime security Chapter 12- Additional safety measures for bulk carriers Chapter 13- Verification of compliance ( mandatory from 1 January 2016) Chapter 14- Safety measures for ships operating in polar water (From 1 January 2017)

Search and Rescue the 1979 Convention(Hamburg), No matter where an accident occurs, the rescue of persons ins distress at sea will be co-ordinated by SAR organization

The technical requirements of the SAR Convention are contained in an Annex- Divided into five Chapters

Chapter 1 – Terms and Definitions Following the 1979 SAR Convention, IMO divided the world’s oceans into 13 search and rescue areas. Chapter 1 – Terms and Definitions Chapter 2 – Organization and Co-ordination Chapter 3 – Co-operation between states Chapter 4 – Operating procedures Chapter 5 – Ship reporting systems

Chapter 1 – Terms and Definitions Chapter 2 – Organization and Co-ordination Chapter 3 – Co-operation between states Chapter 4 – Operating procedures Chapter 5 – Ship reporting systems

Refugee issues

The 1974 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA (SOLAS CONVENTION) obliges the ‘master of a ship at sea which is in a position to be able to provide assistance, on receiving information2 from any source that persons are in distress at sea, … to proceed with all speed to their assistance, if possible informing them or the search and rescue service that the ship is doing so’ (SOLAS regulation V/33.1). The SOLAS CONVENTION requires each State Party to ‘… ensure that necessary arrangements are made for distress communication and co-ordination in their area of responsibility and for the rescue of persons in distress at sea around its coasts. These arrangements shall include the establishment, operation and maintenance of such search and rescue facilities as are deemed practicable and necessary …’ (SOLAS regulation V/7). Retrieved from : http://www.imo.org/MediaCentre/HotTopics/seamigration/Documents/UNHCR-Rescue_at_Sea-Guide-ENG-screen.pdf

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