New requirements under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to require all ships to have plans and procedures to recover persons from the water are among a set of SOLAS amendments entering into force on 1 July 2014.
Recovery of persons from the water
The SOLAS amendments, adopted in 2012, were developed as part of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s work on large passenger ship safety and are aimed at ensuring all ships have the capability to effectively serve as a rescue asset and have the right equipment to be able to rescue persons from the water and from survival craft, in the event of an incident.
See attached file: SOLAS Amendments in Force.pdf
《国际海上人命安全公约修正案》生效
《国际海上人命安全公约修正案》生效《国际海上人命安全公约修正案》自2014年7月1日起生效。其中，新的规定要求所有船舶制定营救落水人员的计划和规程。
营救落水人员
2012年通过的《国际海上人命公约修正案》为促进国际海事组织(IMO)关于大型客轮安全工作而制定，旨在确保所有船舶具备有效救助落水人员的能力并配备合适设备，从而在发生事故时能够营救落水人员和救生艇上的人员。
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