amendments to paragraph 6.5.3.5.1 of the IGC Code concerning tensile tests for
under-matched welds to include materials other than aluminium alloys were adopted. Applied: on or after 1
January 2024
Amendments to 1988 LL Protocol and IGC Code (See attachment 1, 2) Amendments to 1988 LL Protocol
regulation 27(13)(a) with the relevant parts of IGC Code were adopted, in order to clarify the condition of
watertight doors on cargo ships to be considered for stability criteria at any stage of flooding. Applied: on or
after 1 January 2024
