The requirements of SOLAS Regulation II-3/3-13 will vary depending on the  the lifting appliances criteria mentioned below.

Lifting appliances which meet the first or second criteria

First criteria:

Keel laying date of ship: on or after 1 January 2026
Installation date of lifting appliance: on or after 1 January 2026
Compliance date with Reg. II-1/3-13: 1 January 2026

Second criteria:

Keel laying date of ship: before 1 January 2026
Delivery date of lifting appliance: on or after 1 January 2026
Compliance date with Reg. II-1/3-13: 1 January 2026

must comply with the following requirements of SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13:

A) Design, construction, installation (as per the crane standards of the vessel’s RO)
B) Thorough examination and load test (as per MSC.1/Circ.1663)
C) Maintenance, operation, inspection and testing (as per MSC.1/Circ.1663)

Lifting appliances which meets the third criteria

Third criteria:

Keel laying date of ship: before 1 January 2026
Installation date of lifting appliance: before 1 January 2026
Compliance date with Reg. II-1/3-13:

latest at first Renewal Survey of the ship after 1 January 2026

must comply with the following requirements of SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13:

B) Thorough examination and load test (as per MSC.1/Circ.1663)
C) Maintenance, operation, inspection and testing (as per MSC.1/Circ.1663)

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