Yards and Designers
Check out these requirements for newbuild ship design and construction (incl. equipment selection)
If you are a shipyard or ship designer, keep these requirements in mind:
Pilot transfer arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028 shall comply with the new Performance Standard MSC.576(110).
Pilot transfer arrangement documentation submitted to DNV for vessels under construction, or in the planning phase, with scheduled installation of the pilot transfer arrangement on or after 1 January 2028, will be verified in accordance with MSC.576(110) and SOLAS V/23 as amended by MSC.572(110).
Pilot transfer arrangements installed before 1 January 2028 are not required to comply with MSC.576(110) and SOLAS V/23 as amended by MSC.572(110).
Pilot transfer arrangement documentation provided to DNV with an installation date before 1 January 2028 will be verified in accordance with the current SOLAS V/23 and IMO Resolution A.1045(27). Upon request, however, DNV can verify the pilot transfer arrangement drawings in accordance with MSC.576(110) and SOLAS V/23 as amended by MSC.572(110).
Vessels optionally complying with MSC.576(110) will receive a statement of compliance and be issued a retroactive requirement (RR) in the certificate stating that Form E of the Safety Equipment Certificate will be updated to reflect compliance once this becomes available.
Please note: In the event that there are no type-approved pilot ladders, securing ropes and/or manropes available on the market at the time of delivery, the vessel will be issued an RR until type approved equipment is obtained.
Be ready!
It is strongly recommended that all pilot transfer arrangements for ships under construction, regardless of their delivery date, be verified and approved in accordance with MSC.576(110) and SOLAS V/23 as amended by MSC.572(110). In this way, you can avoid structural changes and additional work when retroactive parts of the requirements enter into force in 2029 and 2030.
Definition of “installation date”
“Installed on or after 1 January 2028” means a contractual delivery date for the pilot transfer arrangement or, in the absence of a contractual delivery date, the actual delivery date of the arrangement to the ship on or after 1 January 2028. /p>
The actual delivery date is equivalent to the date the last piece of pilot transfer arrangement equipment is mounted in its final position. As a result, it is best to document the installation date for the equipment by generating an installation report or by getting a written statement from the yard.