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                                                                                   Circular No: 786/10120/2010
                                                                                   Date: 30* March 2010

To,
All Ship Owners, Operators, Master and Officers on Comoros Flagged Vessels and Recognized RO's

SUBJECT : AMENDMENTS TO LSA CODE (INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING APPLIANCE)

Effective Date: 1 July 2010:

These amendments, adopted by resolution MSC.207(81) on 18 May 2006 and entering into force in connection
with the amendments to SOLAS regulation Ml/7 adopted by resolution MSC.201(81) mainly consist in modifications
to chapter II "Personal life-saving appliances" relevant to the requirements for lifejackets (in section 2.2), immersion
suits (in section 2.3) and anti-exposure suits (in section 2.4). The major changes are relevant to lifejackets and include:

1. Introduction of the newly defined infant lifejackets, so that lifejackets will be required to be
provided in the following three sizes (instead of the current two sizes): infant (for weight less
than 15 kg and height of less than 100 cm), child (for weight of 15 kg or more but less than
43 kg and height 100 cm or more but less than 155 cm) and adult (for weight of 43 kg or
more and height of 155 cm or more);

2.  Introduction of the new criterion that the in-water performance of a lifejacket be evaluated by comparison to the
performance of a suitable size standard reference lifejacket, i.e. Reference Test Device (RTD) complying with the
recommendations in resolution MSC.81 (70) as amended by the new resolution MSC.200(80);

3. Requirement that lifejackets be tested on at least 12 people, instead of 6 people as currently required;

4. Requirement that a lifejacket be provided with a releasable buoyant means to secure it to a
lifejacket worn by another person in the water.

Best Regards,                   

For the International Ships Registry of the Maritime
      Administration of Union of Comoros

        Capt. Souheil Alkhayer
           Technical Manager