Ref. T2-HES/4.2 MSC.1/Circ.1209
22 May 2006
1 TheMaritimeSafetyCommittee,atitssixty-thirdsession(16to25May1994),instructedthe Secretariattocompile,fromtherepliesreceivedinresponsetoMSC/Circ.567/Rev.1(Information RequiredonSimulatorsavailableforuseinmaritimetraining),alistofmaritimetraininginstitutions equippedwithsimulators,toprovideasourceofinformationonavailabilityofsuchtrainingforuse byadministrations,shipownersandothers. ThefirstlistwascirculatedbyMSC/Circ.633and subsequent information by MSC/Circ.721 and MSC/Circ.852.
2 TheSub-CommitteeonStandardsofTrainingandWatchkeeping(STW),atitsthirty-seventh session(23to27January2006),notingthatmanysimulatorsatexistingtraininginstitutionsmay havebeenreplacedandnewsimulatorsmayhavebeeninstalledatothertraininginstitutions,agreed that it was necessary to update the information at an early date.
3 TheMaritimeSafetyCommittee,atitseighty-firstsession(10to19May2006),endorsedthe corresponding request by the Sub-Committee and urged Member Governments to provide the informationontheavailabilityofsimulatorsintheirtraininginstitutionsintheformatsetoutinthe annex, at an early date, to enable the Secretariat to compile an updated circular.
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