The IMO issued a News Release summary the results of the recent session of the Maritime Safety Committee. Among other things, it adopted new regulations on Long-Range Identification and Tracking of ships (LRIT) and adopted amendments to the SOLAS and STCW Conventions.
Source: HK Law
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