Title CIRCULAR / MSC/ (Corr. 1) Amendment Status Supersedes MSC/ GUIDELINES FOR PERIODIC SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFEBOATS, LAUNCHING APPLIANCES AND ON-LOAD RELEASE GEAR 1 The Maritime mittee, at its sixty-second session (24 to 28 May 1993), approved Guidelines on inspection and maintenance of lifeboat on-load release gear, issued as MSC/. 2 Recognizing the experience gained since the approval of the Guidelines by MSC 62 and that the implementation of expanded and improved guidelines could contribute towards a reduction of the incidence of accidents with lifeboats, the Maritime Safety Committee, at its seventy-seventh session (28 May to 6 June 2003), approved the Guidelines for periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats, launching appliances and on-load release gear, set out in the annex, which could also be used for the periodic servicing and maintenance of liferafts, rescue boats and fast rescue boats and their launching appliances and on-load release gear. 3 Member Governments are invited to give effect to the annexed Guidelines as soon as possible and to bring them to the attention of shipowners, ship operators, ship personnel, surveyors, manufacturers and all others concerned with the inspection and maintenance of lifeboats, liferafts, rescue boats and fast rescue boats and their launching appliances and on-loa