The Code entered into force on 1 July 1998 and has been amended in accordance with SOLAS Article VIII as follows:1. by the May 2006 amendments, which were adopted by resolution MSC.207(81) and entered into force on 1 July 2010.2. by the December 2006 amendments, which were adopted by resolution MSC.218(82) and entered into force on 1 July 2008.3. by the 2008 amendments, which were adopted by resolution MSC.272(85) and entered into force on 1 July 2010.

Includes amendments that were adopted in resolution MSC.368 (93) entry into force on January 1, 2016