The Administration shall authorize organizations, including
classification societies, referred to in article
13 of the Convention and regulation 1(2) in accordance with
the provisions of the present Convention and with the Code for Recognized
Organizations (RO Code), consisting of part 1 and part 2 (the
provisions of which shall be treated as mandatory) and part 3 (the provisions of which shall be treated
as recommendatory), as adopted by the Organization by resolution MSC.349(92), as may be amended
by the Organization, provided that:
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(a) amendments to part 1 and part 2 of the RO Code are adopted, brought
into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article
VI of the present Protocol;
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(b) amendments to part 3 of
the RO Code are adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee in accordance
with its Rules of Procedure; and
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(c) any amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety
Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee are identical
and come into force or take effect at the same time, as appropriate.