Pilot Transfer Practice Questions

Q: Which IMO resolution amended SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 23 to make pilot transfer arrangement performance standards mandatory?

MSC.572(110) MSC.572(110) is the SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 23 amendment itself; the companion Performance Standards are set out separately in MSC.576(110).

Q: From when do the amended pilot transfer arrangement requirements apply to NEWLY installed arrangements?

Arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028 The amendments apply to pilot transfer arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028 (based on contractual delivery date, or actual delivery date in the absence of one); existing arrangements installed before that date have a later compliance deadline tied to survey cycle.

Q: By what date must pilot transfer arrangements installed BEFORE 1 January 2028 be brought into compliance with the new requirements?

Not later than the first survey on or after 1 January 2029 Existing arrangements get a one-year grace period relative to new installations — compliance is required no later than the first survey on or after 1 January 2029.

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1. Which IMO resolution amended SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 23 to make pilot transfer arrangement performance standards mandatory?

A. MSC.572(110)

B. MEPC.300(72)

C. MSC.581(110)

D. SOLAS XI-1/7

2. From when do the amended pilot transfer arrangement requirements apply to NEWLY installed arrangements?

A. Arrangements installed on or after 1 January 2028

B. Immediately upon adoption in June 2025

C. Only from a vessel's next scheduled dry-docking after 2030

D. Only for vessels over 20,000 GT

3. By what date must pilot transfer arrangements installed BEFORE 1 January 2028 be brought into compliance with the new requirements?

A. Not later than the first survey on or after 1 January 2029

B. They are permanently exempted from the new requirements

C. Within 90 days of the amendment's adoption

D. At the vessel's next special survey, with no fixed date attached

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