The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 107th session (31 May to 9 June 2023), having considered a proposal by the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers, at its eighth session, recognizing the importance of providing criteria for the use of LPG fuels on board ships so as to provide at least the same level of safety and reliability as new and comparable conventional oil-fuelled main and auxiliary machinery installations, approved the "Interim guidelines for the safety of ships using LPG fuels" as set out in the  attached Annex.

The IMO has requested that the Interim Guidelines should be brought to the attention of shipbuilders, manufacturers, shipowners, ship managers, masters and ship crews, bareboat charterers and all other parties concerned.