RESOLUTION A
861(20) adopted on 27 November 1997 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SHIPBORNE VOYAGE DATA RECORDERS (VDRs) THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety, RECALLING ALSO that, by resolution 12, the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, being of the opinion that it would be desirable that ships, in particular passenger ships, be fitted with voyage data recorders (VDRs) to assist in investigations into casualties, requested the Maritime Safety Committee to develop, as a matter of urgency, operational requirements and performance standards for such re