The Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction held its 12th session at IMO Headquarters in London from 19-23 January
The meeting agreed upon a draft workplan to develop a safety framework for selected GHG-reducing technologies, including wind propulsion. The draft workplan will be submitted to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111) in May 2026 for approval. Read more… 

The wind propulsion interim guidelines will be finalised in 2029

SDC 15: Finalization of interim guidelines for the safety of ships using wind propulsion and wind assisted power.
MSC 116: Approval of interim guidelines for the safety of ships using wind propulsion and wind-assisted power.

A correspondence group will be established with the following terms of reference with regard to wind propulsion and wind-assisted power:

• review the Intact Stability Code and the second-generation intact stability criteria and identify which parts should be revised for ships with wind propulsion and wind-assisted power;
• consider which parts of IMO instruments identified in annex 5 to document MSC 110/WP.9 could be relevant for the development of interim guidelines for the safety of ships using wind propulsion and wind-assisted power;
• collate information on relevant hazard identification exercises conducted previously, such as indicated in document SDC 12/INF.26