What is the latest ammendment with respect to scba bottles and breathing apparatus ?

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1.
Types of fire-fighter's outfits (Amendments to SOLAS II-2/1 & 10) (see Attachment 2)
Amendments to SOLAS II-2/1 & 10 were adopted, to require an audible alarm and a visual or other device which will alert the user before the volume of the air in the cylinder of fire-fighter's self-contained breathing apparatus has been reduced. A breathing apparatus with blowing system (which can supply air by horse and pump and is installed on ships
keel-laid before 1 July 2002) is exempted.
 Application:
- New ships constructed (keel-laid) on or after 1 July 2014
- Existing ships (ships constructed before 1 July 2014) shall comply with the requirements by 1 July 2019.



2.
Means of recharging breathing apparatus (Amendments to SOLAS II-2/15) (see Attachment
Under the current SOLAS regulation, two spare cylinders of self-contained breathing apparatus of fire-fighter's outfit (one spare cylinder suffices in case ship has a recharging system) shall be onboard ships.Amendments to SOLAS II-1/15 were adopted, to require an onboard means of recharging breathing apparatus used during drills or a suitable number of spare cylinders shall be carried on board to replace those used.
Application:
- New ships constructed (keel-laid) on or after 1 July 2014
- Existing ships (ships constructed before 1 July 2014) shall comply with the requirements by 1 July 2014.



3.
Fire-fighter's communication (Amendments to SOLAS II-2/10.4) (see Attachment 2)
Amendments to SOLAS II-2/10.4 were adopted, to require a minimum of two two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus for each fire party for fire-fighter’s communication. Those two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus shall be intrinsically safe or of an explosion- proof type.
Application:
- New ships constructed (keel-laid) on or after 1 July 2014
- Existing ships (ships constructed before 1 July 2014) shall comply with the requirements
not later than the first survey after 1 July 2018.