Abstract
Following the reopening of the Intact Stability Code by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a number of questions are being raised concerning the practical applicability of Resolution A.562 known as the Weather Criterion on modern passenger ships and answers sought on a way forward by way of either re-examining and suitably tuning the criterion to reflect current (and emerging) ship particulars or adopting emerging approaches/philosophies to assessing ship safety, using firstprinciples performance assessment tools. This paper attempts to provide pertinent answers to these questions.