Providing Dangerous Goods Training To Vessel Operators, Shippers, Forwarders and Others Involved in the Transportation Industry

VOHMA educates its membership and others in the proper preparation, handling and transportation of hazardous cargoes throughout the global transportation system.

IAMSAR Volume I, IAMSAR Volume II, IAMSAR Volume III, IAMSAR CD-ROM
IMO-Vega Database, BC Code 2004, LOAD LINES, STCW,
CSC, ISM, London Convention, COLREG, SPS Code
SHIPS' Routeing, SHIPS' Routeing CD-ROM, AFS 2005, BCH Code, ICS Code
Wall Chart, Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of DG in Port Areas,
FAL, MARPOL, MARPOL - How to Do It, Pollution Prevention Equipment under MARPOL,
CAS, Guidelines on the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution
IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling, IBC Code

IAMSAR Volume I - 2010 Edition
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Organization and Management (Volume I) discusses the global SAR system concept, establishment and improvement of national and regional SAR systems, and co-operation with neighboring States to provide effective and economical SAR services. This Manual is published jointly by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization.

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IAMSAR Volume II - 2010 Edition
MISSION CO-ORDINATION

The Mission Co-ordination volume assists personnel who plan and co- ordinate SAR operations and exercises. This Manual is published jointly by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization.

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IAMSAR Volume III - 2010 Edition
MOBILE FACILITIES

This Manual is published jointly by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization.

Mobile Facilities (Volume III) is intended to be carried aboard rescue units, aircraft, and vessels to help with performance of a search, rescue, or on-scene coordinator function and with aspects of SAR that pertain to their own emergencies.

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IAMSAR Manual on CD-ROM, Version 6.0 - 2010 Multilingual Edition (English, French and Spanish)

Jointly published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual is destned to assist States in meeting their own search and rescue (SAR) needs, as well as the obligations they accepted under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the International Convention on Maritime Seach and Rescue and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. It provides guidelines for a common aviation and maritime approach to organizing and providing SAR services.

This version of the Manual comprises three volumes, each of which is written with specific SAR duties in mind. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive view of the SAR system.

• Organization and Management (Volume I) discusses the global SAR system concept, establishment and improvement of national and regional SAR systems and co-operation with neighbouring States to provide effective and economical SAR services;
• Mission Co-ordination (Volumen II) assists personnel who plan and co-ordinate SAR operations and exercises; and
• Mobile Facilities (Volumen III) is intended to be carried aboard rescue units, aircraft and vessels to help with performance of a search, rescue or on-scene co-ordinator function, and with aspects of SAR that pertain to their own emergencies.
  
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The IMO-Vega Database (V 16.0), 2011

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Code of Safety For Special Purpose Ships (2008 SPS Code), 2008 Edition

The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fourth session (7 to 16 May 2008), adopted, by resolution MSC.266(84), the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 2008 (2008 SPS Code), which had been developed following a thorough revision of the SPS Code adopted in 1983 by resolution A.534(13).

In adopting the 2008 SPS Code, the Committee recalled that, since the adoption of the previous SPS Code, many requirements of the SOLAS Convention had been amended and considerable experience had been gained in the Codes application, all of which were taken into account during the development of the new Code. Particular attention was paid to the matter of trainees on training ships which lead to a comprehensive revision of the term special personnel.

The 2008 SPS Code supersedes the SPS Code adopted by resolution A.534 (13) for special purpose ships certified on or after 13 May 2008. For special purpose ships certified before that date, the previous SPS Code (resolution A.534(13)) still applies.

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BC Code 2004
Description: CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR SOLID BULK CARGO (BC CODE),2004

For more than 100 years cargoes have been shipped in bulk. However, in recent years there has been an increased variation in bulk cargoes carried by sea, which now constitute a significant proportion of international seaborne trade. Millions of tons of cargo such as coals, concentrates, grains, fertilizers, animal foodstuffs, minerals and ores are shipped in bulk by sea every year. While the vast majority of these shipments are made without incident, there have been a number of serious casualties, which resulted, not only in the loss of the ship, but also in loss of life.

The BC Code itself provides guidance to Administrations, ship owners, shippers and masters on the standards to be applied in the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes excluding grain, which is dealt with under separate rules. The BC Code includes practical guidance on the procedures to be followed and the appropriate precautions to be taken in the loading, trimming, carriage and discharge of bulk cargoes. The current edition includes all amendments to the BC Code that were adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee at its seventy-ninth session by resolution MSC.193 (79).

The major changes that have been adopted are the following:
Appendices A, B and C have been replaced by individual schedules for each cargo in appendix 1. Cargoes that were listed in appendices A, B or C are now identified by Groups A, B or C in each schedule, Appendices D to G have been renumbered.

The BC Code contains recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships, which are contained in appendix 7.

The list of solid bulk cargoes appearing in the BC Code is by no means exhaustive, and the physical or chemical properties attributed to them are intended only for guidance. Therefore, before loading any solid bulk cargo it is essential to ascertain, usually from the shipper, the current physical characteristics and chemical properties of the cargo. In circumstances where, consultation with the competent authority is required prior to bulk shipment of cargoes, it is equally important to consult authorities at the ports of loading and discharge concerning requirements which may be in force.

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Anti-Fouling Convention, 2005 Edition
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF HARMFUL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS ON SHIPS, 2005 Edition

The harmful effects of anti-fouling systems were considered by the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for the first time in 1988, when the Paris Commission requested the MEPC to consider the need for measures to restrict the use of tributyltin (TBT) compounds on seagoing vessels. As a first step, the Committee at its thirtieth session in 1990 adopted resolution MEPC.46 (30) on ``Measures to control potential adverse impacts associated with the use of tributyltin compounds in anti-fouling paints'', which recommends that IMO Member Governments adopt measures to eliminate the use of anti-fouling paint containing TBT on non-aluminum-hulled vessels of less than 25?m in length and eliminate the use of TBT-based anti- fouling paints with an average leaching rate of more than four micrograms of organotin per square centimeter per day. These recommendations were intended to be interim measures until IMO could consider a possible total prohibition of TBT compounds in anti-fouling systems. From 1990 onwards, MEPC was presented with TBT monitoring results which reconfirmed the toxicity of TBT compounds, as well as with information on existing alternatives, including their effectiveness and the risk posed to the marine environment by these systems.

The twenty-first session of the IMO Assembly in 1999 adopted resolution A.895(21) urging MEPC to work towards the expeditious development of a global legally binding instrument to address the harmful effects of anti-fouling systems used on ships. The resolution states that the global instrument, to be developed by MEPC, should ensure a global prohibition of the application of organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems on ships by 1 January 2003 and a complete prohibition on the presence of organotin compounds which act as biocides in anti-fouling systems on ships by 1 January 2008. A working group was established at MEPC, which took on the task of developing such a draft instrument.

In accordance with Article 2(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, the MEPC at its forty-third session recommended, and the twentieth extraordinary session of the Council decided, to convene a diplomatic conference to consider the adoption of a legal instrument on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships.

In accordance with the decision of the Council, the International Conference on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems for Ships, 2001, was convened by IMO and held in London at its Headquarters from 1 to 5 October 2001. The Conference adopted the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the AFS Convention), together with four Conference resolutions, relating to the early and effective application of the AFS Convention, future work by the Organization pertaining to the AFS Convention, approval and test methodologies for anti-fouling systems on ships and the promotion of technical co-operation.

Article 11(1)(b) and (2) and regulation 1(4)(a) of annex 4 of the AFS Convention refer to the following guidelines to be developed by the Organization:
.1 Guidelines for survey and certification of anti-fouling systems on ships;
.2 Guidelines for brief sampling of anti-fouling systems on ships; and
.3 Guidelines for inspection of ships anti-fouling systems on ships. Conference resolution 2 urges the Organization to develop the above- mentioned guidelines as a matter of urgency for them to be adopted before the entry into force of the AFS Convention, with a view to facilitating global and uniform implementation of the AFS Convention.

This 2005 edition, reproduces the texts of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, the four Conference resolutions, and the Guidelines developed and adopted by the Organization.

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BCH Code, 2008 Edition
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code), 2008 Edition

This publication contains the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) and information related to that Code. The Code was originally adopted in 1971 and was altered by a series of amendments between 1972 and 1983 before an amended version was adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 1985 and by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in 1986. There have been further amendments, the most recent of which were adopted by the MEPC by resolution MEPC.144(54) in March 2006 and by the MSC by resolution MSC.212(81) in May 2006. These came into force on 1 August 2007.

This edition also includes amendments which were adopted by the MEPC by resolution MEPC.41(29) which became effective on 3 February 2000; by resolution MEPC.56(33) which became effective on 1 July 1994; by resolu- tion MEPC.70(38) which became effective on 1 July 1998; by resolution MEPC.80(43) which became effective on 1 July 2002 and by resolution MEPC.91(45) which also became effective on 1 July 2002. Chapters VI and VII of the BCH Code are now much shorter than in earlier editions because they refer the user to chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code.

Under the provisions of Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), chemical tankers constructed before 1 July 1986 must comply with this Code; those built on or after that date must comply with the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) for the purposes of MARPOL 73/78 and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 74).

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International Code of Signals, 2005 Edition
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS, 2005 EDITION

This new edition of the Code incorporates all amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2000.

The Code is intended for communications between ships, aircraft and authorities ashore during situations related essentially to the safety of navigation and persons; it is especially useful when language difficulties arise. The Code is suitable for transmission by all means of communication, including radiotelephony and radiotelegraphy.

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Load Lines, Consolidated Edition 2005
Description: International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 and its 1988 Protocol (including 2003 and 2004 Amendments)

The International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1966 and entered into force in July 1968. The Convention was modified by a Protocol in 1988; other States have accepted the Convention as modified by this 1988 Protocol, which entered into force in February 2000. The 1988 Protocol has been modified by the 2003 Amendments which were adopted by MSC.143(77) in June 2003 and entered into force in January 2005, and by the 2004 Amendments which were adopted by MSC.172(79) in December 2004 and are expected to come into force in July 2006.

This new publication contains the text of the 1966 Convention; the articles of the 1988 Protocol; a consolidated text of the 1966 Convention as modified by the 1988 Protocol, the 2003 and 2004 Amendments to the Protocol; and the unified interpretations of the Convention approved by the Maritime Safety Committee up to 2004.

Please note that this publication contains the text for those whose States are party to the original Load Lines Convention as well as the text for those States who are party to the amended Load Lines Convention. Please refer to your National Administration to see which applies to you.

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International Safety Management (ISM) Code and Guidelines on Implementation of the ISM Code, 2010 Edition

The ISM is mandatory under SOLAS for passenger ships (including high- speed craft), oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers and cargo high-speed craft of 500 gross tonnage and upwards and for their cargo ships and mobile offshore drilling units of 500 gross tonnage and upwards.

The updated edition includes a number of new amendments relating, for instance, to: development of plans for shipboard operations; emergency preparedness; reports and analysis of non-conformities, accidents and hazard occurrences; and certification and verification. A number of IMO circulars are included as well as a new form: Safety Management Certificate.

This Code will come into force on 1 January 2010.

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International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972 (1996 Edition)

The International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 has two goals: to maintain a high level of safety in the transport and handling of containers by providing generally acceptable test procedures and strength requirements, and to facilitate the international transport of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations. The Convention applies to the great majority of freight containers used internationally, except those designed specifically for carriage by air.

The 1996 edition includes the amendments which were adopted by the MSC at its 59th session (May 1991) and by the Assembly at its 18th session (November 1993). The 1991 amendments to annex I aim to prevent containers being marked with misleading maximum gross weight information to ensure removal of the Safety Approval Plate when void, and to provide for the approval of modified containers; the amendments to annex II clarify certain test provisions. Resolution A.737(18) includes various changes arising from the adoption of units of mass instead of weight.

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London Convention 1972 and 1996 Protocol, 2003 Edition

The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (London Convention 1972), was adopted at the Inter-Governmental Conference on the Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea convened in London from 20 October to 13 November 1972.

This publication contains the text of the London Convention 1972 incorporating the 1978, 1980, 1989 and 1993 amendments.

The 1996 Protocol to the London Convention was adopted at the Special Meeting of Contracting Parties convened in London from 28 October to 8 November 1996.

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International Conference on Revision of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (2003 Edition) (COLREG)

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 has been accepted by many States since it was adopted in 1972 and entered into force in July 1977. It was amended in 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993 and 2001. This new publication contains the fully consolidated text of the 1972 Convention. It supersedes the 2002 consolidated edition, which contains the text that was in force before 29 November 2003 plus the 2001 amendments separately.

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Ships' Routeing, 2010 Edition
The aims of ensuring the greatest possible safety of shipping and cleanliness of oceans are promoted in many ways, one of which is the routeing measures to control the navigation of vessels and to monitor their progress. The measures that are described or defined in parts A and H of this publication are individually described in parts B (traffic separation schemes), C (deep-water routes), D (areas to be avoided), E (other routeing measures, such as recommended tracks, two-way routes and recommended directions of traffic flow), F (the rules and recommendations on navigation that are associated with particular traffic areas and straits), G (mandatory ship reporting systems, mandatory routeing systems and mandatory no anchoring areas) and H (archipelagic sea lanes). This edition incorporates routeing measures that have been adopted up to May 2010.

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Ships' Routeing on CD, Version 5.0, 2010

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  STCW (including 2010 Manila Amendments) 2011 Edition

The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention), aims to promote safety of life and property at sea and protection of the marine environment by establishing international standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers. This publication contains the Final Act of the 2010 Conference of Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention, held in Manila, Philippines, from 21 to 25-June 2010, resolutions adopted by that Conference, and a complete, consolidated text of the STCW Convention, including its original articles, revised annex and supporting STCW Code. The amendments that issued forth from this Conference – the Manila Amendments:

• update standards of competence required, particularly in light of emerging technologies
• introduce new training and certification requirements and methodologies
• improve mechanisms for enforcement of the Convention’s provisions and
• detail requirements on hours of work and rest, prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, and medical fitness standards for seafarers.

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Wall Chart: IMO Dangerous Goods (2010 Edition)

This updated full-colour wall chart illustrates the labels, marks and
signs required uner the 1974 SOLAS Convention and detailed in the IMDG
Code.

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Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods in Port Areas (2007 Edition)
A Recommendation on the Safe Practice of Dangerous Goods in Ports and Harbours was first circulated by the Organization in November 1973. The subsequent development of new techniques in shore and ship operations, as well as the desirability of having more comprehensive recommendations which included dangerous goods in packaged form, liquid and solid dangerous substances and liquefied gas carried in bulk, made it necessary to revise and update the Recommendation.

The Recommendations are aligned with relevant IMO codes and the IMDG Code in particular. It is considered essential to harmonize the rules within the port area with the ship in order to ensure smooth operations and to avoid misunderstandings between ship and shore. A non-exhaustive glossary of relevance to the handling of dangerous cargoes is given in appendix 1 of this publication.

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Convention of Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965 (2011 Edition)

The purpose of this Convention is to facilitate maritime transport by simplifying and minimizing the formalities, documentary requirements and procedures associated with the arrival, stay and departure of ships engaged in international voyages.

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MARPOL (Consolidated edition, 2011)
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention), is concerned with preserving the marine environment through the prevention of pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances. Its technical content is laid out in six Annexes, the first five of which were adopted by the 1973 Convention, as modified by a 1978 Protocol. These cover pollution of the sea by oil, by noxious liquid substances in bulk, by harmful substances in packaged form, by sewage from ships and by garbage from ships. Annex VI was adopted by a further Protocol in 1997 and covers air pollution from ships.

The 2011 consolidated edition aims to provide an easy and comprehensive reference to the up-to-date provisions and unified interpretations of the articles, protocols and Annexes of the MARPOL Convention, including the incorporation of all of the amendments that have been adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and entered into force, up to and including the 2010 amendments as adopted by resolutions MEPC.190(60) and MEPC.194(61).

The Additional Information section of the consolidated edition includes amendments to the revised Annex III adopted on 1 October 2010 by resolution MEPC.193(61) and entering into force on 1 January 2014, if accepted, as well as prospective amendments to Annexes IV, V and VI adopted on 15 July 2011 by resolutions MEPC.200(62), MEPC.201(62), MEPC.202(62) and MEPC.203(62) which, if accepted, enter into force on 1 January 2013.

Also included in Additional Information, for ease of reference, are the consolidated texts of both Annex IV, including amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.200(62) on Special Area provisions, and Annex VI, including amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.203(62) on energy efficiency for ships.

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MARPOL – How To Do It (2002 edition)
A publication entitled MARPOL: How to do it was first published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1993 to provide advice on the process of ratification, implementation and enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL).

This publication is a revised and updated version of the 1993 edition. The text relating to enforcement in chapters 4, 7 and 19 was prepared by a correspondence group of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and reviewed by MEPC 45 (2–10 October 2000). This edition supersedes the 1993 edition.

Although MARPOL entered into force on 2 October 1983, there are still many IMO Member States that have not ratified it or all its optional Annexes. Of those countries that have already ratified MARPOL, there are many which fail to implement all the requirements of the Convention and its related Protocols.

This Manual provides useful practical information to Governments, particularly those of developing countries, on the technical, economic and legal implications of ratifying, implementing and enforcing MARPOL. The aim is to encourage the further ratification and proper implementation and enforcement of the Convention, but it should be noted that, for legal purposes, the authentic text of MARPOL should always be consulted.

It is emphasized that the Annexes to MARPOL are living documents that develop over time. This Manual does not attempt to be fully up to date and the reader is strongly advised to consult recent updates of the instruments through IMO documents and publications.

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Pollution Prevention Equipment Under MARPOL (2006 edition)

The purpose of this publication is to provide easy reference to IMO resolutions on shipboard pollution prevention equipment that are required under MARPOL.

The present publication is a revised and updated version of the 1997 edition and contains those live resolutions on pollution prevention equipment which are currently applicable to new installations on board ships.

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Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) (2006 edition)
In view that the revised MARPOL Annex I is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2007, and so is the amendments to CAS by resolution MEPC.131(53), the purpose of this publication is to provide an easy reference to the up-to-date provisions of CAS, including incorporation of all the amendments that have been adopted by the MEPC, up to and including the amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.131(53).

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Guidelines on the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 (2006 edition)
Since 1997, the Consultative Meetings of the London Convention and its Protocol, adopted twelve guidance documents, as follows: one to assist in the application of the de minimis concept under the London Convention 1972; one on the assessment of wastes or other matter that may be considered for dumping (the "Generic Guidelines"); eight comprehensive "Specific Guidelines" for all wastes excepted from an overall prohibition on dumping; one on the sampling and analysis of dredged material intended for disposal at sea; and one on the national implementation of the London Protocol.

It should be noted that the Guidelines for the sampling and analysis of dredged material intended for disposal at sea, was published by IMO as a separate publication in 2005 (Sales number: 1537E, in English only). It is now available in French and Spanish.

The present publication provides the reader with a compilation of the eleven remaining guidance documents.

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IMO Guidelines on Ship Recycling (2006 edition)
The 23rd session of the IMO Assembly, having noted the growing concerns about environmental safety, health and welfare matters in the ship recycling industry, and the need to reduce the environmental, occupational health and safety risks related to ship recycling and, at the same time, securing the smooth withdrawal of ships that have reached the end of their operating lives, and having considered the Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of the Full and Partial Dismantling of Ships adopted by the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention, and the Guidelines on Safety and Health in Shipbreaking developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO), and also the Code of Practice on Ship Recycling developed by the shipping industry adopted the IMO Guidelines on ship recycling by Assembly resolution A.962(23) on 5 December 2003. Furthermore, the 24th session of the IMO Assembly, recognizing the need to keep the IMO Guidelines on ship recycling updated in the light of experience gained in their implementation, adopted amendments to the IMO Guidelines on ship recycling by Assembly resolution A.980(24) on 1 December 2005, urging Governments to apply the IMO Guidelines on ship recycling as amended.

The present publication contains the consolidated text of the IMO Guidelines on ship recycling adopted by Assembly resolution A.962(23), as amended by Assembly resolution A.980(24), while also referring to the existence and relevance of the guidelines on the same subject by ILO and by the Basel Convention.

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International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) (2007 edition)
On 17 June 1983, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted, by resolution MSC.4(48), the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code). Under the provisions of chapter VII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74), as amended, chemical tankers constructed on or after 1 July 1986 must comply with the provisions of the Code.

On 5 December 1985, by resolution MEPC.19(22), the IBC Code was extended by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to cover marine pollution aspects for the implementation of Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78). Under the provisions of Annex II to MARPOL 73/78, chemical tankers constructed on or after 1 July 1986 must comply with the provisions of the Code.

The revised Annex II to MARPOL 73/78, which was adopted by resolution MEPC.118(52), encompassed the development of a new pollution categorization system and criteria for assigning products to these new categories; and the revision of stripping requirements and discharge criteria. As a consequence of these revisions, it was necessary to make a number of amendments to the IBC Code. The amended IBC Code was adopted by resolutions MEPC.119(52) and MSC.176(79) in October 2004 and December 2004 respectively. Since the adoption of the amended IBC Code by these two resolutions, products contained in the Code have had their carriage requirements or product name revised in light of new information, and the evaluation and assignment of carriage requirements of new products has continued with a view for inclusion in the next set of amendments of the IBC Code. These products have also been included in chapters 17 or 18 as appropriate and are marked with a footnote (n) in this edition of the Code.

Under regulation 11 of Annex II to MARPOL 73/78, chemical tankers constructed before 1 July 1986 must comply with the provisions of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code). Under SOLAS 74, the BCH Code remains as a recommendation. The BCH Code is issued as a separate publication.

Previously, appendices II and III of Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 contained lists of products which were reproduced in chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code as well as chapters VI and VII of pre-1993 editions of the BCH Code. However, since 1993, the lists of products in chapters VI and VII of the BCH Code have been replaced by references to the IBC Code, and the lists of products in Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 have been deleted. As a result, the IBC Code is now the definitive source of names for products subject to Annex II to MARPOL 73/78.

Reference is also made to the MEPC.2/Circulars, issued annually in December. These contain, inter alia, details of products that have been the subject of Tripartite Agreements and are, in effect, a supplement to the IBC Code during the interim period before the entry into force of relevant amendments of the Code. Annex 1 of these circulars includes products that are expected to become new or amended entries to the IBC Code. A future amendment, shown in the Circular, serves as prior notice of the carriage conditions which will only apply to that product when the next set of amendments enter into force.

A number of other documents closely related to the IBC Code are annexed to this publication. A compact disc containing files for chapters 17, 18 and 19, in portable document format, is also provided with the book, so that these chapters may be searched electronically. The Index of Dangerous Chemicals Carried in Bulk is included in this publication. $70.00

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