Resolution
MEPC.166(56) 2007
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF
SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN BULK (IBC CODE)
(Adopted on 13 July 2007)
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING
article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (the
Committee) conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention
and control of marine pollution,
RECALLING
ALSO resolution MEPC.19(22) by which the Committee adopted the International
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals
in Bulk (IBC Code),
NOTING
article 16 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the "1973 Convention") and
article VI of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the
"1978 Protocol") which together specify the amendment procedure of
the 1978 Protocol and confer upon the appropriate body of the Organization the
function of considering and adopting amendments to the 1973 Convention, as
modified by the 1978 Protocol (MARPOL 73/78),
NOTING
ALSO that the Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-second session, adopted
by resolution MSC.219(82) the amendments to the IBC Code under the provisions
of the 1974 SOLAS Convention,
CONSIDERING
that it is highly desirable for the provisions of the IBC Code, which are
mandatory under both MARPOL 73/78 and the 1974 SOLAS Convention, to remain
identical,
HAVING CONSIDERED the proposed amendments to
the IBC Code,
1.
ADOPTS, in accordance with article 16(2)(b), (c) and (d) of the 1973
Convention, the amendments to the IBC Code, the text of which is set out at the
annex to the present resolution;
2.
DETERMINES, in accordance with article 16(2)(f)(iii) of the 1973 Convention,
that the amendments to the IBC Code shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1
July 2008 unless, prior to that date, not less than one-third of the Parties or
Parties, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50 per
cent of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have communicated to
the Organization their objection to the amendments;
3.
INVITES the Parties to note that, in accordance with article 16(2)(g)(ii) of
the 1973 Convention, the amendments to the IBC Code shall enter into force on 1
January 2009 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4.
REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article 16(2)(e) of the 1973
Convention, to transmit to all Parties to MARPOL 73/78 certified copies of the
present resolution and the text of the amendments to the IBC Code contained in
the annex; and
5.
REQUESTS FURTHER the Secretary-General to transmit copies of the present
resolution and its annex to the Members of the Organization which are not
Parties to MARPOL 73/78.
Annex.
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF
SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN BULK (IBC CODE)
Chapter 11.
FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION
1.
In paragraph 11.1.1, subparagraphs .4 and .5 are replaced by the following
subparagraphs:
".4
regulation 10.5.6 shall apply to ships of 2,000 gross tonnage and over;
.5
the provisions of 11.3 shall apply in lieu of regulation 10.8;
.6
the provisions of 11.2 shall apply in lieu of regulation 10.9;
.7
regulation 4.5.10 shall apply to ships of 500 gross tonnage and over, replacing
"hydrocarbon gases" by "flammable vapours" in the
regulation; and
.8
regulations 13.3.4 and 13.4.3 shall apply to ships of 500 gross tonnage and
over."
2.
In paragraph 11.1, the following new subparagraph 11.1.4 is added:
"11.1.4
In lieu of the provisions of SOLAS regulation II-2/1.6.7, the requirements of
regulations II-2/4.5.10.1.1 and II-2/4.5.10.1.4 shall apply and a system for
continuous monitoring of the concentration of flammable vapours shall be fitted
on ships of 500 gross tonnage and over which were constructed before 1 January
2009 by the date of the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 January 2009, but
not later than 1 January 2012. Sampling points or detector heads should be
located in suitable positions in order that potentially dangerous leakages are
readily detected. When the flammable vapour concentration reaches a pre-set
level which shall not be higher than 10% of the lower flammable limit, a
continuous audible and visual alarm signal shall be automatically effected in
the pump-room and cargo control room to alert personnel to the potential
hazard. However, existing monitoring systems already fitted having a pre-set
level not greater than 30% of the lower flammable limit may be accepted.
Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Administration may exempt ships not
engaged on international voyages from those requirements."
The
existing text of chapters 17, 18 and 19 of the IBC Code is replaced by the
following:
Chapter 17.
SUMMARY OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Mixtures
of noxious liquid substances presenting pollution hazards only, and which are
assessed or provisionally assessed under regulation 6.3 of MARPOL Annex II, may
be carried under the requirements of the Code applicable to the appropriate
position of the entry in this chapter for Noxious Liquid Substances, not
otherwise specified (n.o.s.).
Product
name (column a) |
The product
name shall be used in the shipping document for any cargo offered for bulk
shipments. Any additional name may be included in brackets after the product
name. In some cases, the product names are not identical with the names given
in previous issues of the Code. |
UN Number (column b) |
Deleted |
Pollution Category (column c) |
The letter
X, Y, Z means the Pollution Category assigned to each product under MARPOL
Annex II |
Hazards (column d) |
"S"
means that the product is included in the Code because of its safety hazards;
"P" means that the product is included in the Code because of its
pollution hazards; and "S/P" means that the product is included in
the Code because of both its safety and pollution hazards. |
Ship type (column e) |
1: ship
type 1 (2.1.2.1) 2: ship
type 2 (2.1.2.2) 3: ship
type 3 (2.1.2.3) |
Tank type (column f) |
1:
independent tank (4.1.1) 2: integral
tank (4.1.2) G: gravity tank
(4.1.3) P: pressure
tank (4.1.4) |
Tank vents (column g) |
Cont.:
controlled venting Open: open venting |
Tank environmental control (column h) |
Inert:
inerting (9.1.2.1) Pad: liquid or gas padding (9.1.2.2) Dry: drying (9.1.2.3) Vent: natural or forced ventilation (9.1.2.4) No: no special requirements under this Code |
Electrical equipment (column i) |
Temperature
classes (i') T1 to T6 - indicates no requirements blank no information Apparatus
group (i'') IIA, IIB or IIC: - indicates no requirements blank no information Flash point
(i''') Yes: flashpoint exceeding 60°C (10.1.6) No: flashpoint not exceeding 60°C (10.1.6) NF: nonflammable product (10.1.6) |