MSC.1/Circ.1262

CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) CODE ANNEXES AND SUPPLEMENTS

(27 May 2008)

 

Amendments to the Revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EmS Guide)

 

1. The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fourth session (7 to 16 May 2008), approved amendments to the Revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EmS Guide) (MSC/Circ.1025, as amended by MSC.1/Circ.1025/Add.1), set out in the annex.

 

2. Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed amendments to the Revised EmS Guide to the attention of all concerned noting that amendment 34-08 (resolution MSC.262(84)) is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2010; however, its provisions may be applied on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2009, as agreed to by MSC 75.

 

Annex.

AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES FOR SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS (EmS GUIDE)
 (MSC/CIRC.1025, AS AMENDED BY MSC.1/CIRC.1025/Add.1)

 

1. In the index, the following entries in numerical order are added: