Resolution MSC.193(79)
CODE OF SAFE PRACTICE FOR SOLID BULK CARGOES, 2004

Annex.
REVISED BC CODE CONTENTS

FOREWORD

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Section 1. Definitions

Section 2. General precautions

2.1 Cargo distribution

2.1.1 General

2.1.2 To prevent the structure being overstressed

2.1.3 To aid stability

2.2 Loading and unloading

Section 3. Safety of personnel and ship

3.1 General requirements

3.2 Poisoning, corrosive and asphyxiation hazards

3.3 Health hazards due to dust

3.4 Flammable atmosphere

3.5 Ventilation

3.6 Cargo under in-transit fumigation

Section 4. Assessment of acceptability of consignments for safe shipment

4.1 Identification

4.2 Provision of information

4.3 Certificates of test

4.4 Sampling procedures

4.5 Frequency of sampling and testing for Transportable moisture limit and Moisture content determination

4.6 Sampling procedures for concentrate stockpiles

4.7 Standardized sampling procedures

4.8 Documentation required on board the ship carrying cargoes of Group B, except MHB

Section 5. Trimming procedures

5.1 General precautions

5.2 Specific precautions

5.2.1 Ships of 100 m in length or less

5.2.2 Multi-deck ships

5.2.3 Cohesive bulk cargoes

5.2.4 Non-cohesive bulk cargoes

Section 6. Methods of determining the angle of repose

Section 7. Cargoes which may liquefy

7.2 Cargo shift

7.3 Precautions

7.3.1 General

7.3.2 Specially fitted cargo ships

7.3.3 Specially constructed cargo ships

7.3.4 Submission of data

Section 8.
Test procedures for cargoes which may liquefy

Section 9. Materials possessing chemical hazards

9.1 General

9.2 Classes of hazard

9.3 Stowage and segregation requirements

9.3.1 General requirements

9.3.2 Special requirements

9.3.3 Segregation between bulk materials possessing chemical hazards and dangerous goods in packaged form

Section 10. Transport of solid wastes in bulk

10.1 Preamble

10.2 Definitions

10.3 Applicability

10.4 Permitted shipments

10.5 Documentation

10.6 Classification of wastes

10.7 Stowage and handling of wastes

10.8 Segregation

10.9 Accident procedures

Section 11. Stowage factor conversion tables

Section 12. References to Related Information and Recommendations

12.1 General

12.2 Reference List