IMO to further develop IGF code
Overview
BIMCO attended the 5th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 5) to further develop the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels.
Therefore, the definition of "fuel" for the purpose of these guidelines was modified. The working group also agreed that terminologies used in the draft text were already defined in mandatory instruments including SOLAS chapter II-2 and IGF Code, so the draft amendments and guidance were modified to reflect the mandatory definitions.
Finally, the Sub-Committee agreed to ask the upcoming Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) 100 meeting, to consider the working group’s proposal for referring technical and safety issues, as well as to ask other relevant IMO Sub-Committees for their input.
A correspondence group has been established to carry on with the work until the next CCC 5 meeting.
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Posted:
17 September 2018
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