
The purpose of this Code is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage, in bulk by sea, of dangerous chemicals and noxious liquid substances listed in Chapter 17 of the Code. The Code prescribes the design and construction standards of ships, regardless of tonnage, involved in such carriage and the equipment they shall carry to minimise the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment.
This edition of the Code incorporates a number of amendments that have entered into force since it was last published in 2016, including:
- Resolutions MEPC.302(72) and MSC.440(99), amending the model form of the International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, which entered into force on 1st January 2020
- resolutions MEPC.318(74) and MSC.460(101), amending Chapters 1, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21, including a complete revision of the product information set out in Chapters 17 and 18, which entered into force on 1st January 2021.
On 17th 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 1st July 1986 must comply with the provisions of the Code.
On 5th 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 (MARPOL). Under the provisions of Annex II of MARPOL, chemical tankers constructed on or after 1st July 1986 must comply with the provisions of the Code.
This edition of the Code incorporates a number of amendments that entered into force since the Code was last published in 2016, including:
- Resolutions MEPC.302(72) and MSC.440(99), amending the model form of the International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, which entered into force on 1st January 2020
- resolutions MEPC.318(74) and MSC.460(101), amending Chapters 1, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21, including a complete revision of the product information set out in Chapters 17 and 18, which entered into force on 1st January 2021.
Reference is also made within the Code to the MEPC.2/Circulars, issued annually in December. These contain details of products that have been the subject of Tripartite Agreements and serve, in effect, as a supplement to the IBC Code during the interim period prior to the entry into force of relevant amendments to the Code. Annex I of the MEPC.2/Circular includes products that are expected to become new entries, or amended information in existing entries in the IBC Code. The product information set out in the circular serves as prior notice of the carriage conditions that will apply to a product when the next set of amendments enters into force.
This publication is appended with a number of other reference documents related to the IBC Code. These provide useful guidance and information with respect to a number of issues addressed by the Code.
Chapter
1
General
1.1
Application
1.2
Hazards
1.3
Definitions
1.4
Equivalents
1.5
Surveys
and
certification
Chapter
2
Ship
survival
capability
and
location
of
cargo
tanks
2.1
General
2.2
Freeboard
and
stability
2.3
Shipside
discharges
below
the
freeboard
deck
2.4
Conditions
of
loading
2.5
Damage
assumptions
2.6
Location
of
cargo
tanks
2.7
Flooding
assumptions
2.8
Standard
of
damage
2.9
Survival
requirements
Chapter
3
Ship
arrangements
3.1
Cargo
segregation
3.2
Accommodation,
service
and
machinery
spaces
and
control
stations
3.3
Cargo
pump
rooms
3.4
Access
to
spaces
in
the
cargo
area
3.5
Bilge
and
ballast
arrangements
3.6
Pump
and
pipeline
identification
3.7
Bow
or
stern
loading
and
unloading
arrangements
Chapter
4
Cargo
containment
4.1
Definitions
4.2
Tank
type
requirements
for
individual
products
Chapter
5
Cargo
transfer
5.1
Piping
scantlings
5.2
Piping
fabrication
and
joining
details
5.3
Flange
connections
5.4
Test
requirements
for
piping
5.5
Piping
arrangements
5.6
Cargo
transfer
control
systems
5.7
Ship’s
cargo
hoses
Chapter 6 Materials of construction, protective linings and coatings
Chapter
7
Cargo
temperature
control
7.1
General
7.2
Additional
requirements
Chapter
8
Cargo
tank
venting
and
gas-freeing
arrangements
8.1
Application
8.2
Cargo
tank
venting
8.3
Types
of
tank
venting
systems
8.4
Venting
requirements
for
individual
products
8.5
Cargo
tank
purging
8.6
Cargo
tank
gas
freeing
Chapter
9
Environmental
control
9.1
General
9.2
Environmental
control
requirements
for
individual
products
Chapter
10
Electrical
installations
10.1
General
10.2
Bonding
10.3
Electrical
requirements
for
individual
products
Chapter
11
Fire
protection
and
fire
extinction
11.1
Application
11.2
Cargo
pump-rooms
11.3
Cargo
area
11.4
Special
requirements
Chapter
12
Mechanical
ventilation
in
the
cargo
area
12.1
Spaces
normally
entered
during
cargo-handling
operations
12.2
Pump
rooms
and
other
enclosed
spaces
normally
entered
12.3
Spaces
not
normally
entered
Chapter
13
Instrumentation
13.1
Gauging
13.2
Vapour
detection
Chapter
14
Personnel
protection
14.1
Protective
equipment
14.2
Safety
equipment
14.3
Emergency
equipment
Chapter
15
Special
requirements
15.1
General
15.2
Ammonium
nitrate
solution
(93%
or
less)
15.3
Carbon
disulphide
15.4
Diethyl
ether
15.5
Hydrogen
peroxide
solutions
15.6
Motor
fuel
anti-knock
compounds
(containing
lead
alkyls)
15.7
Phosphorus,
yellow
or
white
15.8
Propylene
oxide
or
ethylene
oxide/propylene
oxide
mixtures
with
an
ethylene
oxide
content
of
not
more
than
30%
by
mass
15.9
Sodium
chlorate
solution
(50%
or
less
by
mass)
15.10
Sulphur
(molten)
15.11
Acids
15.12
Toxic
products
15.13
Cargoes
protected
by
additives
15.14
Cargoes
with
a
vapour
pressure
greater
than
0.1013
MPa
absolute
at
37.8°C
15.15
Hydrogen
sulphide
(H2S)
detection
equipment
for
bulk
liquids
15.16
Cargo
contamination
15.17
Increased
ventilation
requirements
15.18
Special
cargo
pump-room
requirements
15.19
Overflow
control
15.20
Alkyl
(C7–C9)
nitrates,
all
isomers
15.21
Temperature
sensors
Chapter
16
Operational
requirements
16.1
Maximum
allowable
quantity
of
cargo
per
tank
16.2
Cargo
information
16.3
Personnel
training
16.4
Opening
of
and
entry
into
cargo
tanks
16.5
Stowage
of
cargo
samples
16.6
Cargoes
not
to
be
exposed
to
excessive
heat
Chapter 17 Summary of minimum requirements
Chapter 18 List of products to which the Code does not apply
Chapter 19 Index of products carried in bulk
Chapter
20
Transport
of
liquid
chemical
wastes
20.1
Preamble
20.2
Definitions
20.3
Applicability
20.4
Permitted
shipments
20.5
Documentation
20.6
Classification
of
liquid
chemical
wastes
20.7
Carriage
and
handling
of
liquid
chemical
wastes
Chapter
21
Criteria
for
assigning
carriage
requirements
for
products
subject
to
the
IBC
Code
21.1
Introduction
21.2
Contents
21.3
Minimum
safety
and
pollution
criteria
for
products
subject
to
Chapter
17
of
the
IBC
Code
21.4
Criteria
used
to
assign
the
minimum
carriage
requirements
for
products
that
meet
the
minimum
safety
or
pollution
criteria
to
make
them
subject
to
Chapter
17
of
the
IBC
Code
21.5
Column
o
–
Criteria
for
special
requirements
in
Chapter
15
21.6
Column
o
–
Criteria
for
special
requirements
in
Chapter
16
21.7
Definitions
Appendix
Model
form
of
International
Certificate
of
Fitness
for
the
Carriage
of
Dangerous
Chemicals
in
Bulk
- Number of Pages:
- 304
- ISBN:
- 9789280117288
- Published Date:
- September 2020
- Binding Format:
- Paperback
- Book Height:
- 295 mm
- Book Width:
- 210 mm
- Weight:
- 0.9 kg
- Author:
IMO
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