SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS
GOODS, SOLID CARGOES AND
CONTAINERS
6th session
Agenda item 5
DSC 6/5/3
17 April 2001
Original: ENGLISH
REVIEW OF THE BC CODE, INCLUDING EVALUATION OF PROPERTIES OF SOLID BULK CARGOES
Report of the Correspondence Group on Evaluation of the Liquefaction Potential of Solid Bulk Cargoes
Submitted by Japan as the co-ordinator of the Correspondence Group
SUMMARY
Executive summary: This document provides the results of the intercessional work of the Correspondence Group on evaluation of the liquefaction potential of solid bulk cargoes.
Action to be taken: Paragraph 12
Related documents: DSC 2/12/1, DSC 3/11/2, DSC 3/11/5, DSC 3/INF.6, DSC 4/5/4, DSC 4/5/5, DSC 4/14, DSC 5/5/8 and DSC 5/13
Introduction
1 The Sub-Committee, at its fourth and fifth session, established a Correspondence Group, under the co-ordinator of Mr. S. Ota (Japan), on evaluation of the liquefaction potential of solid bulk cargoes. The terms of reference given to the group as specified in DSC 4/14, annex 3 are as follows:
The group should:
.1 investigate the information on the detail of the scope of the application of the requirements for solid bulk cargoes which may liquefy;
.2 look for comparatively fine granular materials which are transported in bulk regardless of moisture content and comparatively coarse granular materials which are subject to the requirements for liquefaction materials;
.3 submit a progress report to the outcome of its intercessional work to DSC 5 and request to be allowed to work during the next intercessional period;
