SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS GOODS, SOLID CARGOES AND CONTAINERS
6th session
Agenda item 9
DSC 6/9/1
11 May 2001
Original: ENGLISH
STOWAGE AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINERS ON CONTAINER SHIPS WITH PARTIALLY WEATHERPROOF HATCHWAY COVERS
Draft amendments to the IMDG Code
Submitted by Japan
SUMMARY
Executive summary: This paper provides the draft stowage and segregation requirements in the IMDG Code for freight containers on containerships with partially weatherproof hatchway covers
Action to be taken: Paragraph 5
Related documents: DSC 5/2/1, DSC 5/13, paragraphs 2.4 to 2.6, DSC 6/INF.2
Background
1 At the last session, the Sub-Committee decided to develop stowage and segregation requirements for freight containers on containerships with partially weatherproof hatchway covers. The target completion year is 2001. For the consideration of this issue by the Sub-Committee, the investigation was carried out in Japan as presented in DSC 6/TNF.2.
Practicality of the proposed requirements regarding stowage plan
2 In Japan, case studies on planning of stowage of containers based on the examples of carriage in accordance with the proposed stowage and segregation requirements were carried out. Consequently, it is confirmed roughly that stowage plans for such container ships can be made. The case studies, however, were not exhaustive. Japan would like to invite Member Governments to carry out case studies on stowage planning under the proposed requirement.
Proposed amendments to the IMDG Code
3 Japan has prepared the draft stowage and segregation requirements for freight containers on containerships with partially weatherproof hatchway covers, i.e., the draft amendments to the IMDG Code, as in the annex of this paper.
