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Amendments to other mandatory instruments
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International Code for the Construction and Equipment
of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk (IBC Code) |
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International Code for the construction and equipment
of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk (IGC Code) |
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International Code for application of fire test
procedures (FTP Code) |
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International Management Code for the Safe Operation
of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code) |
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International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft,
1994 (1994 HSC Code) |
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Guidelines on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections
During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (resolution A.744(18) as amended) |
Amendments to the ISM Code
International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code)
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second phase, effective on 1 July 2002 |
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from that date the Code applies to general cargo
ships and offshore units as well as passenger ships, oil tankers and bulk carriers |
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must not become a paper exercise |
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port State control on the alert |
New safety-related mandatory Codes-1
International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (2000 HSC Code)
Mandatory under SOLAS chapter X; will enter into force on 1 July 2002 and is based on the 1994 HSC Code. Caters for bigger, more technologically advanced craft and differs mainly in the following areas:
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stability and buoyancy (bottom damage, dynamic
stability, load line certification, ro-ro inner bow door) |
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accommodation and escape (design acceleration) |
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fire safety (hazard areas, sprinkle systems, galleys,
ventilation, carriage of dangerous goods) |
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carriage of AIS and VDR |
New safety-related mandatory Codes-2
International Code of Safety for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code)
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Developed in conjunction with the new SOLAS chapter
II-2 under which it is made mandatory; will enter into force on 1 July 2002 |
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Contains specific system-related technical requirements
which need to be applied together with the purpose statement and functional requirements
of the relevant SOLAS chapter II-2 regulations |
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Provides international engineering specifications
for fire safety systems required by SOLAS |
Phasing-out single hull tankers
MARPOL 73/78 revised regulation I/13G: Prevention of oil pollution in the event of collision or stranding - Measures for existing tankers
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Contains a global timetable for accelerating the
phasing-out of single hull oil tankers; will enter into force in September 2002 |
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Application of phase-out timetable is based on
three categories of tankers (1,2 and 3), defined by deadweight, nature of cargo
carried and compliance with protectively located segregated ballast tank requirements |
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For Category 1 ships to continue trading after
2005 and Category 2 after 2010, they will need to comply with the new Condition
Assessment Scheme (CAS) |
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