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ANNEX 15
RESOLUTION MEPC.158(55)
Adopted on 13 October 2006
AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT AND HANDLING OF LIMITED AMOUNTS OF HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK ON OFF-SHORE SUPPORT VESSELS (RESOLUTION A.673(16))
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee,
RECALLING ALSO resolution A.673(16) by which the Assembly adopted the Guidelines for the transport and handling of limited amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk on offshore support vessels (LHNS Guidelines),
NOTING that the Assembly, by the aforementioned resolution, authorized the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee to amend the Guidelines as may be necessary,
NOTING ALSO that the Maritime Safety Committee will, at its eighty-third session in 2007, adopt the Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels (OSV Guidelines),
NOTING FURTHER that the LHNS Guidelines were referred to in, and applied in addition to, the OSV Guidelines, stipulating that where the Guidelines set forth alternative safety standards to those contained in the OSV Guidelines, the provisions of the LHNS Guidelines should be followed,
BEING DESIROUS of keeping the LHNS Guidelines up to date,
NOTING that it is highly desirable for the provisions of the LHNS Guidelines to remain identical when adopted by the Maritime Environment Protection Committee and the Maritime Safety Committee,
1. ADOPTS the amendments to the Guidelines for the transport and handling of limited amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk on offshore support vessels (resolution A.673(16)), the text of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2. INVITES all Governments to take appropriate steps to give effect to the annexed amendments to the LHNS Guidelines; and
3. INVITES ALSO the Maritime Safety Committee to note this resolution and take action as appropriate.
ANNEX
AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT AND HANDLING OF LIMITED AMOUNTS OF HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK ON OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS (RESOLUTION A.673(16))
PREAMBLE
1 In paragraph 2, the words "regulation 13(4) of Annex II" are replaced by the words "regulation 11(2) of Annex II".
2 In paragraph 5, the year "[2007]" is inserted after "Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Offshore Supply Vessels" and "(resolution A.469(XII))" is replaced by "resolution MSC...(...)".
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL
1.1 Application
2a Paragraph 1.1.7 is deleted.
2b Insert new paragraph 1.1.7 "For provisions regulating the transport of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in packaged form, including transport of dangerous goods in portable tanks, refer to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code".
3 In paragraph 1.1.8, the reference to "(resolution A.469(XII))" is deleted in the first sentence and the words "to those contained in resolution A.469(XII)" are deleted in the second sentence.
1.2 Scope
4 In paragraph 1.2.2.1.2, the words "category A, B and C" are deleted.
1.3 Definitions
5 Paragraph 1.3.6 is deleted.
6 Paragraphs 1.3.7, 1.3.8 and 1.3.9 are renumbered as paragraphs 1.3.6, 1.3.7 and 1.3.8, respectively.
7 Paragraph 1.3.10 is renumbered as paragraph 1.3.9 and the words ", as amended" are added after the words "MEPC.19(22)".
8 Paragraph 1.3.11 is renumbered as paragraph 1.3.10 and the words ", as amended" are added after the words "MSC.5(48)".
9 Paragraphs 1.3.12 and 1.3.13 are deleted.
1.5 Survey and certification
10 In paragraph 1.5.1, the following new sentence is added after the existing first sentence:
"If the language used is not English, French or Spanish, the text should include the translation into one of these languages."
11 In paragraph 1.5.2, the words "regulation 11 of Annex II" are replaced by the words "regulations 7 and 9 of Annex II".
CHAPTER 2 - STABILITY AND CARGO TANK LOCATION
12 In paragraph 2.1.1, the year "[2007]" is inserted after the words "Guidelines for the design and construction of offshore supply vessels" and the words "(resolution A.469(XII))" are replaced by "resolution MSC...(...)".
CHAPTER 3 - SHIP DESIGN
3.4 Cargo tank construction
12a Paragraph 3.4.2 is deleted.
12b Insert new paragraph 3.4.2 "Instead of the use of permanently attached deck-tanks, portable tanks meeting the requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code or other portable tanks specifically approved by the Administration may be used for cargoes indicated in paragraph 1.2.2 provided that the tanks are properly located and secured to the vessel".
13 In paragraph 3.4.4.1, the words "0.7 bar" are replaced by the words "0.07 MPa".
3.6 Cargo tank vent systems
14 In paragraph 3.6.2, the reference to "8.2.2" is replaced by the reference to "8.3.4".
3.9 Fire-fighting requirements
15 In paragraph 3.9.1.1, the references to "60, 61, 62 and 63" are replaced by the references to "4.5.5, 10.8 and 10.9".
16 In paragraph 3.9.1.2, the references to "56.1, 56.2, 56.4, 56.8 and 56.7" are replaced by the references to "4.5.1.1, 4.5.1.2, 4.5.1.4, 4.5.2.1 to 4.5.2.3 and 9.2.4.2.5", respectively and the word "metres" is replaced by the symbol "m".
17 In paragraph 3.9.1.3, the reference to "57.1" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.4.1" and the reference to "42.5.1" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.3.1.1.1".
18 In paragraph 3.9.1.4, the reference to "44" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.3" and the reference to "58" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.4.2".
19 In paragraph 3.9.1.5, the word "regulation" is replaced by the word "regulations" and the reference to "59" is replaced by the reference to "4.5.3, 4.5.4 and 4.5.6 to 4.5.8".
20 The existing text of paragraph 3.9.1.6 is replaced by the following:
"regulations 10.2, 10.4 and 10.5, except regulation 10.5.6, should apply as they would apply to tankers of 2,000 gross tonnage and over;".
21 In paragraph 3.9.1.7, the reference to "61" is replaced by the reference to "10.8".
22 In paragraph 3.9.1.8, the reference to "63" is replaced by the reference to "10.9".
23 In paragraph 3.9.2.3, the words "should be provided" are deleted.
24 In paragraph 3.9.2.3.4.3, the words "per square metre" are deleted.
25 The existing text of paragraph 3.9.2.4 is replaced by the following:
"An alternative to the systems required in 3.9.2.3 above may be approved in accordance with the procedures contained in SOLAS regulation II-2/17."
3.16 Emergency remote shutdown
26 In paragraph 3.16, the words "50 bar gauge" are replaced by the words "5 MPa".
CHAPTER 4 - POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS
27 The existing text of paragraph 4.1 is replaced by the following:
"Each ship certified to carry noxious liquid substances should be provided with a Cargo Record Book, a Procedure and Arrangements Manual and a Shipboard Marine Emergency Plan developed for the ship in accordance with Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 and approved by the Administration."
28 The existing text of paragraph 4.2 is replaced by the following:
"Discharge into the sea of residues of noxious liquid substances permitted for the carriage in Ship Type 3, or products listed in appendix 1 or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures containing such substances, is prohibited. Any discharges of residues and mixtures containing noxious liquid substances should be to reception facilities in port. As a consequence of this prohibition, the Administration may waive the requirements for efficient stripping and underwater discharge arrangements in MARPOL 73/78, Annex II."
29 Paragraph 4.3 is deleted and paragraph 4.4 is renumbered as paragraph 4.3.
30 The existing text of appendix 1 is replaced by the following:
APPENDIX 1
TABLE OF PERMITTED PRODUCTS
|
Flammability |
| Oil based mud containing mixtures of products listed in Chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code and the MEPC.2/Circular and permitted to be carried under paragraph 1.2 of these Guidelines |
No |
| Water based mud containing mixtures of products listed in Chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code and the MEPC.2/Circular and permitted to be carried under paragraph 1.2 of these Guidelines |
No |
| Drilling Brines, including: |
No |
| Sodium Chloride Solution |
No |
| Calcium Bromide Solution |
No |
| Calcium Chloride Solution |
No |
| Calcium nitrate/Magnesium nitrate/Potassium chloride solution |
No |
| Calcium Nitrate Solution (50% or less) |
No |
| Drilling brines (containing zinc salts) |
No |
| Potassium Formate Solution |
No |
| Potassium Chloride Solution |
No |
| Ethyl Alcohol |
Yes |
| Ethylene Glycol |
No |
| Ethylene Glycol monoalkyl ether |
Yes |
| Methyl Alcohol |
Yes |
| Acetic acid |
Yes |
| Formic acid |
Yes |
| Hydrochloric Acid |
No |
| Hydrochloric-hydrofluoric mixtures containing 3% or less Hydrofluoric acid |
No |
| Sulphuric Acid |
No |
| Toluene |
Yes |
| Xylene |
Yes |
| Liquid carbon dioxide |
No |
| Liquid nitrogen |
No |
| Noxious liquid, NF, (7) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Y |
No |
| Noxious liquid, F, (8) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Y |
Yes |
| Noxious liquid, NF, (9) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Z |
No |
| Noxious liquid, F, (10) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Z |
Yes |
| Noxious liquid, (11) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) Cat. Z |
No |
| Non-noxious liquid, (12) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) Cat. OS |
No |
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