This publication presents amendments to the IBC Code concerning: • the fitting of a system for continuous monitoring of the concentration of flammable vapours on ships of 500 gross tonnage and over • Summary of minimum requirements for products carried under the Code (chapter 17) • List of products to which the Code does not apply but some safety precautions may be needed for their saf…
The purpose of this Code is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage, by sea in bulk, of liquefied gases and certain other substances that are listed in chapter 19. Through consideration of the products carried, it prescribes the design and construction standards of the ships involved and the equipment they should carry to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the …