IMSBC. International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and supplement

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS Convention) / as amended, deals with various aspects of maritime safety and contains, in parts A and В of chapter VI and part A-I of chapter VII, the mandatory provisions governing the carriage of solid bulk cargoes and the carriage of dangerous goods in solid form in bulk, respectively. These provisions are amplified in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code ). Detailed fire protection arrangements for ships carrying solid bulk cargoes are incorporated into chapter 11-2 of the SOLAS Convention by regulations 10 and 19. Attention is drawn to regulation 11-2/19.4 of the SOLAS Convention as amended. This provides for an appropriate document as evidence of compliance of construction and equipment with the requirements of regulation 11-2/19 to be issued to ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002 and carrying dangerous goods in solid form in bulk as defined in regulation VI1/7 of the Convention, except class 6.2 and class 7.

Contents
Foreword
Resolution MSC.268(85)
Resolution MSC.500(105)
Section 1 General provisions
Section 2 General loading, carriage and unloading precautions
Section 3 Safety of personnel and ship
Section 4 Assessment of acceptability of consignments for safe shipment
Section 5 Trimming procedures
Section 6 Methods of determining the angle of repose
Section 7 Cargoes which may liquefy or undergo dynamic separation
Section 8 Test procedures for group A cargoes
Section 9 Materials possessing chemical hazards
Section 10 Carriage of solid wastes in bulk
Section 11 Security provisions
Section 12 Stowage factor conversion tables
Section 13 References to related information and recommendations
Appendix 1 Individual schedules of solid bulk cargoes
Appendix 2 Laboratory test procedures, associated apparatus and standards
Appendix 3 Properties of solid bulk cargoes
Appendix 4 index
Appendix 5 Bulk Cargo Shipping Names in three languages (English, French and Spanish)