Chapter 11 - Notification in the event of an incident involving INF cargo
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Chapter 11 - Notification in the event of an incident involving INF cargo

  11.1 The reporting requirements of regulation VII/7-1 of the Convention shall apply both to the loss or likely loss of INF cargo overboard and to any incident involving a release or probable release of INF cargo, whatever the reason for such loss or release, including for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea.

  11.2 Such a report shall also be made in the event of damage, failure or breakdown of a ship carrying INF cargo which:

  • .1 affects the safety of the ship, including but not limited to, collision, grounding, fire, explosion, structural failure, flooding and cargo shifting; or

  • .2 results in the impairment of the safety of navigation, including the failure or breakdown of steering gear, propulsion system, electrical generating system, and essential shipborne navigational aids.

Parent topic: INF Code - International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships – Resolution MSC.88(71)
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