1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its sixty-second
session (24 to 28 May 1993), approved the Recommendations on the safe
use of pesticides in ships (MSC/Circ.612), proposed by the Sub-Committee
on Containers and Cargoes at its thirty-second session.
2 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-fourth
session (7 to 16 May 2008), approved the Recommendations on the safe
use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds,
which apply to carriage of solid bulk cargoes including grain in pursuance
of the requirement of SOLAS regulation
VI/4, proposed by the Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid
Cargoes and Containers at its twelfth session, set out in the annex.
3 The Committee agreed that the Recommendations
should not apply to the carriage of fresh food produce under controlled
atmosphere.
4 Member Governments are invited to bring the
Recommendations to the attention of competent authorities, mariners,
fumigators, fumigant and pesticide manufacturers and others concerned.
5 The present circular supersedes MSC/Circ.612,
as amended by MSC/Circ.689 and MSC/Circ.746 with regard to the fumigation
of cargo holds.