1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its sixty-fourth
session (5 to 9 December 1994), adopted Recommendations on the safe
transport of dangerous cargoes and related activities in port areas,
which were disseminated by means of MSC/Circ.675.
2 The Committee, at its eighty-second session
(29 November to 8 December 2006), recognizing the need to align the
relevant provisions of the Recommendations with those of the IMDG
Code, as amended, and with the ISPS Code concerning
security provisions, approved the Revised Recommendations on the safe
transport of dangerous cargoes and related activities in port areas,
set out in the annex.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring the
annexed Revised Recommendations to the attention of the appropriate
authorities, shipowners, ship and berth operators, relevant cargo
interests, emergency services and all others concerned.
4 This circular revokes the aforementioned MSC/Circ.675.