1 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 transport
units (MSC.1/Circ.1265) to supersede
MSC/Circ.612, as amended by MSC/Circ.689 and MSC/Circ.746 with regard
to the fumigation of cargo transport units, proposed by the Sub-Committee
on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers at its twelfth session.
2 The Committee, at its eighty-seventh session
(12 to 21 May 2010), having considered the proposal by the Sub-Committee
on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers, at its fourteenth
session, with regard to the amendments to the IMDG Code which have
been adopted at this session, approved Revised Recommendations on
the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of
cargo transport units, set out in the annex, which apply to the carriage
of packaged dangerous goods in pursuance of the requirements of SOLAS regulation VI/4 and the relevant provisions
of the IMDG Code.
3 The Committee agreed that the Revised Recommendations
should not apply to the carriage of fresh food produced under controlled
atmosphere.
4 Member Governments are invited to bring the
Revised Recommendations to the attention of competent authorities,
mariners, fumigators, fumigant and pesticide manufacturers and others
concerned and to apply the circular on or after 1 January 2011.