1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its at its ninety-fifth session (3 to 12 June
2015), in adopting resolution MSC.393(95) on Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code and
considering the proposal by the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers, at
its first session, with regard to implementation of section 8 of the IMSBC Code, approved a revision to MSC.1/Circ.1453 on Guidelines for the
submission of information and completion of the format for the properties of cargoes
not listed in the IMSBC Code and their conditions of
carriage, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed guidelines to the
attention of all concerned, taking into account the voluntary application date of 1
January 2016 for amendment 03-15 of the IMSBC
Code, pending its envisaged mandatory entry-into-force date of 1 January
2017.
3 This circular supersedes MSC.1/Circ.1453.