Chapter 18 List of products to which the Code does not Apply
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Chapter 18 List of products to which the Code does not Apply

  18.1 The following are products, which have been reviewed for their safety and pollution hazards and determined not to present hazards to such an extent as to warrant application of the Code.

  18.2 Although the products listed in this chapter fall outside the scope of the Code, the attention of Administrations is drawn to the fact that some safety precautions may be needed for their safe transportation. Accordingly, Administrations shall prescribe appropriate safety requirements.

  18.3 Some liquid substances are identified as falling into Pollution Category Z and, therefore, subject to certain requirements of Annex II of MARPOL.

  18.4 Liquid mixtures which are assessed or provisionally assessed under regulation 6.3 of MARPOL Annex II as falling into Pollution Category Z or OS, and which do not present safety hazards, may be carried under the appropriate entry in this chapter for "Noxious or Non-Noxious Liquid Substances, not otherwise specified (n.o.s.)".

Explanatory Notes

Product name The product name shall be used in the shipping document for any cargo offered for bulk shipments. Any additional name may be included in brackets after the product name. In some cases, the product names are not identical with the names given in previous issues of the Code.
Pollution Category The letter Z means the Pollution Category assigned to each product under Annex II of MARPOL. OS means the product was evaluated and found to fall outside Categories X, Y, or Z.
Product name Pollution Category
Acetone Z
Alcoholic beverages, n.o.s. Z
Apple juice OS
n-Butyl alcohol Z
sec-Butyl alcohol Z
Calcium carbonate slurry OS
Calcium nitrate solutions (50% or less) Z
Clay slurry OS
Coal slurry OS
Diethylene glycol Z
Ethyl alcohol Z
Ethylene carbonate Z
Glucose solution OS
Glycerine Z
Glycerol ethoxylated OS
Hexamethylenetetramine solutions Z
Hexylene glycol Z
Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate OS
Isopropyl alcohol Z
Kaolin slurry OS
Lecithin OS
Magnesium hydroxide slurry Z
Maltitol solution OS
N-Methylglucamine solution (70% or less) Z
Methyl propyl ketone Z
Microsilica slurry OS
Molasses OS
Noxious liquid, (11) n.o.s. (trade name ...., contains ....) Cat. Z Z
Non-noxious liquid, (12) n.o.s. (trade name ...., contains ....) Cat. OS OS
Orange juice (concentrated) OS
Orange juice (not concentrated) OS
Polyaluminium chloride solution Z
Polyglycerin, sodium salt solution (containing less than 3% sodium hydroxide) Z
Potassium chloride solution (less than 26%) OS
Potassium formate solutions Z
Propylene carbonate Z
Propylene glycol Z
Sodium acetate solutions Z
Sodium bicarbonate solution (less than 10%) OS
Sodium sulphate solutions Z
Sorbitol solution OS
Sulphonated polyacrylate solution Z
Tetraethyl silicate monomer/oligomer (20% in ethanol) Z
Triethylene glycol Z
Vegetable protein solution (hydrolysed) OS
Water OS
Parent topic: Annex – Adoption of Amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code)
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