18.1 Cargo information
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18.1 Cargo information

  18.1.1 Information should be on board and available to all concerned, giving the necessary data for the safe carriage of cargo. Such information should include for each product carried:

  • .1 a full description of the physical and chemical properties necessary for the safe containment of the cargo;

  • .2 action to be taken in the event of spills or leaks;

  • .3 counter-measures against accidental personal contact;

  • .4 fire-fighting procedures and fire-fighting media;

  • .5 procedures for cargo transfer, gas-freeing, ballasting, tank cleaning and changing cargoes;

  • .6 special equipment needed for the safe handling of the particular cargo;

  • .7 minimum allowable inner hull steel temperatures; and

  • .8 emergency procedures.

  18.1.2 Products required to be inhibited should be refused if the certificate required by 17.8 is not supplied.

  18.1.3 A copy of this Code or national regulations incorporating the provisions of this Code should be on board every ship covered by this Code.

Parent topic: Chapter 18 Operating Requirements
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