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  1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its fifty-sixth session, and the Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-third session, agreed to draw the attention of the parties concerned to operational requirements of the IBC Code with regard to the provision of information on cargoes carried in accordance with that instrument.

  2 Paragraph 16.2.6 of the IBC Code reads:

 “Where column o in the table of chapter 17 refers to this paragraph, the cargo’s viscosity at 20°C shall be specified on a shipping document, and if the cargo’s viscosity exceeds 50 mPa·s at 20°C the temperature at which the cargo has a viscosity of 50 mPa·s shall be specified in the shipping document.”

  3 Paragraph 16.2.9 of the IBC Code reads:

 “Where column o in the table of chapter 17 refers to this paragraph, the cargo’s melting point shall be indicated in the shipping document.”

  4 This information is important not least in that it enables interested parties to ascertain whether or not a pre-wash will be required following unloading of the cargo.

  5 Parties are requested to bring this circular to the attention of their respective chemical, vegetable oil and oleochemical industries, and draw attention to the importance of their fulfilling their obligation to provide information to the carrier with regard to viscosity and melting point of products prior to shipment, in accordance with paragraphs 16.2.6 and 16.2.9 of the IBC Code.

Parent topic: MSC-MEPC.2/Circular.7 – Provision of Information in Respect of Products Carried in Accordance with the Requirements of MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code – (12 November 2007)
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