4.2 Provision of information

  4.2.1 The shipper shall provide the master or his representative with appropriate information on the cargo sufficiently in advance of loading to enable the precautions which may be necessary for proper stowage and safe carriage of the cargo to be put into effect.

  4.2.2 Cargo information shall be confirmed in writing and by appropriate shipping documents prior to loading. The cargo information shall include:

• .1 the BCSN when the cargo is listed in this Code. Secondary names may be used in addition to the BCSN;

• .2 the cargo group (A and B, A, B or C);

• .3 the IMO class of the cargo, if applicable;

• .4 the UN number preceded by letters "UN" for the cargo, if applicable;

• .5 the total quantity of the cargo offered;

• .6 the stowage factor;

• .7 the need for trimming and the trimming procedures, as necessary;

• .8 the likelihood of shifting, including angle of repose, if applicable;

• .9 additional information in the form of a certificate on the moisture content of the cargo and its transportable moisture limit in the case of a concentrate or other cargo which may liquefy;

• .10 likelihood of formation of a wet base (see 7.2.3 of this Code);

• .11 toxic or flammable gases which may be generated by cargo, if applicable;

• .12 flammability, toxicity, corrosiveness and propensity to oxygen depletion of the cargo, if applicable;

• .13 self-heating properties of the cargo, and the need for trimming, if applicable;

• .14 properties on emission of flammable gases in contact with water, if applicable;

• .15 radioactive properties, if applicable;

• .16 whether or not the cargo is classified as harmful to the marine environment in accordance with appendix I of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, as amended; and

• .17 any other information required by national authorities.

  4.2.3 Information provided by the shipper shall be accompanied by a declaration. An example of a cargo declaration form is set out on the next page. Another form may be used for cargo declaration. As an aid to paper documentation, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) techniques may be used.

FORM FOR CARGO INFORMATION for Solid Bulk Cargoes