1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its seventy-fourth
session (13 to 17 May 2019), recognizing the need to update MEPC.1/Circ.512 to
capture all relevant decisions in relation to the assignment of carriage
requirements under the IBC Code following the adoption of the 2019 amendments to the
IBC Code, which included the revised chapters 17, 18, 19 and 21, approved the
revised Guidelines for the provisional assessment of liquid substances
transported in bulk, which are set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments and international organizations are invited to bring
the annexed Guidelines to the attention of Administrations, recognized
organizations, port authorities, shipowners, ship operators and other parties
concerned.
3 This circular revokes MEPC.1/Circ.512.