1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its
ninety-fourth session (17 to 21 November 2014) noted that the 322nd session of the ILO
Governing Body, which met from 30 October to 13 November 2014, had approved the
IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) without
changes and, having taken into account that all three United Nations organizations had
formally approved the CTU Code, approved MSC.1/Circ.1497 to which the CTU Code is
annexed.footnote
2 Subsequently, the Committee approved the
Informative material related to the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of
Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) (MSC.1/Circ.1498).
3 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-sixth
session (11 to 20 May 2016), having considered the proposal by the Sub-Committee on
Carriage of Cargoes and Containers, at its second session, approved the Due diligence
checklist in identifying providers of CTU-related services, as set out in the annex.
4 Member States and international organizations are invited
to bring the Due diligence checklist to the attention of all parties concerned.