16.2.1 A copy of this Code,
or national regulations incorporating the provisions of this Code,
shall be on board every ship covered by this Code.
16.2.2 Any cargo offered
for bulk shipment shall be indicated in the shipping documents by
the product name, under which it is listed in chapter
17 or 18 of the Code or the latest
edition of MEPC.2/Circ. or under which it has been provisionally assessed.
Where the cargo is a mixture, an analysis indicating the dangerous
components contributing significantly to the total hazard of the product
shall be provided, or a complete analysis if this is available. Such
an analysis shall be certified by the manufacturer or by an independent
expert acceptable to the Administration.
16.2.3 Information shall
be on board, and available to all concerned, giving the necessary
data for the safe carriage of the cargo in bulk. Such information
shall include a cargo stowage plan, to be kept in an accessible place,
indicating all cargo on board, including each dangerous chemical carried:
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.1 a full description of the physical and chemical
properties, including reactivity, necessary for the safe containment of the
cargo;
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.2 action to be taken in the event of spills or
leaks;
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.3 countermeasures against accidental personal
contact;
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.4 fire-fighting procedures and fire-fighting
media;
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.5 procedures for cargo transfer, tank cleaning,
gas-freeing and ballasting; and
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.6 for those cargoes required to be stabilized or
inhibited, the cargo shall be refused if the certificate required by these
paragraphs is not supplied.
16.2.4 If sufficient information,
necessary for the safe transportation of the cargo, is not available,
the cargo shall be refused.
16.2.5 Cargoes which evolve
highly toxic imperceptible vapours shall not be transported unless
perceptible additives are introduced into the cargo.
16.2.6 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.
16.2.7 Where column o in the table of chapter
17 refers to this paragraph, the cargo is subject to the prewash requirements
in regulation 13.7.1.4 of Annex II of MARPOL.
16.2.9 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.