18.1 The following are products which have been reviewed for their safety
and pollution hazards and determined not to present hazards to such an extent as to
warrant application of the Code.
18.2 Although the products listed in this chapter fall outside the scope of
the Code, the attention of Administrations is drawn to the fact that some safety
precautions may be needed for their safe transportation. Accordingly, Administrations
shall prescribe appropriate safety requirements.
18.3 Some liquid substances are identified as falling into Pollution
Category Z and, therefore, subject to certain requirements of MARPOL Annex
II.
18.4 Liquid mixtures which are assessed or provisionally assessed under
regulation
6.3 of MARPOL Annex II as falling into Pollution Category Z or OS, and which
do not present safety hazards, may be carried under the appropriate entry in this
chapter for "Noxious or Non-Noxious Liquid Substances, not otherwise specified
(n.o.s.)".
EXPLANATORY NOTES
| Product
name
|
The
product name shall be used in the shipping document for any cargo offered
for bulk shipments. Any additional name may be included in brackets after
the product name. In some cases, the product names are not identical with
the names given in previous issues of the Code.
|
| Pollution Category
|
The
letter Z means the Pollution Category assigned to each product under
Annex II of MARPOL. OS means the product was
evaluated and found to fall outside Categories X, Y, or Z.
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| Product Name
|
|
Pollution Category
|
| Acetone
|
|
Z
|
| Alcoholic beverages, n.o.s.
|
|
Z
|
| Apple
juice
|
|
OS
|
| n-Butyl alcohol
|
|
Z
|
| sec-Butyl alcohol
|
|
Z
|
| Calcium carbonate slurry
|
|
OS
|
| Clay
slurry
|
|
OS
|
| Coal
slurry
|
|
OS
|
| Ethyl
alcohol
|
|
Z
|
| Glucose solution
|
|
OS
|
| Glycerol ethoxylated
|
|
OS
|
| Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate
|
|
OS
|
| Isopropyl alcohol
|
|
Z
|
| Kaolin
slurry
|
|
OS
|
| Lecithin
|
|
OS
|
| Maltitol solution
|
|
OS
|
| Microsilica slurry
|
|
OS
|
| Molasses
|
|
OS
|
| Noxious liquid, (11) n.o.s. (trade name …., contains ....) Cat.
Z
|
|
Z
|
| Non
noxious liquid, (12) n.o.s. (trade name ...., contains ....)
Cat.OS
|
|
OS
|
| Orange juice (concentrated)
|
|
OS
|
| Orange juice (not concentrated)
|
|
OS
|
| Potassium chloride solution (less than 26%)
|
|
OS
|
| Propylene glycol
|
|
OS
|
| Sodium acetate solutions
|
|
Z
|
| Sodium
bicarbonate solution (less than 10%)
|
|
OS
|
| Sorbitol solution
|
|
OS
|
| Sulphonated polyacrylate solution
|
|
Z
|
| Tetraethyl silicate monomer/oligomer (20% in ethanol)
|
|
Z
|
| Triethylene glycol
|
|
OS
|
| Vegetable protein solution (hydrolysed)
|
|
OS
|
| Water
|
|
OS
|