General
1.1 Application
1.1.1 The Code
applies to ships regardless of size, including those of less than
500 gross tonnage, engaged in the carriage of bulk cargoes of dangerous
chemicals or noxious liquid substances (NLS), other than petroleum
or similar flammable products as follows:
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products having significant
fire hazards in excess of those of petroleum products and similar
flammable products;
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products having significant
hazards in addition to or other than flammability.
1.1.2 Products that have been reviewed and determined not to present safety and
pollution hazards to such an extent as to warrant the application of the Code are found
in chapter 18.
1.1.3 Liquids
covered by the Code are those having a vapour pressure not exceeding
0.28 MPa absolute at a temperature of 37.8°C.
1.1.6 For a product proposed for carriage in bulk, but not listed in chapters
17 or 18, the Administration and port Administrations involved
in such carriage shall prescribe the preliminary suitable conditions for the carriage,
having regard to the criteria for hazard evaluation of bulk chemicals. For the
evaluation of the pollution hazard of such a product and assignment of its pollution
category, the procedure specified in Regulation 6 - Categorization and listing of Noxious Liquid Substances and other substances .3 of Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 must be
followed. The Organization shall be notified of the conditions for consideration for
inclusion of the product in the Code.
1.1.7 Unless expressly
provided otherwise, the Code applies to ships, the keels of which
are laid or which are at the stage where:
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construction identifiable
with the ship begins; and
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assembly has commenced
comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1% of the estimated mass of all structural
material, whichever is less;
on or after 1 July 1986.
LR 1.1(a) For classification purposes these
Rules may, but need not be, applied to ships for which the midship section is approved
prior to 1 July 1986.
1.1.8 A ship,
irrespective of the date of construction, which is converted to a
chemical tanker on or after 1 July 1986 shall be treated as a chemical
tanker constructed on the date on which such conversion commences.
This conversion provision does not apply to the modification of a
ship referred to in Regulation 1 - Definitions .15 of Annex II of MARPOL 73/78.
1.1.9 Where reference
is made in the Code to a paragraph, all the provisions of the subparagraphs
of that designation shall apply.
LR 1.1(b) For classification purposes these
Rules apply to the arrangements and scantlings of sea-going tankers intended for the
carriage of bulk liquid cargoes included in Chapter 17 and also cover the carriage of cargoes listed
in Chapter 18. The requirements of LR's Rules for Ships,
including Pt 4, Ch 9 Double Hull Oil Tankers, are also to be complied with as appropriate to
the contemplated class notation and cargoes.
LR 1.1(c) The requirements contained in these
Rules apply to chemical tankers having single or double bottom, single or double skin,
with or without deck cofferdam, also separate or independent tanks as appropriate to
ship type and to cargo containment requirements.
LR 1.1(d) Where a ship is designed to carry a
limited number of specific cargoes, consideration will be given for classification
purposes to application of Rule requirements as appropriate to the particular hazards
involved.
LR 1.1(e) The classification content of these
Rules does not cover the inter-compatibility aspects of chemical cargoes. The
arrangements of tanks and associated systems are, however, to be such as will permit the
handling and simultaneous carriage of different liquid cargoes except as provided for in
Ch 1, 1.1 Application 1.1.9. Arrangements for conserving the quality of the
cargo are the responsibility of the Owner.
LR 1.1(f) For ships intended for the carriage
of liquefied petroleum or natural gases, see the Rules and Regulations for the Construction and Classification of Ships for the Carriage of Liquefied Gases in Bulk, July 2022.
1.2 Hazards
1.2.1 Hazards of products covered by the Code include:
1.2.2
Fire
hazard, defined by flashpoint, explosive/flammability limits/range
and autoignition temperature of the chemical.
1.2.3
Health
hazard, defined by:
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corrosive effects on
the skin in the liquid state; or
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acute toxic effect,
taking into account values of:
LD50 (oral): a dose, which is lethal to 50% of the
test subjects when administered orally;
LD50 (dermal): a dose, which is lethal to 50% of
the test subjects when administered to the skin;
LC50 (inhalation): the concentration which is lethal
by inhalation to 50% of the test subjects; or
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Other health effects
such as carcinogenicity and sensitization.
1.2.4
Reactivity
hazard, defined by reactivity:
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with water;
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with air;
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with other products;
or
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of the product itself
(e.g. polymerization).
1.2.5
Marine
pollution hazard, as defined by:
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bioaccumulation;
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lack of ready biodegradibility;
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acute toxicity to aquatic
organisms;
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chronic toxicity to
aquatic organisms;
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long term human health
effects; and
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physical properties
resulting in the product floating or sinking and so adversely affecting
marine life.
1.3 Definitions
The following definitions apply unless expressly provided otherwise.
(Additional definitions are given in individual chapters).
1.3.1
Accommodation
spaces are those spaces used for public spaces, corridors,
lavatories, cabins, offices, hospitals, cinemas, games and hobbies
rooms, barber shops, pantries containing no cooking appliances and
similar spaces. Public spaces are those portions of the
accommodation spaces which are used for halls, dining rooms, lounges
and similar permanently enclosed spaces.
1.3.2
Administration means the Government of the State whose flag the ship is entitled
to fly. For Administration (Port) see Port Administration.
1.3.3
Anniversary
date means the day and the month of each year, which will correspond
to the date of expiry of the International Certificate of Fitness
for the Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk.
1.3.4
Boiling
point is the temperature at which a product exhibits a vapour
pressure equal to the atmospheric pressure.
1.3.5
Breadth
(B) means the maximum breadth of the ship, measured amidships
to the moulded line of the frame in a ship with a metal shell and
to the outer surface of the hull in a ship with a shell of any other
material. The breadth (B) shall be measured in metres.
LR 1.3(a)
The Bulk Chemical Code is the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships
Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (Resolution MEPC 20(22)) and (Resolution MSC
9(53)).
1.3.6
Cargo
area is that part of the ship that contains cargo tanks, slop
tanks, cargo pump-rooms including pump-rooms, cofferdams, ballast
or void spaces adjacent to cargo tanks or slop tanks and also deck
areas throughout the entire length and breadth of the part of the
ship over the above-mentioned spaces. Where independent tanks are
installed in hold spaces, cofferdams, ballast or void spaces at the
after end of the aftermost hold space or at the forward end of the
forward-most hold space are excluded from the cargo area.
LR1.3(b)
Cargo control room or station is a space used in the control of cargo handling
operations.
1.3.7
Cargo
pump-room is a space containing pumps and their accessories
for the handling of the products covered by the Code.
1.3.8
Cargo
service spaces are spaces within the cargo area used for workshops,
lockers and store-rooms of more than 2 m2 in area, used
for cargo-handling equipment.
1.3.9
Cargo
tank is the envelope designed to contain the cargo.
LR1.3(c)
Certificate of Fitness is the International Certificate of Fitness for the
Carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk issued under the provisions of the IBC Code, as
amended.
1.3.10
Chemical tanker is a cargo ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage
in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17.
1.3.11
Cofferdam is the isolating space between two adjacent steel bulkheads
or decks. This space may be a void space or a ballast space.
1.3.12
Control
stations are those spaces in which ship’s radio or main
navigating equipment or the emergency source of power is located or
where the fire-recording or fire-control equipment is centralized.
This does not include special fire-control equipment which can be
most practically located in the cargo area.
1.3.13
Dangerous chemicals means any liquid chemicals designated as presenting a safety
hazard, based on the safety criteria for assigning products to chapter 17.
1.3.14
Density is the ratio of the mass to the volume of a product, expressed
in terms of kilograms per cubic metre. This applies to liquids, gases
and vapours.
1.3.15
Explosive/flammability
limits/range are the conditions defining the state of fuel-oxidant
mixture at which application of an adequately strong external ignition
source is only just capable of producing flammability in a given test
apparatus.
1.3.16
Flashpoint is the temperature in degrees Celsius at which a product will
give off enough flammable vapour to be ignited. Values given in the
Code are those for a “closed-cup test” determined by an
approved flashpoint apparatus.
1.3.17
Hold
space is the space enclosed by the ship’s structure in
which an independent cargo tank is situated.
LR 1.3(d)
The IBC Code is the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of
Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, as amended.
1.3.18
Independent means that a piping or venting system, for example, is in
no way connected to another system and that there are no provisions
available for the potential connection to other systems.
1.3.19
Length
(L) means 96% of the total length on a waterline at 85% of
the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the
length from the foreside of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock
on that waterline, if that be greater. In ships designed with a rake
of keel, the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallel
to the designed waterline. The length (L) shall be measured in metres.
1.3.20
Machinery
spaces of category A are those spaces and trunks to such spaces
which contain:
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internal-combustion
machinery used for main propulsion; or
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internal-combustion
machinery used for purposes other than main propulsion where such
machinery has in the aggregate a total power output of not less than
375 kW; or
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any oil-fired boiler
or fuel oil unit or any oil fired equipment other than boilers, such
as inert gas generators, incinerators etc.
1.3.21
Machinery
spaces are all machinery spaces of category A and all other
spaces containing propelling machinery, boilers, fuel oil units, steam
and internal-combustion engines, generators and major electrical machinery,
oil filling station, refrigerating, stabilizing, ventilation and airconditioning
machinery, and similar spaces, and trunks to such spaces.
1.3.24
Fuel
oil unit is the equipment used for the preparation of fuel
oil for delivery to an oil-fired boiler, or equipment used for the
preparation for delivery of heated oil to an internal-combustion engine,
and includes any oil pressure pumps, filters and heaters dealing with
oil at a gauge pressure of more than 0.18 MPa.
1.3.25
Organization is the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
1.3.26
Permeability of a space means the ratio of the volume within that space
which is assumed to be occupied by water to the total volume of that
space.
1.3.27
Port
administration means the appropriate authority of the country
in the port of which the ship is loading or unloading.
1.3.28
Products is the collective term used to cover both Noxious Liquid Substances
and Dangerous Chemicals.
1.3.29
Pump-room is a space, located in the cargo area, containing pumps and
their accessories for the handling of ballast and fuel oil.
1.3.30
Recognized
standards are applicable international or national standards
acceptable to the Administration or standards laid down and maintained
by an organization which complies with the standards adopted by the
Organization and which is recognized by the Administration.
1.3.32
Separate means that a cargo piping system or cargo vent system, for
example, is not connected to another cargo piping or cargo vent system.
1.3.33
Service
spaces are those spaces used for galleys, pantries containing
cooking appliances, lockers, mail and specie rooms, store-rooms, workshops
other than those forming part of the machinery spaces and similar
spaces and trunks to such spaces.
1.3.34
SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
means the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended.
LR 1.3(g)
Statement of Compliance is a statement issued in respect of eligible ships to the
effect that as far as LR is concerned, the vessel complies with the requirements of the
IBC Code, or the Bulk Chemical Code.
1.3.35
Vapour
pressure is the equilibrium pressure of the saturated vapour
above a liquid expressed in Pascals (Pa) at a specified temperature.
1.3.36
Void
space is an enclosed space in the cargo area external to a
cargo tank, other than a hold space, ballast space, fuel oil tank,
cargo pump-room, pump-room, or any space in normal use by personnel.
1.4 Equivalents
1.4.1 Where the
Code requires that a particular fitting, material, appliance, apparatus,
item of equipment or type thereof shall be fitted or carried in a
ship, or that any particular provision shall be made, or any procedure
or arrangement shall be complied with, the Administration may allow
any other fitting, material, appliance, apparatus, item of equipment
or type thereof to be fitted or carried, or any other provision, procedure
or arrangement to be made in that ship, if it is satisfied by trial
thereof or otherwise that such fitting, material, appliance, apparatus,
item of equipment or type thereof or that any particular provision,
procedure or arrangement is at least as effective as that required
by the Code. However, the Administration may not allow operational
methods or procedures to be made an alternative to a particular fitting,
material, appliance, apparatus, item of equipment, or type thereof,
which are prescribed by the Code, unless such substitution is specifically
allowed by the Code.
1.4.2 When the
Administration allows any fitting, material, appliance, apparatus,
item of equipment, or type thereof, or provision, procedure, or arrangement,
or novel design or application to be substituted, it shall communicate
to the Organization the particulars thereof, together with a report
on the evidence submitted, so that the Organization may circulate
the same to other Contracting Governments to SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and
Parties to MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Shipsfor the information of
their officers.
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