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The US Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering Standards has released the Policy Letter “Implementation of IMO Resolution A.673(16), Guidelines for the Transport and Handling of Limited Amounts of Hazardous and Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk on Offshore Support Vessels, For New and Existing U.S. Offshore Supply Vessels.”
IMO resolutions MEPC.318(74) and MSC.460(101) adopted amendments to the IBC Code updating carriage requirements for a significant number of products. These amendments became effective on January 1, 2021 and affected several cargoes. On 16 May, 2022, 03-12 CH-1 was published, which includes a second enclosure with changes in carriage requirements for affected cargoes. Continue reading “Guidelines for transport of hazardous liquid substances on OSVs published by USCG”