DANGEROUS & DIFFICULT BULK CARGOES

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DANGEROUS & DIFFICULT BULK CARGOES

Code No: 1101

Video Running Time: 20 minutes

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Many solid bulk cargoes have serious risks associated with them that can affect ship stability, cause structural damage, pose health hazards to those on board or lead to dangerous situations as a result of chemical reactions taking place in the hold. However, the risks that might arise are not always obvious - Even when they occur, they are not necessarily visible - some toxic gases, for example, are odourless and colourless. In other instances - such as a cargo liquefying, or selfigniting - dealing with the hazard once it has become a real hazard, rather than a potential one, is never easy. Prevention is always better than cure.

As a guide to mariners, the mandatory International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargo (IMSBC) Code details how to handle some 150 different types of cargo, and to assess the acceptability of particular goods. This training programme provides an introduction to the IMSBC Code and the types of information it contains. It supplements it by proposing a straightforward and logical process of best practice actions that are applicable to all solid bulk cargoes.

Subsequent programmes in this series will look in greater depth at specific groups of cargoes that present particularly severe hazards.

Regulations Addressed
Supports the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code

Target Audiences

  • All seafarers on board ships carrying solid bulk cargoes
  • Shippers of solid bulk cargoes
  • Port authorities in ports that handle solid bulk cargoes

Main Topics

  • The nature and purpose of the IMSBC Code
  • Classification of cargoes
  • The 11 links of the Best Practice Chain for transporting bulk cargoes safely
  • Personnel safety in relation to bulk cargoes