This publication contains the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) and information related to that Code. The Code was originally adopted in 1971 and was altered by a series of amendments between 1972 and 1983 before an amended version was adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 1985 and by the Maritime Safety C…
The International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code), adopted by resolution MSC.5(48), has been mandatory under SOLAS chapter VII since 1 July 1986. The IGC Code applies to ships regardless of their size, including those of less than 500 gross tonnage, engaged in carriage of liquefied gases having a vapour pressure exceeding 2.8 bar absol…
The purpose of this code is to provide an international standard for ships using low-flashpoint fuel, other than ships covered by the IGC Code. The basic Philosophy of this code is to provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control, and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low-flashpoint fuel to minimize the rizk to the ship, its crew and the environment,…