Resolution
MEPC.158(55)
AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT AND HANDLING OF LIMITED AMOUNTS
OF HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK ON OFF-SHORE SUPPORT VESSELS
(Resolution A.673(16))
(Adopted on 13 October 2006)
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the
International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Marine
Environment Protection Committee,
RECALLING ALSO resolution A.673(16) by which the
Assembly adopted the Guidelines for the transport and handling of limited
amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk on offshore support
vessels (LHNS Guidelines),
NOTING that the Assembly, by the aforementioned
resolution, authorized the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment
Protection Committee to amend the Guidelines as may be necessary,
NOTING ALSO that the Maritime Safety Committee will,
at its eighty-third session in 2007, adopt the Guidelines for the design and
construction of offshore supply vessels (OSV Guidelines),
NOTING FURTHER that the LHNS Guidelines were
referred to in, and applied in addition to, the OSV Guidelines, stipulating
that where the Guidelines set forth alternative safety standards to those
contained in the OSV Guidelines, the provisions of the LHNS Guidelines should
be followed,
BEING DESIROUS of keeping the LHNS Guidelines up to
date,
NOTING that it is highly desirable for the
provisions of the LHNS Guidelines to remain identical when adopted by the
Maritime Environment Protection Committee and the Maritime Safety Committee,
1. ADOPTS the amendments to the Guidelines for the
transport and handling of limited amounts of hazardous and noxious liquid
substances in bulk on offshore support vessels (resolution A.673(16)), the text
of which is set out in the Annex to the present resolution;
2. INVITES all Governments to take appropriate steps
to give effect to the annexed amendments to the LHNS Guidelines; and
3. INVITES ALSO the Maritime Safety Committee to
note this resolution and take action as appropriate.
Annex.
AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSPORT AND HANDLING OF LIMITED AMOUNTS
OF HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK ON OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS
(RESOLUTION A.673(16))
1. In paragraph 2, the words "regulation 13(4)
of Annex II" are replaced by the words "regulation
11(2) of Annex II".
2. In paragraph 5, the year "[2007]" is
inserted after "Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Offshore
Supply Vessels" and "(resolution A.469(XII))" is replaced by "resolution MSC...(...)".
2a. Paragraph 1.1.7 is deleted.
2b. Insert new paragraph
1.1.7 "For provisions regulating the transport of dangerous
goods and marine pollutants in packaged form, including transport of dangerous
goods in portable tanks, refer to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods
(IMDG) Code".
3. In paragraph 1.1.8, the reference to
"(resolution A.469(XII))" is deleted in the first sentence and the
words "to those contained in resolution A.469(XII)" are deleted in
the second sentence.
4. In paragraph 1.2.2.1.2, the words "category
A, B and C" are deleted.
5. Paragraph 1.3.6 is deleted.
6. Paragraphs 1.3.7, 1.3.8 and 1.3.9 are renumbered
as paragraphs 1.3.6, 1.3.7 and 1.3.8,
respectively.
7. Paragraph 1.3.10 is renumbered as paragraph 1.3.9 and the words ", as amended" are
added after the words "MEPC.19(22)".
8. Paragraph 1.3.11 is renumbered as paragraph 1.3.10 and the words ", as amended" are
added after the words "MSC.5(48)".
9. Paragraphs 1.3.12 and 1.3.13 are deleted.
10. In paragraph 1.5.1, the following new sentence
is added after the existing first sentence:
"If the language used is not English, French or Spanish, the
text should include the translation into one of these languages."
11. In paragraph 1.5.2, the words "regulation
11 of Annex II" are replaced by the words "regulations
7 and 9 of Annex II".
CHAPTER 2.
STABILITY AND CARGO TANK LOCATION
12. In paragraph 2.1.1, the year "[2007]"
is inserted after the words "Guidelines for the design and construction of
offshore supply vessels" and the words "(resolution A.469(XII))"
are replaced by "resolution MSC...(...)".
12a. Paragraph 3.4.2 is deleted.
12b. Insert new paragraph
3.4.2 "Instead of the use of permanently attached
deck-tanks, portable tanks meeting the requirements of the International
Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code or other portable tanks specifically
approved by the Administration may be used for cargoes indicated in paragraph
1.2.2 provided that the tanks are properly located and secured to the
vessel".
13. In paragraph 3.4.4.1, the words "0.7
bar" are replaced by the words "0.07 MPa".
14. In paragraph 3.6.2, the reference to
"8.2.2" is replaced by the reference to "8.3.4".
3.9 Fire-fighting
requirements
15. In paragraph 3.9.1.1, the references to
"60, 61, 62 and 63" are replaced by the references to "4.5.5, 10.8 and 10.9".
16. In paragraph 3.9.1.2, the references to
"56.1, 56.2, 56.4, 56.8 and 56.7" are replaced by the references to "4.5.1.1, 4.5.1.2, 4.5.1.4, 4.5.2.1 to 4.5.2.3 and
9.2.4.2.5", respectively and the word "metres" is
replaced by the symbol "m".
17. In paragraph 3.9.1.3, the reference to
"57.1" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.4.1"
and the reference to "42.5.1" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.3.1.1.1".
18. In paragraph 3.9.1.4, the reference to
"44" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.3"
and the reference to "58" is replaced by the reference to "9.2.4.2".
19. In paragraph 3.9.1.5, the word
"regulation" is replaced by the word "regulations"
and the reference to "59" is replaced by the reference to "4.5.3, 4.5.4 and 4.5.6 to 4.5.8".
20. The existing text of paragraph 3.9.1.6 is
replaced by the following:
"regulations 10.2, 10.4 and 10.5, except regulation 10.5.6,
should apply as they would apply to tankers of 2,000 gross tonnage and
over;".
21. In paragraph 3.9.1.7, the reference to
"61" is replaced by the reference to "10.8".
22. In paragraph 3.9.1.8, the reference to
"63" is replaced by the reference to "10.9".
23. In paragraph 3.9.2.3, the words "should be
provided" are deleted.
24. In paragraph 3.9.2.3.4.3, the words "per
square metre" are deleted.
25. The existing text of paragraph 3.9.2.4 is
replaced by the following:
"An alternative to the systems required in 3.9.2.3 above may
be approved in accordance with the procedures contained in SOLAS regulation
II-2/17."
3.16 Emergency remote
shutdown
26. In paragraph 3.16, the words "50 bar
gauge" are replaced by the words "5
MPa".
CHAPTER 4.
POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS
27. The existing text of paragraph 4.1 is replaced
by the following:
"Each ship certified to carry noxious liquid substances
should be provided with a Cargo Record Book, a Procedure and Arrangements
Manual and a Shipboard Marine Emergency Plan developed for the ship in
accordance with Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 and approved by the
Administration."
28. The existing text of paragraph 4.2 is replaced
by the following:
"Discharge into the sea of residues of noxious liquid
substances permitted for the carriage in Ship Type 3, or products listed in
appendix 1 or ballast water, tank washings, or other residues or mixtures
containing such substances, is prohibited. Any discharges of residues and
mixtures containing noxious liquid substances should be to reception facilities
in port. As a consequence of this prohibition, the Administration may waive the
requirements for efficient stripping and underwater discharge arrangements in
MARPOL 73/78, Annex II."
29. Paragraph 4.3 is deleted and paragraph 4.4 is
renumbered as paragraph 4.3.
30. The existing text of appendix 1 is replaced by
the following:
Appendix
1.
Table of permitted products
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Oil
based mud containing mixtures of products listed in Chapters 17 and 18 of the
IBC Code and the MEPC.2/Circular and permitted to be carried under paragraph
1.2 of these Guidelines Water
based mud containing mixtures of products listed in Chapters 17 and 18 of the
IBC Code and the MEPC.2/Circular and permitted to be carried under paragraph
1.2 of these Guidelines |
Flammability No No |
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Drilling
Brines, including: Sodium Chloride
Solution Calcium Bromide
Solution Calcium Chloride
Solution |
No No No |
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Calcium
nitrate/Magnesium nitrate/Potassium chloride solution |
No |
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Calcium
Nitrate Solution (50% or less) |
No |
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Drilling
brines (containing zinc salts) |
No |
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Potassium
Formate Solution |
No |
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Potassium
Chloride Solution |
No |
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Ethyl
Alcohol |
Yes |
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Ethylene
Glycol |
No |
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Ethylene
Glycol monoalkyl ether |
Yes |
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Methyl
Alcohol |
Yes |
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Acetic
acid |
Yes |
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Formic
acid |
Yes |
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Hydrochloric
Acid |
No |
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Hydrochloric-hydrofluoric
mixtures containing 3% or less Hydrofluoric acid |
No |
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Sulphuric
Acid |
No |
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Toluene |
Yes |
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Xylene |
Yes |
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Liquid
carbon dioxide |
No |
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Liquid
nitrogen |
No |
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Noxious liquid, NF, (7) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Y |
No |
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Noxious liquid, F, (8) n.o.s. (trade name ...., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Y |
Yes |
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Noxious liquid, NF, (9) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Z |
No |
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Noxious liquid, F, (10) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) ST3, Cat. Z |
Yes |
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Noxious liquid, (11) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) Cat. Z |
No |
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Non-noxious liquid, (12) n.o.s. (trade name ..., contains ...) Cat. OS |
No |
Appendix 2.
MODEL FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS
31. The existing text of appendix 2 is replaced by
the following:
"CERTIFICATE
OF FITNESS
(Official seal)
Issued under the provisions of the
GUIDELINES
FOR THE TRANSPORT AND HANDLING OF LIMITED AMOUNTS OF HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS
LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK ON OFFSHORE
SUPPORT VESSELS
(resolution A.673(16), as amended by
resolutions MSC...(82) and MEPC.158(55))
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under
the authority of the Government of ................................................................... (full official designation of
country) ................................................................... by
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competent person or organization recognized by the Administration) ................................................................... Particulars
of ship1 Name
of ship ...................................................... Distinctive
number or letters ..................................... IMO
Number2 ....................................................... Port
of registry .................................................. Gross
tonnage ..................................................... Date on which keel was laid or on hich the vessel
was at a similar stage of construction or (in the case of a converted vessel)
date on which conversion for the carriage of bulk liquids subject to these
Guidelines was commenced: ................................................................... The
ship also complies fully with the following amendments to the Guidelines: ................................................................... The
ship is exempted from compliance with the following provisions of the
Guidelines: ................................................................... |
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1 Alternatively, the particulars of the ship may be placed
horizontally in boxes.
2 In accordance with IMO ship identification number scheme,
adopted by the Organization by resolution A.600(15).
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY: 1. That the ship has been surveyed in accordance
with the provisions of 1.5 of the Guidelines; 2. That the survey showed that the construction
and equipment of the ship: .1
complied with the relevant provisions of the Guidelines applicable to
"new" ships3; .2
complied with the provisions of the Guidelines in respect of
"existing" ships3. 3. That the ship has been provided with a Manual
in accordance with Appendix 4 of Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 as called for by regulation
14 of Annex II and that the arrangements and equipment of the vessel
prescribed in the manual are in all respects satisfactory; 4. That the ship complies with the requirements
of the Guidelines and Annex II to MARPOL 73/78 for carriage in bulk of the
following products provided that all relevant operational provisions of the
Guidelines and Annex II are observed: |
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Products (refer to Notes 1,2 on completion of Certificate) |
Conditions of carriage (tank
numbers, etc.) |
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Continued on attachment 1, additional signed and
dated sheets3. Tank numbers referred to in this list are
identified on attachment 2, showing a signed and dated simplified tank plan. |
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3 Delete as appropriate.
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5. That, in accordance with 1.43 of the
Guidelines and 2.8.23 of the IBC Code, the provisions of the Guidelines and
the Code are modified in respect of the vessel in the following manner: ....................................................................... 6. That the ship must be loaded: .1
in accordance with the loading conditions provided in the approved loading
manual, stamped and dated ............. and signed by a responsible officer
of the Administration, or of an organization recognized by the Administration3; .2
in accordance with the loading limitations appended to this Certificate3. Where
it is required to load the ship other than in accordance with the above
instructions, then the necessary calculations to justify the proposed loading
conditions should be communicated to the certifying Administration who may
authorize in writing the adoption of the proposed loading condition.4 This Certificate is valid until (dd/mm/yyyy):
....................... 5 subject to surveys in accordance with 1.5 of the
Guidelines. Completion date of the survey on which this
certificate is based: ....................................................................... (dd/mm/yyyy) Issued at
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................................. (Signature of authorized official issuing the Certificate) |
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(Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate) |
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3 Delete as appropriate.
4 Instead of being incorporated in the Certificate, this text may
be appended to the Certificate if duly signed and stamped.
5 Insert
the day of expiry, as specified by the Administration, which should not exceed
5 years from the date of initial survey or the periodical survey.
Notes on completion of Certificate:
1. Products: products listed in appendix 1 to the Guidelines or
which have been evaluated by the Administration in accordance with 1.2.4 of the
Guidelines should be listed. In respect of the latter "new" products,
any special requirements provisionally prescribed should be noted.
2. Products: the list of products the vessel is suitable to carry
should include the Noxious Liquid Substances of category Z which are not
covered by the Guidelines and should be identified as "IBC Code chapter 18
category Z".
ENDORSEMENT
FOR ANNUAL AND INTERMEDIATE SURVEYS
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at a survey required by
1.5.2 of the Code the ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions
of the Guidelines. |
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Annual survey: |
Signed: ................................ (Signature of duly authorized
official) Place: ................................. Date (dd/mm/yyyy): ..................... |
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(Seal or stamp of the Authority, as appropriate) |
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