1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-second
session (29 November to 8 December 2006), adopted amendments to the
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) by resolution MSC.220(82), including the addition
of “carbon dioxide” in the table in chapter
19.
2 The Committee, having considered the table on
the interpretation and application of the requirements of the IGC Code for ships carrying liquefied carbon dioxide
in bulk as cargo in a dedicated trade, prepared by the Sub-Committee
on Bulk Liquids and Gases, at its eighth session, agreed to the table
set out in the attached annex.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring the
attached table to the attention of shipowners, ship operators and
all other parties concerned.