1.4.1 The provisions contained in this Code apply to all
ships to which the SOLAS Convention, as amended, applies and that are carrying solid
bulk cargoes as defined in regulation 1-1 of part A of chapter
VI of the Convention.
1.4.2 Although this Code is legally treated as a mandatory
instrument under the SOLAS Convention the following provisions of this Code remain
recommendatory or informative:
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Section 11 Security provisions (except 11.1.1);
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Section
12 Stowage factor conversion tables;
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Section 13 References to related information and recommendations;
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Appendices other than appendix 1 (Individual schedules of solid bulk cargoes) and appendix 5
(Bulk Cargo Shipping Names in three languages (English, French and Spanish)); and
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The texts in the sections for "Description", "Characteristics (other than Hazard
classification)", "Hazard" and "Emergency procedures" of individual schedules of
solid bulk cargoes in appendix 1.
1.4.3 In certain parts of this Code, a particular action is
prescribed, but the responsibility for carrying out the action has not been specifically
assigned to any particular person. Such responsibility may vary according to the laws
and customs of different countries and the international conventions into which these
countries have entered. For the purpose of this Code, it is not necessary to make this
assignment, but only to identify the action itself. It remains the prerogative of each
Government to assign this responsibility.