RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
NOTING that the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ("the Convention"),
1974 and the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk ("the IGC Code") currently do not specifically provide requirements
for carriage of liquefied hydrogen in bulk by sea,
NOTING ALSO that paragraph 5 of Preamble of the IGC Code states that requirements for new
products and their conditions of carriage will be circulated as recommendations, on an
interim basis, prior to the entry into force of the appropriate amendments.
RECOGNIZING a need for the development of the Interim Recommendations for carriage of
liquefied hydrogen in bulk,
ACKNOWLEDGING that, in the interim, there is an urgent need to provide recommendations to
the Administrations on safe carriage of liquefied hydrogen in bulk,
ACKNOWLEDGING FURTHER that the Interim Recommendations are intended to facilitate
establishment of a tripartite agreement for a pilot ship, which will be developed for the
research and demonstration of safe long-distance overseas carriage of liquefied hydrogen in
bulk,
HAVING CONSIDERED the Interim Recommendations prepared by the Sub-Committee on Carriage of
Cargoes and Containers at its third session,
1 ADOPTS the Interim Recommendations for carriage of liquefied hydrogen in bulk, the text
of which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2 INVITES Member States to apply the Interim Recommendations to the pilot ship carrying
liquefied hydrogen in bulk taking the explanatory notes into consideration;
3 AGREES to acquire information on safe carriage of liquefied hydrogen in bulk prior to
amendment to the IGC Code for the inclusion of liquefied hydrogen;
4 AGREES further that these Interim Recommendations may need to be reviewed if they are to
be applied to ships other than the pilot ship; and
5 URGES Member States and the industry to submit information, observations, comments and
recommendations based on the practical experience gained through the application of the
Interim Recommendations and submit relevant safety analysis on ships carrying liquefied
hydrogen in bulk.