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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Assembly - IMO Resolution A.1052(27) – Procedures for Port State Control, 2011 – (Adopted on 30 November 2011) - Annex – Procedures for Port State Control, 2011 - Appendix 7 – Guidelines for Control of Operational Requirements - 17 Dangerous goods and harmful substances in packaged form

17 Dangerous goods and harmful substances in packaged form

  17.1 The PSCO may determine if the required shipping documents for the carriage of dangerous goods and harmful substances carried in packaged form are provided on board and whether the dangerous goods and harmful substances are properly stowed and segregated and the crew members are familiar with the essential action to be taken in an emergency involving such packaged cargo (see SOLAS regulation VII/3).

  17.2 Ships types and cargo spaces of ships over 500 gross tonnage built on, or after, 1 September 1984 and ships types and cargo spaces of ships less than 500 gross tonnage built on, or after, 1 February 1992 are to fully comply with the requirements of SOLAS chapter II-2. Administrations may reduce the requirements for ships of less than 500 gross tonnage but such reductions shall be recorded in the document of compliance. A document of compliance is not required for ships which only carry class 6.2, class 7 or dangerous goods in limited quantities.

  17.3 Annex III of MARPOL contains requirements for the carriage of harmful substances in packaged form which are identified in the IMDG Code as marine pollutants. Cargoes which are determined to be marine pollutants should be labelled and stowed in accordance with Annex III of MARPOL.

  17.4 The PSCO may determine whether a Document of Compliance is on board and whether the ship's personnel are familiar with this document provided by the Administration as evidence of compliance of construction and equipment with the requirements. Additional control may consist of:

  • .1 whether the dangerous goods have been stowed on board in conformity with the Document of Compliance, using the dangerous goods manifest or the stowage plan, required by SOLAS chapter VII. This manifest or stowage plan may be combined with the one required under Annex III of MARPOL;

  • .2 whether inadvertent pumping of leaking flammable or toxic liquids is not possible in case these substances are carried in under-deck cargo spaces; or

  • .3 determining whether the ship's personnel are familiar with the relevant provisions of the Medical First Aid Guide and Emergency Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods.

Parent topic: Appendix 7 – Guidelines for Control of Operational Requirements
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