Section 4 – Assessment of acceptability of consignments for safe shipment
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Section 4 – Assessment of acceptability of consignments for safe shipment

  4.3 Certificates of test

  7 Replace the first sentence of paragraph 4.3.2 with the following:

  • When a concentrate or other cargo which may liquefy is carried, the shipper shall provide the ship's master or his representative with a signed certificate of the TML, and a signed certificate or declaration of the moisture content, each issued by an entity recognized by the Competent Authority of the port of loading.

  8 Insert new paragraph 4.3.3 with the accompanying footnote as follows:

  • 4.3.3 When a concentrate or other cargo which may liquefy is carried, procedures for sampling, testing and controlling moisture content to ensure the moisture content is less than the TML when it is on board the ship shall be established by the shipper, taking account of the provisions of this Code. Such procedures shall be approved and their implementation checked by the competent authority of the port of loadingfootnote. The document issued by the competent authority stating that the procedures have been approved shall be provided to the master or his representative.

  9 Insert new paragraph 4.3.4 as follows:

  • 4.3.4 If the cargo is loaded on to the ship from barges, in developing the procedures under 4.3.3 the shipper shall include procedures to protect the cargo on the barges from any precipitation and water ingress.

 and renumber the existing paragraphs 4.3.3 and 4.3.4 as 4.3.5 and 4.3.6, respectively.

  10 A new sentence is inserted to the end of the new paragraph 4.3.6 as follows:

  • However, it is important to ensure that the samples taken are representative of the whole depth of the stockpile.

  4.4 Sampling procedures

  11 Insert new paragraph 4.4.3 as follows:

  • 4.4.3 For a concentrate or other cargo which may liquefy, the shipper shall facilitate access to stockpiles for the purpose of inspection, sampling and subsequent testing by the ship's nominated representative.

  12 Renumber the existing paragraphs 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5 and 4.4.6 as 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6 and 4.4.7, respectively.

  13 In the renumbered paragraph 4.4.6, replace the sentence "Samples shall be immediately placed in suitable sealed containers which are properly marked" with the sentence "Samples for moisture testing shall be immediately placed in suitable airtight, non-absorbent containers with a minimum of free air space to minimize any change in moisture content, such containers being properly marked.

  14 Insert a new paragraph 4.4.8 as follows:

  • 4.4.8 For unprocessed mineral ores the sampling of stationary stockpiles shall be carried out only when access to the full depth of the stockpile is available and samples from the full depth of the stockpile can be extracted.

  15 In subsection 4.7, the existing reference "ISO 3082:1998" is replaced with the following:

  • ISO 3082:2009 – Iron ores – Sampling and sample preparation procedures. (Note: Under this Standard the in situ sampling of ships and stockpiles is not permitted).

  • (Note: Under this Standard the in situ sampling of ships and stockpiles is not permitted).

  16 A new reference in subsection 4.7 is inserted after "ISO 3082:2009" as follows:

  • IS1405:2010 – Iron Ores – Sampling & Sample Preparation – Manual Method.

  • (Note: This Indian Standard covers the in situ sampling of stockpiles up to a height of 3 m).

Parent topic: Consolidated into IMSBC Code
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