1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its
ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016), in order to facilitate global and consistent
implementation of requirements concerning the angle of down-flooding of the
International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (International
Grain Code), approved unified interpretation relating to the International
Grain Code, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, at its third
session (18 to 22 January 2016), as set out in the annex.
2 Member States are invited to apply the
annexed unified interpretation and to bring it to the attention of all parties
concerned.