The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code 2022 Edition
The IMO published the IMSBC Code & Supplement, 2022 Edition in October 2022. This new edition incorporates amendment 06-21 (Resolution MSC.462(101)), which will enter into force on 1 December 2023 but may be applied from 1 January 2023 on a voluntary basis[1].
To keep pace with the expansion and progress of the industry, the IMSBC Code, as amended, includes:
Revision to various existing individual schedules for solid bulk cargoes, the following changes have been affected in the 2022 edition
Bauxite Fines (Bauxite schedule also amended)
Brucite
Calcium Fluoride, Calcium Sulphate, Calcium Carbonate Mixture
Chlorite
Ferronickel Slag (granulated)
Flue Dust, Containing Lead and Zinc
Matte Containing Copper and Lead
Metal Sulphide Concentrates, Self-Heating UN 3190
Seed Cakes and Other Residues of Processed Oily Vegetables
Zinc Oxide Enriched Flue Dust
References to the text of SOLAS 1974 as most recently amended;
Updated information from the 2018 edition of the IMDG Code.
Other notable updates to the IMSBC Code include the following:
In Appendix 2, a new, modified Proctor/Fagerberg test procedure for bauxite.
MSC.1/Circ.1395/Rev.4 Lists of solid bulk cargoes for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system is ineffective (updated from MSC.1/Circ.1395/Rev.2 in 2018 edition);
MSC.1/Circ.1396 Amendment to the Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds (MSC.1/Circ.1264);
BC.1/Circ.74/Corr.1 Contact names and addresses of designated national competent authorities responsible for the safe carriage of grain and solid bulk cargoes.
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[1] In accordance with Marine Order 34, the IMSBC Code in voluntary effect may be used – so the 2022 edition can be used from 1 January 2023 in Australia. This new edition will not render obsolete the previous 2020 edition which remains valid until November 2023.