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INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2018

Wed 14 Nov

Submissions to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 99), 16-25 May 2018

MSC 99/20/7 – Proposal for a new agenda item to amend the definition of ‘Group A’ in the IMSBC Code (see attached)
MSC 99/20/8 – Proposal for a new output to amend paragraph 4.4.7.6 of the LSA Code (see attached in 2 files)

Submissions to the Intersessional Meeting on Consistent implementation of regulation 14.1.3 of MARPOL Annex VI, 9-13 July 2018

ISWG-AP 1-2-4 – Draft standard for reporting on fuel oil non-availabilit (see attached)
ISWG-AP 1-2-8 – Call for practical and pragmatic approach from Member States when verifying compliance with the 0.50% global sulphur cap entering into force on 1 January 2020 and a format for a ship-specific implementation plan for achieving compliance (see attached)
ISWG-AP 1-2-12 – Safety implications associated with 2020 fuels and their respective challenges (see attached)
ISWG-AP 1-3-3 – Verification issues and control mechanism and actions (see attached)
ISWG-AP 1-5 – Proposals for amendments to regulations of MARPOL Annex VI to require sampling points for fuel oil (see attached)

Submissions to the Sub-Committe on Carriage Of Cargoes And Containers (CCC 5), 10-14 Sept 2018

CCC 5/5/9 – Assessment of hazards of AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER (non-hazardous) (see attached)
CCC 5/INF.17 – Assessment of hazards of AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER (non-hazardous) (see attached)

Submissions to the Sub-Committe on Implementation of IMO Instrument (III 5), 24-28 Sept 2018

III 5/INF.2 -LESSONS LEARNED AND SAFETY ISSUES IDENTIFIED FROM THE ANALYSIS OF MARINE SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORTS – Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2008-2017 (see attached)
III 5/5/4 – MEASURES TO HARMONIZE PORT STATE CONTROL (PSC) ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES WORLDWIDE – comments on the duplicate entries of inspection data in the EQUASIS information system (see attached)

Submissions to the 4th IMO’ Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG, 15-19 Oct 2018

ISWG-GHG 4-2-10 – Short-term measures to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping (see attached)

Submissions to the Marine Environment Protection Committe (MEPC 73), 22-26 Oct 2018

MEPC 73/5/14 – Safety implications and respective challenges associated with 2020 compliant fuels (see attached)
MEPC 73/5/13 – Comments on document MEPC 73/5/1 (see attached)

Submissions to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 100), 3-7 Dec 2018

MSC 100/9/10 – Draft amendments to the LSA Code regarding the ventilation of totally enclosed lifeboats (see attached)
MSC 100/8/2 – Safety implications and respective challenges associated with 2020 compliant fuels
MSC 100/14/1 – Industry Counter Piracy Guidelines

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