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IGC Code Changes – due 1 January 2026

IGC Code Changes – due 1 January 2026

Summary of amendments to the IGC Code 3.1 The IGC Code applies to gas carriers constructed on or after 1 July 1986. The purpose of the code is to provide an international standard for the safe transport in bulk by sea of liquefied gases, by prescribing the design and construction standards of ships involved in such transport and the equipment they should carry so as to minimise the risk to the ship, its crew and to the environment, having regard…

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IBC Code – The 2021 Changes

IBC Code – The 2021 Changes

The 2021 revision to the IBC Code follows a prolonged (20 plus years) effort by the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazard of Chemicals (ESPH) Working Group. The 2007 revision to the Code overhauled the pollution requirements, with the A, B, C & D groups, becoming the now familiar X, Y, Z & OS groups. This 2021 revision now addresses the updates to the safety aspects of the Code, with a redrafted Chapter 21 – Criteria for assigning carriage requirements…

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