May. 22 2020 Home Class & statutory Amendments to the IBC Code and MARPOL Annex II – Entry into force on 1 January 2021 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Convention IBC Code MARPOL Annex II NLS Flag ALL FLAGS Ship typeSea going - Chemical Tankers, Sea going - Gas Carriers, Sea going - Oil Tankers Replacement of the existing IBC/NLS certificates - Revision of Procedures and Arrangements (P&A) Manuals 1. IBC Code 2019 amendments – replacement of the existing certificates Amendments to the IBC Code - Resolution MEPC.318(74) & Resolution MSC.460(101)) - have been adopted by the IMO and enter into force on 1 January 2021. IMO adopted a comprehensive set of amendments to the IBC Code, including the revised chapters 17 (Summary of minimum requirements), 18 (List of products to which the code does not apply), 19 (Index of Products Carried in Bulk) and 21 (Criteria for assigning carriage requirements for products subject to the IBC Code). On the basis of the complete revision of the criteria for assigning carriage requirements for products (Chapter 21 of the IBC Code), the carriage requirements for products listed in Chapters 17 and 18 of the IBC Code have been reassessed and revised. These amendments may have, inter alia, an impact on the ship type, tank type, or toxicity classification associated with the different products carried. As a result, each ship carrying dangerous chemicals or noxious liquid substances in bulk will have its list of products that it may carry amended as from 1 January 2021. Differential list of lost and gained products In order to facilitate the analysis of the impact of these amendments, for each product listed, BUREAU VERITAS MARINE & OFFSHORE makes available to ship owners or managers, for each chemical tanker, an indicative list of "gained" and "lost" products in relation to the entry into force of the 2019 amendments to the IBC Code. This list provides for each product listed, the regulation supporting the concerned amendment. As of today, for each BV classed vessel, the Differential lists can be found on the VeriSTAR website (www.veristar.com) in the REGISTER / CHEMICAL PRODUCTS tab with the prefix "DIF". Replacement of existing certificates – Draft revised MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.7 In order to facilitate a smooth and practical implementation scheme for the worldwide fleet of Chemical / NLS tankers that might require to have revised certificates immediately upon the entry into force of the amendments to the IBC Code, issuance of the revised Certificate of Fitness for the carriage of Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and revised Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk will be initiated in advance to the date of entry into force of the amendments (1 January 2021). Based on the outcome of last IMO PPR subcommittee (PPR7 February 2020) who agreed to the draft revised of MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.7 (see attached file) for subsequent approval by MEPC 75 and MSC 102, as described in the below diagran, two implementation scenarios for the replacement of existing certificates on board ships before 1 January 2021 will be applied by BUREAU VERITAS MARINE & OFFSHORE. See attached file : Appendix Draft revised MSC-MEPC.5_Circ.7.pdf Implementation on board: BUREAU VERITAS MARINE & OFFSHORE will implement the replacement process by issuing the revised IBC Code Certificates of Fitness and Noxious Liquid Substances Certificates and its attached revised lists of products in June 2020. Between June 2020 and the end of December 202