Loss Prevention 14 Oct, 2022 SOLAS - Amendments to the IMSBC Code (Amendment 06-21) Mark Dunbar Surveys Manager In April 2022 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC.500(105) setting out the latest (06-21) amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.  Download PDF Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the normal 2-year revision cycle has been interrupted and contracting governments to the SOLAS Convention may apply the latest amendments in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2023. Mandatory compliance with the amended IMSBC Code requirements will begin on 1 December 2023. A new 2022 edition of the IMSBC Code has now been published by IMO which incorporates the 06-21 amendments. Copies can be obtained via the IMO publications website. The primary changes from the 2020 edition (incorporating amendment 05-19) are as follows: Revisions to various existing individual schedules for solid bulk cargoes Existing schedules for AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER (non-hazardous) and SUPERPHOSPHATE (triple, granular) are both deleted in their entirety New individual schedules added for - AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER - AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER MHB - CLAM SHELL - LEACH RESIDUE CONTAINING LEAD - SUPERPHOSPHATE (triple, granular) - this replaces the old schedule A revised definition for Group A to include dynamic separation as well as liquefaction. Dynamic separation is newly defined Full details of all amendments can be seen within Resolution MSC.500(105) Members requiring further guidance should contact the Loss Prevention department .