Imsbc Blu Code

IMSBC CODE
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BULK CARRIER
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IMSBC CODE
1. SAFE CARRIAGE OF BULK CARGO
2. IMSBC
3. BLU
4. IMSBC CODE CONTENTS & APPENDIX
5. BLU CODE CONTENTS
6. LOADING PLAN
7. LOADING SEQUENCE
8. CARE DURING CARRIAGE
9. DISCHARGING CARGO 3
10. BALLAST AND POLLUTION

SAFE CARRIAGE OF BULK CARGO
• Bulk by definition means large quantities
• Bulk in cargo terms means unpackaged cargo
• For cargoes carried in bulk both are true
• There are safety issues with bulk cargoes
• Structural strength, cargo shift & stability
• BLU Code is in IMSBC Code Supplement
• IMSBC Code is for safe carriage & BLU Code is for safe
Loading/ unloading of bulk cargoes
• Together they ensure safe cargo operation
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IMSBC CODE- GENERAL
• It was first published in 2008
• It superseded the BC Code in 2011
• Its current edition is 2018
• The aim of the Code is to facilitate safe
stowage and shipment of bulk cargoes
• There are 3 bulk cargo Groups
• A: Cargoes which may liquefy if carried
with > TML
• B: Cargoes which possess chemical hazard
• C: Cargoes which are not in either Group A
or B 5
IMSBC SECTIONS
• 1: General Provisions
• 2: General loading, carriage & unloading precautions
• 3: Safety of personnel & ship
• 4: Assessment of Acceptability of consignments for safe shipment
• 5: Trimming procedures
• 6: Methods of determining Angle of Repose
• 7: Cargoes that may liquefy (Group A)
• 8: Test procedures for cargoes that may liquefy
• 9. Materials possessing chemical hazards (Group B)
• 10: Carriage of solid wastes in bulk
• 11: Security provisions
• 12. Stowage factor conversion tables
• 13: References to related information and recommendations
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IMSBC CODE APPENDIX
• 1: Individual schedules of solid bulk cargoes
• 2: Laboratory test procedures, associated apparatus and

standards
• 3: Properties of solid bulk cargoes
• 4: Index
• 5. Bulk Cargo Shipping Names in 3 languages (E, F & S) 7

CARGO OP. 1: PRIOR TO LOADING
• Maximum Ballast on board at arrival
• Bunkers and stores for voyage + reserve
• Quantity of cargo which can be loaded
• Total quantity of BW to be de-ballasted
• Cargo loading and de-ballasting to commence
simultaneously
• Cargo loading rate and BW de-ballast rate to be
reconciled
• De-ballast before loading completion
• Final trimming pour
• Draught Checks & Surveys
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CARGO OP. 2: LOADING
SEQUENCE
• Arrival Condition: Full Ballast, Empty Holds, NOR
• Hold inspection, NOR acceptance, Cargo briefing
• Check list, load plan & draft survey
• Open hatch, load cargo & discharge ballast
• Continued draft checks throughout loading
• Complete minimum number of pours
• Complete de-ballasting operations &
• Use trimming pour to get desired trim
• Complete and submit BLU Plan
• Draft survey, Final Inspection & Close hatches
• Sign BL, submit PC & Departure 9
CARGO OP. 3: CARE DURING
VOYAGE
• Shipper instr. Contractual obligation
• Ventilation
• Hatch cover venting
• Cargo & Ship sweat
• Water Ingress monitoring
• Heat damage monitoring
• Gas monitoring
• Record-keeping 1
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CARGO OP. 4: DISCHARGING CARGO
• Discharging according to BLU plan
• Vigilant and Alert
• Careful monitoring of discharge operations
• May take longer than loading operation
• Damage report (See MGN 107)
• Claims if Q&Q is compromised
• Claims result in loss of revenue
• Successful Operation- No Claims 1
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SOME BULK CARGO HAZARDS
• Coal: Methane gas & self-heating
• Iron Ore: High Rate of loading & heavy
• Phosphate Rock: Moisture, dust & filters
• Sulphur: Corrosive, ignition & fire
• Salt: Moisture abs, corrosion & rust stains
• Sugar: Water, Cargo shifting, combustible
• Copra: Combustible, odour & infestation
• Pyrites iron/copper: dust & liquid.
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SOME BULK CARGO HAZARDS
• Coal: Methane gas & self-heating
• Iron Ore: High Rate of loading & heavy
• Phosphate Rock: Moisture, dust & filters
• Sulphur: Corrosive, ignition & fire
• Salt: Moisture abs, corrosion & rust stains
• Sugar: Water, Cargo shifting, combustible
• Copra: Combustible, odour & infestation
• Pyrites iron/copper: Dust & liquid. 1
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MHB
• Brown Coal Briquettes: Ignited/spont. comb./deplete oxygen
• Charcoal: Spontaneous ignition/self-heat/deplete oxygen
• Coal: Create flamm. Env./spont. Heat/corrosion/liquefy if fine
• Direct Reduced Iron (A): Produce H gas /initial self-heat
• Direct Reduced Iron (B): Produces H & heat/deplete O/ignite
• Ferro-phosphorous: Flamm./toxic with water
• Ferro-silicon: Flamm./H gas/explosive/produce phosphine/toxic
• Other: Fluorspar, Lime (unslaked), Linter Cotton Seed,
Magnesia, Metal Sulphide Concentrates, Peat Moss, Petroleum
Coke, Pitch Prill, Pyrites Calcined, Sawdust, Silico-manganese,
Vanadium Ore, Woodchips, Wood Pellets, Wood Pulp Pellets, 14
Tankage
BALLAST WATER POLLUTION
• Ballast Water required for safe operations,
structural strength and stability
• May contain harmful micro-organisms (Alien
Invasive Species)
• IMO Convention for the Control and
Management of Ship BW & sediments
• BW Exchange
• Treatment: Chemical, filtration, irradiation, heat
& oxidation
• BWMP/ BW Log/ Certificate
• Control Measures: Certification/Inspection 1
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BLU CODE-IMSBC
SUPPLEMENT
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BLU CODE
• The Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and
Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU)
• Provides guidance to Masters & Terminal Operators for
the safe handling, loading and Unloading of SBC
• M.S. (Safe Loading/ Unloading of bulk Carriers)
Regulations 2003
• Terminal Operators (TO) are required to comply with
IMSBC & BLU Codes
• BLU Manual requires training of TO 1
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IMSBC CODE SUPPLEMENT
• BLU Code
• BLU Manual
• Uniform method of measurement of the
density of bulk cargoes
• List of SBC for which fixed fire-extinguish
system maybe exempted/ ineffective
• Revised recommend. for entering enclosed
spaces aboard ships
• Recommend. on the safe use of pesticides
in ships applicable to the fumigation of
cargo holds
• Early implement. of Amend. 02-13 1
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IMSBC CODE SUPPLEMENT-
CONTD.
• Guidelines for submission of info. &
completion of format for properties of
cargoes not listed in the IMSBC Code &
their condition of carriage
• Guidelines for developing and approving
procedures for sampling, testing and
controlling the moisture content for SBC
which may liquefy
• Contact names and addresses of designated
national competent authorities responsible
for the safe carriage of grain and SBC
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LOADING / UNLOADING PLAN
The loading or unloading plan should be prepared in a form such as shown below for every loading or
Ex a m ple Lo a din g / unloading. A different form may be used provided it contains the essential information enclosed in the
Un lo a din g Pla n heavy line box.
LOADING OR UNLOADING Voyage No

Date Vessel
PLAN Version No
Load/Unload Cargo(es) Assumed stowage Ballast pumping Dock water Max draught Max air
Port factor of cargo(es) rate density available (HW) draught
in berth
To/From Last Cargo No. of loaders/ Load/ Min draught Max
Port dischargers discharge rate available (LW) sailing/
arrival
draught
Tonnes
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Grade/
Tonnes
Totals: Grade: Tonnes: Grade: Tonnes: Grade:
Tonnes: Total: Tonnes:
Calculated Values Calculated Values Observed
Values
Cargo Time
Required Draught Maximum Draught
Pour Hold Tonnes Ballast (hours) Comments Fwd Aft BM* SF* Air Draught
No. No Operations Draught mid Trim Fwd Aft Mid
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DRY BULK CARGO PROGRAMME
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STABILITY ISSUES
•Load-lines & Freeboards
•GM
•Sheer Forces
•Bending Moments
•Hogging & Sagging
•Watertight/ Weathertight Integrity 2
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IMSBC CODE

10. BALLAST AND POLLUTION

• 1: Individual schedules of solid bulk cargoes

• 2: Laboratory test procedures, associated apparatus and

• 3: Properties of solid bulk cargoes

• 5. Bulk Cargo Shipping Names in 3 languages (E, F & S) 7

LOADING OR UNLOADING Voyage No

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