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MSN 1914 (M) The carriage of dangerous goods and marine pollutants: amendments to international standards

Explains recent amendments to international codes related to the carriage by sea of dangerous goods and the dates when voluntary and mandatory use are required.

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Notice to ship operators and managers, shipowners, agents, charterers, managers, masters, ship’s officers, cargo packers, cargo consolidators, consignors, hauliers, freight forwarders, shippers, port authorities, training providers, inspectors of cargo, terminal operators, and other parties involved in the transportation of dangerous goods and bulk chemicals by sea.

Amendments to the 41st edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the 6th edition of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, the 2020 edition of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) and associated amendments to the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code).

This notice takes effect from 1st January 2024 and replaces MSN 1906.

Published 5 January 2024
Last updated 11 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Paragraph 3.3 amended to read IMSBC Code 2022 edition, incorporating amendment 07-23

  2. First published.