IMO CCC held its first session from 8 to 12 September 2014 The IMO SUB-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (formerly DSC) held its 1st Session (CCC 1) from Monday 8 through Friday 12 September 2014. Mr Xie Hui (CHINA) was unanimously elected Chairman for the meeting as also was his Vice-Chairman, Mr Patrick Van Lancker (BELGIUM); both were subsequently re-elected for the second meeting of CCC in 2015. Delegations from Member Governments, United Nations and specialised agencies, observers from international organisations and non-governmental organisations in consultative status also attended.During the course of the meeting, 3 Working Groups (WG) and 1 Drafting Group(DG) were formed and chaired as follows :WG1 Development of International Code of safety for ships using gases or other low- flashpoint fuels (IGF Code), Mrs J Stemre (NORWAY)WG2 Harmful to the Marine Environment (HME) substances within the IMSBC Code in relation to the Revised MARPOL Annex V, Dr S Ota (JAPAN)WG3 Container Safety, Mr K Bradley (UK)DG1 Revision of DSC/Circ 12, Mr S Webb (USA)Container SafetyIssues identifying the further development of an ACEP (Approved Continuous Programmes) database were compiled as a list of Q & As for further clarification by BIC (International Container Bureau). Further, in ...
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