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2014 SAFETY4SEA Forum- Raffaele Piciocchi

Now, United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finalized draft consolidated, internationally binding regulations on the use of liquefied natural gas At the annual session of the IMO Sub-Committee on the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 1), the member States have just agreed on the contents of a new international code. The Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low Flash-Point Fuels (the IGF Code) contains, inter alia, design instructions for the correct location of fuel tanks, fire-technical measures as well as requirements for additional protection of the machinery space. The new set of regulations will enhance safety, and at the same time many shipowners could save both time and costs since it will become easier to make individual risk analyses. It is expected that the Sub-Committee's proposal for the IGF Code will be approved by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in November 2014 with a view to adoption in 2015. Subsequently, the regulations will take effect in 2017.The Danish Maritime Authority has collaborated closely with a number of different stakeholders from the industry and continuously contributed to the final result which is now ready.As a part of the Plan for Growth in Blue Denmark, focused efforts ...

Now, United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finalized draft consolidated, internationally binding regulations on the use of liquefied natural gas

During IMO CCC, Session 1st, 8-12 September 2014 The Bit Viking wasthe world's first vessel to have its main machinery converted to burn LNG as fuel. (Pic: DNV-GL)​The draft International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), along with proposed amendments to make the Code mandatory under SOLAS, were agreed by the inaugural session of the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 1).The basic philosophy of the IGF Code is to provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low flashpoint fuels, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved.The Code addresses all areas that need special consideration for the usage of low flashpoint fuels, based on a goal-based approach, with goals and functional requirements specified for each section forming the basis for the design, construction and operation of ships using this type of fuel.It was agreed that the new IGF Code should apply to new ships and to existing ships converting from the use of conventional oil fuel to the use of gases ...

The draft International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), along with proposed amendments to make the Code mandatory under SOLAS, were agreed by the inaugural session of the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 1). The basic philosophy of the IGF Code is to provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low flashpoint fuels, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG),  to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved.The Code addresses all areas that need special consideration for the usage of low flashpoint fuels, based on a goal-based approach, with goals and functional requirements specified for each section forming the basis for the design, construction and operation of ships using this type of fuel. It was agreed that the new IGF Code should apply to new ships and to existing ships converting from the use of conventional oil fuel to the use of gases or other low-flashpoint fuels, on or after the date of entry into force of the Code. The IGF Code would not apply to cargo ships of ...

Cargoes and containers on IMO agenda