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Revision of IGC-Code is proceeding |
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 |
 Work on the new IGC Code is underway. A working group of industry and class representatives coordinated by SIGTTO is currently contributing to the review of the IGC-Code.
Hosted by Qatar based RasGas company Working Group 05 (of nine working
groups) met last week in Doha to work on finalization of IGC-Code
chapters 4, 5 and 6 on cargo containment, process equipment and
materials. For GL, Dr. Gerd Wursig is participating and continues to
contribute to the IGC-Code development.? ?The International Code for
the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in
Bulk (IGC Code) applies to gas carriers constructed on or after 1 July
1986. Gas carriers constructed before that date should comply with the
requirements of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships
Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk or the Code for Existing Ships
Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk.
The purposes of these codes is to provide an international standard for
the safe transport by sea in bulk of liquefied gases and certain other
substances, by prescribing the design and construction standards of
ships involved in such transport and the equipment they should carry so
as to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and to the environment,
having regard to the nature of the products involved.
The Code specifies hazards related to products being transported under
cryogenic (refrigerated) or pressure conditions in various ship types.
Since severe collisions or groundings could lead to cargo tank damage
and uncontrolled release of the product by evaporation and/or
dispersion and, in some cases, could cause fracture of the ship's hull
the code is intended to minimize these risks as far as is practicable,
based upon present knowledge and technology.
The reviewed draft of the IGC is intended to be presented to IMO subcommittee BLG in early 2011 by the UK administration.
Source: GL Group
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