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IMSBC Code and Supplement, 2018 Edition – E-Reader

Please allow 1-2 working days for the license to be issued by email. The IMSBC Code, adopted on 4 December 2008 by resolution MSC.268(85), entered into force on 1 January 2011, from which date it was made mandatory under the provisions of the SOLAS Convention. The present edition incorporates amendment 04-17, which may be applied from 1 January 2018 on a voluntary basis, anticipating its envisaged official entry into force on1 January 2019.This publication also presents additional information that supplements the IMSBC Code, such as the Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code, including BLU Manual) and Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo holds.The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and supplement is commended to Administrations, shipowners, shippers and masters and all others concerned with the standards to be applied in the safe stowage and shipment of solid bulk cargoes, excluding grain.IMO Publications are available in paper, e-book and e-reader formats. Instructions how to download digital IMO publications will be provided via email after purchase. E-reader publications come as EBK format files. They are for use on a single computer or laptop with Windows-based software, “The IMO Bookshelf”. A number of IMO publications are available as e-books which are PDF copies of the paper books.