The IBC Code, 2020 Edition is the International Maritime Organization's International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk. It sets the design, construction and equipment standards for chemical tankers, and its chapter 17 lists the chemicals it covers and the ship type each one needs.
Edition at a glance
| Title |
IBC Code, 2020 Edition |
| Publisher |
International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
| Edition |
2020 |
| IMO number |
IE100E (print) |
| Formats |
Print book (English); digital e-reader (English, Spanish, French) |
| ISBN |
Book (English) 9789280117288 |
What's inside
- Ship survival capability and cargo tank location
- Ship arrangements, cargo containment, and cargo transfer
- Materials, temperature control, venting and gas-freeing
- Fire protection, instrumentation and personnel protection
- Chapter 17: summary of minimum requirements for each product
- Chapter 18: list of products to which the Code doesn't apply
- The model International Certificate of Fitness
Amendments included
MEPC.302(72) and MSC.440(99) revised the model Certificate of Fitness from 1 January 2020. MEPC.318(74) and MSC.460(101) amended chapters 1, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21, with a full revision of the product lists in chapters 17 and 18, from 1 January 2021.
Who uses it
Chemical tanker operators and officers, cargo surveyors, terminal staff, shipyards and classification societies. It is also the reference for the International Certificate of Fitness that every IBC chemical tanker carries.