MSC 85/26/Add.2 ANNEX 3 RESOLUTION MSC.268(85) - US Coast ...

MSC 85/26/Add.2ANNEX 3Page 118CHARCOALDESCRIPTIONWood burnt at a high temperature with as little exposure to air as possible. Very dusty, lightcargo. Can absorb moisture to about 18 to 70% of its weight. Black powder or granules.CHARACTERISTICSANGLE OF REPOSE BULK DENSITY (kg/m 3 ) STOWAGE FACTOR (m 3 /t)Not applicable 199 5.02SIZE CLASS GROUP− MHB BHAZARDMay ignite spontaneously. Contact with water may cause self-heating. Liable to cause oxygendepletion in the cargo space. Hot charcoal screenings in excess of 55 o C should not be loaded.STOWAGE & SEGREGATIONSegregation as required for class 4.1 materials. “Separated from” oily materials.HOLD CLEANLINESSClean and dry as relevant to the hazards of the cargo.WEATHER PRECAUTIONSThis cargo shall be kept as dry as practicable. This cargo shall not be handled duringprecipitation. During handling of this cargo all non-working hatches of the cargo spaces intowhich this cargo is loaded or to be loaded shall be closed.LOADINGTrim in accordance with the relevant provisions required under sections 4 and 5 of the Code.PRECAUTIONSCharcoal in class 4.2 shall not be carried in bulk. This cargo shall be exposed to the weather fornot less than 13 days prior to shipment. Prior to loading, the manufacturer or shipper shall givethe master a certificate stating that the cargo is not class 4.2 in accordance with the result of thetest approved by the competent authority * . The certificate shall also state that this cargo has beenweathered for not less than 13 days. This cargo shall only be accepted for loading when theactual moisture content of the cargo is not more than 10%.Appropriate precautions shall be taken to protect machinery and accommodation spaces from thedust of the cargo. Bilge wells of the cargo spaces shall be protected from ingress of the cargo.Due consideration shall be paid to protect equipment from the dust of the cargo. Persons whomay be exposed to the dust of the cargo shall wear protective clothing, goggles or otherequivalent dust eye-protection and dust filter masks, as necessary.*Reference is made in section 6 of appendix 2 to this Code.I:\MSC\85\26-Add-2.doc