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

MSC 85/26/Add.2ANNEX 3Page 171.7.14 Group C consists of cargoes which are neither liable to liquefy (Group A) nor to possesschemical hazards (Group B).1.7.15 High-density solid bulk cargo means a solid bulk cargo with a stowage factorof 0.56 m 3 /t or less.1.7.16 IMDG Code means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code adoptedby the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization by resolution MSC.122(75), as may beamended by the Organization.1.7.17 Incompatible materials means materials that may react dangerously when mixed.They are subject to the segregation requirements of subsection 9.3 and the schedules forindividual cargoes classified in Group B.1.7.18 International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code means the International Codefor the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities consisting of Part A (the provisions of which shallbe treated as mandatory) and part B (the provisions of which shall be treated asrecommendatory), as adopted, on 12 December 2002, by resolution 2 of the Conference ofContracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 asmay be amended by the Organization.1.7.19 Materials hazardous only in bulk (MHB) means materials which may possesschemical hazards when carried in bulk other than materials classified as dangerous goods inthe IMDG Code.1.7.20 Moisture content means that portion of a representative sample consisting of water, ice orother liquid expressed as a percentage of the total wet mass of that sample.1.7.21 Moisture migration means the movement of moisture contained in a cargo by settling andconsolidation of the cargo due to vibration and ship’s motion. Water is progressively displaced,which may result in some portions or all of the cargo developing a flow state.1.7.22 Non-cohesive material means dry materials that readily shift due to sliding duringtransport, as listed in appendix 3, paragraph 1, “Properties of dry bulk cargoes”.1.7.23 Representative test sample means a sample of sufficient quantity for the purpose oftesting the physical and chemical properties of the consignment to meet specified requirements.1.7.24 Shipper means any person by whom or in whose name, or on whose behalf, a contract ofcarriage of goods by sea has been concluded with a carrier, or any person by whom or in whosename, or on whose behalf, the goods are actually delivered to the carrier in relation to thecontract of carriage by sea.1.7.25 Solid bulk cargo means any cargo, other than a liquid or a gas, consisting ofa combination of particles, granules or any larger pieces of material generally uniform incomposition which is loaded directly into the cargo spaces of a ship without any intermediateform of containment.1.7.26 Stowage factor means the figure which expresses the number of cubic metres which onetonne of cargo will occupy.I:\MSC\85\26-Add-2.doc