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

MSC 85/26/Add.2ANNEX 3Page 82HOLD 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.Prior to loading, the following provisions shall be complied with:• All electrical equipment, other than that of approved intrinsically safe type, in the cargospaces to be used for this cargo shall be electrically disconnected from the power source, byappropriate means other than fuse, at a point external to the space. This situation shall bemaintained while the cargo is on board.• Due consideration shall be paid to the possible need to open hatches in case of fire to providemaximum ventilation and to apply water in an emergency and the consequent risk to thestability of the ship through fluidization of the cargo.• In addition, if decomposition occurs, the residue left after decomposition may have only halfthe mass of the original cargo. Due consideration shall be paid to the effect of the loss ofmass on the stability of the ship.During loading, the following provisions shall be complied with:Bunkering of fuel oil shall not be allowed. Pumping of fuel oil in spaces adjacent to thecargo spaces for this cargo, other than the engine-room, shall not be allowed.PRECAUTIONSThis cargo shall only be accepted for loading when, as a result of testing in the trough test, itsliability to self-sustaining decomposition shows decomposition rate not greater than 0.25 m/h.Pressure on the fire mains shall be maintained for fire-fighting and fire hoses shall be laid out orbe in position and ready for immediate use during loading and discharging of this cargo. Nowelding, burning, cutting or other operations involving the use of fire, open flame, spark- orarc-producing equipment shall be carried out in the vicinity of the cargo spaces containing thiscargo except in an emergency. Smoking shall not be allowed on deck and in the cargo spacesand “NO SMOKING” signs shall be displayed on deck whenever this cargo is on board.Precautions shall be taken to avoid the penetration of this cargo into other cargo spaces, bilgesand other enclosed spaces. The hatches of the cargo spaces, whenever this material is on board,shall be kept free to be capable of being opened in case of an emergency.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 goggles or other equivalent dusteye-protection and dust filter masks. Those persons shall wear protective clothing, as necessary.I:\MSC\85\26-Add-2.doc