On 17 May 2019, MEPC 74 adopted resolution MEPC.319(74) in order to amend the special, operational and minimum requirements in Chapters IV, V and VI of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code). These amendments are expected to apply from 1 January 2021.
The key mandatory requirements of the amendments to the BCH Code are the following:
- Ships carrying bulk liquids that are prone to hydrogen sulphide formation must have H2S detection...
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