10 Cargoes which may liquefy

10.1 Prohibition

Except as provided for by 10.2, a person must not take or send a ship to sea with solid bulk cargo having a moisture content in excess of the transportable moisture limit for that cargo specified in the BC Code.

This is a penal provision

10.2 Exception

Provision 10.1 does not apply if there is on board the ship evidence that the Administration of the country in which the ship is registered has approved the ship as a specially fitted or specially constructed cargo ship complying with provision 7.2.2 or 7.2.3 of the BC Code, as appropriate.

10.3 Approvals in respect of an Australian registered ship

10.3.1 The Chief Marine Surveyor may approve an Australian registered ship as being a specially fitted or specially constructed cargo ship complying with provision 7.2.2 or 7.2.3 of the BC Code, as appropriate.

10.3.2 Application for approval under 10.3.1 must be made to the Chief Marine Surveyor and be accompanied by:

(a) information on the density of the cargo and whether it is to be carried as slurry or otherwise;
(b) scaled longitudinal and transverse sections, drawings and relevant structural drawings;
(c) stability calculations, taking into account loading arrangements and possible shift of the cargo, showing the distribution of cargo and liquids in tanks, and of cargo which may become fluid; and
(d) any other information that may assist in the assessment of the submission.