11 Loading, unloading and stowage of solid bulk cargoes

11.1 Subject to the specific provisions in 11.3 to 11.9 (inclusive) and to the other provisions of this Part, a person must not permit solid bulk cargo to be stowed, carried or trimmed except in accordance with the guidance, advice and recommendations set out in the BC Code and, where appropriate, Regulation VII-A1/7-3 of SOLAS.

This is a penal provision

11.2 Subject to the specific provisions in 11.3 to 11.10 (inclusive) and to the other provisions of this Part, a person must not load solid bulk cargo for carriage in a ship, or unload solid bulk cargo from a ship, except in a manner that is safe and will not adversely affect the safety of the ship on the proposed or subsequent voyage.[8]

This is a penal provision

11.3 To enable the master of a ship to prevent excessive stresses in the ship's structure, the operator of the ship must provide a booklet, written in a language with which the ship's officers responsible for cargo operations are familiar. If this language is not English, the operator of the ship must provide a booklet written also in the English language. The booklet must, as a minimum, include:

(a) stability data, as required by regulation II-1/22 of SOLAS;
(b) ballasting and deballasting rates and capacities;
(c) maximum allowable load per unit surface area of the tank top plating;
(d) maximum allowable load per hold;
(e) general loading and unloading instructions with regard to the strength of the ship's structure including any limitations on the most adverse operating conditions during loading, unloading, ballasting operations and the voyage;
(f) any special restrictions such as limitations on the most adverse operating conditions imposed by the Chief Marine Surveyor, the Flag Administration or the survey authority, if applicable; and
(g) where strength calculations are required, maximum permissible forces and moments on the ship's hull during loading, unloading and the voyage.

This is a penal provision

11.4.1 Before a solid bulk cargo is loaded or unloaded, the master and the terminal representative must agree on a plan which must ensure that the permissible forces and moments on the ship are not exceeded during loading or unloading, and must include the sequence, quantity and rate of loading or unloading, taking into consideration the speed of loading or unloading, the number of pours and the deballasting or ballasting capability of the ship.[9] The plan and any subsequent amendments thereto must be lodged with the terminal representative at the port of loading or unloading and a copy retained on board the ship throughout the voyage.

11.4.2 The terminal representative must retain the plan and any subsequent amendments thereto for at least 6 months and provide it to the surveyor-in-charge whenever requested to do so by the surveyor-in-charge.