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Bulk Liquid Cargoes
The Cargoes and Ship-Port Interface division supports Transport Canada, Marine
Safety responsibilities related to the operational aspects of safe loading,
unloading and marine transportation of liquid cargoes in bulk, including dangerous
chemicals in bulk and liquefied gases in bulk. The division also coordinates
Canadian participation in the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Bulk
Liquid Gases (BLG) Sub-Committee providing Canadian input on the following
subjects:
- prevention and control of marine pollution from ships and other related
maritime operations involved in the transport and handling of oil and dangerous
and noxious liquids substances in bulk;
- evaluation of hazards of dangerous and noxious liquid substances in bulk
transported by ships (BLG Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards (ESPH)
group);
- control and management of ships' ballast water and sediments;
- construction, equipment and operational requirements for ships carrying
bulk liquids and gases (International Code for the Construction and Equipment
of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC) Code, International Bulk
Chemical Code (IBC) Code and Bulk Chemicals (BCH) Code);
- protection of personnel involved in the transport of bulk liquids and
gases; and
- survey and certification of ships constructed to carry bulk liquids and
gases.
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