Sub-Committeee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA
The fifteenth session of the Sub-Committee to be held at IMO Headquarters,
4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, from Monday, 7 to Friday, 11 February 2011(Session commences at 9.30 a.m. on Monday, 7 February 2011).

Opening of the session
1 Adoption of the agenda
2 Decisions of other IMO bodies
3 Evaluation of safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and preparation of
consequential amendments
4 Application of the requirements for the carriage of bio-fuels and bio-fuel blends
5 Development of guidelines and other documents for uniform implementation of
the 2004 BWM Convention
6 Development of provisions for gas-fuelled ships
7 Casualty analysis
8 Consideration of IACS unified interpretations
9 Development of international measures for minimizing the transfer of invasive
aquatic species through bio-fouling of ships
10 Revision of the IGC Code
11 Review of relevant non-mandatory instruments as a consequence of the amended
MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code
12 Development of a Code for the transport and handling of limited amounts of
hazardous and noxious liquid substances in bulk in offshore support vessels
13 Amendments to SOLAS to mandate enclosed space entry and rescue drills
14 Revision of the Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships
15 Review of proposed amendments to chapter 14 of the FSS Code related to ships
carrying liquid substances listed in the IBC Code
16 Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for BLG 16
17 Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2012
18 Any other business
19 Report to the Committees