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The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) is scheduled to convene in London next week to cover, amongst other issues, the development of provisions for gas-fuelled ships.

Please find below the provisional agenda for the fifteenth session of the Sub-Committee to be held at IMO Headquarters from Monday 7th to Friday 11th February. The session commences at 9.30 a.m. on Monday 7th February.

Provisional Agenda

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.