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For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are

kindly asked to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.

SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS

GOODS, SOLID CARGOES AND

CONTAINERS

14th session

Agenda item 1

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23 January 2009

Original: ENGLISH

Opening of the session

1

Adoption of the agenda

2

Decisions of other IMO bodies

3

Amendments to the IMDG Code and supplements, including harmonization of the

IMDG Code with the UN Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods

.1

harmonization of the IMDG Code with the UN Recommendations on the transport

of dangerous goods

.2

amendment (35-10) to the IMDG Code and supplements

4

Amendments to the IMSBC Code, including evaluation of properties of solid bulk cargoes

5

Amendments to the CSS Code and associated recommendations

6

Casualty and incident reports and analysis

7

Review of the BLU Code

8

Review of the Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships

9

Guidance on protective clothing

10

Revision of the Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber Deck Cargoes

11

Stowage of water-reactive materials

12

Amendments to the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 and associated

circulars

13

Review of the Guidelines for packing of cargo transport units

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Review of documentation requirements for dangerous goods in packaged form

15

Amendments to MARPOL Annex III

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16

Revision of the Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships

17

Consideration for the efficacy of Container Inspection Programme

18

Work programme and agenda for DSC 15

19

Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2010

20

Any other business

21

Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

Notes:

1

In accordance with the Guidelines on the organization and method of work of the MSC

and the MEPC and their subsidiary bodies (MSC-MEPC.1/Circ.2):

.1

documents should be received in the Secretariat as follows:

(a)

documents (including information documents submitted in hard copy only)

containing more than 6 pages of text (bulky documents), by 19 June 2009.

As a general rule, documents, other than information documents, should

not contain more than 50 pages. In the case of reports from working,

drafting and correspondence groups and in other exceptional

circumstances, this number of pages may be exceeded, provided that the

aforementioned deadline is put back by one week for every 20 pages

exceeding 50 pages;

(b)

non-bulky documents (including information documents) and bulky

information documents submitted in electronic format, by 17 July 2009; and

(c)

documents commenting on those referred to in subparagraph .1 above

containing 4 pages or less, by 31 July 2009. These documents should start

with a paragraph clearly indicating the document on which comments are

made and stating that the document is submitted in accordance with the

provisions of paragraph 4.10.5 of the aforementioned Guidelines;

.2

for reasons of economy, documents should be submitted in single spacing, be as

concise as possible and:

(a)

all documents should include a brief summary prepared in accordance with

paragraph 4.1 of the above-mentioned Guidelines;

(b)

substantive documents should conclude with a summary of the action

which the Sub-Committee is invited to take; and

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Subject to the decision of MEPC 59.

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(c)

information documents should conclude with a summary of the

information contained therein;

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the following word-processing format should be observed in order to standardize

the presentation of documents:

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font:

Times New Roman;

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font size:

12;

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justification:

full;

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margins (inches)

1 inch left, 0.75 inch right, 0.5 inch top and

bottom; and

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margins (centimetres):

2.54 cm left, 1.91 cm right, 1.27 cm top and

bottom.

In this respect, a generic template entitled "Instruction on document presentation"

is available on the IMODOCS website for use in the preparation of documents;

and

.4

to facilitate the processing of documents, they should be accompanied by

computer diskettes, preferably in Microsoft Word, or submitted via e-mail in

Microsoft Word to IMO's e-mail address info@imo.org, in which case, hard

copies of the documents should also be sent by mail or facsimile.

2

The MSC has recommended that the provisions of the above Guidelines, which,

inter alia, provide that the Secretariat should strictly apply the rules concerning the submission of

documents and not accept late submissions from Governments or delegations, should be strictly

observed.

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