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Presentation to FIATA Congress 2019
Cape Town South Africa
Captain Richard W A Brough O.B.E., B.A. Head of ICHCA International
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Why do we need Change?
How it used to be done…….
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What did that mean?
THE FUTURE?
What does it mean?
How long did it take…….
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To get to 50,000,000 users world-wide…
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The 5 “S”s
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Empirical Evidence is hard to obtain but just looking at
stowage and securing of cargo in freight containers..
How many are there?
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How many possible movements per annum with DGs?
So how many is that with a serious deficiency based on IMO stats?
If we extrapolate that to all cargoes the figure could be as high as?
A major vessel fire every 30 days
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And what causes these??
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Dangerous Goods either not declared or
misdeclared
Capt Richard W A Brough O.B.E. Director, Brough Marine Ltd; Technical Adviser
Non- dangerous goods can become dangerous !
Shippers often misdeclare goods
Or use inadequate CTUs!
And take extraordinary
risks !
..and take no account of packing and
securing requirements
But clearly a problem here !
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And this is definitely bad practice – but all
too common unfortunately
Industry and govt
response to poor
selection, packing and
securing often leading
to serious cargo
damage and even loss
of life
Lack of cleanliness
Dangerous Goods
DG Compliance
And do not pick the right kind of container
Dangerous Goods
DG Compliance
So which way do we turn for guidance? …..
SAFE?
So where do we develop that Internationally?
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SAFE and LEGAL?
A plethora of legislation……
This is very important……
And industry guidance……
And industry guidance……
And industry guidance……
And industry guidance……
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If you fail to plan….
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Chapter Referenced annexes Related informative material1
1 Introduction IM1 Consequences of improper
packing procedures
2 Definitions
3 Key requirements
4 Chains of responsibility and
information
A1
A2
Information flow
Safe handling of CTUs
IM2 Typical documents related to
transport
5 General transport conditions A3 Prevention of condensation
damages
6 CTU properties A4 Approval plates IM3 CTU types
7 CTU suitability A4 Approval plates
8 Arrival, checking and
positioning of CTUs
A4
A5
A6
Approval plates
Receiving CTUs
Minimizing the risk of
recontamination
IM4 Species of concern regarding
recontamination
9 Packing cargo into CTUs A7
A8
Packing and securing cargo
into CTUs (supplemented with
appendices 1 to 5)
Access to tank and bulk tops,
working at height
IM5
IM6
IM7
IM8
Quick lashing guides
Intermodal load distribution
Manual handling
Transport of perishable cargo
10 Additional advice on the
packing of dangerous goods
11 On completion of packing IM9 CTU seals
12 Advice on receipt and
unpacking of CTUs
A5
A9
Receiving CTUs
Fumigation
IM10 Testing CTUs for hazardous
gases
13 Training in packing of CTUs A10 Topics for consideration in a
training programme
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Can vessels get any bigger?
You plan to fail !
Is training enough?
No ! we need prodding……?
And next……?
• Review of IMDG Special Provisions (trigger
was Charcoal)
• Review of IMO Recommendations on Handling
/Storage DGs
• MSC Circ 1442 revision is underway to include
ALL cargo and CTU Types and reporting from
NGOs
• Review /Update of the IMO/ILO/UNECE CTU
Code and annexes
• Possible “APP” to be developed