Agenda
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Why and how is IAPH involved?•
Draft SOLAS guidelines for verified gross mass ofcontainers
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Current schedule for t heW hy and How is IAPH Involved?
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Overweight or misdeclared weight s of containers pose a safet y and operat ional risk for t he ent ire logist ics chain.o
Lead t o vessels being improperly st owed, w hich can adverselyaffect vessel st abilit y and possible loss of cont ainers overboard.
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Cause damage t o t erminal handlingequipment
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Injuries t o dock workers w hile cont ainers arehandled in cont ainer yards & w harf side
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Cont ribut e t o accident s on highways andW hy and How is IAPH Involved?
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IAPH has been act ively lobbying for internat ional requirement s for weighing containers for over 5 years.•
2011 – M ay: IAPH resolut ion on t he safet y of containers in t hesupply chain was adopted at
W hy and How is IAPH Involved?
• 2011 – December: IAPH joined w it h t he shipping indust ry (World Shipping Council, Int ernat ional Chamber of Shipping and BIM CO) t o w ork w it h t he IM O on t he
cont ainer w eight issue.
• 2012 – January: IAPH member port s survey on “ Overw eight or Incorrect ly Declared Cont ainer Issues in Port s”
• 2013 – June: Press release w it h ICS and WSC t it led as “ M arit ime Indust ry Asks IM O t o Require t he Weighing of Cont ainers”
• 2013 – Sept ember: Press release w it h ICS and WSC t it led as “ Shipping Indust ry Urges t he IM O t o Approve Cont ainer Weight Verificat ion Requirement ”
• 2013 – Sept ember: IM O’s sub commit t ee on DSC support s draft amendment s t o SOLAS Chapt er VI requiring t he mandat ory verificat ion of t he gross mass of
Draft SOLAS Guidelines for Verified Gross M ass of Containers
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Amendment to SOLAS chapter VI•
Applicat ion – containers, ISO tanks and flat racks•
Principles:o
Shipper responsible for obtaining t he verified gross mass of acontainer
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No container should be loaded onto a ship unless M aster andTerminal have t he verified gross mass
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M et hods of weighing:o
Weigh t he packed containero
Weigh t he individual packages and aggregate w it h tare weightDraft SOLAS Guidelines for Verified Gross M ass of Containers
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Shipper is responsible to communicate verified gross mass to ship’s M aster and Terminal representat ive in t ime to be used in preparat ion of stowage plan. Document communicat ing t he verified gross mass is to be aut horised by Shipper ’s Representat ive•
Cont ract of carriage is bet ween Shipper and Shipping Company, not Shipper and Port Terminal. Therefore, it may require M aster to share t he verified gross mass w it h t he Terminal•
Weighing Equipmento
Scale, weighbridge, lift ingequipment and ot her
Draft SOLAS Guidelines for Verified Gross M ass of Containers
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Discrepancies in gross masso
Verified gross mass replaces all ot her gross mass measurement so
Discrepancies bet w een verified gross mass of a container prior todelivery and verified gross mass at t he container t erminal resolved by using t he container terminal figure
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Containers t hat exceed t he maximum permitted gross mass should notbe loaded onto a ship
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Containers should not be loaded unt il verified gross mass is obtained.M aster or Terminal can obtain verified gross mass on Shippers behalf
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M aster ’s Ult imate Decisiono
Ships M aster should only accept a container on board if sat isfied t hatDraft SOLAS Guidelines for Verified Gross M ass of Containers
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Possible impact on Terminalso
Terminals to be equipped w it h weighing facilit ies t hat arecalibrated and approved
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Addit ional space and invest mento
Addit ional operat ions t imeo
Submission of informat ion early to enable vessel planningo
M aster has discret ion to reject any containers w hose weight s areunverified hence upsett ing vessel and terminal planning
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Proper system of informat ion disseminat ion including empt y chasisNext Steps
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M ay 2014-M SC 93 – Draftamendment s to SOLAS Chapter approved
