DECK CARGO SAFETY CODE
JANUARY 1974 This code is a recommendation which has been developed by the Ministry of Transport in close consultation with representatives of the Canadian shipping industry. It states an agreed practice for promotion of ship safety in the stowage and carriage of deck cargoes and, for this purpose, has at annex I and II the relevant recommendations of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, (IMCO).
W. A. O’Neil Deputy Administrator Marine Services The recommendations contained in Annex I concerning stability data for passenger and cargo ships under 100 metres in length shall not supersede any Ministry of Transport regulation or any stability requirements contained in a vessel’s stability book approved by the Ministry of Transport.
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