Clarification of the definition of "Bulk carrier" in SOLAS has been adopted at IMO as the non-mandatory IMO resolution MSC.277(85). ClassNK has confirmed that Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Gibraltar flagged ships are required to apply the resolution.

Regarding the resolution MSC.277(85), please refer to the attachment of ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-1012 which was issued on 14 November 2014.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

[Matters on the handling Certificates]
NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Classification Department, Information Center, Head Office
Address: 1-8-5 Ohnodai, Midori-ku, Chiba 267-0056, Japan
Tel.: +81-43-294-5784
Fax: +81-43-294-5449
E-mail: cld@classnk.or.jp

[Matters concerned to the technical requirements of SOLAS]
Hull Department, Administration Center Annex, Head Office
Address: 3-3 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2017 / 2018
Fax: +81-3-5226-2019
E-mail: hld@classnk.or.jp