IMO IGF Code 2016 Edition I109E
The purpose of the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flash point Fuels (IGF Code), is to provide an international standard for ships using low flash point fuel, other than ships covered by the IGC Code. The IGF Code includes mandatory regulations to meet the functional requirements for natural gas fuel. The basic philosophy of this Code is to provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low flash point fuel to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved. |