Report of the 60th session of the GESAMP Working Group on the Evaluation of the Hazards of Harmful Substances Carried by Ships

The International Maritime Organization has released the Report of the 60th session of the GESAMP Working Group on the Evaluation of the Hazards of Harmful Substances Carried by Ships held from 9 to 12 May 2023.

This document (PPR.1/Circ.13) was released on 30 July 2023.

Agenda:

Evaluation of new substances

The Group recalled that when submitting new substances for evaluation by the GESAMP/EHS Working Group, a full set of data, addressing all the relevant information requirements set out in the GESAMP/EHS Product Data Reporting Form, is required.

The Group further noted that insufficient data, or a lack of adequate supporting arguments, where estimates had been used, would result in no rating being assigned for the hazard concerned or, as a worst case, no full hazard profile being issued for the chemical under review.

The Group considered the following new substances*, which had been submitted for evaluation to this session:

1. Alcohols, C12-14 ethoxylated propoxylated EHS 2566.
2. Carboxylated phosphonated sodium allyl sulphonate polymer EHS 2567.
3. Acrylated EVAC polymer (MW 50,000 – 60,000) in ethylhexanol and diethylene glycol EHS 2568.
4. Polyethylene glycol monooleate EHS 2569.
5. Dimethyl carbonate EHS 2570.
6. Dodecanoic acid, 1-methylethyl ester EHS 2571.
7. Pongamia/Karanja seed oil crude EHS 2572.

*The names of the substances shown in the list directly under paragraph 3.2 are in accordance with the submissions prior to GESAMP/EHS 60. The names agreed by GESAMP/EHS following consultation with the submitters are shown from paragraph 3.4 onwards and in annex 3.

For more information, please see the document below (available only to subscribers):

PPR.1/Circ.13: Report of the sixtieth session of the GESAMP Working Group on the Evaluation of the Hazards of Harmful Substances Carried by Ships