有关BIMCO租船合同货物熏蒸条款

BIMCO Cargo Fumigation Clause for Charter Parties

目前，尚无国际公约或其他国际规则形式的国际框架对船舶熏蒸药剂的安全使用作出规定。国际海事组织（IMO）以非约束性建议的形式为航运业提供了充分的指导，但熏蒸药剂使用不当引发的事故仍屡见不鲜。近日，BIMCO就租船合同货物熏蒸条款发布了公告。

No international framework in the form of a convention or other international regulation is yet in place to address the safe use of fumigants on board ships. The International Maritime Organisation(IMO) has developed substantial guidance in the form of non-binding recommendations1 to assist the shipping industry but, nonetheless, accidents caused by the use of such fumigants are still frequent.Fire and explosion caused by fumigants or fumigant remains and residues are not uncommon and, despite recommendations to the contrary, ships' crew often handle such materials without being properly trained. The drafting of a clause to address cargo fumigation was therefore proposed by BIMCO members, who expressed concern over the number of accidents occurring as a consequence of unsafe fumigation operations. In addition, market clauses often lacked provision for fumigation operations that continued while the ship was in transit and for removal of fumigants at the discharging port, effectively leaving any operational decisions to the master without sufficient qualification.