The purpose of the International Code for the Construction & Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) is to provide an international standard for the safe carriage, in bulk by sea, of dangerous chemicals & noxious liquid substances listed in chapter 17 of the Code. The Code prescribes the design & construction standards of ships, regardless of tonnage, involved in such carriage & the equipment they shall carry to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew & the environment, having regard to the nature of the products involved.