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1 The Maritime Safety Committee at its eighty-ninth session (11 to 20 May 2011), having considered the proposal by the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases, at its fifteenth session, approved the Guidelines on tank entry for tankers using nitrogen as an inerting medium, set out in the annex.

2 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed Guidelines to the attention of shipowners, ship operators and seafarers, urging them to apply these Guidelines, as appropriate, to all tankers using nitrogen as an inerting medium.

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