Grain Code
A2. Maritime safety legislation: SOLAS and its codesDefinition
International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk, mandatory under SOLAS VI/9.
The International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk is mandatory under SOLAS Chapter VI Regulation 9 and addresses the shifting of grain cargoes, which behave like a fluid and can cause dangerous heeling. It sets stability criteria including a maximum permissible heeling angle of 12 degrees due to grain shift and requires approved grain loading information for each ship.
Source: International Grain Code; SOLAS VI/9