Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) - Russian Federation (Ratification: 1969)

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The Committee notes that, according to the Government, the legal instruments giving effect to the Convention, include the Code on Commercial Navigation (Federal Act No. 81-FZ of 30 April 1999) and the State standard (GOST) No. 14192-96 entitled “Marking of packages”. It also notes that, according to the Government, under GOST No. 14192-96, the gross and the net weight have to be marked on the cargo package (article 3 of GOST No. 14192-96); and that it is possible to indicate the number of pieces of a product in lieu of a net weight, and even not to show the gross and net weight or number of pieces of a product, inasmuch as such information appears in the marking of goods packed together (article 1(2) of GOST No. 14192-96). As regards cargo handling of containers, the Government indicates that packages have to be marked by the sender, who has to provide the carrier with the necessary information, also in relation to cargo handling. It further elaborates that safety regulations on seagoing vessels prohibit freight operations and lifting when the weight of cargo is unknown, imposing responsibility on the chief mate for the verification that the weight is in line with the bearing capacity of the vessel. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide any pertinent information in relation to this Convention.