G/TBT/N/TZA/929  
13 March 2023  
(23-1832) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Articles of 
wood, n.e.s. (HS code(s): 442199)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BCDC 12 
(1829), Guidelines for Construction of Wooden Boats for the Indian Ocean and Inland 
Waters, First Edition; (81 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  These Guidelines, apply to the construction of any new wooden 
vessel of between 6metres length over all (LOA) to less than 24metres length, constructed 
under the inspection of the overseeing authority. The Guidelines specifies minimum 
standard for the design, construction, inspectio n and certification of the hull, and outfit of 
wooden vessels for the Indian Ocean and Inland Waters  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• BS 1088:2018 - Marine plywood. Requirements  
• AS/NZS 2272:2006 - Plywood —Marine  
• TZS 656:2021 - Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of 
timber — Specification  
• BS EN 301:2017 - Adhesives, phenolic and aminoplastic, for load -bearing timber 
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  • BS 3452:1962 - Specification for Copper/Chrome water -borne wood 
preservatives and their application  
• ISO 2081:2018 -Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electroplated coatings of 
zinc with supplementary treatments on iron or steel  
• ISO 12215 -1—Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 1: Materials: 
Thermosetting resins, glass -fibre reinforcement, reference laminate  
• ISO 12215 -3—Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 3: Materials: 
Steel, Aluminium alloys, Wood, other materials  
• ISO 12215 -4—Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 4: Workshop 
and manufacturing  
• ISO 12215 -5—Small craft - Hull constructio n and scantlings - Part 5: Design 
pressures, design stresses scantling determination  
• ISO 12215 -6 - Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 6: Structural 
arrangements and details  
• Merchant Shipping Cap.165  
• Merchant Shipping (Small Ships, Local Cargo Ship Safety, Small Ship Safety, 
Surveys and Inspections for Vessels Engaged on Local and Coastal Voyages, 
Inland Waters) Regulations, 2006  
• Rules and regulations for the classification of Yatchs and Small Craft, Part 2 Hull 
Construction, Lloyd's Regis ter of Shipping  
• Uniform Shipping Laws Code 2008, Section 5M: Construction -Timber (CTH, NSW, 
NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC & WA)  
• The Commercial Timbers of Tanzania by J.M. Bryce and Revised by A.W. 
Chihongo. Third edition 2003, published by Tanzania Forestry Resea rch Institute  
• Sea Fish Authority (UK), Construction Standards for Wooden fishing vessels  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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