Conservationists angered over DoT's tanker code

The code is being developed in response to the loss of the MV Braer and its cargo of 84,000 tonnes of crude oil off the Shetlands in January. It is due to be completed by mid-March. More than a dozen national and international organisations representing oil companies, tanker operators and shipping interests have participated in the preparation of the code under the chairmanship of the DoT's Surveyor General.

Outlining the code's contents