Foreword The International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) was adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its ninety-fifth session in June 2015@ by resolution MSC.391(95)@ in order to provide an international standard for the safety for ships using low-flashpoint fuel@ other than ships covered by the IG C Code. The IGF Code is made mandatory under amendments to chapters II -1@II -2 and the appendix to the annex of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Seas (SOLA S)@ 1974@ that were adopted by the MSC at the same session@ by resolution MSC392(95) (entry into force: 1 January 2017). The adoption of the IG F Code was the culmination of over 10 years of work by several IMO bodies@ starting with the approval by MSC 78 (May 2004) of a work item on ??Development of provisions for gas-fuelled ships??. Following the adoption by MSC 86 (June 2009) of the Interim Guidelines on safety for natural gas-fuelled engine installations in ships (resolution MSC.285(86))@ MSC 87 approved the expansion of the scope of the work on development of provisions for gas-fuelled ships to include ships fuelled by low-flashpoint liquid fuels. The present version of the IG F Code includes regulations to meet the functional requirements for natural gas fuel. Regulations for other low-flashpoint fuels will be added as@ and when@ they are developed by the Organization.