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INTERNATIONALMARITIMEDANGEROUSGOODSCODE

IMDGCODE

TheIMDGCodeisanIMOpublication.
Itisdesignedandconstructedtoassistinthesafetransportationof
dangerousgoodsbysea.
TheIMDGcodeisrevisedbiannuallyfromtherecommendationsand
adviceoftheUnitedNationsCommitteeofExperts[UNCE]

IMDGCODE2010EDITION

IMDGCODE

BI ANNUALREVISION
Facilitatesamendments
Structureremainsunchanged

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CONSTANTLIAISONWITHINDUSTRY

UNCE =UNCOMMITTEEOFEXPERTS
WithtwoSubCommittees:

1.TDG =TransportationofDangerousgoods[packaging]
2.GHS =GlobalHarmonisation Systemconcernedwith
Classificationandlabelling

IMDGCODE
UNCE TDG+GHS:CONSTANTLIAISONWITHINDUSTRY
NEWCHEMICALS
TESTSTODEFINECLASSIFICATION&PACKAGING

TRANSPORTOFDANGEROUSGOODSMODELREGULATIONS

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IMDGCODE
DangerousGoodsmanualsandguidesareconstructedfrom
recommendationsoftheGHS&TDGSubcommittees,andthemodel
regulations.TwonotableexamplesinAustralia:
ADG7 AustralianCodefortheTransportationofGoodsbyRoad&Rail
AS3846 TheHandlingandTransportofDangerousCargoesinPortAreas

IMDGCODE
Fourprinciplesreinforcesafecarriage.
1. Properlypackaged to withstandtherigorsoftransportationbysea.
2. Accuratedocumentation ontheshippingdeclaration[MMDGF]
3. Correctstowage [Ondeck/underdeck Documentofcompliance]
4. AdequateSegregation asprescribedintheIMDGCode

PRACTICALRISKSINTHETRANSPORTCHAIN

EXPLOSIVE
FLAMMABLE
REACTIVE
TOXIC INFECTIOUS
CORROSIVE
RADIOACTIVE

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APPROVEDPACKAGING
PACKAGINGGROUPS:
GROUP1GREATDANGER
GROUP2MEDIUMDANGER
GROUP3MINORDANGER

DENOTEDLETTERSFORPACKAGING

XforGroupsI,II,&III[HIGHSTRENGTH]
YforGroupsII&III[MEDIUMSTRENGTH]
ZforGroupIIIonly[LOWERSTRENGTH]

UNAPPROVEDPACKAGING

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HYDROGENPEROXIDE INSUFFICIENTLYPACKAGED:LEAKED
DURINGTRANSIT

APPROVEDPACKAGING
VOLUME1CHAPTER4PACKAGINGTABLES
VOLUME1CHAPTER6PACKAGINGCONSTRUCTIONANDTESTING
IBCs FIBCs DRUMS BOXES JERRICANS BAGS RECEPTACLES
TESTINGBYPRESSURISING DROPPING TOPPLING STACKING

PACKINGINSTRUCTIONS
Packinginstructionsarefoundincolumns5 14oftheDangerousGoods
List,[DGL]foundinChapter3ofVolume2oftheIMDGCode.
DetailsofPackingGroup SpecialProvisions LimitedQuantities
PackingTables IBCs PortableTanks&BulkContainersareshown.
ThisisofparticularinterestforShipperspreparingconsignments.

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ACCURATEDOCUMENTATION
LCLCONTAINER
FCLCONTAINER
MULTIMODALDANGEROUSGOODSFORM
DANGEROUSGOODSMANIFESTS

MULTIMODALDANGEROUSGOODSFORM
Fromorigin,tofinaldestination,theMultiModalDangerousGoodsformisawritten
declarationwhichrepresentsthedangerousgoodsintransitateverypointinthe
transportchain.
Thisdeclarationisvitaltoenablesafehandling,segregationandproperstowage.
Inadequateinformation,andcarelessomissionswillendangerpersonnelatevery
point,andplacethematrisk.
AMSAisnolongerrequiredtoberecipientsofMMDGFs,butrequireaDGManifest.

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DANGEROUSGOODSMANIFEST
AMSArequireaDangerousGoodsManifestdetailingall
dangerousgoodsaboardonarrival,andagainfordeparture.
Whilstthisresponsibilityisrestedwiththemaster,itismore
oftentheagencythatraisesandsubmitsaDGManifestby
electronicmeans.
AMSAreservetherighttoconductspotchecksonallvessels
withrespecttoadequatedangerousgoodssegregation.

CORRECTSTOWAGE
Stowageandsegregationrequirementsarecontainedincolumn16of
theDangerousGoodsList[DGL]inVolume2oftheIMDGCode.
StowagecategoriesfoundherearegradedABCD&E
ThegradingisreferringtotheStowagesectioninChapter7.1,todefine
stowageeitherONDECK,UNDERDECK orCARRIAGEPROHIBITED
FurtherguidancewillbefoundontheshipsDocumentofCompliance

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Thedocumentofcompliancewillcertifythattheship
complieswithregulation54ofChapterII2tothe
InternationalConventionfortheSafetyofLifeatSea
1974andbelimitedto5yearsfromthedateofissue,in
accordancewithIMOMSC/Circ.642.Shipsvisiting
foreigncountriesandshipsinhomeportsmaybe
requiredtoproducethedocumentbeforedangerous
goodscanhandled

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SEGREGATIONAPPLIESTOALLMODESINTRANSPORTCHAIN
ADG7
LANDTRANSPORT
AUSTRALIANCODEFORTHETRANSPORTOF
DANGEROUSGOODSBYROAD&RAIL
AS3846STORAGEASHORE
THEHANDLINGANDTRANSPORTOF
DANGEROUSGOODSINPORTAREAS
IMDGCODESTOWAGEABOARDSHIP

SEGREGATIONTABLE[IMDGCODE CHAPTER7]

THESTORCKGUIDE

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SEGREGATION
TablesandsegregationdistancesarecontainedinChapter7,in
Volume1oftheIMDGCode.
Segregationisgivenoneof5genericvalues
1 Awayfrom
2 Separatedfrom
3 Separatedbyacompletecompartmentorholdfrom
4 Separatedlongitudinallybyaninterveningspaceorhold
XSegration ,ifany,isshownintheDGL.

SEGRAGATIONISAPPLIEDTOSHIPTYPE
CONVENTIONALSTOWAGE
CONTAINERSHIPS

HATCHCOVERLESSCONTAINERSHIPS

ROLLON/ROLLOFFVESSELS.
LASHVESSELS
BULKCARRIERS

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SEGREGATION
APPLYINGAGENERICSEPERATIONNUMBERTOASHIPTYPEDEFINES
THEEXACTSEGREGATIONDISTANCEREQUIRED.
EXAMPLE:1AWAYFROMONCONVENTIONALSHIP=3METRES
ONECONTAINERONTOPOF/BESIDE/ENDFORENDWITHEXCEPTIONS
OFONECONTAINERSPACEWITHOPENTOPVERSESCLOSEDUNITS.

CLASS1EXPLOSIVE 6DIVISIONS

CLASS1.1 1.3

CARTRIDGES
AMMUNITION
GUNPOWDER
BOMBS
DETONATORS
ROCKETS
AMMONIUMNITRATE
CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENETETRANITRAMINE

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AMMONIUMNITRATE1.1D

CLASS1.4 1.6

SIGNALEXPLOSIVE
INSENSITIVEEXPLOSIVES

CLASS1GENERALSUMMARY
CLASS1.1MASSEXPLOSIONHAZARD
CLASS1.2PROJECTIONHAZARD
CLASS1.3FIREHAZARD
CLASS1.4NOSIGNIFICANTHAZARD
CLASS1.5INSENSITIVE MASSEXPLOSIONHAZARD
CLASS1.6EXTREMELYINSENSITIVE

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CLASS1COMPATIBILITYTABLE
TABLEOFCOMPATIBILITIES
CLASS1CARRIAGE
WHATGOESWITHWHAT
ABCDEFGHJKLNS

CLASS2GAS
2.1FLAMMABLE
2.2NONFLAMMABLE NONTOXIC
2.3TOXICGAS

EXAMPLESCLASS2.1

BUTANE
ETHYLCHLORIDE
HYDROGEN
LPG

FLAMMABLEGASES

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EXAMPLESCLASS2.2

OXYGEN
ARGON
HELIUM
COMPRESSEDAIR
CARBONDIOXIDE
NEON
KRYPTONGAS

EXAMPLESCLASS2.3
COALGAS(SUBSIDIARYRISK2.1)
HYDROGENSULPHIDE(2.1)
PHOSGENE

CLASS3FLAMMABLELIQUID

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EXAMPLESCLASS3
FLAMMABLELIQUIDSWITHFLASHPOINTLESSTHAN61C

BENZENE
ETHANOL
PETROL
KEROSENE
PAINT

CLASS3FLASHPOINT
FLASHPOINT CLOSEDCUPTEST(CC)
FORMSIGNITABLEMIXTUREWITHAIR

IGNITIONPOINT
TEMPERATUREOFSELFIGNITION.

EMERGENCYTEMPERATURE
EMERGENCYPROCEDURESIMPLEMENTED

CLASS4FLAMMABLESOLID

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EXAMPLESOFCLASS4.1
HAY
RUBBERSCRAP
SULPHUR

EXAMPLESOFCLASS4.2
METALBORINGS/CUTTINGS/TURNINGS
FISHMEALUNSTABILISED
COTTON(WET)
ZINCDUST

EXAMPLESOFCLASS4.3
METHYLDICHLOROSILANE(Sub3&8)
CALCIUMPHOSPHIDE(Sub6.1)
ALUMINIUMPOWDERUNCOATED

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ROCKETPLANE1945
Thereactionbetweentwofuels[TStoff &CStoff ]
producedenoughpowertogivethisaircraftarateofclimbten
timesquickerthananyotheraircraftflyingatthetime.
Manyoftheseaircraftweredestroyedonthegroundowingre
fuellingaccidents,wherecontaminationofthetwofuels
causedaviolentuncontrolledreaction.

ROCKETFUEL REACTIONBETWEENTWOCHEMICALS

TSTOFF85%HYDROGENPEROXIDE

Class5.1UN2015

CSTOFF57%METHANOL/30%HYDRAZINEHYDRATE
Class3UN1230Class8UN2030

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OXIDISINGSUBSTANCES&ORGANIC
PEROXIDES

EXAMPLESOFCLASS5.1
HYDROGENPEROXIDE
AMMONIUMNITRATE(FERTILISER)
CALCIUMHYPOCHLORITE(POOLCLEANER)
LIABLETOIGNITE HEAT/FRICTION/IMPACT
MAYCAUSEFIREANDEXPLOSION

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EXAMPLESOFCLASS5.2
BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE
ORGANICPEROXIDES
TEMPERATURESENSITIVE MAYEXPLODE
VIOLENTDECOMPOSITION
BURNSVIGOROUSLY

TOXIC&INFECTIOUSSUBSTANCES

EXAMPLESOFCLASS6.1
BENZIDINE
PESTICIDES
CYANIDE
ARSENIC
POISONESS/TOXIC

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EXAMPLESOFCLASS6.2
BIOMEDICALWASTE
ANYTHINGCONTAININGPATHOGENS BACTERIA PARASITES
ORFUNGI.
CAPABLEOFCAUSINGDISEASEINHUMANSANDANIMALS.

RADIOACTIVE

EXAMPLESOF
RADIOACTIVEMATERIAL
LSAINATURALURANIUM&THORIUM
LSAIIWATER TRITIUMupto0.8TBq/l
LSAIIICONSOLIDATEDWASTES

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EXAMPLESOF
RADIOACTIVEMATERIAL
LSAINATURALURANIUM&THORIUM
LSAIIWATER TRITIUMupto0.8TBq/l
LSAIIICONSOLIDATEDWASTES

CLASS8CORROSIVEandCLASS9
MISCELLANEOUS

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EXAMPLESOFCLASS8
SULPHURICACID
HYDROCHLORICACID
CORROSIVE

EXAMPLESOFCLASS9
AMMONIUMNITRATEBASEDFERTILISER

BATTERYPOWEREDEQUIPMENT
CARGOTRANSPORTUNITUNDERFUMIGATION
DRYICE
GENETICALLYMODIFIEDORGANISMS

LIMITEDQUANTITIES[COLUMNS7a&7bDGL]

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CONCEPTOFLIMITEDQUANTITIES

EXCEPTEDQUANTITIES[COLUMNS7a&7bDGL]
Applicable to shipments where each inner receptacle
contains, in general, no more than 30 ml or 30 g, and
each complete package contains, in general, no more
than 500 ml or 500 g.
There are no shipping papers required, the box is a
normal inexpensive one that can pass a drop test and
stacking test, and there is just one label to be applied
to the outside of the box:

EXCEPTEDQUANTITIES[column7bDGL]

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MARINEPOLLUTANT
NEWANDSUPERSEDEDLABELS

UNDERFUMIGATION

ELEVATEDTEMPERATUREPLACARD

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AMMONIUMNITRATE
CLASS1.1D
CLASS5.1
CLASS9
DEPENDENTONCHEMICALANALYSIS

USINGTHECODE
LOOKUPSUBSTANCENAMEINALPHABETICALINDEX ATBACKOFVOL2
OBTAINUNNUMBER CLASS&PSN
USINGUNNUMBER LOOKUPSUBSTANCEINTHEDGL.[CHAP3VOL2]
SEEDOUBLEPAGEENTRYCOLUMNS1 18.

OFPARTICULARINTERESTTOMARINER

3CLASS SUBSIDIARYRISK&MARINEPOLLUTANTSTATUS

15EMERGENCYPROCEDURES[EMS]
16STOWAGEANDSEGREGATION[A B C D E]
17PROPERTIESANDOBSERVATIONS

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COLUMNS1 11DANGEROUSGOODSLIST

UNNUMBER
PROPERSHIPPINGNAME
CLASS
SUBSIDIARYRISK
PACKINGGROUP
SPECIALPROVISIONS
LIMITEDQUANTITIES&EXCEPTEDQUANTITIESPROVISION
PACKINGINSTRUCTIONS
IBC

COLUMNS12 18DANGEROUSGOODSLIST

12RESERVED
13TANKINSTRUCTIONS
14TANKPROVISIONS
15EMS
16STOWAGEANDSEGREGATION
17PROPERTIESANDOBSERVATIONS
18UNNUMBER

EMSFIRE

F A
F B
F C
F D

F ECOLUMN15DGL
F F
F G
F H
F I
F J

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EMSSPILLAGE

S AS BS CS DS E
S FS GS HS IS J
S KS LS MS NS O
S PS QS RS SS T
S US VS WS XS X
S YS Z

COLUMN15DGL

MFAG
THEREARE20TABLES&15APPENDICES
TABLES:INSTRUCTIONSFORSPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES
APPENDICES:COMPREHENSIVEINFORMATION

3STEPS
DIAGNOSIS TABLES APPENDICES

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CASUALTYPRESENTSTATE

BREATHING
PULSE
COMA
CONVULSIONS
VOMITING

RESTLESS EXCITED CONFUSED HALLUCINATIONS

JAUNDICED
URINE
BLEEDING/BLOOD STOOLS URINE

SUMMARYOFCAUSES&ACTIONS
TABLES1 20
TOXICITY
CPR OXYGEN
CHEMICALINDUCEDCONDITIONS FITS
CONFUSION
EYES
SKIN
INHALATION INGESTION SHOCK
KIDNEYFAILURE PAIN BLEEDING JAUNDICE
ACIDS INSECTICIDES POISON RADIOACTIVE

SEGREGATION

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SOMECHEMICALSHAVETWOHAZARDS.THEPRECEDENCEOFHAZARDTABLEDETERMINESWHICHONE
ISTHEPRIMARYHAZARD,ANDWHICHONEISTHESUBSIDIARYHAZARD.TABLEISENTEREDWITHTHE
TWOHAZARDS VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL.THECLASSINTHEINTERSECTINGCOLUMNISTHEPRIMARY.

STOWAGEABOARDSHIP
CATEGORIES[ExcludingClass1]

A B C D E
ONDECK/UNDERDECK/
PROHIBITED
CARGOSHIP/PASSENGERSHIP
COLUMN16inDGL

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Some stowage positions can expose containers to

heat. These are prohibited for stowing heat-sensitive
dangerous goods

HANJINPENNSYLVANIA 11th November2002,offSri

Lanka,onseapassagefromSingaporetoEurope,viaSuez.

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HANJINPENNSYLVANIA
VesselhadloadedfireworksinChina,butseatofexplosionwasin
no6Hold,andnotwherefireworkswereloaded.
CalciumHypochlorite suspectcargo
Brandnewship4,400teu capacity
88nauticalmilessouthofSriLanka
Enroute fromShanghaitoHamburg

CALCIUMHYPOCHLORITE
CLASS5.1

POOLBLEACH
DECOMPOSESWITHELEVATEDTEMPERATURE
RISKOFFIRE&EXPLOSION
REACTSWITHACIDS
CATEGORYDMUSTBESTOWEDONDECK,IN
VENTILATEDSTOWANDSHADED.

HANJINPENNSYLVANIA2002

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REMAINSOFTHEBRIDGE

RESULTOFEXTREMEHEAT

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TEXASCITYEPICENTRE1947

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ANOTHERINCIDENT
CHINA2015
TIANJIN PORTCITY MANUFACTURING
NEARBEJING

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