DO NOT LET THIS BE YOUR

SHIP,
 INTRODUCTION TO
INTRODUCTION
 TO

IMDG
 IMDG CODE
CODE
 Application of the IMDG Code is compulsory under the 2002 amendments to
SOLAS but the Code also contains provisions of a recommendatory nature which
are explicitly stated in chapter 1.1 of the Code and, in addition, are clearly
expressed in the Code by the use of the word "should" instead of "shall" to clarify
their status.
The provisions of the following parts of the Code are recommendatory:
  
 Chapter 1.3 (Training)
 Chapter 2.1 (Explosives, Introductory Notes 1 to 4 only)
 Chapter 2.3, section 2.3.3 (Determination of flashpoint only)
 Chapter 3.2 (columns 15 and 17 of the Dangerous Goods List only)
 Chapter 3.5 (Transport schedules for Class 7 radioactive material only)
 Chapter 5.4, section 5.4.5 (Multimodal dangerous goods form), insofar as layout of
the form is concerned
 Chapter 7.3 (Special requirements in the event of an incident and fire precautions
involving dangerous goods only)
 Appendix B
 IMDG
IMDGCODE
CODE

VOLUME
VOLUME11 SUPPLEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTS VOLUME
VOLUME22
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
MARITIME DANGEROUS
DANGEROUS GOODS
GOODS
CODE
CODE
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE
(IMDG CODE) HAS BECOME THE STANDARD GUIDE TO
ALL ASPECTS OF HANDELING DANGEROUS GOODS
AND MARINE POLLUTANTS IN SEA TRANSPORT.
THE CODE LAYS DOWN BASIC PRINCIPLE,DETAILED
RECOMMEDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL
SUBSTANCES,MATERIALS AND ARTICLES AND A
NUMBER OF RECOMMEDATIONS FOR GOOD
OPERATIONAL PRACTICES INCLUDING ADVICE ON
TERMINOLOGY,PACKING,LABELLING,STOWAGE,SEGR
EGATION AND HANDLING,EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ACTION.
oTHE TWO VOLUME CODE IS DIVIDED INTO
SEVEN PARTS

 A)GENRAL PROVISIONS,
DEFINATIONS,TRAINING.
 B)CLASSIFICATION.
 C)DANGEROUS GOODS LIST WITH LIMITED
QUANTITIES EXCEPTIONS.
 D)PACKING AND TANK PROVISIONS.
 E)CONSIGNMENT PROCEDURES.
 F)CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING
Contents

VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 SUPPLEMENT

A)GENRAL C)DANGEROUS EMERGENCY
PROVISIONS, GOODS LIST WITH PROCEDURES.
DEFINATIONS,TRAIN LIMITED MEDICAL FIRST
ING. QUANTITIES AID GUIDE(NEW
B)CLASSIFICATION EXCEPTIONS. EDITION).

D)PACKING AND REPORTING

TANK PROVISIONS. PROCEDURES.
E)CONSIGNMENT PACKING CARGO
PROCEDURES. TRANSPORT UNIT.
F)CONSTRUCTION SAFE USE OF
AND TESTING PESTISIDES
INF CODE (NOW
MANDATORY)
•GENERAL INDEX
1)UN NO. 2)PROPER 3)CLASS 4)SUBSID 5)PACKIN 6)SPECIAL
SHIPPING & ARY G GROUP PROVISIO
NAME DIVISIO RISKS NS
NS

AMMONITION,
0015 SMOKE WITH
1.2G SEE _ 204
OR WITHOUT SP 204
BURSTER
,EXPELLING
CHARGE OR
PROPELLING
CHARGE
7)LIMITE 8)PACKIN 9)PACKIN 10)IBC 11)IBC 12)IMO
D G G INSRUC PROVISI TANK
QUANTIT INSTRUC PROVISIO TION ONS INSRUCT
IES TIONS NS ION

NONE P130 PP67 _ _ _

LP101 L1
 13)UN TANK 14)TANK 15)EMS 16)STOWAGE 17)PROPERTIE
INSTRUCTIO SPECIAL & S&
NS PROVISIO SEGREGATION OBSERVATION
NS

_ _ F-B, CATEGORY 03 SEE

FOR GLOSSARY
S-X PROJECTILES OF TERMS
OR CAT-07
FOR OTHER
IN
TYPES(MAGAZ APPENDIX B
INES)
1.UN NUMBER
 THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE OF
EXPERTS ON TRANSPORTATION OF
DANGEROUS GOODS HAS COMPLIED A
REPORT DEALING WITH THE
CLASSIFICATION , LABELLING, LISTING OF
DANGEROUS GOODS AND THE TRANSPORT
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.IT HAS ASSIGNED
A NUMBER FOR EVERY SUBSTANCES
,MATERIAL OR ARTICLE &THIS NUMBER IS
CALLED UN NUMBER
2.PROPER SHIPPING NAME

 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS THE

PSN(S) IN UPPER CASE
CHARACTERS, WHICH MAY HAVE
TO BE FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT IN LOWER CASE
CHARACTERS
3.CLASS & DIVISIONS
4.SUBSIDIARY RISK
 GOODS WHICH PRESENT A
SECONDARY DANGEROUS
PROPERTY(OR PROPERTIES) SHOULD
BE LABELLED WITH A SECONDARY
LABLE (S) SHOWING THE HAZARD(S).
CLASS NO. SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT
ON A SUBSIDIARY RISK LABLE.
 5.PACKING GROUP
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS THE PACKAGING
GROUP NUMBER (i.e I,I I OR III)WHERE
ASSIGNED TO THE SUBSTANCES OR
ARTICLES. IF MORE THAN ONE
PACKAGING GROUP IS INDICATED FOR THE
ENTRY,THE PACKING GROUP OF THE
SUBSTANCES OR FORMULATIONTO BE
TRASPORTED SHALL BE
DETERMINEDBASED ON PROPERTIES
,THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE HAZAD
GROUPING CRIETERIA.
6.SPECIAL PROVISIONS
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS A NUMBER
REFFERING TO ANY SPECIAL
PROVISIONS INDICATED IN
CHAPTER3.3 THAT IS RELEVANT TO
THE SUBSTANCE OR ARTICLE.
SPECIAL PROVISION APPLY TO
ALLPACKING GROUPS PERMITTED
FOR A PARTICULAR SUBSTANCE OR
ARTICLE UNLESS THE WORDING
MAKES IT OTHERWISE APPARENT.
7.LIMITED QUANTITIES
 THIS COLUMN PROVIDES THE MAXIMUM
QUANTITY PER INNER PACKAGING
AUTHORISED FOR TRANSPORT OF THE
SUBSTANCE OR ARTICLE COCERNED
ACCORDING TO PROVISION FOR LIMITED
QUANTITES IN CHAPTER 3.4 (FOR MARINE
POLLUTANS). THE WORD “NONE” IN THIS
COLUMN MEANS THAT SUBST ANCES OR
ARTICLE IS NOT PERMTTED TO BE
TRANSPORTED UNDER THE PROVISION
OF CHAPTER 3.4 .
8.PACKING ISTRUTIONS
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS RELEVANT PACKING
INSTRUCTION(S) IN 4.1.4.
 A CODE INCLUDING THE LETTER “P” REFERS TO PACKING
INSTUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF PACKEGINGS DESCRIBED IN
CHAPTER 6.1,6.2,OR 6.3.
 A CODE INCLUDING THE LETTER “LP” REFFERS TO PACKING
INTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF LAST PACKAGINGS
DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 6.6.
 A CODE INCLUDING THE LETTERS ”BP” REFFERS TO USE OF
BULK PACKAGINGS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 4.3.
 A CODE INCLUDING THE LETTER(S) “P”, ”LP”,OR “BP” IS NOT
PROVIDED, IT MEANS THAT THE SUBSTANCE IS NOT
ALLOWED IN THAT TYPE OF PACKAGING.
 WHEN “N/R” IS INCLUDED IN THIS COLUMN IT MEANS THAT
THE SUBSTANCE OR ARTICLE NEED NOT BE PACKAGED.
9.SPECIAL PACKING
PROVISION(S)
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS SPECIAL PACKING
INSTRUCTION(S) IN 4.1.4.
 SPECIAL PACKING PROVISION INCLUDING THE
LETTER “PP” REFFERS TO SPECIAL PACKING
PROVISION APPLICABLE TO USE OF PACKING
INSTRUCTION(S) BEARING THE CODE “P” IN 4.1.4.1.
 SPECIAL PACKING PROVISION INCLUDING THE
LETTER “L” REFFERS TO SPECIAL PACKING
PROVISION APPLICABLE TO A PACKING
INSTRUCTION BEARING THE CODE “LP” IN 4.1.4.3.
10.IBC PACKING
INSTRUCTIONS
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS ALPHA-NUMERIC CODE THAT
REFERS TO THE RELEVANT IBC INSTRUCTION,WHICH
INDICATES THE TYPE OF IBC THAT SHALL BE USED
FOR THE TRANSPORT OF THE SUBSTANCE UNDER
REFERENCE.A CODE INCLUDING THE LETTER
“IBC”REFERS TO THE PACKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE USE OF IBCS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 6.5.
 WHEN THE CODE IS NOT PROVIDED IT MEANS THAT
THE SUBSTANCE IS NOT AUTHORISED IN IBC.
11.IBC SPECIAL PROVISIONS

 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS ALPHA-

NUMERIC CODE,INCLUDING THE
LETTER “B” WHICH REFFERS TO A
SPECIAL PACKING PROVISION
APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF PACKING
INSTRUCTIONS BEARING CODE “IBC”
IN 4.1.4.2
12.IMO TANK INSTRUCTION
 THIS COLUMN ONLY APPLIES TO IMO
PORTABLE TANKS OR ROAD TANK VEHICLE
CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF AMMENDMENT 29 OF
THE CODE CONSISTENT WITH THE
TRADITIONAL PROVISION IN 4.2.0.THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COLUMN MAY BE
USED INSTEAD OF THE COLUMN 13 UNTIL
2010.THIS COLUMN CONTAINS “T” CODES
AND IN SOME INSTANCES “TP”NOTES WHEN
NO ‘T” CODE IS PROVIDED IN COLUMN
13.UN TANK INSTRUCTIONS
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS “T” CODES
APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORT OF THE
DANGEROUS GOODS IN PORTABLE TANKS
AND ROAD VEHICLES .
 WHEN “T” CODE IN NOT PROVIDED IN THIS
COLUMN IT MEANS THAT THE DANGEROUS
GOODS ARE NOT AUTHORISED FOR
TRANSPORT IN PORTABLE TANK UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY COMPETENT
AUTHORITY.
14.TANK SPECIAL
PROVISIONS
 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS THE
“TP”NOTES APPLICABLE TO THE
TRANSPORT OF THE DANGEROUS
GOODS IN PORTABLE TANKS AND
ROAD VEHICLES.
 THE “TP” NOTES SPECIFIED IN THIS
COLUMN APPLY TO THE PORTABLE
TANKS SPECIFIED IN BOTH THE
COLUMNS 12 & 13.
15.EMS NO.
 THE “EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR SHIPS
CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS” IS A
SUPPLEMENT TO THE IMDG CODE.
 IT DESCRIBES THE ACTION
,PROCEDURESAND EMERGENCY
EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED WHEN
CARRYING GOODS OF SCHEDULE NO.
 IN THE GENERALINDEX THE SUBSTANCES
FOR WHICH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
VARY FROM GROUP EMERGENCY
SCHEDULE ARE UNDERLINED.
16.STOWAGE & SEGREGATION
 Numbers and symbols relate to the
following terms as defined in this
section:
 1--``Away from.''
 2--``Separated from.'‘
 3--``Separated by a complete compartment
or hold from.''
 4--``Separated longitudinally by an
intervening complete compartment or hold
from.''
 X—No general segregation recommended
consult individual entries
 A) Package containing incompatible goods.

 (B) Reference package.

 (C) Deck resistant to fire and liquid.

 "Away from": Effectively segregated so that
the incompatible materials cannot interact
dangerously in the event of an accident but
may be carried in the same compartment or
hold or on deck provided a minimum
horizontal separation of 3 m (10 feet)
projected vertically is obtained
 SEPARATED FROM: In different compartments or holds
when stowed under deck. If the intervening deck is
resistant to fire and liquid, a vertical separation (i.e., in
different compartments) is acceptable as equivalent to this
segregation. For "on deck" stowage, this segregation
means a separation by a distance of at least 6 m (20 feet)
horizontally
 Separated by a complete compartment or hold from": Either a
vertical or horizontal separation. If the intervening decks are not
resistant to fire and liquid, then only a longitudinal separation (i.e.,
by a intervening complete compartment or hold) is acceptable. For
"on deck" stowage, this segregation means a separation by a
distance of at least 12 m (39 feet) horizontally. The same distance
must be applied if one package is stowed "on deck", and the other
one in an upper compartment
 "Separated longitudinally by an intervening complete compartment or hold
from": Vertical separation alone does not meet this requirement. Between a
package "under deck" and one "on deck" a minimum distance of 24 m (79
feet) including a complete compartment must be maintained longitudinally.
For "on deck" stowage, this segregation means a separation by a distance
of at least 24 m (79 feet) longitudinally.
17.PROPERTIES AND
OSERVATIONS

 THIS COLUMN CONTAINS PROPERTIES

OF & OBSERVATION ON THE
DANGEROUS GOODS LISTED .THE
PROVISIONS IN THIS COLUMN ARE NOT
MANDATORY.