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IMDG Code : International maritime dangerous goods code / International Maritime Organization.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : The Organization, 1990.Edition: Consolidated edDescription: 2 v. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9789280115130 (set)
Other title:
  • International maritime dangerous goods code
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.7/5688 20
LOC classification:
  • K4178.D3 A34 2010
Contents:
General provisions, definitions and training -- Classification -- Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exceptions -- Packing and tank provisions -- Consignment procedures -- Construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and road tank vehicles -- Provisions concerning transport operations.
Summary: International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code lays out the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea transport. Amendment 35-10 includes revisions to various sections of the Code and to transport requirements for specific substances. It was adopted by the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee at its 87th session in May 2010. The Code as amended by Amendment 35-10 is mandatory as from 1 January 2012 but may be applied by Administrations in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2011. The provisions of the Code should be of interest to maritime administrations, shipping companies, manufacturers, packers, shippers, feeder services such as road and rail, and port authorities ---Publisher's description.

Incorporating amendment 35-10.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General provisions, definitions and training -- Classification -- Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exceptions -- Packing and tank provisions -- Consignment procedures -- Construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and road tank vehicles -- Provisions concerning transport operations.

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code lays out the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea transport. Amendment 35-10 includes revisions to various sections of the Code and to transport requirements for specific substances. It was adopted by the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee at its 87th session in May 2010. The Code as amended by Amendment 35-10 is mandatory as from 1 January 2012 but may be applied by Administrations in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2011. The provisions of the Code should be of interest to maritime administrations, shipping companies, manufacturers, packers, shippers, feeder services such as road and rail, and port authorities ---Publisher's description.

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