IMDG Code Volume 2 Overview
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After several maritime accidents that had a great impact on the environment, thus
as the high number of errors that people at sea were making, the IMO
she was forced to develop or create mandatory codes in an attempt to prevent or
minimize the impact of these.
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code IMDG
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
The International Code of Safety Management for Ships and the
Prevention of pollution IGS / ISM Code
The International Code for the Protection of Ships and Port Facilities
port facilities PBIP / ISPS Code
IMDG Code
The first reference that appears in maritime legislation regarding goods
dangerous figures in the British Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 under the title of
hazardous materials and livestock transport
A hundred years ago, there were few hazardous substances that were transported, so
there was no need to regulate such substances but by 1984 the first one was made
reference and expressed that no ship carrying migrants could set out to
the sea was carrying explosives or some sulfuric acid, friction matches, uncoated hides
or any other item whose nature or stowage quantity could pose a danger
the life or health of the passengers or the safety of the vessel.
The IMDG Code is derived from SOLAS and was published in [Link] the
classification, packaging, marking, labeling, and labeling of hazardous goods.
Through the 'product segregation tables', it regulates the factors of
incompatibility between the different goods transported in the same means.
It has undergone several amendments in order to meet the needs of the industry.
Maritime. It came into force on January 1, 2016, for two years and every two years it comes in again.
a new supplement is in effect. The supplement of that edition remained valid.
until the next edition. The IMDG Code, 2016 Edition (38/2016) came into force on
January 1, 2018, for two years; it could be applied voluntarily from
from January 1, 2017. The table shows a summary of mandatory compliance by
years, of the different versions of the IMDG code
The 1960 SOLAS recommended that Contracting Governments adopt a code
international uniformity for the transport of hazardous goods by sea
to comply with the provisions of Chapter VII. IMDG Code has
mandatory character with the exception of some of its parts that are still considered
as recommendations
Objectives
The goal is to promote maritime transport without the risk of dangerous goods and
at the same time facilitating the free and unobstructed movement of such goods.
Establishes the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling and transport.
for the sea of hazardous and polluting goods.
Identify the different classes in which hazardous materials are grouped in the
maritime transport
The IMDG Code also provides guidance for emergency handling and
accidents in each type of merchandise
Generalities
Hazardous material refers to any substance or product that during its
manufacturing, handling, transport, storage or use may generate or release
vapors, fumes, dust, gases or fibers capable of producing infectious effects,
irritating, flammable, explosive, corrosive, suffocating, toxic or any other
dangerous nature, or that can generate ionizing radiation, in quantities or
concentrations that may have a likelihood of harming people's health
that come into contact with them or that can cause material damage to facilities
or the environment.
For the purposes of the IMDG Code, dangerous goods are grouped
into different classes, and some of these are subdivided to define and describe
the characteristics and properties of substances, materials, and articles that
correspond to each class or division. It also provides a guide for the
emergency and accident treatment for each type of merchandise.
Define your packing method, labeling, stowage, and stacking on the ships.
(segregation), being MANDATORY to know and apply it if working with
dangerous goods that are to be transported in a container or
ship.
The classification and assignment of hazardous materials to one of the 10 classes
should be carried out by the shipper or consignee of the same, or by the
competent authority of each country, as specified by the IMDG Code. Such
Classes and divisions are as follows (the numerical order of the classes and divisions is not
it implies its degree of risk)
Class 1 Explosives
Compressed, liquefied and/or dissolved gases
Class 2 under pressure
Class 3 Flammable liquids
Class 4 Flammable solids
Class 5 Oxidizing and peroxidizing substances
Poisons or toxic substances and
Class 6 infectious substances
Class 7 Radioactive substances
Class 8 Corrosive substances
Various hazardous substances (that do not
Class 9 they can include in the other eight)
Class 10: Contaminants with the ability to impact marine environments.
Structure
The IMDG Code is structured as follows:
Volume 1:
General provisions, Definitions, and Training.
Classification of Dangerous Goods.
Provisions related to packaging and tanks.
Procedures related to remittances.
Construction and testing of packaging / containers, intermediate containers for
bulk materials, large packaging / containers, portable tanks, containers of
multiple element gas and tanker trucks for road transport.
Provisions related to Transport Operations.
Volume 2:
List of Dangerous Goods and exceptions related to limited quantities.
Appendix A: List of generic expedition names and designations
corresponding to groups of substances and objects not specified elsewhere.
- Appendix B: list of definitions.
- Index.
Supplement:
Emergency intervention procedures for vessels transporting
dangerous goods.
-First aid guide for use in cases of accidents related to
hazardous materials.
Notification procedures.
Directives on cargo stowage in transport units.
Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides on ships.
Recommendations for the safe use of pesticides on ships
applicable to the fumigation of cargo warehouses.
Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides on ships
applicable to the fumigation of transport units.
International Code for the Safety of Transport of Nuclear Fuel
irradiated, plutonium, and high-level waste in containers aboard ships
(CNI Code).
- Appendix: Resolutions and circulars mentioned in the IMDG Code and the
supplement.
Conclusions
Establish a set of agreed criteria in the IMDG Code, according to the
different dangerous circumstances that can interfere with transportation.
It provides a series of rules related to the packaging of products.
goods during transportation across the sea.
It includes important reasoned recommendations in the IMDG Code when ...
design the forms for the documentation of the goods.
Provide recommendations regarding the different conditions that must be
take into account in the transportation of hazardous goods.
It offers a multimodal form for the transport of different types of vehicles,
which according to the IMDG Code, can pose a danger to the sea.
it is usually updated approximately once every 2 years, includes a classification of
the goods according to their danger and characteristics.
emergency and accident management for each type of goods.
establishes the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling and transportation
for the sea of dangerous goods and marine pollutants.
Its provisions can affect a wide range of sectors and services:
manufacturers, packers, shippers, road or rail link services,