Description
International Maritime Organization IMDG Code 2022 Edition (Amendment 41-22) Books – Volumes 1 and 2
The IMDG Code Amendment 41-22 can be used on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2023. It becomes mandatory as from 1 January 2024 and can be used until 31 December 2025.
What is in it: The IMDG Code lays down basic principles on the transport of dangerous goods by sea. It contains detailed recommendations for individual substances, materials and articles, and a number of recommendations for good operational practice, including advice on terminology, packing, labelling, stowage, segregation and handling, and emergency response action.
Who uses it: Although the information in the Code is directed primarily at the mariner, its provisions may affect a range of industries and services, such as manufacturers, packers, shippers and feeder services such as road and port authorities.
The two-volume IMDG Code is divided into seven parts:
VOLUME 1
(Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Code) contains sections on:
- general provisions, definitions, training
- classification
- packing and tank provisions
- consignment procedures
- construction and testing of packagings, IBCs, large packagings, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank vehicles
- transport operations
VOLUME 2
Contains part 3 (Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions), appendix A (generic and N.O.S. Proper Shipping Names), appendix B (Glossary of terms) and an index.
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