Latest Edition... Incorporating Amendment 34-08 (IMDG) Volume 1 & 2    

A MUST FOR ALL SHIPPERS, FORWARDERS, AND CARRIERS OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY SEA

Are you a Logistics Professional who Ships Dangerous Goods by Sea?

Then you’ll want to have the latest amendments to the IMDG code, which sets out in detail the requirements applicable to each individual substance, material, or article.  Since it was first published, it has undergone many changes, both in layout and content, in order to keep pace with the expansion and progress of the industry.  

SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN AMENDMENT 34-08:
There are many detailed changes throughout the text of Amendment 34, but for information the main changes are the following:

Additional items in the Dangerous Goods List:
i) There are 12 new UN numbers going up to 3481, with explosives going up to 0508.

ii) There are also 5 UN numbers which were previously not listed in the IMDG Code because they were not regulated under it, but are now shown with the observation "Not subject to the provisions of this Code but may be subject to provisions governing the transport of dangerous goods by other modes." 

TRAINING:
Appropriate training for shore-side staff involved with dangerous goods is now mandatory instead of just recommended, and may be audited by the competent authority.  Persons not yet trained may only operate under the direct supervision of a trained person. See 1.3.1.1.

Marine Pollutant:
New marine pollutant label.

IMO Tank Instructions:
The IMO tank instruction column disappears from the Dangerous Goods List because the transitional provisions on their use will have expired by the time this amendment becomes mandatory on 1/1/2010.

Excepted Quantities:
There is a new column 7b in the Dangerous Goods List for excepted quantities. These are small amounts, up to 30g or 30ml per inner package, 1kg per outer package. These are subject only to the rules of the new chapter 3.5, part 2 (classification) and some sections of 4.1 (packing) and 5.4 (documentation). They will be labelled with an 'excepted quantity' label and the class number. The dangerous goods note shall state the words "dangerous goods in excepted quantities" together with the description of the shipment. An entry E0 in column 7b indicates that a substance may not be transported in excepted quantities. Codes E1 to E5 indicate different quantity limits according to a table in chapter 3.5. The total number of excepted quantity packages in a CTU shall not exceed 1000.

Limited Quantities:
For a substance not permitted in limited quantities, the column 7a entry "None" becomes "0".

Radioactive Materials of Class 7:
For class 7 radioactives, chapter 2.7 is completely rewritten, and there is a new chapter 1.5, 'general provisions concerning class 7'.

IMDG Code 2008 Supplement for Water Carriers
The IMDG 2008 Supplement is to be used in conjunction with the IMDG Code Amendment 34 and will add to your knowledge of ocean transportation regulations.  The supplement covers the Reporting Procedures,  Safe Use of Pesticides, EMS Guide, Packing Cargo Transportation Units, and INF Code.