IMDG code
Subtitle: International maritime dangerous goods code : incorporating amendment 35-10
Edition: 2010 ed.
Publisher: International Maritime Organization
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789280115130
Subjects: Cargo; Law and legislation; Transportation; Hazardous substances; Safety regulations; Ships; Shipping
Other titles: International maritime dangerous goods code
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.

"Sales number: IH200E"--T.p. verso.

Kept up to date by supplements.
Table of contents: title: General provisions, definitions and training; title: Classification; title: Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exceptions; title: Packing and tank provisions; title: Consignment procedures; title: Construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and road tank vehicles; title: Provisions concerning transport operations.