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Acceptance and carriage of dangerous goods and marine pollutants moving under a bill of lading issued by Niver Lines

DOCUMENTS

1.	The shipper of dangerous goods should provide a dangerous goods declaration [] embodying the relevant details listed in section 9 of the general introduction to the IMDG Code and the original or a copy should be placed aboard the ship. Without such a declaration the dangerous goods shall not be accepted for shipments.
2.	Those responsible for the packing of dangerous goods into a freight container or vehicle should provide a signed dangerous goods container or vehicle packing certificate stating that the provisions of paragraph 12.3.7 or 17.7.7, as applicable, of the general introduction to the IMDG Code have been met and the original or a copy should be placed aboard the ship. Without such certification the container or vehicle shall not be accepted for shipment. Note : A Container packing certificate is not required for portable tanks
3.	The documents referred to in 1 and 2 above may be combined into 1 form! Classification of dangerous goods for all modes of transport (sea, air, rail, road and inland waterways) the classification (grouping) of dangerous goods, by type of risk involved, has been drawn up by the UNITED NATIONS Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN). Based on this framework of grouping and for the purpose of carriage by sea, IMO Classes comprise the following, which are further subdivided as indicated: Dangerous goods, marine pollutants and material hazardous only in Bulk (MHB)

IMO Class Details


Explosive	Explosive	Flammable Gas	Non-flammable Compressed Gas


Toxic Gas	Flammable Liquid	Flammable Solid	SpontaneouslyCombustible


Dangerous When Wet	Oxidizing Agent	Organic Peroxide	Toxic


Infectious Substance	Radioactive	Radioactive	Radioactive


Radioactive	Corrosive	Marine Pollutant	Miscellaneous

Identification Label

For more detailed information please refer to the IMDG CODE

For maritime transport these goods, materials or articles are classified and further divided as follows:

IMO Class	Description
Class 1	Explosives
1.1	Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard.
1.2	Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
1.3	Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but not a mass explosion hazard.
1.4	Substances and articles which present no significant hazard.
1.5	Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard
1.6	Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard.

Class 2	Gases: Compressed, Liquefied or Dissolved under Pressure
2.1	Flammable gases
2.2	Non Flammable gases
2.3	Toxic gases

Class 3	Flammable Liquids
3.1	Low flash point group of liquids (flash point below 18°C.)
3.2	Intermediate flash point group of liquids (flash point of 18°C. up to but not incl. +23°C.)
3.3	High flash point group of liquids (flash point of +23°C. up to and incl. +61°C.)

Class 4	Flammable Solids or Substances
4.1	Flammable solids
4.2	Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
4.3	Substances which, in CONTATTI with water, emit flammable gases.

Class 5	Oxidizing Substances (agents) and Organic Peroxides
5.1	Oxidizing substances (agents) by yielding oxygen increase the risk and intensity of fire
5.2	Organic peroxides - most will burn rapidly and are sensitive to impact or friction

Class 6	Toxic and infectious Substances
6.1	Toxic substances
6.2	Infectious substances

Class 7	Radioactive Substances

Class 8	Corrosives

Class 9	Miscellaneous dangerous substances & articles *

	MHB Materials hazardous only in bulk ** * Marine pollutants which are not of an otherwise dangerous nature are listed in class 9 The regulations for materials hazardous only in bulk are not applicable to these materials when they are carried in closed freight containers, however, many precautions may have to be observed . Regulations:** The Carriage of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea-going ships is respectively regulated in the International Convention for the Safety of the Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention for the Prevention of pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Relevant parts of both SOLAS and MARPOL have been worked out in great detail and are included in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, thus making this Code the legal instrument for maritime transport of dangerous goods and marine pollutants.
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