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| International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code | |
| The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code was developed as a uniform international code for the transport of dangerous goods by sea covering such matters as packing, container traffic and stowage, with particular reference to the segregation of incompatible substances. | |
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| Cargo Classification | |
| Dangerous goods are often indicated by diamond-shaped signage. The colors of each diamond in a way has reference to its hazard. For instance, Flammable = Red, Explosive = Orange, Non Flammable Non Toxic Gas = Green. Most countries regulate hazardous materials by law, and they are subject to several international treaties as well. Even so, different countries may use different class diamonds for the same product. Further information and Sea shipment regulations please visit IMDG website http://www.imo.org/Safety/mainframe.asp?topic_id=158 http://www.imo.org/environment/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1016 |
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| Classes, divisions, packing groups | |
| Substances (including mixtures and solutions) and articles subject to the provisions of this Code are assigned to one of the classes 1-9 according to the hazard or the most predominant of the hazards they present. Some of these classes are subdivided into divisions. These classes or divisions are as listed below: | |
| Class 1: Explosives | |
| Division 1.1: substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard Division 1.2: substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard Division 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 Division 1.4: substances and articles which present no significant hazard Division 1.5: very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard Division 1.6: extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard |
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| Class 2: Gases | |
| Class 2.1: flammable gases Class 2.2: non-flammable, non-toxic gases Class 2.3: toxic gases |
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| Class 3: Flammable liquids | |
| Class 4: Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases | |
| Class 4.1: flammable solids, self-reactive substances and desensitized explosives Class 4.2: substances liable to spontaneous combustion Class 4.3: substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases |
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| Class 5: Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides | |
| Class 5.1: oxidizing substances Class 5.2: organic peroxides |
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| Class 6: Toxic and infectious substances | |
| Class 6.1: toxic substances Class 6.2: infectious substances |
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| Class 7: Radioactive material | |
| Class 8: Corrosive substances | |
| Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles | |
| The numerical order of the classes and divisions is not that of the degree of danger. | |
| Packing Groups | |
| Packing groups are used for the purpose of determining the degree of protective packaging required for Dangerous Goods during transportation. | |
| Group I : | |
| great danger, and most protective packaging required. Some combinations of different classes of dangerous goods on the same vehicle or in the same container are forbidden if one of the goods is Group I | |
| Group II : medium danger | |
| Group III : least danger among regulated goods, and least protective packaging within the transportation requirement | |
| "The numerical order of the classes and divisions is not that of the degree of danger." | |
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