Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea (IMDG-Code Amdt. 38-16)


6. Packing of Cargo Units (5/11)

Prepacking Requirements - Information/Application

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It is the shipper's responsibility to provide relevant transport information.
The shipper shall provide the following information for each Dangerous Good to the transporter:
  • Proper Shipping Name (PSN)
  • Class and/or division
  • UN Number and Packing Group
  • Total quantity of dangerous cargo
  • Number and type of packages
If part of a Dangerous Goods transport is by sea all provisions of the IMDG Code shall be applied to packing, documentation, marking and labelling, regardless of requirements of other transport regulations (ADR, RID, etc.)
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Important
Packing and method of securing of Dangerous Goods in a CTU should be planned before packing is started.
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