International Maritime Dangerous Goods Training : Understanding the Purpose of the IMDG code

What are the Goals?

This training course on Dangerous Goods aims to help participants to develop the following critical objectives:

• Use IMDG and complete the necessary dangerous goods transport documents
• Apply the regulations to identify, pack, mark, label and document dangerous goods

It is designed for personnel with no specific dangerous goods transport function(s) who need a general appreciation of the regulations. The programme is split into the following sections:

• Course scope and objectives
• Dangerous goods transport legislation
• Classification and identification
• Consignment and transport procedures
• The journey rules – operational considerations
• Emergency response issues

Who is this Training Course for?

This Dangerous Goods training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, but will be particularly beneficial to:

• Cargo operations and port managers responsible for the safe transport of dangerous goods shipments
• Shippers, cargo agents, consolidators, freight forwarders and other agencies involved in the transport of dangerous goods
• Instructional designers and instructors responsible for dangerous goods training
• Freight Forwarding Agents
• Customs Clearing Agents
• Forwarding Clerks
• Sole Agents
• Free Agents
• Cargo Handlers
• Cargo Packers
• Customs officials

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction to Dangerous Goods 

• Background and purpose of the regulations
• Training and certification
• Enforcement
• Definition of terms
• Responsibilities of shipper, carriers and receivers
• Training and Certification Requirements
• Responsibilities while having charge, care, and control of a dangerous goods shipment

Day Two: Amendment 39-18 of the Code 

• Volume 1 (parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Code) contains sections on:
• General provisions, definitions and training
• Classification
• Packing and tank provisions
• Consignment procedures
• Construction and testing of packaging, IBCs, large packaging, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank vehicles
• Transport operations
• Volume 1 (parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Code) contains sections on:
• General provisions, definitions and training
• Classification
• Packing and tank provisions
• Consignment procedures
• Construction and testing of packaging, IBCs, large packaging, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank vehicles
• Transport operations
• Volume 2 contains part 3 (Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions), appendices A and B (generic and N.O.S. Proper Shipping Names, and glossary of terms) and an index.

Day Three: Classification 

• 9 classes of dangerous goods
• Class Divisions
• Primary and Subsidiary Classification
• Packing Groups
• Special Divisions
• Divisions, packing groups, subsidiary classification, special provisions
• Shipping names, UN numbers

Day Four: Documentation 

• Information required on all shipping documents
• Safety marking
• Location and distribution of documents
• Requirements for Shipping Documentation Information
• Empty or Residue Containing/Packaging Requirements

 Day Five: Waste and Pollution 

• Overview of Hazardous Waste Manifest
• Retention of documents
• Spill Reporting
• Marine pollutants
• Waste manifests/movement document