IMO IMDG Code Supplement 2018 Edition

The Supplement is an available addition to the 2018 Edition of the IMDG Code. The IMDG Code doesn't include all details of procedures for packing of dangerous goods or actions to take in the event of an emergency or accident involving personnel who handle goods at sea. This supplement presents the publications associated with the IMDG Code that cover these aspects of the transport of dangerous goods.

The IMDG Supplement includes texts of the Medical First Aid Guide, descriptions of the reporting procedures for incidents involving dangerous goods, harmful substances and/or marine pollutants, the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on board Ships and other appropriate Assembly resolutions, resolutions and circulars of the Maritime Safety Committee and circulars of the Facilitation Committee and of the Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers.

The following circulars have been added to the present edition:

• MSC.1/Circ.1439: Conversion table (record of amendments) for Part 7 requirements of the IMDG Code concerning transport operations
• MSC.1/Circ.1440: Illustrations of segregation of cargo transport units on board container ships and Ro-Ro Ships
• MSC.1/Circ.1442: Inspection programs for cargo transport units carrying dangerous goods.