IMDG Code chapter 5.4, Documentation, states Proper Shipping Names that are assigned special provision 274 in Column 6 of the Dangerous Goods List shall be supplemented with their technical or chemical group names as described in 3.1.2.8.
Section 3.1.2.8 states ““Generic and “not otherwise specified” Proper Shipping Names that are assigned to special provision 274 or 318 in column 6 of the Dangerous Goods List shall be supplemented with the technical or chemical group names unless a national law or international convention prohibits its disclosure if it is a controlled substance.”
So we understand that when special provision 274 or 318 is assigned to any entry in Dangerous Goods List same must be provided with a technical name!
This is not the end of the requirement 😉 there is one more special provision which asks for technical names. This is SP 220 assigned to UN 3248 MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S
Note that UN 1851 MEDICINE, LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S. is not assigned with SP 220 only UN 3248 MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S is assigned with SP 220
SP 220 states that the technical name of flammable liquid component shall be shown in brackets immediately following the Proper Shipping Name.
Before loading of Solid Bulk Cargo the shipper must furnish information to the master or his representative about the cargo sufficiently in advance of loading to enable the precautions which may be necessary for proper stowage and safe carriage of the cargo to be put into effect.
A bulldozer is loaded on a bulk carrier using a crane, prior to unloading. Français : Un bulldozer est chargé sur un vraquier grâce à une grue, avant de commencer le déchargement. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Lighters are pressurized article containing butane gas which is triggered to ignition by flint or piezoelectric ignition system. The design of the lighter is such that the ignition and release of flammable gas can only occur by action by the user and it cannot run into ignition when stored.
There are two standards for lighters (1) ISO 9994:2002 and (2) European standard EN 13869:2002. European standard includes child-resistance specifications also.
Lighter refills are gas canisters to fill lighters exhausted its fuel.
Special provisions of transport regulations states
Lighters shall be provided with protection against inadvertent discharge.
The liquid portion of the gas shall not exceed 85% of the capacity of the receptacle at 15 °C.
The receptacles, including the closures, shall be capable of withstanding an internal pressure of twice the pressure of the liquefied petroleum gas at 55 °C.
The valve mechanisms and ignition devices shall be securely sealed, taped or otherwise fastened or designed to prevent operation or leakage of the contents during transport.
Lighters shall not contain more than 10 g of liquefied petroleum gas.
Lighter refills shall not contain more than 65 g of liquefied petroleum gas
Lighters and Lighter refills are listed as UN 1057 class 2.1 in IMDG Code
Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën helps the Hyundai Fortune (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EmS Guide) states in its various schedules to use “copious quantities of water” for firefighting and handling spillage of dangerous goods.
For Example see fire schedule F-E below
“Copious quantities of water” means total quantities of water provided for optimal fire-fighting using four jets of water, as required by SOLAS regulation II-2/4.
Nederlands: Het containerschip Hyundai Fortune brandt als een fakkel. Op de achtergrond Hr. Ms. De Zeven Provinciën. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Photo credit: anarchytecture)
Ethyl Mercaptan is a highly flammable liquid having low boiling point of 35 Dec C and flashpoint below -45 Deg C (closed cup). This chemical, Ethyl Mercaptan, has a very unpleasant odor which Guinness Book of World Record identifies as the smelliest substance in the world.
Ethyl Mercaptan is added to LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) intentionally to warn us when there is a leakage since we can immediately detect the bad smell of Ethyl Mercaptan.
In IMDG Code Ethyl Mercaptan is listed under UN 2363 Class 3 Packing Group I
A Shell Jet A refueller truck on the ramp at Vancouver International Airport. Image taken by me on July 7, 2005, and released under the GFDL. -Lommer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Aviation fuel is high-grade petroleum fuel having additives to reduce risk of icing or explosion due to high temperature.
Typical Jet fuel consists of Kerosene, Naphthalene, Ethyl Benzene, Trimethyl Benzene, Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether, Alkyl Dithiothiadiazole where kerosene is the biggest constituent.
For sea transport wastes which are dangerous goods must be transported in accordance with the provisions of IMDG Code
Transboundary movement of waste is governed by “Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (1989)”.
Before commencement of movement of waste from one country to another, competent authority of the origin country must sent notification to competent authority of country of destination. All parties involved, origin, destination and transit countries, shall approve the movement.
Together with dangerous goods declaration a waste movement document must also accompany the consignment.
Wastes which are not dangerous goods according to IMDG Code but covered under the Basel Convention may be transported under the class 9 entries for ENVIRONMENTALLY
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S., UN 3082, or ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S., UN 3077.
Blank world map, coloured as per the signatories and ratification of the Basel Convention Blue = Signed and ratified Red = Signed, but not ratified Grey = Not a signatory (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
When there is a segregation requirement between dangerous goods both shall not be loaded together in a shipping container. However if the segregation requirement is “away from” each other then both may be loaded provided such consolidation is authorized my competent authority.
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