IMDG CODE TRAINING – IMDG Code Compliance Centre

How informed are you in changes to IMDG Code ?

IMDG Code, the mandatory instrument under SOLAS and MARPOL conventions of International Maritime Organisation for carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form by sea, undergoes biennial revisions. The latest amendment is 36^th amendment published in 2012. With amendment number and year of publication this edition is called as IMDG Code 36-12.

IMDG Code 36-12 came into voluntary usage from 1^st January 2013 and will come into force from 1^st January 2014. Click here to see IMDG Code Amendment cycle 2010-2019.

IMDG Code 36^th amendment (36-12) brought out many revisions and additions including total reshuffling of provisions concerning transport operations in chapter 7.x. Click here to see changes to IMDG Code 36-12 or search ’36-12′ in search box on top right hand side of this page.

October 2014 new IMDG Code will be published which will come into voluntary and mandatory application from 1^st Jan 2015 & 1^st Jan 2016 respectively. This edition will be called as 37-14.

Time flies by before we realize seasons changing. Similarly regulations for transport of dangerous goods by sea continuously gets revised and modified. If we do not keep up with regulatory changes we will fall short on compliance which may pose risk to personnel and property or environment with deadly consequences.

IMDG Code 37^th amendment (37-14) is about to bring out revolutionary revisions in stowage and segregation requirements by replacing stowage segregation rules by codes and various other changes including but not limited to tank hazard communications, marine pollutant communications, vehicle shipments clarifications and exemptions etc.

Training is the first step to Compliance and Safety. Timeline for training for dangerous goods by sea is as below;

From 1st January 2008 – Recommendatory
From 1st January 2010 – Mandatory

Since training became mandatory in 35^th amendment of IMDG Code (34-08) four years have passed. There are still a great lot of personnel in shore side who are either not trained or not undertaken mandatory refresher training.

It is the organization’s responsibility to ensure all personnel are trained commensurate with their responsibilities and timely refresher training is provided. Training can be provided either as classroom training, in house training or eLearning. The requirement of IMDG Code is ‘you SHALL be trained to handle dangerous goods’.

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Be safe and ensure safety!

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IMDG Code e-learning

IMDG Code training became mandatory from 1 January 2010 for all shore-side staff involved in dangerous goods transport by sea.

Shore side staff requiring IMDG Code training include: – shippers and forwarders, container packers and consolidators, shipping line operations and booking staff, stevedores and port staff. IMDG Code e-learning is a cost-effective training course for shore side staff involved in dangerous goods handling and transport by sea.

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IMDG Code 37-14, Dangerous Goods Training

IMDG Code 37th amendment will become mandatory from 1^st Jan 2016. Training is Mandatory for shore side personnel since 34^th Amendment of IMDG Code.

IMDG Code requires all those involved in dangerous goods transport by sea shall be trained in General Awareness, Function Specific and Security.

An indicative list of functions and example job roles are listed below. If you or your organization handles one or more of these functions persons involved must receive required training.

Functions and related Job Roles

Classify: Shippers / Manufacturers of Dangerous goods, Those who decide whether goods are dangerous or not, Related chemists, Those who prepare Safety Data Sheets.

Pack: Chemical manufacturers who package their products, Those who repackage dangerous goods, Those who palletize dangerous goods, Those who fill tanks / bulk containers.

Mark, label, placard : Chemical manufacturers who package their products, Those who repackage dangerous goods, Those who palletize dangerous goods, Those who packs containers, road vehicles, Those who fill tanks/ bulk containers

Load/unload cargo transport units: Those who are in charge of packing containers, filling tanks, shippers, CFS staff

Prepare transport documents: Those who prepare or sign a Dangerous Goods Declaration or sign a Container Packing Certificate

Offer for transport: Those who handle Dangerous goods bookings, Shippers, Freight Forwarders etc.

Accept for transport: Those who accepts Dangerous Cargo Bookings for carriage: Freight forwarders, Shipping Lines

Handle in transport: Those who handles Dangerous Cargo in transport to/from ports/CFS etc.

Prepare loading/stowage plans: Those who prepare stowage plans for ships

Load/unload from ships: Those who load/unload Dangerous Goods to/from ships (Stevedores/Gantry operating staff)

Carry dangerous goods: Employees of Lines who are responsible for safe Carriage on board their vessels

What must be trained?

Below is an indicative list of sections to be trained for different job roles

IMDG Code Training Matrix, prepared by Shashi Kallada

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