IMDG Code 39-18 will come out by October 2018 for sales. Contracting Governments to the SOLAS Convention may apply IMDG Code 39-18 in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2019 before it become mandatory from 1^st January 2020.

 What’s new in IMDG Code 39-18?

IMDG Code 39-18 is aligned with 20^th Revised edition of UN Model Regulations and 7^th revised edition of GHS.

Below are the prominent changes:

• Transport of samples
• Samples of energetic materials for testing purposes
• Transport of wastes
• Provisions for viscous flammable liquids
• Addition to self-reactive substances
• Addition to Organic Peroxides
• Replacement of entire chapter 2.8, corrosive substances
• Addition of Stepwise approach to classify and assign packing group of corrosive mixtures
• Addition of LITHIUM BATTERIES INSTALLED IN CARGO TRANSPORT UNIT
• Extensive additions to segregation, column 16b, of dangerous goods list
• 14 new entries to dangerous goods list
• Deletion and changes to various existing special provisions
• 7 new special provisions
• 2 new packing instructions and changes to various existing packing instructions
• Replacement of Documentation required aboard the ship
• Addition of Segregation Group Codes (SGG)
• A new table in segregation chapter 7.2 which may be loaded together in same CTU
• Amendments to segregation codes
• Complete replacement of provisions for Cargo transport units under temperature control
• Changes to addresses of certain Competent Authorities

We will be publishing a series or articles explaining why these changes are adopted. Stay tuned with us for updates on dangerous goods regulations.

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