Session 7: IMDG Code session 1

Question 1

what chapter of SOLAS applies to dangerous goods?

Answer 1

Chapter 7 - Carriage of dangerous goods

Question 2

What part of MARPOL talks about dangerous goods?

Answer 2

Annex 3 - Harmful substances carried in packaged, documentation, stowage and quantity limitation

Question 3

What is the purpose of IMDG Code?

Answer 3

it sets international guideline for the safe transportation or shipment of dangerous goods or hazardous materials by water on vessel. It standardizes such practices with recommendations for packing, classifying, labelling, handling, and stowage,

Question 4

What would you find in IMDG volume 2?

Answer 4

-Dangerous good list
-Appendix A and B
-Glossary of terms

Question 5

What would you find in the IMDG supplement?

Answer 5

-Emergency response procedures
-Dealing with spillage and fires
-Medical first aid guide

Question 6

Give me all the different classes of dangerous goods?

Answer 6

Class 1; explosives
class 2; gases
class 3; flammable liquid
class 4; flammable solids
class 5; oxidizing substances
class 6; toxic and infectious substances
class 7; radioactive material
class 8; corrosive substance
class 9; Miscellaneous DG

Question 7

With chlorine, obtain the following:
-un number
-class
-subsidiary hazard
-packing group
-stowage and segregation
-general description

Answer 7

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