IMDG code

The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) lays out the regulatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea transport, but does not 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 2020 edition of the Supplement features: the revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EmS Guide); the Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG); the reporting procedures; the Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships; the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on board Ships (INF Code); and other appropriate resolutions and circulars pertaining to the transport of dangerous goods.