Ships carrying cargoes subject to the requirements of IMDG Code

01/01/2024 (with voluntary early application from 1 January 2023)

Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code (41-22)

In addition to the regular updates to classification, segregation, packing and marking of dangerous goods, the Amendment 41-22 includes (but is not limited to):

• Clarification on 5.1.2.1 with regard to the fact that class 7 goods may need to be marked with a different label in addition to ‘OVERPACK’.
• New definition for ‘pressure receptacle shell’.
• New entry for Electrical resistance (1.2.2.1) (Electrical resistance Ω (ohm) – 1 Ω = 1 kg ⋅ m2 ⋅ s −3 ⋅ A −2).
• The addition of a telephone number to the Lithium battery mark.
• A new chapter regarding ‘Portable tanks with shells made of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) materials’.

• Deletion of ‘special stowage’ from note 1 in 7.2.7.1.4 as it is no longer applicable.