IMO Classes

The Carriage of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in sea-going ships is respectively regulated in the International Convention for the Safety of the Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention for the Prevention of pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

Relevant parts of both SOLAS and MARPOL have been worked out in great detail and are included in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, thus making this Code the legal instrument for maritime transport of dangerous goods and marine pollutants. As of 1st January 2004, the IMDG Code will become a mandatory requirement.

Classification of dangerous goods

For all modes of transport (sea, air, rail, road and inland waterways) the classification (grouping) of dangerous goods, by type of risk involved, has been drawn up by the UNITED NATIONS Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN).

Clase 9: Varios

Class 9

Varios

Un material que presenta un peligro durante el transporte pero que no se ajusta a la definición de ninguna otra clase de peligro. Esta clase incluye:

1. Cualquier material que tenga un anestésico, nocivo u otra propiedad similar que pueda causar molestias o molestias extremas a un miembro de la tripulación de vuelo con el fin de impedir el correcto desempeño de las tareas asignadas; o

2. Cualquier material para un material de temperatura elevada, una sustancia peligrosa, un desecho peligroso o un contaminante marino.