1. International Maritime Dangerous Goods Training
Dangerous Goods Documentation

2. Dangerous Goods Documentation•
Multimodal dangerous goods form •
Container/vehicle packing certificate •
Emergency response information

3. Dangerous Goods Documentation•
Transport document required by IMDG
code to convey the hazards of the goods
carried aboard a ship •
Certain information is required to be
included on the documentation •
Additional documentation may be required
by governing country or carrier

4. General Requirements • It is the responsibility of the shipper /
consignor to provide required information on
transport documents

5. General Requirements • Dangerous goods transport document may
be in any form, as long as the required
information is present •
Dangerous goods listed with non-dangerous
goods must be identified as such –
Listed first –
Entered in a contrasting color –
Highlighted

6. General Requirements • Multiple pages may be used, however, must
be indicated with continuation notations •
Information shall be legible, durable, and
easily identifiable •
Transport document must include: –
The name and address of the consignor –
The date the dangerous goods are offered for
transport

7. Required Information • Description of dangerous goods – UN number –
Proper shipping name –
Hazard class or division •
Subsidiary hazard class, if present, is entered after
the primary hazard class and placed within
parentheses •
“Class” or “division” are acceptable additions –
Packing group, when assigned

8. Dangerous Goods Description•
The sequence for identifying dangerous
goods is as follows –
UN number, PSN, hazard class/division, PG

9. Dangerous Goods Description•
Example: –
UN1170, ethanol, 3, PG II

10. PSN Supplemental Information•
The proper shipping name shall be
supplemented as follows –
Addition of technical names •
Indicated by special provision 274 in column 6 of
the dangerous goods list –
“ UN3266, Corrosive liquid, basic, inorganic,
N.O.S. (Sodium metasilicate), 8, PG II”

11. PSN Supplemental Information•
Empty / uncleaned packages and tanks
including packagings,ibcs, portable tanks,
and road tank vehicles) containing residues
of dangerous goods –
“EMPTY UNCLEANED” or “RESIDUE
LAST CONTAINED” shall be entered before
or after the basic shipping description –
“Residue last contained, UN1267, petroleum
crude oil, 3, PG III

12. PSN Supplemental Information•
Wastes: –
Dangerous goods being transported for
disposal, or processing for disposal –
The proper shipping name shall be preceded by
the word “WASTE” –
“WASTE, UN1993, Flammable Liquids,
N.O.S. (Ethanol, isopropanol), 3, PG III”

13. PSN Supplemental Information•
Elevated temperature substances: –
Substances transported at 100
C (liquids) or
240
C (solids), which do not indicated the
elevated temperature (i.E.. “MOLTED” or
“ELEVATED TEMPERATURE”) must
include the word “HOT” preceding the PSN –
“UN1999, HOT, tars, liquid, 3, PG III”

14. PSN Supplemental Information•
Marine pollutants: –
If the dangerous good being transported meets
the definition of a marine pollutant, the good
shall be identified as a “MARINE
POLLUTANT” –
“ UN1993, Flammable liquid, N.O.S. (Ethanol,
dodecylphenol), 3, PG II, MARINE
POLLUTANT”

15. PSN Supplemental Information•
Flash point: –
Dangerous goods having a flash point at or below 61 C
(closed cup method (c.C.)) Must indicate the flash point
on shipping documentation –
For many flammable dangerous goods, the flash point
is referenced in column 17 of the dangerous goods list
(properties and observations) –
Flash points may vary depending on composition and
impurities –
“UN1092, Acrolein, stabilized, 6.1, PG I, (-24
C c.C.),
MARINE POLLUTANT”

16. Additional Required Information•
In addition to shipping description
requirements, the following information
must appear on the dangerous goods
transport document:

17. Additional Required Information•
Total quantity of dangerous goods –
Each dangerous good of different proper
shipping name, UN number, or packing group
must list the total quantity being shipped –
The number and kind of packaging must also
be indicated on the transport document

18. Quantity and Type of Packaging•
Approved units of measure: –
Volume: cubic meters (m 3
), liters (l) –
Mass: kilogram (kg), gram (g), ton (t) –
Note: pounds is not an approved unit of
measure under IMDG code •
Type of packaging: –
“Drum”, “box”, “bag”, etc

19. Additional Required Information•
Limited quantities: –
Dangerous goods transported according the
limited quantity regulations must indicate
“LTD QTY” or “LIMITED QUANTITY” on
the transport document –
“UN2811, Toxic solids, organic, N.O.S.
(Potassium oxalate), 6.1, PG III, LTD QTY”

20. Additional Required Information•
Salvage packaging: –
Dangerous goods transported in salvage
packaging must include the words “SALVAGE
PACKAGING” on the transport document •
Temperature controlled packages: –
The transport document must include the word
“STABILIZED” and indicate the control and
emergency temperatures for the dangerous
good(s)

21. Additional Required Information•
Aerosols: –
Aerosols packaged in quantities exceeding
1000 ml shall indicate this on the transport
document •
Infectious substances: –
Shipments of infectious substances must
include the full address, contact phone number,
and name of the consignor on the transport
document

22. Additional Required Information•
Self-reactive substances •
Organic peroxides •
Radioactive materials •
Explosives •
Viscous substances

23. Additional Required Information•
Certification: –
Each dangerous goods transport document must
include a statement that the dangerous goods
are properly packaged, marked, labeled, and in
proper condition for transport –
The certification must be signed and dated by
the consignor •
Facsimile signatures are acceptable

24. Certification • If the dangerous goods transport document is
presented to the carrier electronically, the
signature may be replaced by the name of the
person authorized to sign the document –
The name must be in CAPITAL letters
“I hereby declare that the contents of this consignment are fully and
accurately described above by the proper shipping name, and are classified,
packaged, marked and labeled/placarded, and are in all respects in proper
condition for transport according to applicable international and national
government regulations.”

25. Packing Certificate
Persons responsible for packing a container for shipment of
Dangerous Goods must complete and sign the Packing
Certificate to indicate the container ID number and that
packing is in accordance with the following: •
Container was clean, dry, and fit •
For goods of class 1 (not 1.4), the
to receive the goods
container is serviceable •
Dangerous goods segregation •
The container and packages are
meets all applicable requirements
properly marked, labeled and •
placarded
Packages have been inspected for
damage •
Presence of dry ice is identified •
Drums are stowed upright •
A dangerous goods transport •
document exists for all goods
Bulk goods are evenly distributed

26. Packing Certificate • The information required on the dangerous
goods transport document and packing
certificate may be included on a single
document –
Must include a signed/dated statement: “it is
declared that the packing of the goods into the
container has been carried out in accordance with
the applicable provisions.” •
If on two separate documents, the documents
must be attached

27. Documentation Required Aboard a Ship•
Detailed stowage plan indicating type and
location of dangerous goods on board •
Emergency response information –
Available away from the packages –
Immediately accessible •
Listed directly on the transport document •
Material safety data sheet •
EMS guide & MFAG

28. Other Required Documentation•
In certain circumstances additional
information may be required, including: –
Weathering certificate –
Exemption certificate –
New self reactive substances and organic
peroxides identification