MO IL200E IMDG Code, 2018 Edition (incorporating Amendment 39-18), 2 Vol. Set

The IMDG Code has undergone many changes over the years, in both format and content, in order to keep up with the rapid expansion of the shipping industry. Amendment 39-18 includes revisions to various sections of the Code and to transport requirements for specific substances. It was adopted by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its ninety-ninth session in May 2018.

*** Amendment 39-18 of the Code is mandatory as from 1 January 2020 butmay be applied by Administrations in whole or in part on a voluntary basisfrom 1 January 2019.

The two-volume Code is divided into seven parts:

Volume 1 (parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Code) contains sections on:

• general provisions, definitions and training
• classification
• packing and tank provisions
• consignment procedures
• construction and testing of packaging, IBCs, large packaging, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank vehicles
• transport operations

Volume 2 contains part 3 (Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions), appendices A and B (generic and N.O.S. Proper Shipping Names, and glossary of terms) and an index.