International Maritime Dangerous Goods Certification
IMDG Code training, with Amendment 35-10
As of January 2010 International Maritime Dangerous Goods, or IMDG, training is required for all shore-side staff whose duties involve them in the preparation and transport of dangerous goods by sea.
Persons now required to take this training include; Shippers and forwarders, Container packers and consolidators, Shipping line operations and booking staff, Stevedores, Port staff and Cargo surveyors.
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Governing regulations.
This International Maritime Dangerous Goods online course satisfies the training requirements of the IMDG Code with Amendment 35-10.
Persons taking this course and working on U.S. or foreign vessels operating in the navigable waters of the United States also need our DOT Hazardous Materials General and Security Awareness (49 CFR §172.704) training.
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Who must take this course?
Any worker that are responsible for preparing or handling dangerous goods shipments for maritime transport as part of their job.
It will take a MINIMUM of 4 hours to complete this IMDG online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable International Maritime Dangerous Goods training certificate and wallet card.
We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.
Likewise, if you are purchasing for others, we have no time limit on assigning courses. So you can purchase a larger quantity then you currently need and take advantage of volume discounts.
Each student will receive 0.4 CEUs (or 4 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.
Our International Maritime Dangerous Goods training course consists of content, graphics, audio, and a final exam.
This online course provides a wide range of topics related to classifying, identifying, packing, marking and labeling, documenting, and shipping dangerous goods by maritime transport; marine pollutants are also covered.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- Overview
- Course requirements
- Course description and layout
- The IMDG code
- Dangerous goods introduction
- IMDG code layout
- Revision cycle
- Part 1: General Provisions, Definitions, and Training
- General provisions
- Definitions, units of measurement, and abbreviations
- Training
- Shore based personnel
- Security provisions
- Radioactive materials
- Part 2: Classification
- Class 1 Explosives
- Class 2 Gases
- Class 3 Flammable liquids
- Class 4 Flammable solids; Substances liable to spontaneous combustion; Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- Class 5 Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
- Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
- Class 7 Radioactive materials
- Class 8 Corrosives
- Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous goods
- Marine pollutants
- Packing Groups I, II, and III
- Part 3: Dangers Goods List, Special Provisions, and Exceptions
- UN Numbers and Proper Shipping Names
- Single entries
- Generic entries for well defined groups of substances and articles
- Specific Not Otherwise Specified entries covering a group of substances and articles of a particular chemical or technical nature
- General N.O.S. entries covering a group of substances and articles that meet the criteria of one or more classes
- Reading the Dangerous Goods List
- Special provisions
- Limited Quantities
- Excepted Quantities
- Part 4: Packing and Tank Provisions
- Packagings
- Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)
- Large packagings
- Portable tanks
- Multiple Element Gas Containers (MEGCs)
- Bulk containers
- Part 5: Consignment Procedures
- Authorization of consignments and advanced notifications
- Marking
- Labeling
- Documentation
- Placarding
- Overpacks
- Salvage
- Cargo Transport Units
- Part 6: Construction and Testing of Packagings, Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC), Large Packagings, Portable Tanks, Multiple-Element Gas Containers (MEGCs) and Road Tank Vehicles
- Packaging codes
- UN specification markings
- Part 7: Provisions Concerning Transport Operations
- Stowage provisions
- Spillages or leakages
- Handling provisions
- Segregation
- Dealing with incidents
- CTUs
The IMO has not specified any time frame for required retraining or recertification within the IMDG Code.
U.S. or foreign vessels operating in the navigable waters of the United States however must adhere to the retraining requirements for hazmat employees as outlined in 49 CFR part 176 section 13 Responsibility for compliance and training which states:
(b) A carrier may not transport a hazardous material by vessel unless each of its hazmat employees involved in that transportation is trained as required by subpart H of part 172 of this subchapter.
Other related Compliance Training Online™ courses (see our complete list of courses) include:
If you don't already have a copy, you'll need to purchase the the International Maritime Dangerous Goods IMDG Code both for reference purposes in your day to day shipping operations, and while taking this course.
