International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, 2018 ...

1 Copyright International Maritime Organization 2019 (Sales number IL200E) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, 2018 Edition Amendment 39-18 Corrigenda December 2019 This corrigenda makes editorial corrections to the English version of the IMDG Code (Amendment 39-18, as adopted by resolution (99)).Volume 1 PreambleIn paragraph 14, replace ( M S i r c .10 25 a s a m e n d e d b y M S i r c .10 25 /A d d .1, M S i r c .12 6 2, M S i r c .13 6 0 , M S i r c .14 3 8 , M S i r c .1476 , M S i r c .15 2 2 a n d M S i r c .15 8 8 with ( M S i r c .15 8 8 ) .PART 2 CLASSIFICATIONC hapter Class 2 Definitions and general At the end of paragraph , delete or .Chapter Class 4 Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable Class Flammable solids, self-reactive substances, solid desensitized explosives and polymerizing Class Self-reactive Definitions and Replace aromatic sulphohydrazides with aromatic sulphonylhydrazides.)

2 Chapter Class 5 Oxidizing substances and organic Class Organic Classification of organic List of currently assigned organic peroxides in packagings In the UN 3109 entry, for 1-PHENYLETHYL HYDROPEROXIDE , move 62 from column Diluenttype A (%) to column Diluent type B (%) .2 IMDG Code 2018 Edition (Amendment 39-18) Corrigenda December 2019 Chapter Class 8 Corrosive Packing group assignment for substances and Replace In the absence of human experience the grouping shall be based with In the absence of human experience, the assignment shall be based . Alternative packing group assignment methods for mixtures: step-wise approach Calculation method based on the classification of the After the existing text, add the following: For this calculation method, generic concentration limits apply where 1% is used in the first step for the assessment of the packing group I substances, and where 5% is used for the other steps respectively.

3 Delete the last Miscellaneous Dangerous substances and articles (class 9) and environmentally hazardous Assignment to class Under Lithium batteries, at the end of the UN entry 3536 LITHIUM BATTERIES INSTALLED IN CARGO TRANSPORT UNIT , insert lithium ion batteries or lithium metal batteries . Lithium batteries Move the note from the end to the end of sub-paragraph .5 and apply indent to denote that the note belongs to sub-paragraph . 4 PACKING AND TANK PROVISIONSC hapter Use of packagings, including intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and large General provisions for the packing of Dangerous Goods in packagings, including IBCs and large At the end of sub-paragraph .1, delete and . List of packing Packing instructions concerning the use of packagings (except IBCs and large packagings)P200 In Table 2: LIQUEFIED GASES AND DISSOLVED GASES, with regard to the UN 1082 entry, in the column Proper shipping name, after the word STABILIZED , add (REFRIGERANT GAS R 1113).

4 P206 Amend paragraph (3) as follows:In the first paragraph, replace liquefied gas with liquid .In sub-paragraph (a), replace liquefied gas with liquid .In sub-paragraph (d), replace liquefied gas with liquid .In sub-paragraph (e), replace liquefied gas with liquid .P407 Under Outer packagings, in the second line, replace 4H1,4 H2 with 4H1, 4H2 .P504 Under Combination packagings, in sub-paragraph (4), add 1B1 before 1B2 .P621 In paragraph (2), indent the sentence Composite packagings (6HA1, 6HB1, 6HG1, 6HH1, 6HD1, 6HA2, 6HB2, 6HC, 6HD2, 6HG2, 6HH2, 6PA1, 6PB1, 6PG1, 6PD1, 6PH1, 6PH2, 6PA2, 6PB2, 6PC, 6PG2 or 6PD2). IMDG Code 2018 Edition (Amendment 39-18) Corrigenda December 2019 3P907 In the second paragraph, second sentence, replace filling density with filling ratio.

5 P909 Under Additional requirements, paragraph 2, fourth indent, replace the use of a non-conductive and non-combustible with the use of an electrically non-conductive and a non-combustible and paragraph 3, replace non-conductive with an electrically non-conductive . P910 Under Additional requirements, fourth indent, replace the use of a non-conductive and non-combustible with the use of an electrically non-conductive and a non-combustible . Packing instructions concerning the use of IBCsIBC08 Under Special packing provisions, in B21, replace For substances, UN Nos. 1374, 2590 and 3535 in IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs, with For solid substances in IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs.

6 IBC520 In the UN 3109 entry, in the column for Organic peroxide, amend the entries as follows: In the entry for tert-Butyl peroxyacetate, not more than 32% in diluent type A , add 31A in Type of IBC column and add 1250 in Maximum quantity (litres) column. In the entry for 3,6,9-Triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-tri peroxonane not more than 27% in diluent type A , add , after -triperoxonane .In the UN 3119 entry, replace the sequence of the first two entries as follows:UN peroxideType of IBCM aximum quantity (litres)Control temper-atureEmergency temper-ature3119tert-Amyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate, not more than 62% in diluent type A31H A11000+15 C+20 Ctert-Amyl peroxypivalate, not more than 32% in diluent type A31A1250+10 C+15 Packing instructions concerning the use of large packagingsLP903 In the second sentence, delete the words cells or.

7 LP905 In the introductive sentence, replace cells and batteries with cells or batteries (twice).In paragraph (2), after the word equipment , add the words containing cells or batteries .LP906 In the second sentence, after the first paragraph, delete the words cells or .Chapter Use of portable tanks and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) Portable tank instructions and special Portable tank special provisionsTP10 In the second sentence, replace beyond the date of expiry of the last testing with beyond that date . Additional provisions for the use of road tank vehicles and road gas elements In the second sentence, replace and 8 with , 8 and 9 .PART 5 CONSIGNMENT PROCEDURESC hapter General Application and general provisions5 . 6 Move the Note to the end of IMDG Code 2018 Edition (Amendment 39-18) Corrigenda December General provisions for class Approval of shipments and notification5.

8 1. 5 .1. 2 Shipment approvalsIn paragraph .4, replace with , . Determination of transport index (TI) and criticality safety index (CSI) In Table Categories of packages, overpacks and freight containers, in footnote b , replace (see table ) with (see table in ) .Chapter Marking and labelling of packages including Labelling of packages including IBCs Labelling provisions 5 . 2 . 2 . Special provisions for the labelling of radioactive material5 . 2. Delete the third sentence Each overpack .. the outside of the overpack.. Provisions for Specimen labelsClass 2: GasesLabel model no. second column, delete (except as provided for in ) ;in third column, under Flame: black or white , add (except as provided for in ) ; andin fifth column, under (black or white) , add (except as provided for in ).

9 Class 4: Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gasesLabel model no. In second column, replace Flammable solids, self-reactive substances, solid desensitized explosives and polymerizing substances with Flammable solids, self-reactive substances, polymerizing substances and solid desensitized explosives .Class 7: Radioactive materialLabel model no. 7 AIn second column, replace Category I with Category I WHITE .Label model no. 7 BIn second column, replace Category II with Category II YELLOW .Label model no. 7 CIn second column, replace Category III with Category III YELLOW .Chapter Dangerous Goods transport Information required in addition to the Dangerous Goods description5.

10 5 .11 Special provisions for segregation5 . 4 .1. 5 . Replace the text in paragraph to read as follows: For substances, mixtures, solutions or preparations classified under entries not included in the segregation groups listed in but belonging, in the opinion of the consignor, to one of these groups (see ), the appropriate segregation group name or segregation group code (SGG) listed in IMDG Code 2018 Edition (Amendment 39-18) Corrigenda December 2019 5preceded by the phrase IMDG Code segregation group shall be included in the transport document after the Dangerous Goods description. For example: UN 1760 CORROSIVE LIQUID, (phosphoric acid, acetic acid) 8 III IMDG Code segregationgroup 1 Acids; or UN 1760 CORROSIVE LIQUID, (phosphoric acid, acetic acid) 8 III IMDG Code segregationgroup SGG1.