Regulation PS - 11.0 Dangerous Goods PCFC-DPA-PS-REG-11

Dangerous Goods

NOTE:

Please be informed that as decreed in PCFC Circular (04) of 2024, the Ports & Maritime Section has been transferred from 'Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)' to the 'Dubai Ports Authority (DPA)'

Table of Contents

UNIT I

11.1 International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG Code) ... 6 11.1.1 Introduction ... 6 11.1.2 IMDG Code ... 6 11.1.3 IMDG Code End user ... 6 11.1.4 Information contained in the IMDG Code ... 7 11.1.5 Classification of Dangerous Goods ... 8 11.1.6 Marking, Labels, Placards of Dangerous Goods ... 12 11.1.6.1 Introduction ... 12 11.1.6.2 Marking, labeling and placarding ... 13 11.1.6.3 Labels ... 13 11.1.6.4 Placards ... 14 11.1.6.5 Limitations and Labelling Requirements for Dangerous Goods Transported in Limited Quantities or Excepted Quantities ... 15 11.1.7 Dangerous Goods Packing and Packages ... 23 11.1.7.1 Packing Groups, Classifying Criteria ... 23 11.1.7.2 UN Packaging and Approval Marking ... 24 11.1.8 Dangerous Goods Documentation ... 24 11.1.8.1 Introduction ... 24 11.1.8.2 Docu...