Course Prerequisite: You must complete our Hazmat General, Safety and Security Awareness Training course or an equivalent (49 CFR, Subpart H, Section 172.704).
Duration: Approximately 3.5-4.5 Hours
Course Description:
This online training course is designed for hazmat employees, shippers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the handling, shipping, and/or transport of hazardous materials by vessel.
If your work involves shipping hazardous materials to, from, or within the United States by vessel, you must comply with 49 CFR Part 171, Subpart C, which mandates conformance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code when any portion of the movement involves vessel transport, provided all or part of the movement is by vessel must conform to the requirements in 49 CFR 171.22.
By completing this course, participants will gain the knowledge needed to navigate and apply IMDG regulations to packaged goods, including bulk packagings, for safe and compliant maritime transport. This training does <strong>not</strong> meet the minimum requirements for vessel crew members.
This course covers:
- Regulations on transporting dangerous goods by vessel
- Classification of Dangerous Goods
- Navigating the Dangerous Goods List
- Proper Shipping Name
- Packaging and Packing Instructions
- Marking and Labeling of Dangerous Goods Packages
- Shipping Limited Quantities and Excepted Goods
- Dangerous Goods Stowage, Segregation, and Compatibility
- Documentation
- Incident Reporting
- Supplemental Information
- Emergency Response and Security Overview
- Updates and Amendments
Note: This course is based on the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code - Amendment 42-24 Edition 2024 which is developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and it is recommended that you have this manual on hand when taking this course.
CHEMTREC, LLC is not accredited, sanctioned, endorsed by, in partnership or affiliated with, the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The courses offered by CHEMTREC® are not accredited or otherwise approved by IMO and no IMO certificate will be issued by completing such courses.
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