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The International Convention
For The Safety Of Life At Sea, 1974 (SOLAS)
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As Amended, Covers The Various Aspects Of Maritime Safety. Part
A Of Chapter VII Contains The Mandatory Provisions Concerning The
Carriage Of Dangerous Goods In Packaged Form Or In Solid Form In Bulk.
Regulation VII/1.3 Prohibits The Carriage Of Dangerous Goods Except
In Accordance With The Provisions Of Part A Of Chapter VII, Which
Are Amplified By The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)
Code.
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The International Convention
For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships, 1973.
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As Amended By The Protocol Of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78), Covers The Various
Aspects Of The Prevention Of Marine Pollution, Annex III To Which
Contains The Mandatory Provisions For The Prevention Of Pollution
By Dangerous Goods Carried By Sea In Packaged Form. Regulation 1(2)
Prohibits The Carriage Of Dangerous Goods In Ships Except In Accordance
With The Provisions Of Annex III, Which Are Also Amplified By The
IMDG Code.
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The International Maritime
Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code
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Was First Published In 1965 By The International Maritime
organization
(IMO), Then Known As IMCO (The Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative
Organization). The IMDG Code Is Intended To Provide For The Safe Carriage
Of Dangerous Goods By Sea And To Prevent Pollution. It Is Based On
The United Nations Recommendations On The Transport Of Dangerous Goods.
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IMCO Class
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Grouping Of Dangerous Goods By Typr Of Risk Involved ,This Grouping
Was Drawn Up By The Un Committee Of Experts On Transport.
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Corrosive Material
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A Liquid Or Solid That Causes Visible Destruction Or Irreversible
Damage To Human Skin Tissue On Contact. Also, It May Be A Liquid That
Has A Severe Corrosion Rate On Steel.
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Flash Point
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The Minimum Temperature At Which The Flammable Vapors Of A Substance
(In Contact With A Spark Or Flame) Will Ignite.
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UN Number
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United Nations Serial Number, That Is To Say, One Of The Four Digit
Numbers Devised By The United Nations And Specified In The Approved
Carriage List As A Means Of Identification For Dangerous Goods.
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ADR
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Means The European Agreement Concerning The International Carriage
Of Dangerous Goods By Road Signed At Geneva On 30th September 1957[4],
As Revised Or Re-Issued From Time To Time
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MFAG
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Medical First Aid Guide.
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MHB
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Materials Hazardous Only In Bulk,Where Hazardous Regulations Are
Not Applied To These Materials When They Are Carried In Closed Containers.
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