Annex 4: Code lists to be maintained by IMO

 

Section 1            Code  List  for  IMO0049  (Dangerous  goods  IMO  hazard  class)  and IMO0058 (Dangerous goods subsidiary risks, coded)

 

The list for Dangerous Goods Hazard Class Codes is defined as follows:

 

Code

Item

Regulation

P

Product is included in code because of its pollution hazards

IBC

S

Product is included in code because of its safety hazards

IBC

S/P

Product is included in code because of its safety and pollution hazards

IBC

N.A.

Not Applicable

IBC

A

Cargo which may liquefy

IMSBC

A AND B

Cargoes which may liquefy and with chemical hazards

IMSBC

B

Cargoes with chemical hazards

IMSBC

1

Explosives

IMDG

1.1

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard

IMDG

1.1A

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group A

IMDG

1.1B

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group B

IMDG

1.1C

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group C

IMDG

1.1D

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group D

IMDG

1.1E

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group E

IMDG

1.1F

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group F

IMDG

1.1G

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group G

IMDG

1.1J

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group J

IMDG

1.1L

Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group L

IMDG

1.2

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard

IMDG

1.2B

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group B

IMDG

1.2C

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group C

IMDG

1.2D

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group D

IMDG

1.2E

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group E

IMDG

1.2F

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group F

IMDG

1.2G

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group G

IMDG

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Code

Item

Regulation

1.2H

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group H

IMDG

1.2J

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group J

IMDG

1.2K

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group K

IMDG

1.2L

Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group L

IMDG

 

1.3

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard

IMDG

 

1.3C

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category C

IMDG

 

1.3F

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category F

IMDG

 

1.3G

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category G

IMDG

 

1.3H

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category H

IMDG

 

1.3J

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category J

IMDG

 

1.3K

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category K

IMDG

 

1.3L

Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard, category L

IMDG

1.4

Substances and articles which present no significant hazard

IMDG

1.4B

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group B

IMDG

1.4C

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group C

IMDG

1.4D

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group D

IMDG

1.4E

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group E

IMDG

1.4F

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group F

IMDG

1.4G

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group G

IMDG

1.4S

Substances and articles which present no significant  hazard, compatibility group S

IMDG

1.5

Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard

IMDG

1.5D

Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard, compatibility group D

IMDG


 

 

 

 

Code

Item

Regulation

1.6

Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard

IMDG

1.6N

Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard compatibility group N

IMDG

2

Gases

IMDG

2.1

Flammable gases

IMDG

2.2

Non-flammable, non-toxic gases

IMDG

2.3

Toxic gases

IMDG

3

Flammable liquids

IMDG

4

Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases

IMDG

4.1

Flammable  solids,  self-reactive  substances  and  desensitized explosives

IMDG

4.2

Substances liable to spontaneous combustion

IMDG

4.3

Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases

IMDG

5

Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides

IMDG

5.1

Oxidizing substances

IMDG

5.2

Organic peroxides

IMDG

6

Toxic and infectious substances

IMDG

6.1

Toxic substances

IMDG

6.2

Infectious substances

IMDG

7

Radioactive material

IMDG

8

Corrosive substances

IMDG

9

Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles

IMDG

 

 

Section 2            Code List for IMO0051 (Dangerous goods marine pollutant type, coded)

 

The following table lists the code values and description for Dangerous Goods Marine Pollutant Type codes.

 

Code

Item

Regulation

P

Marine pollutant

IMDG

X

Category X

IBC

Y

Category Y

IBC

Z

Category Z

IBC

O

Other Substances (OS)

IBC

 

 


 

 

 

Section 3            Code List for IMO0183 (Waste type, coded)

 

The following table lists the code values and description for Waste Type codes as needed by MEPC.1/Circ.834/Rev.1. The codes are constructed with the MARPOL Annex number as the first digit, followed by a two-digit serial number. Other is assigned the code 999.

 

Code

Item

 

MARPOL Annex I related

101

Oily bilge water

102

Oily residues (sludge)

103

Oily tank washings (slops)

104

Dirty ballast water

105

Scale and sludge from tank cleaning

999

Other (please specify)

 

MARPOL Annex II related

201

Category X substance - Indicate the proper shipping name of the NLS involved

202

Category Y substance - Indicate the proper shipping name of the NLS involved

203

Category Z substance - Indicate the proper shipping name of the NLS involved

204

OS - other substances - Indicate the proper shipping name of the NLS involved

 

MARPOL Annex IV related

401

Sewage

 

MARPOL Annex V – related

501

A. Plastics

502

B. Food wastes

503

C. Domestic wastes

504

D. Cooking oil

505

E. Incinerator ashes

506

F. Operational wastes

507

G. Animal carcasses

508

H. Fishing gear

509

I. E-waste

510

J.  Cargo residues (non-HME) - Indicate the proper shipping name of the dry cargo

511

K.  Cargo residues (HME) - Indicate the proper shipping name of the dry cargo

 

MARPOL Annex VI related

601

Ozone-depleting substances and equipment containing such substances

602

Exhaust gas-cleaning residues


 

 

 

Section 4            Code List for IMO0069 (Reason why ship has no valid ISSC or interim ISSC, coded)

 

The code list to indicate the reason why a ship has no valid ISSC or interim ISSC is based on the ISPS-Code International code for the security of ships and of port facilities (Part A, Section 19 of the Code/MSC.196(80)).

 

The codes are listed in the following table:

 

Code

Item

101

The required intermediate and renewal verifications have not taken place

102

It has not been endorsed following an intermediate verification

103

A new shipping company takes over the operation of the ship

104

The ship changes its flag

 

105

The certificate is not issued in English, Spanish or French, and there is no translation into one of those languages

 

 

Section 5            Code List for IMO0150 (Ship security measures, coded) and IMO0133 (Ship additional security measures, coded)

 

The code list to represent a description of the security measures taken during ship-to-ship activity by the ship in lieu of the ship security procedures (IMO0150), or taken as special or additional security measures applied in lieu of those in the security plan (IMO0133), is listed in the following:

 

Code

Description

101

Ensure the performance of all security duties

102

Monitor restricted areas to ensure that only authorized personnel have access

103

Control access to port facility and ships

104

Monitor the port facility, including berthing areas and areas surrounding the ship

105

Handle cargo and unaccompanied baggage

106

Monitor the delivery of ships stores

107

Control the embarkation of persons and their effects

 

108

Ensure that security communications are readily available between the ship and the port facility


 

Section 6            Code List for IMO0149 (Ship security level in a previous port, coded) and IMO0137 (Ship current security level, coded)

 

The code list for the possible ship security levels as described by the ISPS-Code International code for the security of ships and of port facilities (MSC.196(80)), is as follows:

 

Code

Description

SL1

Security level 1

SL2

Security level 2

SL3

Security level 3