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International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IC RID) IMDG CODE

International Code for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea (IC RID) introduced by the AssemblyInternational Maritime Organization (IMO)September 27, 1965 (Resolution A.81(IV)) and recommended for use in countries that have signed the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. Currently RID Code is a generally recognized international document regulating the carriage of dangerous goods by sea.

Compliance with RID Code ensures compliance with mandatory provisionsInternational Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS-74), as amended andInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78).

In 1960, the Safety of Life at Sea Conference recommended that governments adopt a single international classification for the transport of dangerous goods by sea to supplement the provisions contained in1960 International Convention for the Protection of Life at Sea (SOLAS). This is how MK RID appeared.

A resolution adopted at the conference in 1960 approved that the proposed code should cover such matters as packaging, containerization and storage, with particular reference to the segregation of incompatible substances.

A working group of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee began drafting the Code in 1961, in close collaboration with the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, which in a 1956 report established minimum requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by all modes of transport.

Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea. The RID Code was developed as a single international treaty for the carriage of dangerous goods by sea, covering such matters as packaging, container transport and storage, with particular reference to the segregation of incompatible substances.

Since its adoption by the Fourth IMO Assembly in 1965, the RID MK has undergone many changes, both in appearance and content, to keep pace with the ever-changing needs of the industry.

The amendments to the IMDG Code come from proposals submitted directly to the IMO by Member States and amendments required for adoption due to a change in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, which establishes basic requirements for all modes of transport.

Amendments to the provisions of the United Nations Recommendations are made on a biennial cycle and approximately two years after their adoption, they are adopted by the authorities responsible for the regulation of various modes of transport. Thus a basic set of requirements applicable to all modes of transport is established and implemented, thus ensuring that difficulties are not encountered at intermodal interfaces.

For the purposes of this Code, dangerous goods are classified into different classes, subdividing a number of these classes, and identifying and describing the characteristics and properties of the substances, materials and articles that fall within each class or division. General provisions for each class or subclass are given.

Individual dangerous goods are listed in the dangerous goods list, with class and specific requirements.
In accordance with the criteria for the selection of marine pollutants for the purposes of Annex III of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by its Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78), a number of hazardous substances in various classes have also been identified as substances harmful to marine environment.

RID MK has been adopted as an international benchmark for the safe transport or transport of dangerous goods or hazardous materials.

The implementation of the Code is mandatory due to the obligations of members of a single national government under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). It is intended for use not only by the navigator, but also by all those involved in the transportation of goods.

RID MK Contains recommendations on terminology, packaging, labeling, segregation, handling and emergency response. HNS Convention covers dangerous and harmful substances, which are included in the RID Code.

The Code is updated and maintained by the CCC (formerly DSC) Subcommittee on the International Maritime Organization every 2 years.

The current edition of RID MK is the 2016 edition.