Imdg 32

IMDG Code on CD-ROM
Version 7.1
2004 Edition
Amendment 32-04
User Guide and Reference Manual
International Maritime Organization

2004
Published by the
4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
For user support and technical back-up on the use of the system, please contact:
Exis Technologies Limited
Fax:
+44 1325 466643
email:
support@existec.com
Although all possible efforts have been made to ensure the correctness and completeness of
the information contained within this program, no responsibility whatsoever will be assumed
by IMO or Exis Technologies Limited for any errors or omissions made.
IMDG CODE ON CD-ROM
Version 7.1
2004 Edition
Amendment 32-04
Copyright 2004 IMO/Exis. All rights reserved. Neither the software distribution media nor
any portion of the material recorded thereon may be transferred or reproduced in any form or
by any means for the purpose of sale, lease, rental, loan or gift without permission in writing
from the International Maritime Organization.
PC compact disk made in the United Kingdom.
Windows Help files made using HDK Virtual Media Technology Pty Ltd
IMDG Code 2004 Edition
Table of Contents
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CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................1
2.1
Hardware requirements .......................................................................................................1
2.2
Software requirements.........................................................................................................1
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................2
3.1
Installing from the CD.........................................................................................................2
3.1.1
Installation assumptions and definitions.......................................................................................2
3.1.2
Single-user installation .................................................................................................................2
3.1.3
Entering your program serial number...........................................................................................3
3.1.4
Online Registration.......................................................................................................................4
3.1.5
Networked versions......................................................................................................................4
3.2
Running IMDG32 directly from the CD-ROM...................................................................5
3.3
Relocating the system to another directory or computer.....................................................5
THE IMDG CODE .........................................................................................................................6
4.1
The Contents of the IMDG Code ........................................................................................6
4.2
Displaying the menu to the IMDG Code parts and chapters...............................................7
4.3
Screen manipulating and re-sizing ......................................................................................8
4.4
Navigating through the IMDG Code text............................................................................8
4.5
Printing text from the IMDG Code .....................................................................................8
4.6
Searching the IMDG Code ..................................................................................................9
4.6.1
Paragraph number.........................................................................................................................9
4.6.2
Packing Instructions ...................................................................................................................10
4.6.3
Emergency Schedules.................................................................................................................11
4.6.4
Find a word or words in the IMDG Code...................................................................................11
DANGEROUS GOODS LIST......................................................................................................13
5.1
Substance Details ..............................................................................................................13
5.2
Explanation of Substance Details data ..............................................................................14
5.3
Searching for a substance in the Dangerous Goods List ...................................................18
SUBSTANCE INDEX ...................................................................................................................21
6.1
About the Substance Index................................................................................................21
6.2
Displaying the Substance Index ........................................................................................21
6.3
Explanation of the Substance Index data fields.................................................................21
6.4
Searching the Substance Index..........................................................................................23
MULTIMODAL DANGEROUS GOODS FORM .....................................................................25
7.1
About the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form ................................................................25
7.2
Make up the load of items .................................................................................................25
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7.3
Packages and Mass Details................................................................................................31
7.4
Make the Dangerous Goods Form.....................................................................................33
7.5
Print a Dangerous Goods Form .........................................................................................35
7.6
Save a Dangerous Goods Form .........................................................................................35
7.7
Open a saved Dangerous Goods Form ..............................................................................35
MENUS AND TOOLBAR BUTTONS........................................................................................36
8.1
File Menu ..........................................................................................................................36
8.1.1
Print ............................................................................................................................................36
8.1.2
Print setup...................................................................................................................................36
8.1.3
English, French, Spanish ............................................................................................................36
8.1.4
Exit .............................................................................................................................................36
8.2
Edit Menu ..........................................................................................................................36
8.2.1
Cut, Copy and Paste ...................................................................................................................36
8.2.2
Find ............................................................................................................................................36
8.3
Find Menu .........................................................................................................................37
8.3.1
Name ..........................................................................................................................................37
8.3.2
Find French or Spanish Name ....................................................................................................38
8.3.3
Find by UN Number...................................................................................................................38
8.3.4
Find a paragraph in the IMDG Code ..........................................................................................38
8.3.5
Find a Packing Instruction..........................................................................................................38
8.3.6
Find an Emergency Schedule in the IMDG Code ......................................................................39
8.4
Record Menu .....................................................................................................................40
8.5
Window Menu...................................................................................................................41
THE HELP SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................41
9.1
On-Line Help Contents window........................................................................................42
9.1.1
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................43
9.1.2
Topic Page..................................................................................................................................44
9.2
Context-sensitive Help ......................................................................................................46
9.3
Search For Help On...........................................................................................................46
9.4
User Manual ......................................................................................................................46
9.5
How to Use Help ...............................................................................................................46
9.6
Support from the Web .......................................................................................................46
TABLE OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................47
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1 INTRODUCTION
This manual describes IMDG Code on CD-ROM Version 7.1 (2004 Edition) including
Amendment 32-04.
IMDG Code on CD-ROM is an information retrieval system comprising:
A complete and unabridged computerised version of the text of Amendment 32 of the

IMDG Code, including the Supplement.
The Dangerous Goods List, a tabulated form of all the substances listed in the IMDG
Code.
Facilities for printing the Dangerous Goods Note, schedules for individual substances and
the ability to print any part of the IMDG Code.
All the above is available in English. French and Spanish will be available in Version 7.1.
IMDG CODE ON CD-ROM is published, marketed, sold and distributed by the:

4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The software to retrieve and display the information has been developed by Exis
Technologies Limited and any comments on loading, accessing and using the software can be
faxed or emailed to Exis, see details at the start of this manual.
2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2.1
Hardware requirements
IMDG CODE ON CD-ROM is developed to run on any IBM PC compatible computer with
a 486 or Pentium (or upwards) processor, at least 24 MB of RAM, VGA monitor, and CD
drive. When installed, the software and data will require not more than 25 MB of hard disk
space.
2.2
Software requirements
You should be running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, 2003, ME, XP or NT.
The text is displayed using Internet Explorer version 4.0 and upwards.
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3 INSTALLATION
3.1
Installing from the CD
3.1.1
Installation assumptions and definitions
The following assumptions have been made purely for the purposes of example. Please
substitute drive letters, directories and paths relevant to your configuration.
The hard drive letter of the First Installation is C
The installation folder name in C: is called IMDG32
The CD drive letter is D
First Installation
The First Installation contains the installed system, i.e. the data
files, the executable program IMDG32 and the program serial
number. The computer upon which the First Installation is
installed may either be a single stand-alone PC or any accessible
PC on a network.
Workstation Installation The Workstation Installation is installed on any PC that can

access the First Installation. This installation is simply a shortcut
to the First Installation using a mapped network drive letter and
the installation folder name.
3.1.2
Single-user installation
The installation process will start automatically when you insert the CD into drive D and will
display the following window.
Fig. 1 Automatic installation
For a single user system or the first installation on a network you must select First
installation. If your CD does not autostart, select Start, Run and type D:\install or doubleclick install.exe in the top-level directory of the CD. The Setup Wizard will now guide you
through the installation process which will ask you for the following:
Destination Location This is the directory path of folder where the main system will be
installed. The default is C:\IMDG32 but you may install the system
anywhere. One consideration is that if this is the First Installation on
a network then all network users will need to be able to access this
location.
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Start Menu Folder
This is the name of the location for the program shortcut when
starting the program via Start / Programs.
Additional Tasks
This tick box, which if ticked, will place the program short cut on
your desk top
The final screen displays a summary of your installation settings. Click Install to complete the
installation process. Click Back to change your settings. Click Cancel to back out of the
installation.
3.1.3
Entering your program serial number

The first time you run the program it will ask you to enter your program serial
number. You will find your program serial number with the product
documentation.
Fig. 2 Entering the Program Serial Number
Enter the code and press OK. Keep this code safe in case you need to re-install the system.
You will not be asked to enter the program serial number again. If you press Cancel or you
enter an invalid serial number you will see the following message box.
Fig. 3 Cancel entry of Program Serial Number
When you press OK, the IMDG32 main window is displayed but only the File/Exit option and
the Help options are active. All other program functions are disabled.
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3.1.4
Online Registration
Product registration entitles you to email support.

Fig. 4 Online product registration with IMO
As soon as you have entered your valid serial number you will be requested to register the
product on IMO's website. If you are not connected to the internet or do not wish to register
online, click No and continue with the program. You will be given the opportunity to register
online the next four times the program is run.
If you choose to register online you will be connected to the relevant page on IMO's website
where you enter your requested details. Having registered, you can run the program. Once
you have registered online, you will not be asked to register again. Should you fail to register
or do not have an internet connection, you can still register by post at your own convenience.
3.1.5
Networked versions
Setup the First Installation on a network

The first step is to install the First Installation on to a server, network drive or a PC that all
other users can access. This is identical to the single user installation and is described in 3.1.2
above.
To save your network users from each having to enter the program serial number you should
run the program for the first time directly from the First Installation and enter the program
serial number. This will write the encrypted serial number into the First Installation folder.
Thereafter, all network users will see the encrypted serial number in the First Installation
folder and not be asked to enter it themselves.
At the same time you could also register the program with IMO. If not, then each network
user will be asked to register as they run the program for the first time.
Setting up a network user
Map a drive letter to the network drive of the First installation. During this setup you will be
asked for the destination location of the First Installation, which is the mapped drive letter
followed by the folder name of the First Installation.
Insert the CD into the CD drive, select Workstation installation. If the workstation does not
have a CD drive, then use one that can be accessed on the network. If your CD does not
autostart, select Start, Run and type D:\install or double-click install.exe in the top-level
directory of the CD. The Setup Wizard will now guide you through the installation process
which will ask you for the following:
Destination Location The default path chosen by the installation procedure is X:\IMDG32.
Enter the mapped network drive letter and folder name of the First
Installation.
Start Menu Folder
This is the name of the location for the program shortcut when
starting the program via Start / Programs.
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Additional Tasks
3.2
This tick box, which if ticked, will place the program short cut on
your desk top
Running IMDG32 directly from the CD-ROM
Instead of installing the software, this program can be run directly from the CD. Insert the CD
into drive D and select Run from CD. The first time you run the program it will ask you to:
enter the program serial number
be asked to register online
Thereafter, to run the program from CD simply insert the CD and click Run from CD.
Note. The program performance when retrieving text will largely depend on the speed of your
CD drive and its spin-up time following power saving.
3.3
Relocating the system to another directory or computer
It is possible that the system will need to be relocated to a different directory or to another
computer. The procedure for moving the system is:
If you are running a networked multi-user system, instruct all users to stop using the
system.
Re-install the system from the CD into the new location. Use The First Installation
option. This will apply to both single-user and multi-user versions.
Enter the program serial number. There is no need to re-register the system so close the
connection to the publications page on IMO's web site.
For each workstation, change the mapped drive letter in the shortcut to point to the new
location. This means changing the drive letter in the Target and the Start in pointers
in the Shortcut tab page of the shortcuts Properties window.
Install any new workstations as normal. The system should now be usable from the new
location.
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4 The IMDG Code

This program contains the entire text of the IMDG Code 2004 Edition, comprising Volume 1,
Volume 2 and the Supplement. For the purposes of this program the text has been split up into
individual chapters and the contents of a chapter is displayed in a scrolling window.
Navigation tools and hypertext links are used to browse the whole text and you have
numerous search facilities and direct links to packing instructions and emergency schedules.
4.1
The Contents of the IMDG Code

The Contents provides links to all other chapters and main paragraph numbers.
To display the Contents click the Contents button in the toolbar.
Fig. 5 IMDG Code Contents
Scroll down the Contents to find the paragraph you are looking for and click the blue
paragraph number to display that text.
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4.2
Displaying the menu to the IMDG Code parts and chapters
Select the Enquiry menu, hover the cursor over the title of the main "part" and then slide the
cursor to the required chapter and click
Fig. 6 Menu to the Parts and Chapters
Fig 6 above shows the chapters within Part 2 Classification. The actual chapter being
selected is Class 3 Flammable Liquids. Clicking will display Chapter 2.3, see following
example.
Fig. 7 Example of the IMDG Code text
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4.3
Screen manipulating and re-sizing
Multiple screens
You can display simultaneously as many screens as you like, only

being limited by your computers memory.
Screen size
Each screen will have a vertical scroll bar for moving up and down
the text within a chapter. Horizontal scroll bars appear when the
chapter contains fixed width objects like tables or graphics
Resizing
You can resize a screen by dragging its sides or corners with

automatic word wrapping. You will need to use the horizontal scroll
bar to view fixed width objects
4.4
Navigating through the IMDG Code text
Within a screen
Vertical scroll bars are used to scroll up and down the text of a chapter.
Between chapters
The toolbar contains a two "VCR" type buttons that you use to jump to the Previous and Next
chapter.
Jump to the start of the previous chapter.
Jump to the start of the next chapter.
Cross-references
Cross references to other paragraphs are shown in blue text and operate like hypertext links,
i.e. clicking on the blue text jumps to that paragraph.
The Up button in the toolbar is used to return to entry point in the chapter containing the
previously "clicked" cross-reference. Repeatedly pressing the Up button will retrace the
path back through the cross-references until you arrive back from where you started.
4.5
Printing text from the IMDG Code
Find the chapter in the code and ensure it is displayed in the currently selected window. If you
want to print just a part of the chapter, then you need to select the required text using the usual
windows text selection technique (i.e. click at start of text and drag cursor to end of required
text; the selected text will be highlighted).
Select Print in the File menu to display your printer dialogue box. In the Page Range frame,
your printing options are:
to print the whole chapter, select the All option
to print selected pages, select the Pages option and enter the page range
to print selected text you need to select the text before opening the printer dialogue box
and then select the Selection option
Click the Print button in the printer dialogue box.
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4.6
Searching the IMDG Code
4.6.1
Paragraph number
To find and display any paragraph in the text of IMDG Code, enter the paragraph number into
the Find entry box in the toolbar and press the Enter key.
Fig. 8 Find and display a paragraph in the text of the IMDG Code
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4.6.2
Packing Instructions
To display a packing instruction, enter the packing instruction number into the Find entry box
in the toolbar and press the Enter key.
Fig. 9 Find and display a Packing Instruction
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4.6.3
Emergency Schedules
To display an emergency schedule, enter the emergency schedule number into the Find entry
box in the toolbar and press the Enter key.
Fig. 10 Find and display an Emergency Schedule
4.6.4
Find a word or words in the IMDG Code
You can search the IMDG Code for one or more words or part words occurring within a
chapter, starting from the first chapter and working through to the last chapter. A word is any
number of characters delimited by a space character or any punctuation character. Each word
is searched for independently, not as a single phrase.
Select Text Search in the Find menu, enter the word or words, including the conditional
operators (OR and NOT), and click on OK.
Fig. 11 Search for a word or words in the IMDG Code
In this example, the program searches for the first chapter containing both words. When
found, the first occurrence of the first word in the text search string is highlighted. Scroll to
the end of the chapter to see the remaining occurrences.
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Click on this button to go to the next chapter containing all words in your text search
string. The search will continue until the end of the IMDG Code is reached.
Click on this button to go back to the previously selected word.
Separating the words with a space character is the default condition and implies the AND
condition. This means that the words either side of the AND must both appear in the chapter.
Therefore, separating all words with the space character implies that all words must be
present in the chapter.
OR condition
Separating two words with OR instructs the search to find either word.
NOT condition
Separating two words with NOT instructs the search to find chapters containing the first
word but not the second word.
Examples of words entered
Search action
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS
Find first chapter containing both words, selecting the first

occurrence of either.
HOLLAND OR NETHERLANDS
Find first chapter containing either word, selecting the

first occurrence of either.
UNITED NOT NATIONS
Find first chapter containing the word UNITED but not

containing the word NATIONS.
UNITED KINGDOM OR ENGLAND Find first chapter containing both words UNITED and
KINGDOM, or the word ENGLAND.
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5 Dangerous Goods List

The substance database contains a read-only database of hazardous substances and articles as
listed the Dangerous Goods List in Chapter 3.2 of Volume 2 of the IMDG Code.
5.1
Substance Details
To display the Substance Details click the Substance Database button

in the toolbar, or
select Dangerous Goods List in the File menu. The Form View of the Substance Details
window will be displayed. This window displays the full details for a single substance. The
Grid View of this window displays the substances as a scrolling list (useful for browsing).
You can toggle between these views by clicking the Form View and the Grid View buttons in
the toolbar.
Fig. 12 Substance Details screen Form View
How to use the screen
This screen is displayed by clicking the Substance Database button

selecting the Dangerous Goods List option (F7) from the File menu.
Display any substance by entering the UN Number directly into the UN No. field.
Click on the blue fields to display relevant text from the IMDG Code.
Click Print command in File menu to print the Substance Details Report.
Use the navigation buttons in the toolbar to browse through the substances
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Fig. 13 Substance Details screen Grid View
How to use this screen
This screen is displayed by opening the Substance Database in Form View and then
clicking the Grid View button
in the tool bar.
Use the scroll bar or the navigation buttons in the tool bar to browse the substances.
To display the substance details in Form View,. select the substance and then click the
Form View button
5.2
in the toolbar.
Explanation of Substance Details data
UN number
The UN Number is the four digit number United Nations Number assigned to a dangerous
good by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN
List).
In Form View you can display any substance by entering its UN Number directly into this
field. As soon as you enter the fourth digit, the details for that substance will be displayed. If
there is no substance currently assigned to the number you have entered, then the next higher
UN Number will be displayed. If you enter a number greater than the highest UN Number (
currently UN 3468) then the first UN Number is displayed (currently UN 0004).
Substance Name
This is the Proper Shipping Name (PSN) of the substance and is shown in upper case
characters, which may have to be followed by additional descriptive text in lower case
characters. Please note that the descriptive text is not a part of the Proper Shipping Name.
Substances may have a number of variants where each variant will be assigned the same UN
Number but will be a separate record in the Substance Details database. The variation name is
displayed in green below the substance name.
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Variation Description
Where there is more than one entry for a UN number, the Variation Description identifies this
particular entry. The variation description is displayed in green and is located below the
Substance Name. Use the Next and Previous buttons to see details of other variations.
Some reasons why a substance may have variations:
Belong to more than one packing group
Different physical states, e.g. Solid or Molten
Class
Substances and articles, including mixtures and solutions, subject to the provisions of the
IMDG Code are assigned to one of the classes 1-9 according to the hazard or the most
predominant of the hazards they present. In the case of explosives the class number, i.e. 1, is
followed by the division and compatibility group.
Subsidiary Risk
Where a substance has multiple hazards, the class numbers of the others hazards are listed
here and in order of precedence of hazard. Please refer to section 2.0.3 in the Introduction to
Chapter 2 of Part 2 Classification.
Packing Group
For packing purposes, substances of all classes other than classes 1, 2, 5.2, 6.2 and 7 and the
self-reactive substances of class 4.1 are assigned to three Packing Groups in accordance with
the degree of danger presented by the substance. The Packing Groups have the following
meanings:
I
Substances presenting high danger
II Substances presenting medium danger

III Substances presenting low danger
Marine Pollutant
This an indicator specifying if the substance is or is not a marine pollutant. See Chapter 2.10
for a definition of a Marine Pollutant. If the indicator is blank the substance is not a marine
pollutant. If the marine pollutant indicator is not blank it will be one of the following:
P
indicates a marine pollutant.
PP
indicates a severe marine pollutant.
indicates a N.O.S. entry where a particular substance might or might not be a marine
pollutant. A mixture containing 10% or more of marine pollutants, or 1% or more of a
severe marine pollutant is a marine pollutant.
Packing Instructions and provisions

Packing instruction codes refer to the relevant packing instruction(s) in section 4.1.4 of
the IMDG Code. The packing instructions indicate the packagings (including large
packagings), which may be used. Clicking on the blue packing instruction number will
display that packing instruction in a separate window.
When applicable, packing provision codes will be displayed below the Packing
Instruction codes. These codes refer to the relevant special packing provisions as listed at
the end of the packing instruction. Clicking on the blue packing provision code will
display that special packing provision in a separate window.
IBC Instructions and Provisions
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If a substance may be transported in an Intermediate Bulk Container, this gives the instruction
number. Click on the IBC code to view the text for that IBC code.
When applicable, IBC special provision codes will be displayed below the IBC code. Click on
the IBC special provision code to display the text for that IBC special provision.
Tank Instructions and Provisions
If a substance may be transported in a portable tank (UN and/or IMO), these codes refer to the
tank instruction number. Click on one of the instruction numbers to view the instruction text.
When applicable, Tank special provision codes are displayed beneath the tank instruction
codes. Click on the tank special provision code to display the text for that tank special
provision.
Special Provisions
One or more numbers referring to special provisions listed in chapter 3.3 of the IMDG Code.
Click on any number to view the text of the provision.
Limited Quantity
Less onerous regulations apply when the content per inner packaging is not more than this
weight or volume, and the total gross mass of the package is not more than 30 kg (20 kg for
stretch- or shrink-wrapped trays). The value shown is the maximum quantity per inner
packaging authorized for transport of the substance or article concerned according to the
provisions for limited quantities in Chapter 3.4. The word "None" in this column means that
the substance or article is not permitted to be transported under the provisions of Chapter 3.4.
Click on it to view the details in chapter 3.4.
Labels
Click this button to view the hazard labels. You may obtain a hard copy of the label by
clicking on the Copy button. A beep will confirm that the image has been copied to the
clipboard. Now use a package such as Paint or Word to paste and print a hard copy.
Emergency Schedule (EmS) Number
Emergency Procedures (EMS) are to be followed in case of incidents involving dangerous,
hazardous or harmful substances, materials or articles. Emergency schedules detailing these
procedures are listed in two categories:Fire
Codes range from F-A to F-J.
Spillage
Code range from S-A to S-Z.
Underlined EmS schedules indicate a substance, material or article for which the emergency
procedures vary from the group emergency schedule; such variations are specified for the
proper shipping name under each emergency schedule. Synonyms, secondary names, initials,
abbreviations of names, etc., for which the EmS schedules are underlined in the Dangerous
Goods List are not listed on the emergency schedule; it is necessary to consult the emergency
schedule under the United Nations Number and the proper shipping name.
For dangerous goods allocated to N.O.S. or other generic entries, the most appropriate
Emergency Schedule (EmS) may vary with the properties of the hazardous constituent. As a
consequence, shippers may have to declare different EmS schedules from those indicated in
this Code if, to their knowledge, such EmS schedules are more appropriate.
Flashpoint
This is the temperature at which the liquids vapour forms an ignitable mixture with air. It
can be measured by a closed-cup (c.c.) or open-cup (o.c.) test. For generic entries, the value
quoted is a range. Because of the presence of impurities, the flashpoint may be lower or
higher than the reference temperature indicated in the Dangerous Goods List for the
substance.
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Explosive Limits
For a gas, this is the concentration range in air that forms an explosive mixture. Entries that
include to [e.g. UN 1144, 1156] indicate that the upper value is unknown.
Stowage and Segregation
These requirements are in addition to the general requirements for this class that are given in
chapters 7.1 and 7.2.
Properties and Observations
A general description of the substance.
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5.3
Searching for a substance in the Dangerous Goods List
Enter the UN Number

Enter the UN Number into the Find entry box in the toolbar and press the Enter key.
The Substance Details will be displayed in Form View.

Enter the leading characters of the substance name
Enter the leading characters of the name into the Find entry box in the toolbar and press the
Enter key. The first substance name in the English Substance Index starting with or is next
greater than the search string is displayed. In this example the search will find NITRATES,
INORGANIC, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, N.O.S which is the first substance beginning with
NITR. Use the scroll bar or the Record Navigation commands (especially useful are Fast
Forward and Fast Rewind) to find the required substance.
Fig. 14 Search on English substance name
Alternatively, in the Find menu select Name, enter the leading characters of the substance
name and click OK. This will display the same result.
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French and Spanish names

Also in the Find menu there are options for searching French and Spanish names:Name - French
This option will find the first French name in the French Substance
Index beginning with your specified search string.
Name - Spanish
This option will find the first Spanish name in the Spanish Substance
Index beginning with your specified search string.
Please note that the Find entry box searches the names in the English Substance Index. To
search the French and Spanish names you must use the appropriate option in the Find menu.
General search of the Substance Details - Form View
to
When your active window is the Substance Details Form View, click the search button
display the Find dialogue box. Enter your search string and click Find First. The search
function will scan concurrently the fields listed below. It is up to you to ensure your search
string is sensible and the search will retrieve a manageable number of records.
Field
Proper Shipping Name
UN Number
Class
Subsidiary risk
Packing instruction
Packing provision
IBC instruction
IBC provision
Tank instruction
Tank provision
Special provision
Limited quantities
EMS
Flashpoint
Explosive limits
Example search strings

The substance name is scanned for the search string anywhere within the
substance name. This is probably the most useful way of searching for a
substance.
See example search for "refrigerant" shown below.
Any number from 0004 to 3486
Any class code, e.g. 1.1F, 4.1, 6.2, 7, 9
Any class code and SP204, SP181,
P001, IBC520, T8
L1, PP1 to PP86
IBC01 to IBC620
B1 to B20
T1 to T75
TP1 to TP34
16 to 958. This is not very useful as a two and even three digit numbers will
also find UN numbers and other codes such as the packing instructions and
provisions.
120 m, 5 l, 5 kg, 500g (you will find many records)
F-A to F-J and S-A to S-Z.
-18
1.8%
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Fig. 15 General search of the Substance Details Form View
General search of the Substance Details - Grid View

Searching the Substance Details in Grid View is the recommend way to search Proper
Shipping Names. When your active window is the Substance Details Grid View, click the
to display the Find dialogue box. Enter your search string and click Find
search button
First. The search function will scan concurrently the fields listed below. It is up to you to
ensure your search string is sensible and the search will retrieve a manageable number of
records.
Field
Proper Shipping Name
UN Number
Class
Example search strings

The substance name is scanned for the search string anywhere within the
substance name. This is probably the most useful way of searching for a
substance.
See example search for "TRIOXIDE" shown below.
Any number from 0004 to 3486
Any class code, e.g. 1.1F, 4.1, 6.2, 7, 9
Fig. 16 General search of the Substance Details - Form View
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6 Substance Index
6.1
About the Substance Index
The Substance Index lists substances alphabetically, and can be found in the Index of Volume
2 of the IMDG Code. The list includes all Proper Shipping Names and their synonyms,
secondary names, initials, abbreviations of names, etc. Proper Shipping Names are displayed
in upper case characters. The other names are displayed using lower case characters. Prefixes
such as normal, ortho and tert, etc, are disregarded in determining the alphabetic order.
6.2
Displaying the Substance Index
Fig. 17 Substance Index
How to use this screen
To display the English Substance Index, select Substance Index in the File menu. The
first substance in the index will be displayed at the top of the list.
To jump to a substance, enter the leading characters of its name in the Find entry box in
the toolbar and pressing the Enter key.
To display its details in the Substance Details window click on the substance name.
6.3
Explanation of the Substance Index data fields
Substance name
The list of names in the Substance Index includes all Proper Shipping Names and their
synonyms, secondary names, initials, abbreviations of names, etc., as listed in the Index of
Volume 2 of the IMDG Code. Proper Shipping Names are displayed in upper case characters.
The other names are displayed using lower case characters. For the purposes of determining
the alphabetic order, numbers and roman numerals (I), (II) etc. and the prefixes listed below
have been disregarded, although they form an integral part of the name:
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m- or metap- or para-
a- or alpha- or betag- or gamma-
UN Number
If a UN Number is present in the UN Number column, then this is the UN Number associated
with the name. Clicking on the name, regardless of its content, will display the Substance
Details for that UN Number.
Otherwise, if a UN Number is not present, the action taken when clicking on the name
depends on the content of the name. It may point you to another name in the index, display
some text from the IMDG Code or do nothing :
The word " see " indicates a pointer to another name in the index. Clicking on that name
will jump to that place in the index You may need to scroll up or down to find the
required substance.
Lines containing "see Note 1" will display the text for Note 1 in a separate window. Lines
containing "see 2.7.7.2" will display that section of the IMDG Code in a separate window.
Lines containing "(transport prohibited)" do nothing when clicking on the name (except
for UN Nos 2186, 2445, 1512).
Other lines are not linked to any UN Number and do nothing when clicking on the name.
Usually, the substance is exempt or is not a hazardous substance because of its
concentration, etc.
Class
Substances (including mixtures and solutions) and articles subject to the provisions of the
IMDG Code are assigned to one of the classes 1-9 according to the hazard or the most
predominant of the hazards they present. In the case of explosives the class number, i.e. 1, is
followed by the division and compatibility group.
MP
MP is the marine pollutant indicator, where :
Blank
the substance is not a marine pollutant.
indicates a marine pollutant.
PP
indicates a severe marine pollutant.
A bullet indicates a N.O.S. entry where a particular substance might or might

not be a marine pollutant. A Mixture containing 10% or more of P marine
pollutants, or 1% or more of PP severe marine pollutants is a marine
pollutant.
See Note 1
Clicking on names in the Substance Index containing the reference "see Note 1 will display a
text window containing the following text :
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6.4
Searching the Substance Index
General search of the English Substance Index

You would use this to search for:
English substance names containing specified text
UN Number or numbers
Display the English Substance Index by selecting Substance Index in the Enquiry menu.
Alternatively, select Name in the Find menu and without entering a search string just press
the OK button. The first record in the English Substance Index is displayed. Then click the
Search button
in the tool bar
Fig. 18 General search of the English Substance Index
Searching the French or Spanish Substance Index

To display the French Substance Index, select the Name - French option in the Find menu. To
display the Spanish Substance Index, select the Name - Spanish option in the Find menu.
Without entering a search string just press the OK button. The first record in that Substance
Index is displayed. Then click the Search button
in the tool bar. Enter the search string
and press Find First. The Name, UN Number and Class fields will be searched concurrently to
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find the first occurrence of the search string. The Find Next will find the next occurrence until
the end of the file is reached, when it will start again from the beginning of the file.
Fig. 19 General search of the French Substance Index
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7 MULTIMODAL DANGEROUS GOODS FORM

7.1
About the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form
Chapter 5.4 in the IMDG Code describes the required documentation for dangerous goods
offered for transport. This form meets the requirements of SOLAS 74, chapter VII, regulation
4, MARPOL 73/78, Annex III, regulation 4 and the provisions of this chapter. The
information required by the provisions of this chapter is mandatory; however the layout of
this form is not mandatory. This program uses the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form as
described in section 5.4.5.
The steps in making a Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form are :
Make a load of dangerous goods items
Complete their package and mass details
Make the actual Dangerous Goods Form and complete its necessary details
Print the form
Save it to disk for your future reference
Email, as an attachment, to another user of this system for their use
7.2
Make up the load of items
Click the Create Dangerous Goods Form button

in the toolbar or select Create
Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form in the Enquiry menu.
Fig. 20 Items in a load
The load items screen above shows a number of items already entered. However, when the
screen is first displayed the list of items will be empty. The Unit Type will default to Nontank.
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Note. This program does not check whether or not the substances are allowed on Passenger
ships, in tanks, nor whether the substances are required to be segregated from one another.
Set the load characteristics
To enter a load, you should first of all choose the appropriate Unit Type.
Non tank :
Any container other than a tank.
Tank :
Tank means a portable tank (including a tank-container), a road tank vehicle,

a rail tank wagon or a receptacle with a capacity of not less than 450 l to
contain solids, liquids, or liquefied gases, as defined in Section 1.2 of the
IMDG Code.
Enter an item
Having chosen the Unit Type, you can add an item. With an empty item list, enter the first
item into the first blank line. To add more items, you need to create a blank line by either:
Clicking on the last item and pressing the Tab key, or
Clicking on the UN Number of the last item and pressing either the Down Arrow or the
Enter key.
UN NO
Enter the UN Number, if known. The substance name will be filled in automatically, along
with the rest of the fields (read-only).
Substance
If you do not know the UN Number, click the selection button at the end of the name field to
pop up the substance drop-down list in alphabetical order. Use the scroll bar to find the
substance. A quicker method is to enter the first few characters of the substance name before
clicking on the selection button. For instance, typing in NITR will force the drop-down list
to start at the NITRATES.
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Fig. 21 Select item from substance name drop-down list
When you have found the substance, select it by clicking on it. Existing data in the current
line will be overwritten with the new substance details. The following information is
automatically read from the properties of the substance. Some information may be changed
and some information is read-only and, therefore, cannot be changed.
MP
When entering a substance, the Marine Pollutant indicator, as shown in the MP column, is
automatically filled in by the program. It may be blank, P, PP or the bullet symbol z. To
produce a valid Declaration you should specify for any bullet item whether it is or is not a
marine pollutant. Do this by a right mouse click on that substance line to brick up a pop-up
menu. Select the Marine Pollutant option to pop up another sub-menu. Select the option
appropriate for this substance. Your options are:
Marine Pollutant P
Marine Pollutant PP (a severe marine pollutant)
Marine Pollutant Bullet
Not a Marine Pollutant
Your choice will be displayed in the Items screen in the MP column and, should one be
printed, on the Dangerous Goods Form.
F/P
This is the Flashpoint.
PG
This is the Packing Group, and cannot be changed.
Class
This is the Substance Class, and cannot be changed.
Sub. Risk
This displays the Subsidiary Risk in precedence of hazard, and cannot be changed.
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Additional information depending on substance entered

When entering an item for which there are a number of variations, the Additional Information
dialogue box will be displayed automatically. The first variation is selected by default. In the
example below, the first variant of UN Number 1993 FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. has
been selected.
Fig. 22 Additional substance information
Depending on the substance selected, the screen will also show entry fields for the Flashpoint
and/or Technical Name. These are needed if you intend to produce a Dangerous Goods Form.
In this case, you need to enter the specific flashpoint rather than use a range such as below
18C c.c or 18 to 23C c.c.. Appendix A List of Generic or N.O.S. Proper Shipping
Names lists, by hazard class, all substances requiring a technical name.
Editing an item
To edit an existing item, select it with the right mouse button. A pop-up sub-menu will
appear.
Fig. 23 Load item sub-menu
The options in the sub-menu are:

Substance Details
This option will display the Substance Details screen for the currently selected item.
Include
The Include option is the default, and means that the substance is included in the load. In the
main Load Items screen, the value of the column headed IEL will be set to I.
Exclude
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Select Exclude to exclude the substance from the load. In the main Load Items screen, the
value of the column headed IEL will be set to E.
Limited Quantity
Select Limited Quantity to state that the substance is to be carried under the provisions for
Limited Quantities. Whether you can or not depends on the substance.
If the substance can be transported under Limited Quantities provisions, a pop-up window
(see below) will confirm this, stating its actual limited quantity. In the main Items screen, the
value of the column headed IEL will be set to L.
Fig. 24 Limited Quantities (allowed)
If the substance is prohibited from being transported under the Limited Quantities provisions,
a pop-up window (see below) will confirm this.
Fig. 25 Limited Quantities (prohibited)
Marine Pollutant
When entering a substance, the Marine Pollutant indicator, as shown in the MP column, is
automatically filled in by the program. It may be blank, P, PP or the bullet symbol z. To
produce a valid Declaration you should specify for any bullet item whether it is or is not a
marine pollutant. Do this by a right mouse click on that substance line to brick up a pop-up
menu. Select the Marine Pollutant option to pop up another sub-menu.
Fig. 26 Marine Pollutant sub menu
Select the option appropriate for this substance. Your options are:
Marine Pollutant P
Marine Pollutant PP (a severe marine pollutant)

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Marine Pollutant Bullet
Not a Marine Pollutant
Your choice will be displayed in the main Item screen in the MP column and, should you
print one, on the Dangerous Goods Form.
Technical Name
A Technical Name must be supplied if required by a special provision such as 274.. If the
substance has variations, the technical name will be asked for on the full Additional
Information dialogue box as shown in Fig. 22 above. If not, then just the Technical Name
will be shown (see below). Enter the Technical Name and click on OK.
Fig. 27 Additional Information Technical Name
Variations
Variations pops up the Additional Information dialogue box. Select the variation and click on
OK.
Fig. 28 Additional Information - Variation
Flashpoint
Flashpoint pops up the Additional Information dialogue box. Enter the new flashpoint and
click on OK.
Fig. 29 Additional Information - Flashpoint
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7.3
Packages and Mass Details

Click the Packages and Mass Details button in the Items screen to
display the Package and Mass details view. Click the Enter items button
to return back to the Load items window. All data is preserved until you
close the window.
Fig. 30 Package and Mass Details - Non-tank format
The format changes if your Unit Type is a Tank because less data is required.
Fig. 31 Package and Mass Details -Tank format
For each substance, enter the following:

No. Outer packs
Enter the number of outer packs to be transported within the load.
Total Net Mass (kg)
Enter the total mass (in kilograms) of the substance, but do not include the mass of the
packaging.
Cube (m3)
Enter the total volume in cubic metres.
Total Gross Mass (kg)
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Enter the total gross mass, i.e. the weight of the packaging and its contents, but not including
the weight of the container or tank.
Total Net Explosive Mass
Enter the net explosive content of the substance (in kilograms).
Inner Packaging
Enter a description of the inner packaging. Leave blank if using Single Packaging.
Outer or Single Packaging
Enter a description of the outer or single packaging. For single packaging, leave the inner
packaging description blank.
Having entered all data click the Dangerous Goods Form button to complete the Dangerous
Goods Form.
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7.4
Make the Dangerous Goods Form

When your load is complete click the Dangerous Goods Form button to
display the Dangerous Goods Form screen. The following shows the top
half of the Dangerous Goods Form.
Fig. 32 Dangerous Goods Form
Your previously saved default values can be inserted by clicking the Read Defaults button.
Once inserted into the form these values may be edited as required. If the new values are more
relevant than the current defaults, click the Save Defaults button to update the defaults.
Adjustable titles
The titles of fields 10, 11, 12 15, 17, and Container/Vehicle Packing Certificate can be
changed. Each adjustable title has a toggle button
to the left of its title. Click this button
to change the title.
Field Number
10
Title options
Vessel/flight no. and date
Vessel and date
Flight no. and date
11
Port/place of loading
Port of loading
Place of loading
12
Port/place of discharge
Port of discharge
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Place of discharge
15
Container identification No./vehicle registration No.

Container identification No.
Vehicle registration No.
17
Container/vehicle size & type

Container size & type
Vehicle size & type
CONTAINER/VEHICLE PACKING CERTIFICATE
VEHICLE PACKING CERTIFICATE
CONTAINER PACKING CERTIFICATE
Fig. 33 Shipping Marks
The shipping marks will be copied from the Load Item details already entered. The
description of the goods will show the proper shipping name, the technical name, Class, UN
Number, Packing Group number, Flashpoint, if a Marine Pollutant, Inner packing description,
quantity and outer packing description. If you entered the Package and mass details these
values will be shown in Gross mass, Net mass, and Cube(m3).
Complete all entry fields as appropriate.
List of the fields having default values
1
2
4
Shipper/Consignor/Sender
Transport document number
Shipper's reference
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5
6
9
20
20
22
22
7.5
Freight Forwarder's reference

Consignee
Additional handling information
Name of company (Container/vehicle packing certificate)
Name/Status of declarant (Container/vehicle packing certificate)
Name of company (of shipper preparing this note)
Name/Status of declarant (of shipper preparing this note)
Print a Dangerous Goods Form
Click the Print Form button in the DG Form window or select the Print
option in the File menu. In the Print dialogue box, you may select
certain options depending on your default printer. Click OK to send the form to the printer.
The Printer setup option in the File menu can be used to change printers and their settings.
7.6
Save a Dangerous Goods Form

Click the Save Form button to pop up your windows Save As dialogue
box.
Fig. 34 Save DG Form to hard disk
Select the file location in the Save In file locator list box. Enter the name of the form in the
File Name entry field. The file type will default to DG Form and have a dec file extension.
However, you may change the file extension if required. Click Save to save the declaration. If
the name already exists the new declaration will overwrite the existing declaration; no
confirmation is requested.
7.7
Open a saved Dangerous Goods Form
Select the Open Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form option from the File menu to pop up the
standard windows File Open dialogue box. Select the file from the list and click Open. The
selected Dangerous Goods Form will be opened. The Open as read-only option is not
implemented and should be ignored. All saved declarations can edited and re-saved. Please
note: if you select a file that is not a previously saved declaration, the declaration window
will be displayed but all fields will be empty.
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8 MENUS and TOOLBAR BUTTONS

The program can be run by clicking the shortcut or your specified Start Menu
Folder in Start / Programs. The main IMDG Code screen will be displayed
showing the menus, the toolbar, and a blank window. The availability of the
menu commands and the buttons on the toolbar will depend on the selected
window. For instance; the Print command in the File menu will not be available if
you cannot print from the selected window: the blue IMDG Code navigation buttons are
disabled unless you have selected an IMDG Code window and are displaying the IMDG Code
text.
Fig. 35 Program menu and toolbar
8.1
File Menu
8.1.1
Print
Print the contents of the currently selected window as a report on your local printer.
8.1.2
Print setup
Display your windows Print Setup dialogue box.
8.1.3
English, French, Spanish
Select the language.
8.1.4
Exit
Exits the program. This is equivalent to the X close button in the window title.
8.2
Edit Menu
8.2.1
Cut, Copy and Paste
General editing using the clipboard Use. The Cut command does not operate on any read-only
data, such as the IMDG Code text.
8.2.2
Find
The Find command is enabled when the current active window is the Substance Details
window (Form or Grid view) or the Substance Index window. It searches the fields currently
displayed in the active window.
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Fig. 36 Find dialogue box
Search for
Enter the text string you wish to find anywhere within a field. This is
useful when you want to search any part of the substance name.
Search all fields
This operates only on grid views. By default the first grid column is
selected and will be searched. If you wish to search another column then
click that grid column before displaying the Find dialogue box. To search
all columns tick this box.
Find First
This button will find the first occurrence of the text string
Find Next
This button will find the next occurrence of the text string. When the end
of file is reached the search automatically starts from the beginning of the
file.
Close
When you can see the required substance you must click the Close button
to close the Find dialogue box and gain access to active window
displaying the substance.
8.3
Find Menu
8.3.1
Name
To find a substance in the English Substance Index, select Name in the Find menu, enter the
leading part of the name of the substance, material or article, and click OK.
Fig. 37 Find substance in the English Substance Index
This search operates on the leading characters of the substance name and displays the result in
the Substance Index screen, i.e. the list of substances in alphabetical order. For instance, if
you type in NITR and click on OK, the Substances and Articles window (see below) will
locate around the first substance name that starts with NITR. In this case it will find UN
Number 3218 NITRATES, INORGANIC, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, N.O.S. Use the scroll
bar or the Record Navigation commands (especially useful are Fast Forward and Fast
Rewind) to find the required substance.
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8.3.2
Find French or Spanish Name
To find a French name, select Name - French in the Find menu.

To find a Spanish name, select Name - Spanish in the Fine Menu.
Enter the search string and press OK. This first substance name beginning with your search
string or next greater than will be displayed in the appropriate Substance Index. Click the
substance to display the Substance Details (English only in this version)
8.3.3
Find by UN Number
To find a substance by its UN Number, select UN Number in the Find menu, enter the 4-digit
UN Number, and click on OK.
Fig. 38 Find by UN Number
The Substance Details screen will be displayed, showing details of the UN Number you typed
in, or, if the UN Number is not found, then the next greater UN Number in the sequence.
8.3.4
Find a paragraph in the IMDG Code
To find a paragraph in the IMDG Code, select Paragraph in the Find menu, enter the
paragraph number, and click OK.
Fig. 39 Find a paragraph in the IMDG Code
The paragraph number must appear in the IMDG Code text as you have typed it. If the
paragraph cannot be found it will search for the paragraph having the closest match, starting
from the beginning of the number.
Sub paragraphs without preceding numbers will not be found. These are denoted by .1, .2,
etc, and represent lists or items within a paragraph. When trying to find these sub-paragraphs,
you should enter the paragraph to which they belong. For instance, if you want to display sub
paragraph .3 in paragraph 7.1.7.4.6 you would enter 7.1.7.4.6 and scroll down to sub
paragraph .3.
8.3.5
Find a Packing Instruction
To find a Packing Instruction, IBC, Tank Instruction or Large Packing Instruction in the
IMDG Code, select Packing Instruction in the Find menu, enter the packing instruction
number in the dialogue box and click OK.
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Fig. 40 Find a Packing Instruction
Use these buttons to scroll through the list of instructions.

Example codes
Packing Instructions
P001, P112, P112(a), P112(b), P903, ...
Large Packing
LP01, LP02, LP102, ...
IBCs
IBC01, IBC02, IBC520, ...
Tank Instructions
T1, T2, T22, T23, T50, ...
8.3.6
Find an Emergency Schedule in the IMDG Code
To find an Emergency Schedule in the IMDG Code, select Emergency Schedule in the Find
menu, enter the Emergency Schedule number in the dialogue box, and click OK.
Fig. 41 Find an Emergency Schedule
Emergency schedules are discussed in the EMS Guide within the Supplement. The first part
of this guide deals with Fire and the last part of the guide deals with Spillage. You will find a
cross-referenced list of procedures at the end of each part.
List of Fire Schedules
Alfa
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
F-A
F-B
F-C
F-D
F-E
F-F
F-G
F-H
F-I
F-J
General fire schedule

Explosive substances and articles
Non-flammable gases
Flammable gases
Non-water reactive flammable liquids
Temperature controlled self-reactives and organic peroxides
Water reactive substances
Oxidizing substances with explosive potential
Radioactive material
Non-temperature controlled self-reactives and organic peroxides
List of Spillage Schedules

Alfa
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
S-A
S-B
S-C
S-D
S-E
S-F
Toxic substances
Corrosive substances
Flammable corrosive liquids
Flammable liquids
Flammable liquids, floating on water
Water soluble marine pollutants
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Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whisky
X-Ray
Yankee
Zulu
8.4
S-G
S-H
S-I
S-J
S-K
S-L
S-M
S-N
S-O
S-P
S-Q
S-R
S-S
S-T
S-U
S-V
S-W
S-X
S-Y
S-Z
Flammable solids and self-reactive substances

Flammable solids (molten material)
Flammable solids (repacking possible)
Wetted explosives and certain self-heating substances
Temperature-controlled self-reactive substances
Spontaneously combustible, water-reactive substances
Hazard of spontaneous ignition
Substances reacting vigorously with water
Substances dangerous when wet (non-collectable articles)
Substances dangerous when wet (collectable articles)
Oxidizing substances
Organic peroxides
Radioactive material
Dangerous goods with biohazard
Gases (flammable, toxic or corrosive)
Gases (non-flammable, non-toxic)
Oxidizing gases
Explosive items and articles
Explosive chemicals
Toxic explosives
Record Menu
The Record navigation commands operate on the Substance Details and the Substance Index
screens. First, Previous, Next and Last commands are available from the Record Menu.
Additional buttons in the toolbar include Fast Rewind and Fast Forward (which are not in the
Record menu)
Fig. 42 Navigation buttons
Toolbar
Command
Action
First (F9)
Jumps to first record in the list.
Fast Rewind
Continuously scrolls backwards to the beginning of

the file whilst the mouse button is held down. Stops
as soon as the mouse button is released.
Previous (F10)
Jumps to the previous record.
Next (F11)
Jumps to the next record.
Fast Forward
Continuously scrolls forwards to the end of the file

whilst the mouse button is held down. Stops as soon
as the mouse button is released.
Last (F12)
Jumps to the last record in the file.
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8.5
Window Menu
These are the standard Windows control commands plus the Form View and Grid View
commands that are used to change the view of the Substance Details screen.
Fig. 43 Window control commands
Toolbar
Command
Action
Cascade
Arrange all visible windows in a stack such that all

title bars are visible.
Arrange Icons
Arrange the minimised windows such that all icons

are visible.
Toolbar
Display or suppress the toolbar. Recommend that

the toolbar is displayed.
Status Bar
Display or suppress the Status Bar (bottom of the

screen).
Form View
Display the Substance Details screen in Form View,

i.e. display the details of a single substance.
Grid View
Display the Substance Details screen in Grid View,

i.e. display a list of substances in a table.
9 THE HELP SYSTEM

There are two types of help with this package:
1. User Guide and Reference Manual
This document is available on the CD as a PDF document which can be displayed by Adobe
Acrobat Reader , and may be printed at your own convenience. It has been designed and
written in order to give you sufficient guidance on using the system and getting maximum
benefit from doing so.
2. Context-sensitive On-line Help
The on-line help has been designed to tell you how to use the system and also understand the
structure and contents of the IMDG Code. It is available as you use the software, or it can be
run independently by selecting the Help icon. On-line help comprises:
Contents
Context Sensitive Help

Search for Help on
User Manual
How to use Help
Support from the Web
About IMDG
Help window, split into two sections. The left side contains
the tree-structured navigation table, and the right side
displays the current topic.
Displays the topic page linked to the currently active screen.
Indexed entry and word search
Displays this manual with Acrobat Reader
Standard Windows Help instructions
Connects to the online support page
Program version number and developer information
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9.1
On-Line Help Contents window
In the Help menu, select the Contents . The Table of Contents is displayed on the left-hand
side, and the current help topic is displayed on the right-hand side. The screen is resizable and
the boundary line dividing the two sides can be dragged left or right.
Fig. 44 Help contents window
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9.1.1
Table of Contents
The left side of the Help window is a tree structure of the Help topics. You may use this tree
structure to find and then go directly to a Help topic, or to browse the on-line help as you
might read a manual.
Fig. 45 Table of Contents
ICONS
The closed manual icon represents the top level of the structure. Click the topic
title to display the topic associated with the manual. Click the icon itself to open
the manual and expand the next level of the tree structure.
The open manual icon will be shown at the top of its tree structure. Click the
topic title to display the topic associated with the manual. Click the icon itself to
close that part of the tree structure back to a single line.
Clicking a closed book will expand the structure of that book. Clicking the
books title will display the topic associated with that book. As you open up the
structure, more books may be revealed. The colour of the book will change at
each level alternating between red and green.
Clicking an open book will close its structure.
This topic is at the lowest level of the structure. Clicking this icon will display
the contents of this topic
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TAB PAGES (below the Table of Contents)

Contents tab
The Contents tab shows the titles of all the topics in the on-line system, i.e. as
shown in the Table of Contents above.
Find tab
The Find tab lets you search for specific words. It supports boolean
expressions using the words AND and OR.
Index tab
The Index tab shows the index in alphabetical order. You can enter a text
string to help find an index entry. Clicking on an index entry will display all
topic titles linked to that index entry. Then clicking on the topic title will
display the topic in the Topics screen on the right
TOOLBAR (above the Table of Contents)

Open/Close
The Open/Close button will open or close the currently selected manual or
book.
Sort/Tree
The Sort/Tree button will display the table of contents either as a tree
structure (the default) or as a list of the topics in alphabetical order.
9.1.2
Topic Page
Clicking a topic title displays the topic text in the right hand page of the Help window.
Fig. 46 Topic page
The Topic page comprises a toolbar, a topic title and the topic contents.
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Topic page buttons

Help buttons are located along the top of the Topic page and enable you to move around
easily in Help. If a feature is not available, its button name is dimmed.
Button
Function
Back
Displays the last topic you viewed. You move back one topic at a
time in the order you viewed the topics.
Options
General options for controlling how the Help system is used, such as
font size, keep on top, etc.
Print
Print the current topic.

Displays the previous topic in a series of related topics, until you
reach the first topic in the series. The button is then dimmed.
Displays the next topic in a series of related topics, until you reach
the last topic in the series. The button is then dimmed.
Glossary
Pops up the Glossary of Terms in the topics window. Click on a

character to display a list of topic titles starting with that character.
Click on the topic title to display the topic.
Hypertext
In Help topics, some words or phrases are in green and underlined. These are hypertext links.
If the phrase is solidly underlined, then by clicking on the hypertext (the cursor will change
into a hand), the user will go to a relevant topic. If the hypertext has a dashed underline, the
topic appears as a pop-up window. The next click will remove the pop up window.
Use the Back button to retrace your path back through the hypertext links. The Back button is
disabled when you return back to the start of the path of hypertext links.
Bulleted lists
Bulleted lists are hypertext links to other topics. Passing over the link pops up a cut-out
displaying an expanded description of the topic title. The bullet changes to red. Clicking the
link will go to that topic.
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9.2
Context-sensitive Help
Context-sensitive help displays a specific Topic page for the current active window. You can
display the Topic page in a number of ways:
Click on the F1 function key
Click on the Help button
Access to the main window is disabled while the modal windows are displayed. In these
cases, click on the Help button provided within the modal window.
9.3
on the toolbar
Search For Help On
Search for Help On is used to find help by index entry or by word.
9.4
User Manual
This command will attempt display this document with Acrobat Reader.
9.5
How to Use Help
This command will run the standard Windows Help instructions on how to use Help.
9.6
Support from the Web
If your machine is set up to connect to the Internet, this command will connect you to the
IMDG support web page. There you will find frequently asked questions, known problems
and workarounds, and the opportunity to email your own question to the support desk.
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Table of Figures
Fig. 1 Automatic installation
Fig. 2 Entering the Program Serial Number
Fig. 3 Cancel entry of Program Serial Number
Fig. 4 Online product registration with IMO
Fig. 5 IMDG Code Contents
Fig. 6 Menu to the Parts and Chapters
Fig. 7 Example of the IMDG Code text
Fig. 8 Find and display a paragraph in the text of the IMDG Code
Fig. 9 Find and display a Packing Instruction
10
Fig. 10 Find and display an Emergency Schedule
11
Fig. 11 Search for a word or words in the IMDG Code
11
Fig. 12 Substance Details screen Form View
13
Fig. 13 Substance Details screen Grid View
14
Fig. 14 Search on English substance name
18
Fig. 15 General search of the Substance Details Form View
20
Fig. 16 General search of the Substance Details - Form View
20
Fig. 17 Substance Index
21
Fig. 18 General search of the English Substance Index
23
Fig. 19 General search of the French Substance Index
24
Fig. 20 Items in a load
25
Fig. 21 Select item from substance name drop-down list
27
Fig. 22 Additional substance information
28
Fig. 23 Load item sub-menu
28
Fig. 24 Limited Quantities (allowed)
29
Fig. 25 Limited Quantities (prohibited)
29
Fig. 26 Marine Pollutant sub menu
29
Fig. 27 Additional Information Technical Name
30
Fig. 28 Additional Information - Variation
30
Fig. 29 Additional Information - Flashpoint
30
Fig. 30 Package and Mass Details - Non-tank format
31
Fig. 31 Package and Mass Details -Tank format
31
Fig. 32 Dangerous Goods Form
33
Fig. 33 Shipping Marks
34
Fig. 34 Save DG Form to hard disk
35
Fig. 35 Program menu and toolbar
36
Fig. 36 Find dialogue box
37
Fig. 37 Find substance in the English Substance Index
37
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Fig. 38 Find by UN Number
38
Fig. 39 Find a paragraph in the IMDG Code
38
Fig. 40 Find a Packing Instruction
39
Fig. 41 Find an Emergency Schedule
39
Fig. 42 Navigation buttons
40
Fig. 43 Window control commands
41
Fig. 44 Help contents window
42
Fig. 45 Table of Contents
43
Fig. 46 Topic page
44
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IMDG Code on CD-ROM

User Guide and Reference Manual

International Maritime Organization

+44 1325 466643

IMDG Code 2004 Edition

Hardware requirements .......................................................................................................1

Installing from the CD.........................................................................................................2

Installation assumptions and definitions.......................................................................................2

Single-user installation .................................................................................................................2

Entering your program serial number...........................................................................................3

Running IMDG32 directly from the CD-ROM...................................................................5

Relocating the system to another directory or computer.....................................................5

THE IMDG CODE .........................................................................................................................6

The Contents of the IMDG Code ........................................................................................6

Displaying the menu to the IMDG Code parts and chapters...............................................7

Screen manipulating and re-sizing ......................................................................................8

Navigating through the IMDG Code text............................................................................8

Printing text from the IMDG Code .....................................................................................8

Searching the IMDG Code ..................................................................................................9

Packing Instructions ...................................................................................................................10

Find a word or words in the IMDG Code...................................................................................11

DANGEROUS GOODS LIST......................................................................................................13

Substance Details ..............................................................................................................13

Explanation of Substance Details data ..............................................................................14

Searching for a substance in the Dangerous Goods List ...................................................18

SUBSTANCE INDEX ...................................................................................................................21

About the Substance Index................................................................................................21

Displaying the Substance Index ........................................................................................21

Explanation of the Substance Index data fields.................................................................21

Searching the Substance Index..........................................................................................23

MULTIMODAL DANGEROUS GOODS FORM .....................................................................25

About the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form ................................................................25

Make up the load of items .................................................................................................25

IMDG Code 2004 Edition

Packages and Mass Details................................................................................................31

Make the Dangerous Goods Form.....................................................................................33

Print a Dangerous Goods Form .........................................................................................35

Save a Dangerous Goods Form .........................................................................................35

Open a saved Dangerous Goods Form ..............................................................................35

MENUS AND TOOLBAR BUTTONS........................................................................................36

File Menu ..........................................................................................................................36

English, French, Spanish ............................................................................................................36

Edit Menu ..........................................................................................................................36

Cut, Copy and Paste ...................................................................................................................36

Find Menu .........................................................................................................................37

Find French or Spanish Name ....................................................................................................38

Find a paragraph in the IMDG Code ..........................................................................................38

Find a Packing Instruction..........................................................................................................38

Find an Emergency Schedule in the IMDG Code ......................................................................39

Record Menu .....................................................................................................................40

THE HELP SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................41

On-Line Help Contents window........................................................................................42

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................43

Context-sensitive Help ......................................................................................................46

Search For Help On...........................................................................................................46

User Manual ......................................................................................................................46

How to Use Help ...............................................................................................................46

Support from the Web .......................................................................................................46