Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea (IMDG-Code Amdt. 41-22)


6. Packing of Cargo Units (6/11)

Stowage Requirements

The IMDG Code provides segregation requirements to prevent contact of incompatible Dangerous Goods. As a consequence, different types of Dangerous Goods may have to be packed into different containers
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Coded designations are assigned to the segregation groups, e.g. "SGG1" for segregation group 1 "Acids". This designation is listed in column 16b of the dangerous goods list for the respective UN numbers. This means that the dangerous goods list tells you directly which segregation group a certain UN number may be assigned to.
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