AMSA payments (including levies) and some forms will be unavailable from 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm AEDT on 31 October 2025 for scheduled maintenance. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Marine order 41—Carriage of dangerous goods

This marine order provides information about keeping dangerous goods safe.

Current	Marine Order 41 (Carriage of dangerous goods) 2017
Commenced	1 January 2018
About	Marine order 41 sets out the requirements for: carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form special requirements for the carriage of packaged irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes on board vessels notice of intention to ship dangerous goods in vessels incidents at sea involving dangerous goods.
Announcement
Assistance and tools	Legislation and incorporated material Marine order 17 (chemical tankers and gas carriers) Navigation Act 2012 Exemptions which may apply Exemptions and determinations for cargoes Related content Cargo regulations Cargoes and dangerous goods Dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes handbook Cargo marine orders and publications Carriage of ammonium nitrate of class 5.1 and class 9 to and from Australia Air pollution Applications Multimodal dangerous goods (AMSA 250)
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Reference	List of material referenced in this marine order: Annex of IMO Resolution A.851(20), as amended See Guidelines for Reporting Incidents involving Dangerous Goods, Harmful Substances and/or Marine Pollutants Australian Standard AS 1210—2010 Pressure Vessels; ISO 16528-1:2007 Boilers and pressure vessels (borrow or purchase) IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (INF Code) International conventions International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Cargoes and Related Activities in Port Areas (access)
Author	Standards

Print

Last updated: 19 February 2021