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Marine order 41—Carriage of dangerous goods [1]

Submitted by anathomson on Fri, 07/02/2020 - 14:33

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.

Assistance and tools 

Legislation and incorporated material

  • Marine order 17 (chemical tankers and gas carriers) [2]
  • Navigation Act 2012 [3]

Exemptions which may apply

  • Exemptions and determinations for cargoes [4]

Related content

  • Cargo regulations [5]
  • Cargoes and dangerous goods [6]
  • Dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes handbook [7]
  • Cargoes and dangerous goods electronic training [8]
  • Cargoes and dangerous goods non-electronic training [9]
  • Cargo marine orders and publications [10]
  • Carriage of ammonium nitrate of class 5.1 and class 9 to and from Australia [11]
  • Carriage of dangerous goods by sea—advice for training providers [12]
  • Air pollution [13]

Applications

  • Multimodal dangerous goods (AMSA 250) [14]

Superseded 

Federal Register of Legislation [15]

Reference 

List of material referenced in this marine order:

  • Annex of IMO Resolution A.851(20) [16], 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 [17])
  • IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) [18]
  • International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (INF Code) [17]
  • International conventions [17]
  • International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code [17]
  • Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships [17]
  • Revised Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Cargoes and Related Activities in Port Areas (access [17])

Author 

Standards

expiry_date 

Friday 7 February 2020

Summary 

This marine order provides information about keeping dangerous goods safe.

Marine Order Number 

41

Source URL: https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-41-carriage-dangerous-goods

Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-41-carriage-dangerous-goods
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-17-chemical-tankers-and-gas-carriers
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/navigation-act-2012
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods/exemptions-and-approvals-cargoes
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods/cargo-regulations
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/safety-and-navigation-training/dangerous-hazardous-and-harmful-cargoes
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/safety-and-navigation-training/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods-electronic
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/safety-and-navigation-training/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods-non-electronic
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods/cargo-marine-orders-and-publications
[11] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods/carriage-ammonium-nitrate-class-51-and-class-9-and
[12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/cargoes-and-dangerous-goods/carriage-dangerous-goods-sea-advice-training-providers
[13] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/air-pollution
[14] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/1152/download?token=O_zX6q2v
[15] https://www.legislation.gov.au/
[16] https://www.imo.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/IndexofIMOResolutions/Pages/Default.aspx
[17] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/conventions-underpinning-marine-orders
[18] https://www.unece.org/trans/wp24/guidelinespackingctus/intro.html