Marine order 41—Carriage of dangerous goods

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.

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)

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)

Standards