The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG Code) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which governs the provisions of packaged dangerous cargoes on ships became mandatory from 1 to January 2004 to all signatories of the Convention SOLAS/74.
Before that date the Code was mandatory only for those countries that had been incorporated into their national regulations. Also, IMDG Code since 2000 is aligned with the recommendations of Paper Model United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods (Orange Book) as well as other modes of international transport.
However, since the IMDG Code became mandatory for the signatories to the SOLAS Convention parts of the Code maintained the status of recommendation to the Administration, such as point 1.3 "Training" . However
and after many exchanges of international criteria definitely from 1 January 2010 the IMDG Code 1.3 of acquired character required. Historically
although the Code was developed to assist the sailors have the right tools to handle dangerous cargoes safely, many of the provisions of the Code are closely related to ground staff activities (shippers, shippers, cargo consolidators, ground transportation, preparation of documents, packaging manufacturers, etc.) also must have the knowledge necessary for dangerous cargoes maintain the level of security throughout the transport chain, ie from which are manufactured until they reach the final destination. The party
1.3 of the IMDG Code gain binding was perhaps in part because of the results of the inspection programs of hazardous cargo containers that IMO invited Administrations undertake to find the weaknesses. As a result of these inspections was demonstrated in recent years that most of the anomalies discovered were due to people on shore who were not properly trained and unaware of the provisions of the IMDG Code.
Regarding the training of the crew of the ship that falls within the responsibilities of the STCW Convention, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, however the problem arises at the United Nations and IMO was the need for all ground personnel involved with dangerous goods received adequate training according to their functions, in order to ensure safe transport.
For the reasons expressed from January 1 of this year the provisions of Part 1.3 of the IMDG Code made mandatory.
The responsibility for complying with these issues without any doubt should be in charge of the enforcement authorities in each country responsible for compliance with the IMDG Code, and thus to ensure that all land related workers in the freight chain receiving training Dangerous appropriate according to their functions.
TRAINMAR Association of South America (ATAS) has for many years and certainly before the entry into force of these new international obligations of excellence providing training to workers, supervisors, managers, port managers on the issue of dangerous goods. Thus
ATAS can successfully meet these new provisions and to have the course B4C-10 "Handling, Storage and Transport of Dangerous Goods" adapted to the latest international amendment which has been approved, endorsed and delivered multiple times both nationally and internationally and are fully adapted to all the provisions Part 1.3 of the IMDG Code. ATAS
can dictate the course "in company" , and the objectives and content can be viewed on our website. The course also can be adjusted in terms of time commitment and the modules required for each entity or company that requests it.
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