Canada IMDG Marine DG case studies
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The Canada IMDG Marine Dangerous Goods examination tests whether a candidate can apply the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code to real shipments moving by sea into, out of, or through Canada. It is aimed at shore-side staff and crew who prepare, offer, accept, handle, or carry packaged dangerous goods: shipping and documentation clerks, freight forwarders, port and terminal operators, stevedores, surveyors, and ship's officers with cargo responsibilities. The Canada IMDG Marine DG case studies are 5 cases and about 3,664 words.
1The Undeclared Class 8 in a Sealed Container
A 40-foot container arrives at the Port of Vancouver from Busan and is booked as "general machinery, non-hazardous." During a routine scanning check, the terminal notes dense, irregular shapes in the rear third. The shipper's transport document lists 18,000 kg of industrial parts and cites no UN number.
721 words, about 4 min2Segregation on a Partly Loaded Container Ship
A 1,800 TEU container ship is loading at Halifax. The planner has three units for the same bay: Unit A: 120 drums of UN 1294, Toluene, Class 3, PG II, flash point 4 degrees C, in 200-litre steel drums.
759 words, about 4 min3A Leaking IBC in the Hold
Mid-voyage in the North Atlantic, a crew member reports a sharp chemical smell from a lower hold. Investigation finds a 1,000-litre intermediate bulk container of UN 3265, Corrosive liquid, acidic, organic, n.o.s., Class 8, PG II, in a rigid plastic IBC.
806 words, about 4 min4Limited Quantities, Placards, and a Training Gap
A freight forwarder consolidates a less-than-container-load shipment at a Toronto warehouse for export through Montreal. The container holds: 30 cases of UN 1263, Paint, Class 3, PG II, each case containing four 1-litre cans, packed so each case is a limited quantity package.
696 words, about 3 min5Portable Tank Rejection at the Filling Terminal
A shipper presents a portable tank for filling with UN 1830, Sulfuric acid, Class 8, PG II. The tank is a UN portable tank with a capacity of 21,000 litres.
682 words, about 3 min