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  1 The carriage of dangerous goods by sea is governed by the regulations of chapter VII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974. Part A of SOLAS chapter VII regulates the carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form and SOLAS regulation VII/3 requires that carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form shall be in compliance with the relevant provisions of the IMDG Code.

  2 Section 7.9.3 of the IMDG Code identifies the main offices of designated national competent authorities. The annexfootnote to this circular provides a more comprehensive listing of contact information for competent authorities and bodies including:

  • .1 the designated national competent authorities;

  • .2 competent authorities and bodies which have been designated for the testing and certification of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and large packagings; and

  • .3 competent authorities and bodies which have been designated as competent inspection agencies or authorities for testing, approval, acceptance and other duties connected with portable tanks, road tank vehicles, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and bulk containers (BK2).

  3 To keep the annex as up to date as possible, Administrations which have not as yet provided the information, or which have previously provided information that needs to be updated, are invited to review the annex and to notify the Secretariatfootnote accordingly.

  4 This circular replaces MSC.1/Circ.1517 and MSC.1/Circ.1517/Corr.1, which are hereby revoked.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1563 – Carriage of Dangerous Goods – The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code – (10 March 2017). Contact Information for the Designated National Competent Authority
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