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IMO Class Details
       
Explosive Explosive Flammable Gas Non-flammable Compressed Gas
       
Toxic Gas Flammable Liquid Flammable Solid Spontaneously Combustible
       
Dangerous When Wet Oxidizing Agent Organic Peroxide Toxic
       
Infectious Substance Radioactive Radioactive Radioactive
       
Radioactive Corrosive Marine Pollutant Miscellaneous
 
Identification Label

For more detailed information please refer to the IMDG CODE, the P&O Nedlloyd Directives, for the acceptance of Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants, or contact the DANGEROUS GOODS DEPARTMENT in Rotterdam.

Please Note: New printed labels of IMO classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 are without text.

For maritime transport these goods, materials or articles are classified and further divided as follows:

IMO Class Description
Class 1 Explosives
1.1 Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard.
1.2 Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard.
1.3 Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but not a mass explosion hazard.
1.4 Substances and articles which present no significant hazard.
1.5 Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard.
1.6 Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard.
Class 2 Gases: Compressed, Liquefied or Dissolved under Pressure
2.1 Flammable gases
2.2 Non-Flammable gases
2.3 Toxic gases
Class 3 Flammable Liquids
Class 4 Flammable Solids or Substances
4.1 Flammable solids
4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases.
Class 5 Oxidizing Substances (agents) and Organic Peroxides
5.1 Oxidizing substances (agents) by yielding oxygen increase the risk and intensity of fire
5.2 Organic peroxides - most will burn rapidly and are sensitive to impact or friction
Class 6 Toxic and infectious Substances
6.1 Toxic substances
6.2 Infectious substances
Class 7 Radioactive Substances
Class 8 Corrosives
Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles *
MHB Materials hazardous only in bulk **
Class 7 Radioactive Substances

* Marine pollutants which are not of an otherwise dangerous nature are listed in class 9
** The regulations for materials hazardous only in bulk are not applicable to these materials when they are carried in closed freight   containers, however, many precautions may have to be observed



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