5.4.2

container/vehicle packing certificate

if the carriage of dangerous goods in a container precedes a voyage by sea, a "container/vehicle

packing certificate" conforming to section 5.4.2 of the imdg code5, 6 shall be provided with the

transport document.

the functions of the transport document required under 5.4.1 and of the "container/vehicle packing

certificate" as provided above may be incorporated into a single document; if not, these documents

shall be attached one to the other. if these functions are incorporated into a single document, the

inclusion in the transport document of a statement that the loading of the container or vehicle has been

carried out in accordance with the applicable modal regulations together with the identification of the

person responsible for the "container/vehicle packing certificate" shall be sufficient.

note: the "container/vehicle packing certificate" is not required for portable tanks, tank-containers

and megcs.

if the carriage of dangerous goods in a vehicle precedes a voyage by sea, a "container/vehicle packing

certificate" conforming to section 5.4.2 of the imdg code5, 6 may be provided with the transport

document.

5 guidelines for use in practice and in training for loading goods in transport units have also been drawn up by the

international maritime organization (imo), the international labour organization (ilo) and the united nations economic

commission for europe (unece) and have been published by imo ("imo/ilo/unece code of practice for packing of cargo

transport units (ctu code)").

6 section 5.4.2 of the imdg code (amendment 38-16) requires the following:

"5.4.2 container/vehicle packing certificate